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Red Strand

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Dip score now
58
Fresh · moderate breeze, showers possible
Waves
1.4 m
7 s period from SW · model cell 2.7 km out
Sea
15.7°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 118 km away.
Tide
2.5 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 09:15.
Wind
25 km/h
Moderate breeze, SW, cross, gusts 46
Daylight
07:37
Sunrise. Sunset 19:12. Air 16°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
19:00
Grand 82/100
light winds, dry, waves 1.4 m · 1.4 m · 12 km/h
▼ 03:10 ▲ 09:15 ▼ 15:45 ▲ 21:45
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Grand 94/100
light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m · 0.7 m · 6 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:15 ▼ 17:05 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Decent 78/100
moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m · 0.4 m · 22 km/h
▼ 05:30 ▲ 11:35 ▼ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 88/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m · 0.4 m · 16 km/h
▲ 00:15 ▼ 07:10 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.4 m · 14 km/h
▲ 01:50 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 14:30 ▼ 21:00
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry, low tide · 16 km/h
▲ 02:55 ▼ 09:30 ▲ 15:35 ▼ 22:00
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
▲ 03:50 ▼ 10:20 ▲ 16:15 ▼ 22:50

Week at a glance

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Fri 07:0058 · Freshmoderate breeze · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 06:00 · 66 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 58 Fresh · nightFri 08:00 · 44 BlowyFri 09:00 · 60 FreshFri 10:00 · 27 GrimFri 11:00 · 19 GrimFri 12:00 · 19 GrimFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 14:00 · 0 GrimFri 15:00 · 0 GrimFri 16:00 · 6 GrimFri 17:00 · 43 BlowyFri 18:00 · 59 FreshFri 19:00 · 82 GrandFri 20:00 · 79 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 79 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 74 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 68 DecentSat 09:00 · 86 GrandSat 10:00 · 91 GrandSat 11:00 · 94 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 88 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 88 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 88 GrandSat 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 78 DecentSun 09:00 · 78 DecentSun 10:00 · 78 DecentSun 11:00 · 78 DecentSun 12:00 · 78 DecentSun 13:00 · 78 DecentSun 14:00 · 78 DecentSun 15:00 · 78 DecentSun 16:00 · 78 DecentSun 17:00 · 78 DecentSun 18:00 · 78 DecentSun 19:00 · 78 DecentSun 20:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 10:00 · 78 DecentMon 13:00 · 78 DecentMon 16:00 · 78 DecentMon 19:00 · 88 GrandMon 22:00 · 88 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 88 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 88 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 88 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 94 GrandTue 13:00 · 80 GrandTue 16:00 · 86 GrandTue 19:00 · 94 GrandTue 22:00 · 87 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 87 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 87 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 82 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 90 GrandWed 19:00 · 91 GrandThu 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 94 GrandThu 19:00 · 68 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 07:00

58 Fresh
  • moderate breeze
  • showers possible
  • waves 1.4 m
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.4 m25 km/h
faces 167° SSE · wind cross
Waves
1.4 m @ 7 s from SW
Wind
25 km/h SW · gusts 46
Tide
2.4 m · upper half
Air
16°C · 0.2 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
07:0058 Fresh1.4 m (0.4 swell)7 sSW25 km/h SW462.4 m 0.2 mm16°moderate breeze, showers possible, waves 1.4 m
08:0044 Blowy1.4 m (0.4 swell)7 sSW31 km/h SSW493.0 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
09:0060 Fresh1.5 m (0.4 swell)7 sSW26 km/h SSW503.3 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
10:0027 Grim1.6 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW32 km/h SW523.2 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
11:0019 Grim1.6 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW34 km/h SSW552.9 m dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
12:0019 Grim1.7 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW38 km/h SSW592.3 m dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
13:000 Grim1.7 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW40 km/h SSW611.7 m 0.2 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, showers possible
14:000 Grim1.7 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW40 km/h SSW621.2 m 1.1 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, rain
15:000 Grim1.7 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW40 km/h SW631.0 m ▼1.6 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, rain
16:006 Grim1.7 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW39 km/h SW630.9 m ▼1.5 mm16°fresh breeze, rain, big sea 1.7 m
17:0043 Blowy1.6 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW16 km/h WSW561.0 m 0.7 mm16°gentle breeze, showers possible, big sea 1.6 m
18:0059 Fresh1.6 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW13 km/h W441.4 m 0.1 mm15°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m
19:0082 Grand1.4 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW12 km/h WNW302.0 m dry14°light winds, dry, waves 1.4 m
20:0079 Decent1.3 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW8 km/h WNW232.6 m dry12°light winds, dry, waves 1.3 m
21:0079 Decent1.2 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW6 km/h NNW183.0 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, waves 1.2 m
22:0074 Decent1.2 m (0.2 swell)7 sSW9 km/h NNW163.1 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, waves 1.2 m
23:0074 Decent1.1 m (0.2 swell)7 sSW7 km/h N153.0 m dry9°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0074 Decent1.1 m (0.2 swell)7 sSW9 km/h N142.5 m dry9°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
01:0074 Decent1.1 m7 sSW8 km/h NNE141.9 m dry9°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
02:0074 Decent1.0 m7 sSW7 km/h NNE121.5 m dry8°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
03:0074 Decent1.0 m7 sSW6 km/h NNE101.2 m ▼dry8°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
04:0074 Decent0.9 m7 sSW7 km/h NNE101.0 m ▼dry8°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
05:0074 Decent0.9 m7 sSW7 km/h NE101.0 m ▼dry8°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
06:0074 Decent0.9 m7 sSW5 km/h NE91.3 m dry9°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
07:0079 Decent0.8 m7 sSW9 km/h ESE101.8 m dry10°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
08:0068 Decent0.8 m6 sSW13 km/h NNE122.3 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
09:0086 Grand0.8 m6 sSW10 km/h NE122.8 m dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
10:0091 Grand0.8 m6 sSW8 km/h NNE133.1 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
11:0094 Grand0.7 m6 sSW6 km/h E153.0 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
12:0094 Grand0.7 m6 sSW9 km/h ESE182.7 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
13:0094 Grand0.7 m6 sSW10 km/h SE192.3 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
14:0088 Grand0.7 m6 sSW13 km/h SSE201.8 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
15:0094 Grand0.6 m6 sSW12 km/h SSE201.4 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
16:0088 Grand0.6 m6 sSW12 km/h SSE201.2 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
17:0094 Grand0.6 m6 sSW11 km/h SSE201.1 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
18:0094 Grand0.6 m5 sSW11 km/h SSE191.1 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
19:0088 Grand0.5 m5 sSW16 km/h SSE191.4 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
20:0094 Grand0.5 m5 sSW12 km/h SSE191.9 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
21:0094 Grand0.5 m5 sSW10 km/h SSE202.4 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
22:0094 Grand0.5 m5 sSW9 km/h SSE212.8 m ▲dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
23:0094 Grand0.5 m5 sSW8 km/h SW222.9 m ▲dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0094 Grand0.5 m5 sSW5 km/h WSW232.8 m ▲dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
01:0094 Grand0.5 m5 sSW3 km/h NW242.5 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
02:0094 Grand0.5 m5 sSW1 km/h E252.1 m dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
03:0094 Grand0.5 m5 sSW5 km/h W261.7 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
04:0094 Grand0.5 m5 sSW10 km/h SSW271.4 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
05:0088 Grand0.5 m5 sSW16 km/h SW281.2 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
06:0088 Grand0.5 m5 sSW17 km/h SW291.1 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Union Hall, 14 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
167° SSE
Swell window
NE 50° → W 260°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 2.7 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 listedAccessible: Access from public roadDogs on lead

As listed by Cork County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

West Cork Sauna (The Balmy Barrel) · Red Strand, Clonakilty (rotating) · right here · mobile

Betterdayz Sauna · Warren Beach, Rosscarbery · 6 km · mobile

The Recovery Pod Sauna · Inchydoney Beach, Clonakilty · 8 km · fixed

Element Wellness · Dunworley Beach, Butlerstown · 13 km · fixed

Red Strand is located just outside Clonakilty in Co Cork. It is a sheltered beach with beautiful views across to Galley Head lighthouse on the nearby peninsula.

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🌊 Red Strand dip · Grand · sea 16° · 1.4 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · light winds, dry, waves 1.4 m
🌊 Red Strand dip · Grand · sea 16° · 0.7 mSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
🌊 Red Strand dip · Decent · sea 16° · 0.4 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m

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