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Red Strand

faces SSE Monitored, not designated

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Surf score now
30
Blowy · overhead 1.7 m, onshore wind
Waves
1.7 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
1.1 m
Falling, nearly low. Low at 15:45.
Wind
41 km/h
Strong breeze, SSW, onshore, gusts 62
Daylight
07:37
Sunrise. Sunset 19:12. Air 16°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
18:00
Decent 71/100
overhead 1.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide · 1.5 m · 14 km/h
▼ 03:10 ▲ 09:15 ▼ 15:45 ▲ 21:45
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Fresh 57/100
waist-high 0.7 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide · 0.7 m · 8 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:15 ▼ 17:05 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
11:00
Grim 21/100
knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide · 0.4 m · 15 km/h
▼ 05:30 ▲ 11:35 ▼ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Grim 14/100
knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide · 0.5 m · 24 km/h
▲ 00:15 ▼ 07:10 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grim 25/100
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 14:0030 · Blowyoverhead 1.7 m · onshore wind
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 12:00 · 37 BlowyFri 13:00 · 33 BlowyFri 14:00 · 30 BlowyFri 15:00 · 27 GrimFri 16:00 · 34 BlowyFri 17:00 · 37 BlowyFri 18:00 · 71 DecentFri 19:00 · 64 DecentFri 20:00 · 67 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 82 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 66 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSat 05:00 · 41 Blowy · nightSat 06:00 · 34 Blowy · nightSat 07:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSat 08:00 · 51 FreshSat 09:00 · 54 FreshSat 10:00 · 57 FreshSat 11:00 · 34 BlowySat 12:00 · 18 GrimSat 13:00 · 15 GrimSat 14:00 · 10 GrimSat 15:00 · 7 GrimSat 16:00 · 4 GrimSat 17:00 · 1 GrimSat 18:00 · 4 GrimSat 19:00 · 8 GrimSat 20:00 · 11 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 14 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 18 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 18 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 15 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 14 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 11 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 8 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 15 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 3 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 6 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 3 GrimSun 09:00 · 7 GrimSun 10:00 · 18 GrimSun 11:00 · 21 GrimSun 12:00 · 14 GrimSun 13:00 · 11 GrimSun 14:00 · 8 GrimSun 15:00 · 5 GrimSun 16:00 · 2 GrimSun 17:00 · 0 GrimSun 18:00 · 0 GrimSun 19:00 · 0 GrimSun 20:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 4 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 7 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 11 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 14 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 13 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 10 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 7 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 4 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 1 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 0 GrimMon 09:00 · 1 GrimMon 10:00 · 4 GrimMon 11:00 · 8 GrimMon 12:00 · 11 GrimMon 13:00 · 14 GrimMon 14:00 · 13 GrimMon 15:00 · 10 GrimMon 16:00 · 7 GrimMon 17:00 · 4 GrimMon 18:00 · 1 GrimMon 19:00 · 6 GrimMon 22:00 · 10 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 20 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 17 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 14 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 14 GrimTue 13:00 · 24 GrimTue 16:00 · 24 GrimTue 19:00 · 25 GrimTue 22:00 · 22 Grim · 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, 14:00

30 Blowy
  • overhead 1.7 m
  • onshore wind
  • low-ish tide
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.7 m41 km/h
faces 167° SSE · wind onshore
Waves
1.7 m @ 7 s from SW
Wind
41 km/h SSW · gusts 62
Tide
1.2 m · lower 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
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
14:0030 Blowy1.7 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW41 km/h SSW621.2 m 0.2 mm16°overhead 1.7 m, onshore wind, low-ish tide
15:0027 Grim1.7 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW39 km/h SW631.0 m ▼0.9 mm16°overhead 1.7 m, onshore wind, low-ish tide
16:0034 Blowy1.7 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW37 km/h SW640.9 m ▼1.7 mm16°overhead 1.7 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
17:0037 Blowy1.7 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW37 km/h SW631.0 m 1.3 mm16°overhead 1.7 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
18:0071 Decent1.5 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW14 km/h W481.4 m 0.5 mm15°overhead 1.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
19:0064 Decent1.4 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW13 km/h WNW322.0 m dry14°chest-high 1.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
20:0067 Decent1.3 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW7 km/h WNW222.6 m dry13°chest-high 1.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
21:0081 Grand1.2 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW10 km/h N193.0 m ▲dry11°chest-high 1.2 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
22:0082 Grand1.1 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW8 km/h NNW173.1 m ▲dry10°chest-high 1.1 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
23:0079 Decent1.1 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW9 km/h N153.0 m dry10°chest-high 1.1 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
Saturday, 3 October
00:0076 Decent1.0 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW12 km/h N152.5 m dry9°chest-high 1.0 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
01:0073 Decent1.0 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW8 km/h NNE141.9 m dry9°chest-high 1.0 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
02:0070 Decent1.0 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW9 km/h NNE121.5 m dry8°chest-high 1.0 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
03:0066 Decent0.9 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW9 km/h NNE101.2 m ▼dry8°chest-high 0.9 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
04:0038 Blowy0.9 m (0.2 swell)7 sSW8 km/h NNE91.0 m ▼dry7°waist-high 0.9 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
05:0041 Blowy0.8 m (0.2 swell)7 sSW8 km/h NNE91.0 m ▼dry7°waist-high 0.8 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
06:0034 Blowy0.8 m7 sSW8 km/h NE91.3 m dry8°waist-high 0.8 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
07:0047 Fresh0.8 m6 sSW11 km/h NNE101.8 m dry8°waist-high 0.8 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
08:0051 Fresh0.7 m6 sSW10 km/h NNE102.3 m dry9°waist-high 0.7 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
09:0054 Fresh0.7 m6 sSW11 km/h NNE102.8 m dry9°waist-high 0.7 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
10:0057 Fresh0.7 m6 sSW8 km/h NNE103.1 m ▲dry11°waist-high 0.7 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
11:0034 Blowy0.6 m6 sSW6 km/h NE123.0 m ▲dry13°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
12:0018 Grim0.6 m6 sSW8 km/h ESE152.7 m dry14°knee-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
13:0015 Grim0.6 m6 sSW10 km/h ESE172.3 m dry14°knee-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
14:0010 Grim0.5 m6 sSW13 km/h ESE181.8 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
15:007 Grim0.5 m6 sSW12 km/h ESE181.4 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
16:004 Grim0.5 m6 sSW12 km/h SE191.2 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
17:001 Grim0.5 m5 sSW11 km/h SE191.1 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
18:004 Grim0.4 m5 sSW6 km/h SE191.1 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
19:008 Grim0.4 m5 sSW7 km/h SE171.4 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
20:0011 Grim0.4 m5 sSSW7 km/h SE161.9 m dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
21:0014 Grim0.4 m5 sSSW10 km/h SE172.4 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide
22:0018 Grim0.4 m5 sSSW9 km/h SE182.8 m ▲dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide
23:0021 Grim0.4 m5 sSSW11 km/h S192.9 m ▲dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide
Sunday, 4 October
00:0018 Grim0.4 m5 sSSW9 km/h S212.8 m ▲dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide
01:0015 Grim0.4 m5 sSSW8 km/h SSW222.5 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide
02:0014 Grim0.4 m5 sSSW12 km/h SW232.1 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
03:0011 Grim0.4 m5 sSW11 km/h WSW241.7 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
04:008 Grim0.4 m5 sSW9 km/h WSW251.4 m dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
05:0015 Grim0.4 m5 sSW6 km/h WNW251.2 m ▼dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
06:003 Grim0.4 m5 sSW4 km/h S271.1 m ▼dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
07:006 Grim0.4 m5 sSW14 km/h SSW281.3 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
08:003 Grim0.4 m5 sSW20 km/h SW301.6 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
09:007 Grim0.4 m5 sSW21 km/h SW312.1 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
10:0018 Grim0.4 m5 sSW17 km/h WSW312.6 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
11:0021 Grim0.4 m5 sSW15 km/h WSW312.9 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
12:0014 Grim0.4 m4 sSW19 km/h WSW312.9 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
13:0011 Grim0.5 m4 sSW19 km/h WSW322.8 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 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 · Decent · sea 15° · 1.5 mFri, 2 Oct 17:30–18:30 · overhead 1.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
🏄 Red Strand surf · Fresh · sea 15° · 0.7 mSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · waist-high 0.7 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
🏄 Red Strand surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.4 mSun, 4 Oct 10:30–11:30 · knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide

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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.