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Inchydoney West Beach

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces SSE

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Dip score now
61
Fresh · moderate breeze, dry
Waves
0.6 m
5 s period from SSE · model cell 2 km out
Sea
15.5°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 124 km away.
Tide
1.5 m
Rising. High at 09:15.
Wind
23 km/h
Moderate breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 45
Daylight
07:37
Sunrise. Sunset 19:12. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
09:00
Decent 77/100
moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m · 0.6 m · 26 km/h
▼ 03:10 ▲ 09:15 ▼ 15:45 ▲ 21:45
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.4 m · 10 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:15 ▼ 17:05 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Grand 82/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 25 km/h
▼ 05:30 ▲ 11:35 ▼ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 21 km/h
▲ 00:15 ▼ 07:10 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 80/100
gentle breeze, showers possible, calm sea · 0.2 m · 15 km/h
▲ 01:50 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 14:30 ▼ 21:00
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Decent 78/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry · 20 km/h
▲ 02:55 ▼ 09:30 ▲ 15:35 ▼ 22:00
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 79/100
gentle breeze, dry · 16 km/h
▲ 03:50 ▼ 10:20 ▲ 16:15 ▼ 22:50

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 06:0063 · Decentmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 04:00 · 40 Blowy · nightFri 05:00 · 50 Fresh · nightFri 06:00 · 63 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightFri 08:00 · 72 DecentFri 09:00 · 77 DecentFri 10:00 · 75 DecentFri 11:00 · 54 FreshFri 12:00 · 42 BlowyFri 13:00 · 38 BlowyFri 14:00 · 26 GrimFri 15:00 · 14 GrimFri 16:00 · 0 GrimFri 17:00 · 32 BlowyFri 18:00 · 63 DecentFri 19:00 · 73 DecentFri 20:00 · 83 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 83 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 85 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 72 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSat 03:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSat 05:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 67 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 71 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 76 DecentSat 09:00 · 80 GrandSat 10:00 · 90 GrandSat 11:00 · 97 GrandSat 12:00 · 93 GrandSat 13:00 · 83 GrandSat 14:00 · 79 DecentSat 15:00 · 75 DecentSat 16:00 · 70 DecentSat 17:00 · 50 FreshSat 18:00 · 76 DecentSat 19:00 · 81 GrandSat 20:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 96 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 95 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 85 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 77 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 72 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 68 DecentSun 09:00 · 72 DecentSun 10:00 · 77 DecentSun 11:00 · 81 GrandSun 12:00 · 82 GrandSun 13:00 · 78 DecentSun 14:00 · 74 DecentSun 15:00 · 70 DecentSun 16:00 · 66 DecentSun 17:00 · 62 DecentSun 18:00 · 58 FreshSun 19:00 · 59 FreshSun 20:00 · 74 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 83 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 83 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 77 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 79 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 75 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 67 Decent · nightMon 10:00 · 69 DecentMon 13:00 · 83 GrandMon 16:00 · 72 DecentMon 19:00 · 70 DecentMon 22:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 90 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 85 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 72 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 73 DecentTue 13:00 · 79 DecentTue 16:00 · 80 GrandTue 19:00 · 75 DecentTue 22:00 · 64 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 77 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 65 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 65 DecentWed 13:00 · 78 DecentWed 19:00 · 76 DecentThu 01:00 · 72 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 79 DecentThu 19:00 · 56 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 06:00

63 Decent
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
  • small waves 0.6 m
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.6 m23 km/h
faces 156° SSE · wind cross
Waves
0.6 m @ 5 s from SSE
Wind
23 km/h SSW · gusts 45
Tide
1.7 m · lower half
Air
15°C · dry

Meteogram

Score, waves, wind (green offshore, amber cross, red onshore), rain and air, tide

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
05:0050 Fresh0.6 m5 sSSE20 km/h SW451.2 m 0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.6 m
06:0063 Decent0.6 m5 sSSE23 km/h SSW451.7 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
07:0068 Decent0.6 m5 sSSE20 km/h SSW452.4 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
08:0072 Decent0.6 m5 sSSE21 km/h SSW443.0 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
09:0077 Decent0.6 m5 sSSE26 km/h SW463.3 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
10:0075 Decent0.6 m6 sSSE28 km/h SSW493.2 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
11:0054 Fresh0.7 m6 sSSE33 km/h SSW542.9 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
12:0042 Blowy0.7 m6 sSSE34 km/h SSW572.3 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
13:0038 Blowy0.7 m6 sSSE36 km/h SSW581.7 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
14:0026 Grim0.7 m6 sSSE36 km/h SW591.2 m 0.3 mm16°fresh breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.7 m
15:0014 Grim0.7 m6 sSSE37 km/h SSW601.0 m ▼0.8 mm16°fresh breeze, rain, small waves 0.7 m
16:000 Grim0.7 m6 sSSE40 km/h SW590.9 m ▼0.8 mm16°strong wind, rain, small waves 0.7 m
17:0032 Blowy0.7 m6 sSSE21 km/h WSW541.0 m 1.0 mm16°moderate breeze, rain, small waves 0.7 m
18:0063 Decent0.7 m6 sSSE14 km/h W461.4 m 0.3 mm15°gentle breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.7 m
19:0073 Decent0.6 m6 sSSE11 km/h WNW382.0 m 0.2 mm14°light winds, showers possible, small waves 0.6 m
20:0083 Grand0.6 m6 sSSE9 km/h WNW262.6 m dry12°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
21:0083 Grand0.6 m6 sSSE7 km/h NW203.0 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
22:0085 Grand0.6 m6 sSSE7 km/h NNW173.1 m ▲dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
23:0080 Grand0.5 m6 sSSE8 km/h NNW163.0 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0076 Decent0.5 m6 sSSE8 km/h N142.5 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
01:0072 Decent0.5 m6 sSSE7 km/h N121.9 m dry6°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
02:0061 Fresh0.5 m6 sSSE7 km/h N121.5 m dry6°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
03:0057 Fresh0.5 m6 sSSE8 km/h N111.2 m ▼dry6°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
04:0052 Fresh0.5 m6 sSSE6 km/h N111.0 m ▼dry6°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
05:0056 Fresh0.5 m5 sSSE6 km/h N111.0 m ▼dry5°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
06:0067 Decent0.5 m5 sSSE6 km/h NNW111.3 m dry6°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
07:0071 Decent0.4 m5 sSSE3 km/h N121.8 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
08:0076 Decent0.4 m5 sSSE7 km/h NW122.3 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
09:0080 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE8 km/h N122.8 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
10:0090 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE4 km/h ENE133.1 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
11:0097 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h E153.0 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:0093 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE12 km/h E182.7 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:0083 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE13 km/h SE192.3 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0079 Decent0.4 m5 sSSE16 km/h SE211.8 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0075 Decent0.4 m5 sSSE16 km/h SE221.4 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0070 Decent0.4 m5 sSSE17 km/h SE211.2 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0050 Fresh0.3 m5 sSSE20 km/h SSE211.1 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0076 Decent0.3 m5 sSSE11 km/h SW201.1 m ▼dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:0081 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE10 km/h SW191.4 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0086 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE10 km/h SW191.9 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:0091 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE10 km/h SW202.4 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0096 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE12 km/h SW212.8 m ▲dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE11 km/h SW212.9 m ▲dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0095 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE10 km/h SW212.8 m ▲dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0085 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE12 km/h SW222.5 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0081 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE15 km/h SW242.1 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0077 Decent0.3 m5 sSSE17 km/h SW261.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0072 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE18 km/h SW271.4 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea

Where the energy comes from

Wave energy (H²·T) this week by direction, against the swell window

Swell arriving between E and WSW reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Union Hall, 19 km away · metres above chart datum
03:1009:1515:4521:45
Low 03:10 · 0.8 mHigh 09:15 · 3.3 mLow 15:45 · 0.9 mHigh 21:45 · 3.1 m

The spot

Faces
156° SSE
Swell window
E 80° → WSW 240°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 2 km out
Water
Excellent Quality · Blue Flag

Facing and swell window are derived from the wave model's coastline around the spot, not surveyed. Know better? Tell us.

Water quality

Recent grades: 2024 Excellent, 2023 Excellent, 2022 Excellent.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

Lifeguard: YesToiletsParkingRoad train from Clonakilty town to beach operates during tourist seasonNo dogs (Dogs are not allowed on this beach between 10.30 a.m. & 7.00 p.m. during the bathing season which runs from 1st June to 15th September.)

As listed by Cork County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

The Recovery Pod Sauna · Inchydoney Beach, Clonakilty · right here · fixed

West Cork Sauna (The Balmy Barrel) · Red Strand, Clonakilty (rotating) · 7 km · mobile

Element Wellness · Dunworley Beach, Butlerstown · 8 km · fixed

Betterdayz Sauna · Warren Beach, Rosscarbery · 11 km · mobile

Inchydoney West Beach is a relatively gently sloping, sandy, south facing beach located at the north east of Clonakilty Bay. The beach is backed by sand dunes and is quite open to rough weather conditions. This beach is subject to occasional large accumulations of sea lettuce. To the west there is a channel which drains a tidal lagoon and sand flats known as Muckruss Strand. Inchydoney beach is included in the Clonakilty Bay Special Area of Conservation which is also a proposed NHA (site code 000091).

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🌊 Inchydoney West Beach dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.6 mFri, 2 Oct 08:30–09:30 · moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
🌊 Inchydoney West Beach dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.4 mSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Inchydoney West Beach dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.2 mSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · moderate breeze, dry, calm sea

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Score is Dipper's own blend. It rates comfort, not safety. Forecast: Met Éireann. Waves: Marine Institute Irish Shelf wave model.