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Kilcrohane

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Dip score now
16
Grim · strong wind, showers possible
Waves
0.2 m
9 s period from W · model cell 4.2 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 71 km away.
Tide
1.3 m
Falling, nearly low. Low at 15:05.
Wind
43 km/h
Strong breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 62
Daylight
07:40
Sunrise. Sunset 19:16. Air 16°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
19:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 10 km/h
▼ 02:20 ▲ 08:55 ▼ 15:05 ▲ 21:35
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 8 km/h
▼ 03:35 ▲ 09:55 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:50
Sun, 4 Oct
11:00
Grand 93/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 19 km/h
▼ 04:55 ▲ 11:15 ▼ 18:00
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 21 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 06:40 ▲ 12:55 ▼ 19:25
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 86/100
light winds, showers possible, calm sea · 0.1 m · 10 km/h
▲ 01:45 ▼ 08:05 ▲ 14:15 ▼ 20:30
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Grand 85/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 19 km/h
▲ 02:45 ▼ 08:55 ▲ 15:05 ▼ 21:30
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 80/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:45 ▲ 16:05 ▼ 22:05

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 13:0017 · Grimstrong wind · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 11:00 · 51 FreshFri 12:00 · 30 BlowyFri 13:00 · 17 GrimFri 14:00 · 1 GrimFri 15:00 · 0 GrimFri 16:00 · 42 BlowyFri 17:00 · 66 DecentFri 18:00 · 79 DecentFri 19:00 · 89 GrandFri 20:00 · 90 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 95 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 90 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 71 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 67 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 66 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 89 GrandSat 09:00 · 93 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 95 GrandSat 12:00 · 91 GrandSat 13:00 · 87 GrandSat 14:00 · 76 DecentSat 15:00 · 72 DecentSat 16:00 · 67 DecentSat 17:00 · 69 DecentSat 18:00 · 79 DecentSat 19:00 · 83 GrandSat 20:00 · 88 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 96 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 99 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 95 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 90 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 85 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 72 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 77 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 75 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 80 GrandSun 09:00 · 84 GrandSun 10:00 · 88 GrandSun 11:00 · 93 GrandSun 12:00 · 81 GrandSun 13:00 · 87 GrandSun 14:00 · 73 DecentSun 15:00 · 68 DecentSun 16:00 · 64 DecentSun 17:00 · 60 FreshSun 18:00 · 56 FreshSun 19:00 · 60 FreshSun 20:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 83 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 87 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 82 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 69 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 67 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 72 DecentMon 09:00 · 76 DecentMon 10:00 · 81 GrandMon 11:00 · 75 DecentMon 12:00 · 80 GrandMon 13:00 · 84 GrandMon 14:00 · 79 DecentMon 15:00 · 75 DecentMon 16:00 · 65 DecentMon 17:00 · 76 DecentMon 18:00 · 72 DecentMon 19:00 · 68 DecentMon 22:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 69 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 73 DecentTue 13:00 · 86 GrandTue 16:00 · 86 GrandTue 19:00 · 63 DecentTue 22:00 · 60 Fresh · nightWed 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 85 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 74 DecentWed 13:00 · 85 GrandWed 16:00 · 74 DecentWed 19:00 · 74 DecentWed 22:00 · 65 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 79 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 80 GrandThu 19:00 · 70 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 13:00

17 Grim
  • strong wind
  • showers possible
  • calm sea
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.2 m43 km/h
faces 293° WNW · wind cross
Waves
0.2 m @ 9 s from W
Wind
43 km/h SSW · gusts 62
Tide
1.5 m · lower half
Air
16°C · 0.6 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
13:0017 Grim0.2 m9 sW43 km/h SSW621.5 m 0.6 mm16°strong wind, showers possible, calm sea
14:001 Grim0.2 m9 sW43 km/h SSW631.1 m ▼1.7 mm16°strong wind, rain, calm sea
15:000 Grim0.2 m9 sW39 km/h SW641.0 m ▼2.4 mm16°strong wind, rain, calm sea
16:0042 Blowy0.2 m9 sWNW18 km/h WNW571.0 m ▼1.7 mm15°gentle breeze, rain, calm sea
17:0066 Decent0.2 m9 sWNW18 km/h WNW441.3 m 0.2 mm15°gentle breeze, showers possible, calm sea
18:0079 Decent0.2 m10 sWNW18 km/h WNW321.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0089 Grand0.2 m10 sWNW10 km/h WNW302.1 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0090 Grand0.2 m10 sWNW10 km/h WNW232.6 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:0094 Grand0.1 m10 sWNW9 km/h NW172.9 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0095 Grand0.1 m10 sWNW9 km/h NNW143.0 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0090 Grand0.1 m10 sWNW6 km/h NNW122.7 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
Saturday, 3 October
00:0081 Grand0.1 m10 sWNW6 km/h N102.3 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0076 Decent0.1 m10 sW5 km/h N91.8 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0071 Decent0.1 m10 sW6 km/h NNE81.4 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0067 Decent0.1 m10 sW8 km/h N71.2 m ▼dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0066 Decent0.1 m10 sW6 km/h NNE81.1 m ▼dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0070 Decent0.1 m10 sW8 km/h ENE91.3 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0080 Grand0.1 m10 sW3 km/h N101.6 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0084 Grand0.1 m10 sW8 km/h NNE102.0 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0089 Grand0.1 m10 sW9 km/h NNE102.4 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0093 Grand0.1 m10 sW10 km/h NE112.8 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0097 Grand0.1 m10 sW8 km/h NE132.9 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:0095 Grand0.1 m10 sW6 km/h ENE152.8 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:0091 Grand0.1 m10 sW8 km/h SE182.5 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:0087 Grand0.1 m10 sW10 km/h SE212.1 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:0076 Decent0.1 m10 sW15 km/h SE221.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0072 Decent0.1 m10 sW13 km/h SE231.4 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0067 Decent0.1 m10 sW17 km/h SE231.2 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0069 Decent0.1 m10 sW15 km/h SE221.2 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0079 Decent0.1 m10 sW11 km/h ESE211.3 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:0083 Grand0.1 m10 sW5 km/h ESE181.6 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0088 Grand0.1 m10 sW6 km/h ENE152.0 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:0092 Grand0.1 m10 sW8 km/h ENE152.4 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0096 Grand0.1 m10 sW8 km/h NNE162.7 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0099 Grand0.1 m10 sW8 km/h NNE172.8 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0095 Grand0.1 m10 sW3 km/h S192.7 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0090 Grand0.1 m10 sW7 km/h WSW202.4 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0085 Grand0.1 m10 sW5 km/h SSW212.0 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0078 Decent0.1 m10 sW3 km/h W221.6 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0076 Decent0.1 m11 sW3 km/h SSW231.4 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0072 Decent0.1 m11 sW5 km/h SSW241.3 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0077 Decent0.1 m11 sW9 km/h SSW251.4 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0075 Decent0.1 m11 sW18 km/h SW261.5 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0080 Grand0.1 m11 sW19 km/h SW271.8 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0084 Grand0.1 m11 sW16 km/h SW282.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0088 Grand0.1 m11 sW18 km/h SW282.5 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0093 Grand0.1 m11 sW19 km/h SW302.8 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0081 Grand0.1 m11 sW20 km/h SW312.8 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Castletownbere, 16 km away · metres above chart datum
02:2008:5515:0521:35
Low 02:20 · 0.9 mHigh 08:55 · 3.1 mLow 15:05 · 1.0 mHigh 21:35 · 3.0 m

The spot

Faces
293° WNW
Swell window
W 280° → NE 50°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 4.2 km out
Water
Not classified

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

Water quality

No annual classification yet.

· beaches.ie

On the ground

No lifeguard listedNo toiletsParking1 mile from Kilcrohane Village which has a bus service to BantryAccessible: Slipway on Pier - stony beach so no access onto beachDogs on lead

As listed by Cork County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Sunset Sauna Kerry · Coornagillagh Beach, Tuosist, Kenmare Bay, Co. Kerry · 24 km · mobile

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Kilcrohane Pier is a small sheltered harbour just outside the village of Kilcrohane. It is a small rocky cove with lovely views of Dunmanus Bay.

Put Kilcrohane in your calendar

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🌊 Kilcrohane dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.2 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Kilcrohane dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.1 mSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Kilcrohane dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.1 mSun, 4 Oct 10:30–11:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea

Nearby spots

Farranamanagh Lough

1 km · Co. Cork · Not classified

Farranlion Lough

2 km · Co. Cork · Not classified

Dooneen Pier

3 km · Co. Cork · Not classified

Lough Napirrey

4 km · Co. Cork · Not classified

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