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Owenahincha, Little Island Strand

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Surf score now
80
Grand · chest-high 1.0 m, offshore wind
Waves
1.0 m
6 s period from SSW · model cell 3 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 115 km away.
Tide
1.1 m
Low tide. Low at 04:05.
Wind
6 km/h
Light breeze, N, offshore, gusts 9
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:10. Air 8°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
08:00
Blowy 33/100
waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind · 0.8 m · 10 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:15 ▼ 17:05 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Grim 14/100
knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide · 0.5 m · 21 km/h
▼ 05:30 ▲ 11:35 ▼ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grim 20/100
knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide · 0.5 m · 16 km/h
▲ 00:15 ▼ 07:10 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grim 27/100
knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide · 0.4 m · 21 km/h
▲ 01:50 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 14:30 ▼ 21:00
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 12 km/h
▲ 02:55 ▼ 09:30 ▲ 15:35 ▼ 22:00
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 14 km/h
▲ 03:50 ▼ 10:20 ▲ 16:15 ▼ 22:50
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 42 km/h
▲ 04:40 ▼ 11:05 ▲ 17:00 ▼ 23:35

Week at a glance

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Sat 03:0080 · Grandchest-high 1.0 m · offshore wind
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 37 Blowy · nightSat 08:00 · 33 BlowySat 09:00 · 30 BlowySat 10:00 · 27 GrimSat 11:00 · 18 GrimSat 12:00 · 21 GrimSat 13:00 · 24 GrimSat 14:00 · 27 GrimSat 15:00 · 17 GrimSat 16:00 · 4 GrimSat 17:00 · 7 GrimSat 18:00 · 18 GrimSat 19:00 · 14 GrimSat 20:00 · 11 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 0 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 4 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 4 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 7 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 12 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 15 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 18 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 2 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 0 GrimSun 09:00 · 3 GrimSun 10:00 · 0 GrimSun 11:00 · 0 GrimSun 12:00 · 0 GrimSun 13:00 · 0 GrimSun 14:00 · 2 GrimSun 15:00 · 5 GrimSun 16:00 · 8 GrimSun 17:00 · 11 GrimSun 18:00 · 14 GrimSun 19:00 · 13 GrimSun 20:00 · 10 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 6 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 3 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 3 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 6 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 9 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 12 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 12 GrimMon 09:00 · 9 GrimMon 10:00 · 6 GrimMon 11:00 · 2 GrimMon 12:00 · 0 GrimMon 13:00 · 0 GrimMon 14:00 · 0 GrimMon 15:00 · 0 GrimMon 16:00 · 3 GrimMon 17:00 · 6 GrimMon 18:00 · 9 GrimMon 19:00 · 20 GrimMon 22:00 · 16 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 6 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 10 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 19 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 18 GrimTue 13:00 · 8 GrimTue 16:00 · 8 GrimTue 19:00 · 27 GrimTue 22:00 · 30 Blowy · 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 GrimFri 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 19:00 · 0 Grim

Sat, 3 Oct, 03:00

80 Grand
  • chest-high 1.0 m
  • offshore wind
  • low-ish tide
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.0 m6 km/h
faces 172° S · wind offshore
Waves
1.0 m @ 6 s from SSW
Wind
6 km/h N · gusts 9
Tide
1.2 m · low
Air
8°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
03:0080 Grand1.0 m (0.2 swell)6 sSSW6 km/h N91.2 m ▼dry8°chest-high 1.0 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
04:0083 Grand1.0 m6 sSSW5 km/h NNE91.0 m ▼dry8°chest-high 1.0 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
05:0068 Decent0.9 m6 sSSW6 km/h NNE91.0 m ▼dry8°chest-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
06:0055 Fresh0.9 m6 sSSW5 km/h ENE91.3 m dry9°chest-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
07:0037 Blowy0.9 m6 sSSW11 km/h N101.8 m dry9°waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
08:0033 Blowy0.8 m6 sSSW10 km/h NNE102.3 m dry9°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
09:0030 Blowy0.8 m6 sSSW11 km/h NNE102.8 m dry10°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind
10:0027 Grim0.8 m5 sSSW10 km/h NNE103.1 m ▲dry12°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind
11:0018 Grim0.7 m5 sSSW8 km/h ENE123.0 m ▲dry13°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
12:0021 Grim0.7 m5 sSSW10 km/h E152.7 m dry14°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
13:0024 Grim0.6 m5 sSSW14 km/h ESE172.3 m dry14°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
14:0027 Grim0.6 m5 sSSW16 km/h ESE181.8 m dry15°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
15:0017 Grim0.6 m5 sSSW15 km/h ESE181.4 m dry15°knee-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
16:004 Grim0.6 m5 sSSW16 km/h ESE191.2 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.6 m, onshore wind, low-ish tide
17:007 Grim0.5 m5 sSSW14 km/h SE191.1 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, onshore wind, low-ish tide
18:0018 Grim0.5 m5 sSSW10 km/h SE181.1 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
19:0014 Grim0.5 m5 sSSW12 km/h SE171.4 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
20:0011 Grim0.5 m5 sSSW12 km/h SE161.9 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
21:000 Grim0.5 m5 sSSW16 km/h SSE172.4 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, onshore wind, high-ish tide
22:004 Grim0.5 m5 sSSW12 km/h SSE182.8 m ▲dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, high-ish tide
23:000 Grim0.5 m5 sSSW15 km/h S192.9 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, onshore wind, high-ish tide
Sunday, 4 October
00:004 Grim0.5 m5 sSSW12 km/h SSW212.8 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, high-ish tide
01:007 Grim0.5 m5 sSSW10 km/h SSW222.5 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, high-ish tide
02:0012 Grim0.5 m5 sSSW17 km/h SW232.1 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
03:0015 Grim0.5 m5 sSSW15 km/h WSW241.7 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
04:0018 Grim0.5 m5 sSSW14 km/h WSW241.4 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
05:0021 Grim0.5 m5 sSSW10 km/h W251.2 m ▼dry13°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
06:0021 Grim0.5 m5 sSSW10 km/h SW271.1 m ▼dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
07:002 Grim0.5 m5 sSSW21 km/h SSW281.3 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, onshore wind, low-ish tide
08:000 Grim0.5 m5 sSSW26 km/h SW301.6 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, onshore wind, low-ish tide
09:003 Grim0.5 m4 sSSW26 km/h SW312.1 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
10:000 Grim0.5 m4 sSSW21 km/h WSW312.6 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
11:000 Grim0.5 m4 sSSW19 km/h WSW312.9 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
12:000 Grim0.5 m4 sSSW22 km/h WSW312.9 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
13:000 Grim0.5 m4 sSSW23 km/h WSW322.8 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
14:002 Grim0.5 m4 sSSW23 km/h SW332.4 m dry17°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
15:005 Grim0.5 m4 sSSW23 km/h SW332.0 m dry17°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
16:008 Grim0.5 m4 sSSW23 km/h SW341.7 m dry17°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
17:0011 Grim0.5 m4 sSSW22 km/h WSW331.4 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
18:0014 Grim0.5 m4 sSSW21 km/h SW321.2 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
19:0013 Grim0.5 m4 sSSW21 km/h SW321.1 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
20:0010 Grim0.5 m4 sSSW21 km/h SW281.3 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
21:006 Grim0.5 m4 sSSW21 km/h WSW281.7 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
22:003 Grim0.5 m4 sSSW21 km/h WSW302.2 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
23:000 Grim0.5 m4 sSSW21 km/h WSW282.6 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
Monday, 5 October
00:000 Grim0.5 m4 sSSW20 km/h WSW282.8 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
01:000 Grim0.5 m4 sSSW19 km/h WSW292.8 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
02:000 Grim0.5 m4 sSSW19 km/h WSW302.6 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide

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, 10 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
172° S
Swell window
E 80° → WSW 250°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 3 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: YesToiletsParkingNo 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?

Betterdayz Sauna · Warren Beach, Rosscarbery · 2 km · mobile

West Cork Sauna (The Balmy Barrel) · Red Strand, Clonakilty (rotating) · 5 km · mobile

The Recovery Pod Sauna · Inchydoney Beach, Clonakilty · 10 km · fixed

Element Wellness · Dunworley Beach, Butlerstown · 17 km · fixed

Owenahincha is a relatively gently sloping, sandy beach and has sand dunes to the rear which extend between 70m & 100m. The beach can be subject to very strong wave action and rip tides/strong currents. There is a short pleasant cliff walk between the Warren Strand and Owenahincha. Approx. 1km to the east of the beach there is a Special Area of Conservation Kilkerran Lake & Castlefreke Dunes (SAC 001061). The beach is used by limited numbers of surfers, windsurfers, canoeists, and anglers.

Put Owenahincha, Little Island Strand in your calendar

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🏄 Owenahincha, Little Island Strand surf · Blowy · sea 15° · 0.8 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
🏄 Owenahincha, Little Island Strand surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.5 mSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
🏄 Owenahincha, Little Island Strand surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.5 mMon, 5 Oct 18:30–19:30 · knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide

Nearby spots

Warren, Cregane Strand

1 km · Co. Cork · Good Quality

Kilkeran Lake

3 km · Co. Cork · Not classified

Kilkerran Lake

3 km · Co. Cork · Not classified

Red Strand

5 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.