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Inchydoney West Beach

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces SSE

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33
Blowy · waist-high 0.6 m, short period 6 s, choppy
Waves
0.6 m
6 s period from SSE · model cell 2 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 124 km away.
Tide
2.4 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 21:45.
Wind
10 km/h
Light breeze, WNW, offshore, gusts 21
Daylight
07:37
Sunrise. Sunset 19:12. Air 13°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
19:00
Blowy 37/100
waist-high 0.7 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide · 0.7 m · 10 km/h
▼ 03:10 ▲ 09:15 ▼ 15:45 ▲ 21:45
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Grim 20/100
knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide · 0.4 m · 11 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:15 ▼ 17:05 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 13 km/h
▼ 05:30 ▲ 11:35 ▼ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 19 km/h
▲ 00:15 ▼ 07:10 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 5 km/h
▲ 01:50 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 14:30 ▼ 21:00
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.1 m · 13 km/h
▲ 02:55 ▼ 09:30 ▲ 15:35 ▼ 22:00
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 13 km/h
▲ 03:50 ▼ 10:20 ▲ 16:15 ▼ 22:50

Week at a glance

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Fri 20:0032 · Blowywaist-high 0.6 m · short period 6 s, choppy
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 18:00 · 41 BlowyFri 19:00 · 37 BlowyFri 20:00 · 32 Blowy · nightFri 21:00 · 16 Grim · nightFri 22:00 · 14 Grim · nightFri 23:00 · 17 Grim · nightSat 00:00 · 20 Grim · nightSat 01:00 · 23 Grim · nightSat 02:00 · 26 Grim · nightSat 03:00 · 30 Blowy · nightSat 04:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 05:00 · 30 Blowy · nightSat 06:00 · 27 Grim · nightSat 07:00 · 24 Grim · nightSat 08:00 · 20 GrimSat 09:00 · 17 GrimSat 10:00 · 14 GrimSat 11:00 · 5 GrimSat 12:00 · 8 GrimSat 13:00 · 9 GrimSat 14:00 · 12 GrimSat 15:00 · 15 GrimSat 16:00 · 18 GrimSat 17:00 · 5 GrimSat 18:00 · 5 GrimSat 19:00 · 5 GrimSat 20:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 5 GrimSun 09:00 · 5 GrimSun 10:00 · 5 GrimSun 11:00 · 5 GrimSun 12:00 · 5 GrimSun 13:00 · 5 GrimSun 14:00 · 5 GrimSun 15:00 · 5 GrimSun 16:00 · 5 GrimSun 17:00 · 5 GrimSun 18:00 · 5 GrimSun 19:00 · 5 GrimSun 20:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 5 GrimMon 09:00 · 5 GrimMon 10:00 · 5 GrimMon 11:00 · 5 GrimMon 12:00 · 5 GrimMon 13:00 · 5 GrimMon 14:00 · 5 GrimMon 15:00 · 5 GrimMon 16:00 · 5 GrimMon 17:00 · 5 GrimMon 18:00 · 5 GrimMon 19:00 · 5 GrimMon 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 5 GrimTue 13:00 · 5 GrimTue 16:00 · 5 GrimTue 19:00 · 5 GrimTue 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 5 GrimWed 13:00 · 5 GrimWed 16:00 · 5 GrimWed 19:00 · 5 GrimWed 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 20:00

32 Blowy
  • waist-high 0.6 m
  • short period 6 s, choppy
  • offshore wind
  • high-ish tide
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.6 m10 km/h
faces 156° SSE · wind offshore
Waves
0.6 m @ 6 s from SSE
Wind
10 km/h WNW · gusts 21
Tide
2.6 m · upper half
Air
13°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
19:0037 Blowy0.7 m6 sSSE10 km/h W362.0 m dry14°waist-high 0.7 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
20:0032 Blowy0.6 m6 sSSE10 km/h WNW212.6 m dry13°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
21:0016 Grim0.6 m6 sSSE6 km/h WNW173.0 m ▲dry11°knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
22:0014 Grim0.6 m6 sSSE6 km/h NW163.1 m ▲dry9°knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
23:0017 Grim0.6 m6 sSSE8 km/h NNW153.0 m dry8°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
Saturday, 3 October
00:0020 Grim0.5 m6 sSSE9 km/h N142.5 m dry7°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
01:0023 Grim0.5 m6 sSSE8 km/h N121.9 m dry6°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
02:0026 Grim0.5 m6 sSSE8 km/h N111.5 m dry6°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
03:0030 Blowy0.5 m6 sSSE8 km/h N111.2 m ▼dry5°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
04:0033 Blowy0.5 m6 sSSE9 km/h N111.0 m ▼dry5°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
05:0030 Blowy0.5 m5 sSSE8 km/h N111.0 m ▼dry5°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
06:0027 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE8 km/h NNW111.3 m dry4°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
07:0024 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE3 km/h NNW111.8 m dry6°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
08:0020 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE11 km/h N132.3 m dry6°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
09:0017 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE8 km/h N142.8 m dry7°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
10:0014 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE5 km/h NNE133.1 m ▲dry11°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
11:005 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE6 km/h ENE133.0 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
12:008 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE7 km/h E152.7 m dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
13:009 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE12 km/h SE182.3 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, high-ish tide
14:0012 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE14 km/h ESE201.8 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
15:0015 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE12 km/h SE201.4 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
16:0018 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE12 km/h SE201.2 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
17:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE12 km/h SE191.1 m ▼dry15°flat
18:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE12 km/h SSE181.1 m ▼dry15°flat
19:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE8 km/h SE141.4 m dry14°flat
20:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE10 km/h ESE131.9 m dry13°flat
21:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE10 km/h SE122.4 m dry13°flat
22:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE8 km/h SE122.8 m ▲dry12°flat
23:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE4 km/h N122.9 m ▲dry11°flat
Sunday, 4 October
00:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE5 km/h N122.8 m ▲dry10°flat
01:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE4 km/h NNW132.5 m dry11°flat
02:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE2 km/h NE142.1 m dry12°flat
03:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE2 km/h N161.7 m dry13°flat
04:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE6 km/h WSW181.4 m dry14°flat
05:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE5 km/h W191.2 m ▼dry14°flat
06:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h WSW211.1 m ▼dry14°flat
07:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE9 km/h SW221.3 m dry14°flat
08:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE13 km/h SW241.6 m dry15°flat
09:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE15 km/h WSW272.1 m dry15°flat
10:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE15 km/h WSW282.6 m dry16°flat
11:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE15 km/h SW302.9 m ▲dry16°flat
12:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE14 km/h WSW302.9 m ▲dry16°flat
13:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE16 km/h WSW312.8 m dry17°flat
14:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE22 km/h SW322.4 m dry18°flat
15:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE22 km/h SW332.0 m dry17°flat
16:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW331.7 m dry17°flat
17:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW321.4 m dry16°flat
18:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE20 km/h SW311.2 m ▼dry16°flat

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 surf · Blowy · sea 15° · 0.7 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · waist-high 0.7 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
🏄 Inchydoney West Beach surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.4 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
🏄 Inchydoney West Beach surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · flat

Nearby spots

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Red Strand

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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.