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Oysterhaven

Green Coast faces SSE Monitored, not designated

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21
Grim · knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore
Waves
0.5 m
5 s period from SSE · model cell 2.5 km out
Sea
16.7°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 120 km away.
Tide
3.3 m
High tide. Low at 16:45.
Wind
7 km/h
Light breeze, ESE, onshore, gusts 13
Daylight
07:37
Sunrise. Sunset 19:08. Air 13°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
10:00
Blowy 33/100
knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high tide · 0.5 m · 5 km/h
▼ 04:10 ▲ 10:25 ▼ 16:45 ▲ 22:45
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grim 23/100
knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind · 0.3 m · 14 km/h
▼ 05:15 ▲ 11:30 ▼ 18:05
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grim 15/100
knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low tide · 0.4 m · 22 km/h
▲ 00:05 ▼ 06:40 ▲ 12:55 ▼ 19:30
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 18 km/h
▲ 01:40 ▼ 08:05 ▲ 14:35 ▼ 20:45
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Blowy 33/100
knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, low tide · 0.4 m · 14 km/h
▲ 02:55 ▼ 09:20 ▲ 15:30 ▼ 21:50
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.1 m · 9 km/h
▲ 03:55 ▼ 10:20 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:40
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 37 km/h
▲ 04:40 ▼ 11:05 ▲ 17:00 ▼ 23:25

Week at a glance

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Sat 11:0021 · Grimknee-high 0.5 m · light onshore
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 03:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 05:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 07:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 08:00 · 33 BlowySat 09:00 · 33 BlowySat 10:00 · 33 BlowySat 11:00 · 21 GrimSat 12:00 · 21 GrimSat 13:00 · 23 GrimSat 14:00 · 21 GrimSat 15:00 · 21 GrimSat 16:00 · 21 GrimSat 17:00 · 21 GrimSat 18:00 · 21 GrimSat 19:00 · 21 GrimSat 20:00 · 21 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 21 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 21 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSun 03:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSun 04:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSun 05:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSun 06:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 23 GrimSun 09:00 · 23 GrimSun 10:00 · 5 GrimSun 11:00 · 5 GrimSun 12:00 · 5 GrimSun 13:00 · 5 GrimSun 14:00 · 15 GrimSun 15:00 · 15 GrimSun 16:00 · 15 GrimSun 17:00 · 15 GrimSun 18:00 · 15 GrimSun 19:00 · 23 GrimSun 20:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 15 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 15 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 23 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 23 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 23 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 15 GrimMon 09:00 · 15 GrimMon 10:00 · 15 GrimMon 11:00 · 15 GrimMon 12:00 · 15 GrimMon 13:00 · 15 GrimMon 14:00 · 15 GrimMon 15:00 · 15 GrimMon 16:00 · 15 GrimMon 17:00 · 15 GrimMon 18:00 · 15 GrimMon 19:00 · 15 GrimMon 20:00 · 23 Grim · nightMon 21:00 · 23 Grim · nightMon 22:00 · 23 Grim · nightMon 23:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 00:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 02:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 03:00 · 15 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 05:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 06:00 · 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 · 33 Blowy · nightWed 07:00 · 33 Blowy · nightWed 10:00 · 33 BlowyWed 13:00 · 33 BlowyWed 16:00 · 33 BlowyWed 19:00 · 33 BlowyWed 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 10:00 · 5 GrimThu 13:00 · 5 GrimThu 19:00 · 5 GrimFri 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightFri 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 19:00 · 0 Grim

Sat, 3 Oct, 11:00

21 Grim
  • knee-high 0.5 m
  • light onshore
  • high tide
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.5 m7 km/h
faces 151° SSE · wind onshore
Waves
0.5 m @ 5 s from SSE
Wind
7 km/h ESE · gusts 13
Tide
3.2 m · high
Air
13°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
10:0033 Blowy0.5 m5 sSSE5 km/h N153.2 m ▲dry10°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high tide
11:0021 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE7 km/h ESE133.2 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, high tide
12:0021 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE8 km/h ESE152.9 m dry13°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore
13:0023 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE8 km/h E172.4 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind
14:0021 Grim0.5 m5 sSE11 km/h ESE191.9 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore
15:0021 Grim0.5 m5 sSE11 km/h ESE191.4 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore
16:0021 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE10 km/h SE191.1 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low tide
17:0021 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE9 km/h SE181.0 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low tide
18:0021 Grim0.5 m4 sSSE6 km/h SE161.1 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low tide
19:0021 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE7 km/h SE121.5 m dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore
20:0021 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE9 km/h SE102.1 m dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore
21:0021 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE9 km/h SE112.6 m dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore
22:0021 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE9 km/h SE103.0 m ▲dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high tide
23:0021 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE10 km/h SE113.1 m ▲dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high tide
Sunday, 4 October
00:0021 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE9 km/h S113.0 m ▲dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high tide
01:0023 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE7 km/h SW112.6 m dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind
02:0033 Blowy0.3 m4 sSSE5 km/h NNE122.1 m dry11°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind
03:0033 Blowy0.3 m4 sSSE4 km/h NNW131.7 m dry10°knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind
04:0033 Blowy0.3 m4 sSSE5 km/h NW141.3 m ▼dry11°knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low tide
05:0033 Blowy0.3 m4 sSSE2 km/h N141.1 m ▼dry12°knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low tide
06:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE6 km/h SSW151.1 m ▼dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
07:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h SW171.3 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
08:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE14 km/h SW191.8 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
09:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h WSW212.3 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
10:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE14 km/h SW242.7 m dry16°flat
11:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE15 km/h SW263.0 m ▲dry16°flat
12:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE17 km/h SW283.0 m ▲dry17°flat
13:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE18 km/h SW292.9 m dry17°flat
14:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE20 km/h SW312.5 m dry18°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
15:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE19 km/h SW322.0 m dry17°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
16:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE20 km/h SW321.6 m dry17°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
17:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW321.3 m ▼dry17°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
18:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE19 km/h WSW311.1 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
19:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE18 km/h WSW301.2 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
20:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE17 km/h WSW281.5 m dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
21:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE19 km/h WSW261.9 m dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
22:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE18 km/h WSW262.4 m dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
23:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE18 km/h WSW262.7 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
Monday, 5 October
00:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE17 km/h WSW262.9 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
01:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE17 km/h WSW262.9 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
02:0015 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE24 km/h SW312.6 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind
03:0015 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE25 km/h SW312.3 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind
04:0015 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW311.9 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind
05:0015 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE22 km/h SW311.4 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind
06:0015 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE22 km/h SW311.2 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
07:0015 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW301.1 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
08:0015 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE22 km/h SW301.2 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
09:0015 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE22 km/h WSW291.6 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Kinsale (modelled), 3 km away · metres above chart datum
04:1010:2516:4522:45
Low 04:10 · 0.8 mHigh 10:25 · 3.3 mLow 16:45 · 1.0 mHigh 22:45 · 3.1 m

The spot

Faces
151° SSE
Swell window
ENE 60° → SW 230°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 2.5 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 listedAccessible: YesDogs on lead

As listed by Cork County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

My Haven Sauna · Oysterhaven Bay, Kinure · 1 km · fixed

Swede Sauna · Robert's Cove · 10 km · mobile

The Sauna Snugg · Garrylucas Beach (White Strand), Garrettstown · 11 km · fixed

Wild Wellness Sauna · Garrettstown Beach, Kinsale · 12 km · fixed

Oysterhaven Beach is located in Oysterhaven, Co Cork. It is a sheltered beach and it is one the best place in Ireland to windsurf, sail, and kayak.

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🏄 Oysterhaven surf · Blowy · sea 17° · 0.5 mSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high tide
🏄 Oysterhaven surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
🏄 Oysterhaven surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.4 mMon, 5 Oct 07:30–08:30 · knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low tide

Nearby spots

The Dock Beach Kinsale

5 km · Co. Cork · Not classified

Sandycove

7 km · Co. Cork · Not classified

Rocky Bay

8 km · Co. Cork · Not classified

Garrylucas, White Strand

11 km · Co. Cork · Excellent Quality

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