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Red Strand

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83
Grand · chest-high 1.1 m, offshore wind
Waves
1.1 m
7 s period from SW · model cell 2.7 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 118 km away.
Tide
3.0 m
Falling. Low at 04:05.
Wind
9 km/h
Light breeze, N, offshore, gusts 15
Daylight
07:37
Sunrise. Sunset 19:12. Air 10°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
Daylight's done for today.
▼ 03:10 ▲ 09:15 ▼ 15:45 ▲ 21:45
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Fresh 58/100
waist-high 0.7 m, offshore wind · 0.7 m · 10 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:15 ▼ 17:05 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
10:00
Grim 23/100
knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind · 0.4 m · 17 km/h
▼ 05:30 ▲ 11:35 ▼ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grim 23/100
knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low tide · 0.5 m · 17 km/h
▲ 00:15 ▼ 07:10 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Blowy 39/100
knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 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 · 13 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

Week at a glance

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Fri 23:0083 · Grandchest-high 1.1 m · offshore wind
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 15:00 · 45 FreshFri 16:00 · 53 FreshFri 17:00 · 53 FreshFri 18:00 · 83 GrandFri 19:00 · 73 DecentFri 20:00 · 73 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 83 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 83 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSat 05:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSat 08:00 · 58 FreshSat 09:00 · 58 FreshSat 10:00 · 58 FreshSat 11:00 · 36 BlowySat 12:00 · 23 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 · 21 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSun 06:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 15 GrimSun 09:00 · 15 GrimSun 10:00 · 23 GrimSun 11:00 · 23 GrimSun 12:00 · 15 GrimSun 13:00 · 15 GrimSun 14:00 · 15 GrimSun 15:00 · 15 GrimSun 16:00 · 15 GrimSun 17:00 · 15 GrimSun 18:00 · 15 GrimSun 19:00 · 15 GrimSun 20:00 · 15 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 15 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 15 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 15 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 · 23 GrimMon 22:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 29 Blowy · nightTue 10:00 · 29 BlowyTue 13:00 · 29 BlowyTue 16:00 · 29 BlowyTue 19:00 · 39 BlowyTue 22:00 · 39 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 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 23:00

83 Grand
  • chest-high 1.1 m
  • offshore wind
  • high tide
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.1 m9 km/h
faces 167° SSE · wind offshore
Waves
1.1 m @ 7 s from SW
Wind
9 km/h N · gusts 15
Tide
3.0 m · upper half
Air
10°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
22:0083 Grand1.1 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW8 km/h NNW173.1 m ▲dry10°chest-high 1.1 m, offshore wind, high tide
23:0083 Grand1.1 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW9 km/h N153.0 m dry10°chest-high 1.1 m, offshore wind, high tide
Saturday, 3 October
00:0083 Grand1.0 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW12 km/h N152.5 m dry9°chest-high 1.0 m, offshore wind
01:0083 Grand1.0 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW8 km/h NNE141.9 m dry9°chest-high 1.0 m, offshore wind
02:0083 Grand1.0 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW9 km/h NNE121.5 m dry8°chest-high 1.0 m, offshore wind
03:0083 Grand0.9 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW9 km/h NNE101.2 m ▼dry8°chest-high 0.9 m, offshore wind, low tide
04:0058 Fresh0.9 m (0.2 swell)7 sSW8 km/h NNE91.0 m ▼dry7°waist-high 0.9 m, offshore wind, low tide
05:0058 Fresh0.8 m (0.2 swell)7 sSW8 km/h NNE91.0 m ▼dry7°waist-high 0.8 m, offshore wind, low tide
06:0048 Fresh0.8 m7 sSW8 km/h NE91.3 m dry8°waist-high 0.8 m, cross-shore wind
07:0058 Fresh0.8 m6 sSW11 km/h NNE101.8 m dry8°waist-high 0.8 m, offshore wind
08:0058 Fresh0.7 m6 sSW10 km/h NNE102.3 m dry9°waist-high 0.7 m, offshore wind
09:0058 Fresh0.7 m6 sSW11 km/h NNE102.8 m dry9°waist-high 0.7 m, offshore wind, high tide
10:0058 Fresh0.7 m6 sSW8 km/h NNE103.1 m ▲dry11°waist-high 0.7 m, offshore wind, high tide
11:0036 Blowy0.6 m6 sSW6 km/h NE123.0 m ▲dry13°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
12:0023 Grim0.6 m6 sSW8 km/h ESE152.7 m dry14°knee-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind
13:0023 Grim0.6 m6 sSW10 km/h ESE172.3 m dry14°knee-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind
14:0021 Grim0.5 m6 sSW13 km/h ESE181.8 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore
15:0021 Grim0.5 m6 sSW12 km/h ESE181.4 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore
16:0021 Grim0.5 m6 sSW12 km/h SE191.2 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low tide
17:0021 Grim0.5 m5 sSW11 km/h SE191.1 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low tide
18:0021 Grim0.4 m5 sSW6 km/h SE191.1 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low tide
19:0021 Grim0.4 m5 sSW7 km/h SE171.4 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore
20:0021 Grim0.4 m5 sSSW7 km/h SE161.9 m dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore
21:0021 Grim0.4 m5 sSSW10 km/h SE172.4 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore
22:0021 Grim0.4 m5 sSSW9 km/h SE182.8 m ▲dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high tide
23:0021 Grim0.4 m5 sSSW11 km/h S192.9 m ▲dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high tide
Sunday, 4 October
00:0021 Grim0.4 m5 sSSW9 km/h S212.8 m ▲dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high tide
01:0021 Grim0.4 m5 sSSW8 km/h SSW222.5 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore
02:0023 Grim0.4 m5 sSSW12 km/h SW232.1 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind
03:0023 Grim0.4 m5 sSW11 km/h WSW241.7 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind
04:0023 Grim0.4 m5 sSW9 km/h WSW251.4 m dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
05:0033 Blowy0.4 m5 sSW6 km/h WNW251.2 m ▼dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, low tide
06:0021 Grim0.4 m5 sSW4 km/h S271.1 m ▼dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low tide
07:0021 Grim0.4 m5 sSW14 km/h SSW281.3 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low tide
08:0015 Grim0.4 m5 sSW20 km/h SW301.6 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind
09:0015 Grim0.4 m5 sSW21 km/h SW312.1 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind
10:0023 Grim0.4 m5 sSW17 km/h WSW312.6 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind
11:0023 Grim0.4 m5 sSW15 km/h WSW312.9 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
12:0015 Grim0.4 m4 sSW19 km/h WSW312.9 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
13:0015 Grim0.5 m4 sSW19 km/h WSW322.8 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
14:0015 Grim0.5 m4 sSW24 km/h SW332.4 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind
15:0015 Grim0.5 m4 sSW24 km/h SW332.0 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind
16:0015 Grim0.5 m4 sSW24 km/h SW331.7 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind
17:0015 Grim0.5 m4 sSW23 km/h SW331.4 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
18:0015 Grim0.5 m4 sSW22 km/h SW321.2 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
19:0015 Grim0.5 m4 sSW22 km/h SW321.1 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
20:0015 Grim0.5 m4 sSW22 km/h SW291.3 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind
21:0015 Grim0.5 m4 sSW22 km/h WSW281.7 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind

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.

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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 surf · Fresh · sea 15° · 0.7 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · waist-high 0.7 m, offshore wind
🏄 Red Strand surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.4 mSun, 4 Oct 09:30–10:30 · knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind

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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.