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Oileán Chléire

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Dip score now
97
Grand · light winds, dry
Waves
0.3 m
10 s period from WNW · model cell 0.9 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 77 km away.
Tide
2.9 m
Falling. Low at 04:05.
Wind
6 km/h
Light breeze, NW, cross, gusts 17
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:15. Air 11°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
Daylight's done for today.
▼ 03:10 ▲ 09:15 ▼ 15:45 ▲ 21:45
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 11 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:15 ▼ 17:05 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
09:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 18 km/h
▼ 05:30 ▲ 11:35 ▼ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
18:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 18 km/h
▲ 00:15 ▼ 07:10 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 12 km/h
▲ 01:50 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 14:30 ▼ 21:00
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 18 km/h
▲ 02:55 ▼ 09:30 ▲ 15:35 ▼ 22:00
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 78/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 22 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 23:0097 · Grandlight winds · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 12:00 · 38 BlowyFri 13:00 · 38 BlowyFri 14:00 · 25 GrimFri 15:00 · 20 GrimFri 16:00 · 18 GrimFri 17:00 · 78 DecentFri 18:00 · 84 GrandFri 19:00 · 94 GrandFri 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 97 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 97 GrandSat 09:00 · 97 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 100 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 94 GrandSat 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 78 DecentSun 09:00 · 94 GrandSun 10:00 · 94 GrandSun 11:00 · 94 GrandSun 12:00 · 78 DecentSun 13:00 · 78 DecentSun 14:00 · 78 DecentSun 15:00 · 78 DecentSun 16:00 · 78 DecentSun 17:00 · 78 DecentSun 18:00 · 78 DecentSun 19:00 · 78 DecentSun 20:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 78 DecentMon 09:00 · 78 DecentMon 10:00 · 78 DecentMon 11:00 · 78 DecentMon 12:00 · 78 DecentMon 13:00 · 78 DecentMon 14:00 · 78 DecentMon 15:00 · 78 DecentMon 16:00 · 78 DecentMon 17:00 · 78 DecentMon 18:00 · 94 GrandMon 19:00 · 94 GrandMon 22:00 · 78 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 92 GrandTue 13:00 · 92 GrandTue 16:00 · 94 GrandTue 19:00 · 94 GrandTue 22:00 · 90 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 87 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 94 GrandWed 16:00 · 84 GrandWed 19:00 · 81 GrandWed 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 78 DecentThu 19:00 · 62 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 23:00

97 Grand
  • light winds
  • dry
  • calm sea
  • sunny
  • high tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.3 m6 km/h
faces 228° SW · wind cross
Waves
0.3 m @ 10 s from WNW
Wind
6 km/h NW · gusts 17
Tide
3.0 m · upper half
Air
11°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
23:0097 Grand0.3 m10 sWNW6 km/h NW173.0 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
Saturday, 3 October
00:0097 Grand0.2 m10 sWNW7 km/h NNW152.5 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0097 Grand0.2 m10 sWNW5 km/h NE131.9 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0092 Grand0.2 m10 sWNW6 km/h E111.5 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0092 Grand0.2 m10 sWNW5 km/h NE91.2 m ▼dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0092 Grand0.2 m10 sWNW6 km/h NE91.0 m ▼dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0092 Grand0.2 m10 sWNW8 km/h ENE101.0 m ▼dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0097 Grand0.2 m10 sWNW12 km/h ESE121.3 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0097 Grand0.2 m10 sWNW12 km/h NNE131.8 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0097 Grand0.2 m10 sWNW10 km/h NE132.3 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0097 Grand0.1 m10 sWNW10 km/h ENE132.8 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0097 Grand0.1 m10 sWNW9 km/h ENE143.1 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:00100 Grand0.1 m10 sWNW11 km/h E153.0 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:0094 Grand0.1 m10 sW14 km/h ESE182.7 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0094 Grand0.1 m10 sW15 km/h ESE192.3 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0094 Grand0.1 m10 sW19 km/h ESE201.8 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0094 Grand0.1 m10 sW19 km/h ESE201.4 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0094 Grand0.1 m10 sW19 km/h ESE211.2 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0094 Grand0.1 m10 sW17 km/h SE201.1 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0094 Grand0.1 m10 sW15 km/h ESE201.1 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0094 Grand0.1 m10 sW13 km/h ESE191.4 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0094 Grand0.1 m10 sW12 km/h SE191.9 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0094 Grand0.1 m10 sW13 km/h SE202.4 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
22:00100 Grand0.1 m10 sW8 km/h SE222.8 m ▲dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:00100 Grand0.1 m10 sW11 km/h S232.9 m ▲dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:00100 Grand0.1 m10 sW10 km/h SSW232.8 m ▲dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:00100 Grand0.1 m10 sW11 km/h SW232.5 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:00100 Grand0.1 m10 sW12 km/h SW242.1 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:00100 Grand0.1 m10 sW10 km/h SW241.7 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:00100 Grand0.1 m10 sW9 km/h SW251.4 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:00100 Grand0.1 m10 sWNW11 km/h SSW261.2 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0094 Grand0.1 m10 sWNW14 km/h SSW261.1 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0078 Decent0.1 m10 sWNW20 km/h SW271.3 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
08:0078 Decent0.1 m10 sWNW22 km/h SW281.6 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
09:0094 Grand0.1 m10 sWNW18 km/h SW292.1 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0094 Grand0.1 m10 sWNW17 km/h SW292.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0094 Grand0.1 m10 sWNW19 km/h SW302.9 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0078 Decent0.1 m10 sWNW22 km/h SW312.9 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
13:0078 Decent0.1 m10 sWNW20 km/h SW302.8 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
14:0078 Decent0.1 m10 sWNW22 km/h SW302.4 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
15:0078 Decent0.1 m10 sWNW21 km/h SW312.0 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0078 Decent0.1 m10 sWNW22 km/h SW321.7 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0078 Decent0.1 m10 sWNW23 km/h SW311.4 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0078 Decent0.1 m10 sWNW23 km/h SW301.2 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0078 Decent0.1 m10 sWNW24 km/h SW321.1 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0078 Decent0.2 m10 sWNW23 km/h WSW281.3 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
21:0078 Decent0.2 m10 sWNW23 km/h WSW281.7 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
22:0078 Decent0.2 m10 sWNW23 km/h WSW302.2 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Union Hall, 29 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
228° SW
Swell window
ENE 70° → NW 320°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 0.9 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 toiletsNo parking listedDogs on lead

As listed by Cork County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Betterdayz Sauna · Warren Beach, Rosscarbery · 37 km · mobile

West Cork Sauna (The Balmy Barrel) · Red Strand, Clonakilty (rotating) · 41 km · mobile

Nothing closer that we know of. All saunas.

Oileán Chléire (Cape Clear Island) has an enviable location – right on the cusp of the continental shelf. The entrance to Roaringwater Bay is one of the leading dolphin, whale, leatherback turtles, sunfish, and shark sighting locations in Europe. The island has Ireland’s only manned bird observatory, which maintains a daily species log since 1959. Located two minutes’ walk from the ferry beach, the observatory is manned by a resident warden (March to November), and even offers birdwatchers hostel-style accommodation. There are various beaches and piers on Cape Clear suitable for swimming, one such area is Trá Coinlín (Coinlín Beach), South Harbour.

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🌊 Oileán Chléire dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.1 mSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Oileán Chléire dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.1 mSun, 4 Oct 08:30–09:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea

Nearby spots

Cape Clear North Harbour

1 km · Co. Cork · Not classified

Loch Ioral

1 km · Co. Cork · Not classified

Lough Ordree

6 km · Co. Cork · Not classified

Silver Strand, Sherkin Island

7 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.