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Oileán Chléire

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Dip score now
87
Grand · light winds, dry
Waves
0.2 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
1.1 m
Falling, nearly low. Low at 04:05.
Wind
8 km/h
Light breeze, NE, offshore, gusts 12
Daylight
07:41
Sunrise. Sunset 19:13. Air 9°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
17:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 17 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:15 ▼ 17:05 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 82/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 16 km/h
▼ 05:30 ▲ 11:35 ▼ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 90/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 13 km/h
▲ 00:15 ▼ 07:10 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Decent 75/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 23 km/h
▲ 01:50 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 14:30 ▼ 21:00
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 89/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 18 km/h
▲ 02:55 ▼ 09:30 ▲ 15:35 ▼ 22:00
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grand 96/100
light winds, dry, low tide · 3 km/h
▲ 03:50 ▼ 10:20 ▲ 16:15 ▼ 22:50
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Fresh 50/100
moderate breeze, rain · 27 km/h
▲ 04:40 ▼ 11:05 ▲ 17:00 ▼ 23:35

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 03:0087 · Grandlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 87 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 88 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 73 DecentSat 09:00 · 69 DecentSat 10:00 · 64 DecentSat 11:00 · 69 DecentSat 12:00 · 73 DecentSat 13:00 · 77 DecentSat 14:00 · 81 GrandSat 15:00 · 85 GrandSat 16:00 · 90 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 90 GrandSat 19:00 · 91 GrandSat 20:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 77 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 85 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 83 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 87 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 82 GrandSun 09:00 · 78 DecentSun 10:00 · 57 FreshSun 11:00 · 69 DecentSun 12:00 · 68 DecentSun 13:00 · 56 FreshSun 14:00 · 60 FreshSun 15:00 · 64 DecentSun 16:00 · 68 DecentSun 17:00 · 72 DecentSun 18:00 · 76 DecentSun 19:00 · 75 DecentSun 20:00 · 70 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 56 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 51 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 53 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 57 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 61 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 65 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 69 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 77 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 74 DecentMon 09:00 · 70 DecentMon 10:00 · 65 DecentMon 11:00 · 60 FreshMon 12:00 · 56 FreshMon 13:00 · 51 FreshMon 14:00 · 53 FreshMon 15:00 · 57 FreshMon 16:00 · 62 DecentMon 17:00 · 66 DecentMon 18:00 · 86 GrandMon 19:00 · 90 GrandMon 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 21:00 · 95 Grand · nightMon 22:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 23:00 · 85 Grand · nightTue 00:00 · 75 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 70 Decent · nightTue 02:00 · 67 Decent · nightTue 03:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 75 Decent · nightTue 05:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 88 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 69 DecentTue 13:00 · 69 DecentTue 16:00 · 68 DecentTue 19:00 · 75 DecentTue 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 72 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 68 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 80 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 89 GrandWed 13:00 · 68 DecentWed 16:00 · 58 FreshWed 19:00 · 68 DecentWed 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 77 Decent · nightThu 04:00 · 70 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightThu 10:00 · 96 GrandThu 13:00 · 87 GrandThu 19:00 · 54 FreshFri 01:00 · 44 Blowy · nightFri 07:00 · 31 Blowy · nightFri 13:00 · 30 BlowyFri 19:00 · 50 Fresh

Sat, 3 Oct, 03:00

87 Grand
  • light winds
  • dry
  • calm sea
  • sunny
  • low tide
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.2 m8 km/h
faces 228° SW · wind offshore
Waves
0.2 m @ 10 s from WNW
Wind
8 km/h NE · gusts 12
Tide
1.2 m · low
Air
9°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
03:0087 Grand0.2 m10 sWNW8 km/h NE121.2 m ▼dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0092 Grand0.2 m10 sWNW9 km/h NE121.0 m ▼dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0088 Grand0.2 m10 sWNW9 km/h ENE121.0 m ▼dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0083 Grand0.2 m10 sWNW9 km/h NNE141.3 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0084 Grand0.2 m10 sWNW10 km/h E161.8 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0073 Decent0.2 m10 sWNW13 km/h NNE172.3 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0069 Decent0.1 m10 sWNW13 km/h NE182.8 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0064 Decent0.1 m10 sWNW12 km/h E183.1 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0069 Decent0.1 m10 sWNW12 km/h E183.0 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0073 Decent0.1 m10 sW13 km/h E182.7 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0077 Decent0.1 m10 sW16 km/h E212.3 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0081 Grand0.1 m10 sW18 km/h ESE221.8 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0085 Grand0.1 m10 sW17 km/h ESE221.4 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0090 Grand0.1 m10 sW18 km/h ESE221.2 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0094 Grand0.1 m10 sW17 km/h ESE211.1 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0090 Grand0.1 m10 sW14 km/h ESE191.1 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0091 Grand0.1 m10 sW12 km/h ESE181.4 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0086 Grand0.1 m10 sW11 km/h ESE171.9 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:0081 Grand0.1 m10 sW9 km/h E162.4 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0073 Decent0.1 m10 sW8 km/h NNE152.8 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0069 Decent0.1 m10 sW6 km/h E152.9 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0077 Decent0.1 m10 sW6 km/h E152.8 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0081 Grand0.1 m10 sW2 km/h SE172.5 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0085 Grand0.1 m10 sW9 km/h S182.1 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0083 Grand0.1 m10 sW18 km/h SW201.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0088 Grand0.1 m10 sW16 km/h W201.4 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0092 Grand0.1 m10 sWNW13 km/h SW211.2 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0092 Grand0.1 m10 sWNW18 km/h SW221.1 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0087 Grand0.1 m10 sWNW17 km/h SW231.3 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0082 Grand0.1 m10 sWNW16 km/h SW241.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0078 Decent0.1 m10 sWNW19 km/h SW252.1 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0057 Fresh0.1 m10 sWNW20 km/h SW262.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
11:0069 Decent0.1 m10 sWNW19 km/h SW262.9 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0068 Decent0.1 m10 sWNW19 km/h SW272.9 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0056 Fresh0.1 m10 sWNW22 km/h SW272.8 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
14:0060 Fresh0.1 m10 sWNW23 km/h SW282.4 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
15:0064 Decent0.1 m10 sWNW24 km/h SW282.0 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0068 Decent0.1 m10 sWNW25 km/h SW291.7 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0072 Decent0.1 m10 sWNW27 km/h SW291.4 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0076 Decent0.1 m10 sWNW24 km/h SW291.2 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0075 Decent0.1 m10 sWNW23 km/h WSW291.1 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0070 Decent0.2 m10 sWNW21 km/h SW281.3 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
21:0066 Decent0.2 m10 sWNW21 km/h SW281.7 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
22:0061 Fresh0.2 m10 sWNW22 km/h SW282.2 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
23:0056 Fresh0.2 m10 sWNW22 km/h WSW282.6 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
Monday, 5 October
00:0051 Fresh0.2 m10 sWNW23 km/h WSW292.8 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
01:0053 Fresh0.2 m10 sWNW24 km/h WSW292.8 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
02:0057 Fresh0.2 m10 sWNW26 km/h SW312.6 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
04:0510:1517:0522:55
Low 04:05 · 1.0 mHigh 10:15 · 3.1 mLow 17:05 · 1.1 mHigh 22:55 · 2.9 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.

Put Oileán Chléire in your calendar

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🌊 Oileán Chléire dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.1 mSat, 3 Oct 16:30–17:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 Oileán Chléire dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.1 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 Oileán Chléire dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.2 mMon, 5 Oct 18:30–19:30 · 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.