Inchydoney West Beach
Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces SSE
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15
Grim · knee-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind
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 surf each day
Daylight hoursToday
18:00
Blowy 36/100
waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind · 0.7 m · 14 km/h
▼ 03:10 ▲ 09:15 ▼ 15:45 ▲ 21:45
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Blowy 33/100
knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind · 0.4 m · 7 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:15 ▼ 17:05 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 20 km/h
▼ 05:30 ▲ 11:35 ▼ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 21 km/h
▲ 00:15 ▼ 07:10 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 14 km/h
▲ 01:50 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 14:30 ▼ 21:00
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 14 km/h
▲ 02:55 ▼ 09:30 ▲ 15:35 ▼ 22:00
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 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 06:0015 · Grim
Fri, 2 Oct, 06:00
15 Grim- knee-high 0.6 m
- cross-shore wind
- cross wind
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, tideHour by hour
Next 48 hours| Time | Surf | Waves | Period | From | Wind | Gust | Tide | Rain | Air | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | ||||||||||
| 05:00 | 15 Grim | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 20 km/h SW | 45 | 1.2 m | 0.2 mm | 14° | knee-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind |
| 06:00 | 15 Grim | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 23 km/h SSW | 45 | 1.7 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind |
| 07:00 | 15 Grim | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 20 km/h SSW | 45 | 2.4 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind |
| 08:00 | 15 Grim | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 21 km/h SSW | 44 | 3.0 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind, high tide |
| 09:00 | 28 Blowy | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 26 km/h SW | 46 | 3.3 m ▲ | dry | 16° | waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 10:00 | 28 Blowy | 0.6 m | 6 s | SSE | 28 km/h SSW | 49 | 3.2 m ▲ | dry | 16° | waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 11:00 | 16 Grim | 0.7 m | 6 s | SSE | 33 km/h SSW | 54 | 2.9 m | dry | 16° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 12:00 | 11 Grim | 0.7 m | 6 s | SSE | 34 km/h SSW | 57 | 2.3 m | dry | 16° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 13:00 | 11 Grim | 0.7 m | 6 s | SSE | 36 km/h SSW | 58 | 1.7 m | 0.1 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 14:00 | 11 Grim | 0.7 m | 6 s | SSE | 36 km/h SW | 59 | 1.2 m | 0.3 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 15:00 | 11 Grim | 0.7 m | 6 s | SSE | 37 km/h SSW | 60 | 1.0 m ▼ | 0.8 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 16:00 | 11 Grim | 0.7 m | 6 s | SSE | 40 km/h SW | 59 | 0.9 m ▼ | 0.8 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 17:00 | 18 Grim | 0.7 m | 6 s | SSE | 21 km/h WSW | 54 | 1.0 m | 1.0 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 18:00 | 36 Blowy | 0.7 m | 6 s | SSE | 14 km/h W | 46 | 1.4 m | 0.3 mm | 15° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 19:00 | 36 Blowy | 0.6 m | 6 s | SSE | 11 km/h WNW | 38 | 2.0 m | 0.2 mm | 14° | waist-high 0.6 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 20:00 | 46 Fresh | 0.6 m | 6 s | SSE | 9 km/h WNW | 26 | 2.6 m | dry | 12° | waist-high 0.6 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 21:00 | 33 Blowy | 0.6 m | 6 s | SSE | 7 km/h NW | 20 | 3.0 m ▲ | dry | 10° | knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high tide |
| 22:00 | 33 Blowy | 0.6 m | 6 s | SSE | 7 km/h NNW | 17 | 3.1 m ▲ | dry | 9° | knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high tide |
| 23:00 | 33 Blowy | 0.5 m | 6 s | SSE | 8 km/h NNW | 16 | 3.0 m | dry | 7° | knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high tide |
| Saturday, 3 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 33 Blowy | 0.5 m | 6 s | SSE | 8 km/h N | 14 | 2.5 m | dry | 7° | knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind |
| 01:00 | 33 Blowy | 0.5 m | 6 s | SSE | 7 km/h N | 12 | 1.9 m | dry | 6° | knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind |
| 02:00 | 33 Blowy | 0.5 m | 6 s | SSE | 7 km/h N | 12 | 1.5 m | dry | 6° | knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind |
| 03:00 | 33 Blowy | 0.5 m | 6 s | SSE | 8 km/h N | 11 | 1.2 m ▼ | dry | 6° | knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, low tide |
| 04:00 | 33 Blowy | 0.5 m | 6 s | SSE | 6 km/h N | 11 | 1.0 m ▼ | dry | 6° | knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, low tide |
| 05:00 | 33 Blowy | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 6 km/h N | 11 | 1.0 m ▼ | dry | 5° | knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, low tide |
| 06:00 | 33 Blowy | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 6 km/h NNW | 11 | 1.3 m | dry | 6° | knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind |
| 07:00 | 33 Blowy | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 3 km/h N | 12 | 1.8 m | dry | 7° | knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind |
| 08:00 | 33 Blowy | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 7 km/h NW | 12 | 2.3 m | dry | 8° | knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind |
| 09:00 | 33 Blowy | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 8 km/h N | 12 | 2.8 m | dry | 9° | knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high tide |
| 10:00 | 23 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 4 km/h ENE | 13 | 3.1 m ▲ | dry | 12° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high tide |
| 11:00 | 23 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 10 km/h E | 15 | 3.0 m ▲ | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high tide |
| 12:00 | 23 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 12 km/h E | 18 | 2.7 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind |
| 13:00 | 21 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 13 km/h SE | 19 | 2.3 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore |
| 14:00 | 7 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 16 km/h SE | 21 | 1.8 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, onshore wind |
| 15:00 | 7 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 16 km/h SE | 22 | 1.4 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, onshore wind |
| 16:00 | 7 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 17 km/h SE | 21 | 1.2 m ▼ | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, onshore wind, low tide |
| 17:00 | 7 Grim | 0.3 m | 5 s | SSE | 20 km/h SSE | 21 | 1.1 m ▼ | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.3 m, onshore wind, low tide |
| 18:00 | 23 Grim | 0.3 m | 5 s | SSE | 11 km/h SW | 20 | 1.1 m ▼ | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low tide |
| 19:00 | 23 Grim | 0.3 m | 5 s | SSE | 10 km/h SW | 19 | 1.4 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind |
| 20:00 | 23 Grim | 0.3 m | 5 s | SSE | 10 km/h SW | 19 | 1.9 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind |
| 21:00 | 5 Grim | 0.3 m | 5 s | SSE | 10 km/h SW | 20 | 2.4 m | dry | 15° | flat |
| 22:00 | 5 Grim | 0.3 m | 5 s | SSE | 12 km/h SW | 21 | 2.8 m ▲ | dry | 15° | flat |
| 23:00 | 5 Grim | 0.3 m | 5 s | SSE | 11 km/h SW | 21 | 2.9 m ▲ | dry | 15° | flat |
| Sunday, 4 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 5 Grim | 0.3 m | 5 s | SSE | 10 km/h SW | 21 | 2.8 m ▲ | dry | 15° | flat |
| 01:00 | 5 Grim | 0.3 m | 5 s | SSE | 12 km/h SW | 22 | 2.5 m | dry | 15° | flat |
| 02:00 | 5 Grim | 0.3 m | 5 s | SSE | 15 km/h SW | 24 | 2.1 m | dry | 15° | flat |
| 03:00 | 5 Grim | 0.3 m | 5 s | SSE | 17 km/h SW | 26 | 1.7 m | dry | 15° | flat |
| 04:00 | 5 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 18 km/h SW | 27 | 1.4 m | dry | 15° | flat |
Where the energy comes from
Wave energy (H²·T) this week by direction, against the swell windowSwell 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 datumLow 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.
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
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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).
Put Inchydoney West Beach in your calendar
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Set up Dipper Plus🏄 Inchydoney West Beach surf · Blowy · sea 15° · 0.7 mFri, 2 Oct 17:30–18:30 · waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
🏄 Inchydoney West Beach surf · Blowy · sea 15° · 0.4 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind
🏄 Inchydoney West Beach surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · flat
Nearby spots
Score is Dipper's own blend. It rates comfort, not safety. Forecast: Met Éireann. Waves: Marine Institute Irish Shelf wave model.