Oysterhaven
Green Coast faces SSE Monitored, not designated
Surf score now
34
Blowy · chest-high 1.0 m, short period 6 s, choppy
Waves
0.9 m
6 s period from SSE · model cell 2.5 km out
Sea
16.9°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 120 km away.
Tide
0.8 m
Low tide. Low at 15:40.
Wind
37 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 63
Daylight
07:35
Sunrise. Sunset 19:10. Air 16°C.
Best surf each day
Daylight hours, preferring low tideToday
19:00
Fresh 50/100
chest-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind · 0.9 m · 12 km/h
▼ 03:15 ▲ 09:25 ▼ 15:40 ▲ 21:45
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Blowy 34/100
waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind · 0.6 m · 9 km/h
▼ 04:10 ▲ 10:25 ▼ 16:45 ▲ 22:45
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Grim 15/100
knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide · 0.3 m · 22 km/h
▼ 05:15 ▲ 11:30 ▼ 18:05
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grim 21/100
knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide · 0.3 m · 18 km/h
▲ 00:05 ▼ 06:40 ▲ 12:55 ▼ 19:30
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 27/100
knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide · 0.3 m · 6 km/h
▲ 01:40 ▼ 08:05 ▲ 14:35 ▼ 20:45
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 16 km/h
▲ 02:55 ▼ 09:20 ▲ 15:30 ▼ 21:50
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 12 km/h
▲ 03:55 ▼ 10:20 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:40
Week at a glance
Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.Fri 15:0034 · Blowy
Fri, 2 Oct, 15:00
34 Blowy- chest-high 1.0 m
- short period 6 s, choppy
- cross-shore wind
- low-ish tide
- cross wind
Waves
0.9 m @ 6 s from SSE
Wind
37 km/h SSW · gusts 63
Tide
0.9 m · low
Air
16°C · 0.4 mm rain
Meteogram
Score, waves, wind (green offshore, amber cross, red onshore), rain and air, tideHour by hour
Next 48 hours| Time | Surf | Waves | Period | From | Wind | Gust | Tide | Rain | Air | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | ||||||||||
| 15:00 | 34 Blowy | 0.9 m | 6 s | SSE | 37 km/h SSW | 63 | 0.9 m ▼ | 0.4 mm | 16° | chest-high 1.0 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 16:00 | 35 Blowy | 1.0 m | 6 s | SSE | 35 km/h SW | 63 | 0.8 m ▼ | 0.8 mm | 16° | chest-high 1.0 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 17:00 | 27 Grim | 1.0 m | 6 s | SSE | 35 km/h SW | 64 | 1.0 m | 1.3 mm | 16° | chest-high 1.0 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 18:00 | 40 Blowy | 0.9 m | 6 s | SSE | 24 km/h WSW | 56 | 1.4 m | 0.8 mm | 16° | chest-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 19:00 | 50 Fresh | 0.9 m | 6 s | SSE | 12 km/h W | 39 | 2.1 m | 0.1 mm | 15° | chest-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 20:00 | 32 Blowy | 0.9 m | 6 s | SSE | 10 km/h WNW | 23 | 2.7 m | dry | 13° | waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 21:00 | 28 Blowy | 0.8 m | 6 s | SSE | 8 km/h WNW | 19 | 3.2 m ▲ | dry | 11° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 22:00 | 27 Grim | 0.8 m | 6 s | SSE | 9 km/h WNW | 17 | 3.3 m ▲ | dry | 10° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 23:00 | 30 Blowy | 0.8 m | 6 s | SSE | 9 km/h NW | 16 | 3.1 m ▲ | dry | 9° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| Saturday, 3 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 33 Blowy | 0.8 m | 6 s | SSE | 8 km/h NW | 15 | 2.7 m | dry | 8° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 01:00 | 36 Blowy | 0.7 m | 6 s | SSE | 5 km/h WNW | 15 | 2.1 m | dry | 8° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 02:00 | 39 Blowy | 0.7 m | 6 s | SSE | 8 km/h NW | 13 | 1.5 m | dry | 7° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 03:00 | 42 Blowy | 0.7 m | 6 s | SSE | 9 km/h NNW | 12 | 1.1 m ▼ | dry | 6° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 04:00 | 45 Fresh | 0.7 m | 6 s | SSE | 8 km/h NNW | 12 | 0.9 m ▼ | dry | 6° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 05:00 | 43 Blowy | 0.7 m | 5 s | SSE | 9 km/h NNW | 12 | 0.9 m ▼ | dry | 5° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 06:00 | 40 Blowy | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 6 km/h N | 12 | 1.3 m | dry | 6° | waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 07:00 | 37 Blowy | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 8 km/h NNW | 12 | 1.8 m | dry | 7° | waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 08:00 | 34 Blowy | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 9 km/h N | 12 | 2.4 m | dry | 8° | waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 09:00 | 18 Grim | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 8 km/h NNW | 10 | 2.9 m | dry | 9° | knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 10:00 | 14 Grim | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 5 km/h N | 9 | 3.2 m ▲ | dry | 11° | knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 11:00 | 5 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 3 km/h E | 10 | 3.2 m ▲ | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 12:00 | 6 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 7 km/h ESE | 13 | 2.9 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 13:00 | 9 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 9 km/h ESE | 15 | 2.4 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 14:00 | 12 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 11 km/h SE | 17 | 1.9 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 15:00 | 15 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 10 km/h SE | 18 | 1.4 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 16:00 | 19 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 11 km/h SE | 18 | 1.1 m ▼ | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 17:00 | 20 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 9 km/h SE | 19 | 1.0 m ▼ | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 18:00 | 17 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 7 km/h SSE | 18 | 1.1 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 19:00 | 14 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 8 km/h SSE | 16 | 1.5 m | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 20:00 | 10 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 8 km/h SSE | 14 | 2.1 m | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 21:00 | 7 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 9 km/h SSE | 15 | 2.6 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 22:00 | 4 Grim | 0.4 m | 4 s | SSE | 8 km/h SSE | 15 | 3.0 m ▲ | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 23:00 | 2 Grim | 0.4 m | 4 s | SSE | 10 km/h SSE | 17 | 3.1 m ▲ | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| Sunday, 4 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 5 Grim | 0.4 m | 4 s | SSE | 10 km/h S | 18 | 3.0 m ▲ | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 01:00 | 8 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 10 km/h S | 18 | 2.6 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 02:00 | 13 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 8 km/h SW | 20 | 2.1 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 03:00 | 16 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 11 km/h SW | 21 | 1.7 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 04:00 | 19 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 8 km/h WSW | 22 | 1.3 m ▼ | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 05:00 | 32 Blowy | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 9 km/h WNW | 24 | 1.1 m ▼ | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide |
| 06:00 | 21 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 6 km/h WSW | 25 | 1.1 m ▼ | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 07:00 | 17 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 9 km/h SW | 26 | 1.3 m | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 08:00 | 14 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 10 km/h SW | 28 | 1.8 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 09:00 | 11 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 13 km/h SW | 29 | 2.3 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 10:00 | 0 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 19 km/h SW | 31 | 2.7 m | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 11:00 | 5 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 16 km/h WSW | 31 | 3.0 m ▲ | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 12:00 | 5 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 15 km/h SW | 31 | 3.0 m ▲ | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 13:00 | 0 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 19 km/h SW | 32 | 2.9 m | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 14:00 | 3 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 24 km/h SW | 33 | 2.5 m | dry | 17° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
Where the energy comes from
Wave energy (H²·T) this week by direction, against the swell windowSwell 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 datumLow 03:15 · 0.6 mHigh 09:25 · 3.5 mLow 15:40 · 0.8 mHigh 21:45 · 3.3 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.
On the ground
No lifeguard listedNo toiletsNo parking listedAccessible: YesDogs on lead
As listed by Cork County Council. Open in Maps.
Sauna after?
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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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Set up Dipper Plus🏄 Oysterhaven surf · Fresh · sea 17° · 0.9 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · chest-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
🏄 Oysterhaven surf · Blowy · sea 17° · 0.6 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind
🏄 Oysterhaven surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
Nearby spots
Score is Dipper's own blend. It rates comfort, not safety. Forecast: Met Éireann. Waves: Marine Institute Irish Shelf wave model.