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Oileán Chléire

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0
Grim · knee-high 0.3 m, onshore wind
Waves
0.3 m
9 s period from W · model cell 0.9 km out
Sea
15.8°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 77 km away.
Tide
2.4 m
Falling. Low at 15:45.
Wind
41 km/h
Strong breeze, SSW, onshore, gusts 56
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:15. Air 16°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
17:00
Grim 17/100
knee-high 0.4 m, period 9 s, cross-shore wind · 0.4 m · 22 km/h
▼ 03:10 ▲ 09:15 ▼ 15:45 ▲ 21:45
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 14 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:15 ▼ 17:05 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.1 m · 21 km/h
▼ 05:30 ▲ 11:35 ▼ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.1 m · 23 km/h
▲ 00:15 ▼ 07:10 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.1 m · 11 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 · 21 km/h
▲ 03:50 ▼ 10:20 ▲ 16:15 ▼ 22:50

Week at a glance

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Fri 12:000 · Grimknee-high 0.3 m · onshore wind
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 09:00 · 5 GrimFri 10:00 · 0 GrimFri 11:00 · 0 GrimFri 12:00 · 0 GrimFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 14:00 · 0 GrimFri 15:00 · 0 GrimFri 16:00 · 0 GrimFri 17:00 · 17 GrimFri 18:00 · 14 GrimFri 19:00 · 10 GrimFri 20:00 · 15 Grim · nightFri 21:00 · 12 Grim · nightFri 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightFri 23:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 00:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 02:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 03:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 05:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 06:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 08:00 · 5 GrimSat 09:00 · 5 GrimSat 10:00 · 5 GrimSat 11:00 · 5 GrimSat 12:00 · 5 GrimSat 13:00 · 5 GrimSat 14:00 · 5 GrimSat 15:00 · 5 GrimSat 16:00 · 5 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 10:00 · 5 GrimMon 13:00 · 5 GrimMon 16:00 · 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 · 0 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 0 GrimWed 13:00 · 0 GrimWed 19:00 · 0 GrimThu 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 12:00

0 Grim
  • knee-high 0.3 m
  • onshore wind
  • high-ish tide
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.3 m41 km/h
faces 228° SW · wind onshore
Waves
0.3 m @ 9 s from W
Wind
41 km/h SSW · gusts 56
Tide
2.3 m · upper half
Air
16°C · 0.1 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
11:000 Grim0.3 m9 sW35 km/h SSW542.9 m dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, onshore wind, high-ish tide
12:000 Grim0.3 m9 sW41 km/h SSW562.3 m 0.1 mm16°knee-high 0.3 m, onshore wind, high-ish tide
13:000 Grim0.3 m9 sW41 km/h SSW581.7 m 0.6 mm16°knee-high 0.3 m, onshore wind, low-ish tide
14:000 Grim0.3 m9 sW43 km/h SSW601.2 m 1.3 mm16°knee-high 0.3 m, onshore wind, low-ish tide
15:000 Grim0.4 m9 sW45 km/h SW611.0 m ▼1.6 mm16°knee-high 0.4 m, onshore wind, low-ish tide
16:000 Grim0.4 m9 sW31 km/h W580.9 m ▼1.3 mm15°knee-high 0.4 m, onshore wind, low-ish tide
17:0017 Grim0.4 m9 sWNW22 km/h WNW501.0 m 0.3 mm15°knee-high 0.4 m, period 9 s, cross-shore wind
18:0014 Grim0.4 m9 sWNW27 km/h WNW361.4 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, period 9 s, cross-shore wind
19:0010 Grim0.3 m9 sWNW21 km/h WNW312.0 m dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, period 9 s, cross-shore wind
20:0015 Grim0.3 m9 sWNW14 km/h WNW252.6 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, period 9 s, cross-shore wind
21:0012 Grim0.3 m9 sWNW12 km/h NW213.0 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, period 9 s, cross-shore wind
22:005 Grim0.3 m9 sWNW9 km/h NW173.1 m ▲dry12°flat
23:005 Grim0.3 m9 sWNW5 km/h NW153.0 m dry11°flat
Saturday, 3 October
00:005 Grim0.3 m9 sWNW4 km/h NNW132.5 m dry11°flat
01:005 Grim0.3 m9 sWNW6 km/h NE121.9 m dry10°flat
02:005 Grim0.2 m9 sWNW6 km/h ENE101.5 m dry10°flat
03:005 Grim0.2 m9 sWNW7 km/h ENE101.2 m ▼dry10°flat
04:005 Grim0.2 m9 sWNW9 km/h NE101.0 m ▼dry10°flat
05:005 Grim0.2 m9 sWNW8 km/h ENE121.0 m ▼dry10°flat
06:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWNW7 km/h E131.3 m dry11°flat
07:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWNW14 km/h SE151.8 m dry13°flat
08:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWNW14 km/h NNE152.3 m dry11°flat
09:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWNW9 km/h E152.8 m dry12°flat
10:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWNW10 km/h ENE173.1 m ▲dry13°flat
11:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWNW12 km/h E193.0 m ▲dry14°flat
12:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWNW14 km/h ESE222.7 m dry15°flat
13:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWNW16 km/h SE222.3 m dry15°flat
14:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWNW17 km/h SE221.8 m dry15°flat
15:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWNW16 km/h SE221.4 m dry15°flat
16:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWNW16 km/h SE211.2 m ▼dry15°flat
17:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWNW14 km/h SE211.1 m ▼dry15°flat
18:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWNW17 km/h SE201.1 m ▼dry15°flat
19:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWNW15 km/h SE201.4 m dry15°flat
20:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWNW12 km/h SSE201.9 m dry15°flat
21:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWNW7 km/h SSE212.4 m dry15°flat
22:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWNW4 km/h SSW212.8 m ▲dry14°flat
23:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWNW5 km/h SW222.9 m ▲dry14°flat
Sunday, 4 October
00:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWNW7 km/h SSW222.8 m ▲dry14°flat
01:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWNW7 km/h S232.5 m dry15°flat
02:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWNW13 km/h SSW242.1 m dry15°flat
03:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWNW15 km/h SSW261.7 m dry15°flat
04:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWNW18 km/h SSW261.4 m dry15°flat
05:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWNW21 km/h SSW271.2 m ▼dry15°flat
06:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWNW22 km/h SW281.1 m ▼dry15°flat
07:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWNW22 km/h SW301.3 m dry15°flat
08:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWNW21 km/h SW281.6 m dry16°flat
09:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWNW22 km/h SW282.1 m dry16°flat
10:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWNW22 km/h SW292.6 m dry16°flat

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.

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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 surf · Grim · sea 16° · 0.4 mFri, 2 Oct 16:30–17:30 · knee-high 0.4 m, period 9 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Oileán Chléire surf · Grim · sea 16° · 0.2 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · flat
🏄 Oileán Chléire surf · Grim · sea 16° · 0.1 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · flat

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.