Red Strand
faces SSE Monitored, not designated
Surf score now
31
Blowy · overhead 1.6 m, onshore wind
Waves
1.6 m
7 s period from SW · model cell 2.7 km out
Sea
15.8°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 118 km away.
Tide
2.8 m
Falling. Low at 15:45.
Wind
34 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, onshore, gusts 55
Daylight
07:37
Sunrise. Sunset 19:12. Air 16°C.
Best surf each day
Daylight hours, preferring low tideToday
18:00
Decent 76/100
overhead 1.6 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide · 1.6 m · 13 km/h
▼ 03:10 ▲ 09:15 ▼ 15:45 ▲ 21:45
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Fresh 45/100
waist-high 0.8 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide · 0.8 m · 13 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:15 ▼ 17:05 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Grim 14/100
knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide · 0.5 m · 23 km/h
▼ 05:30 ▲ 11:35 ▼ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grim 20/100
knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide · 0.4 m · 16 km/h
▲ 00:15 ▼ 07:10 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grim 23/100
knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.3 m · 13 km/h
▲ 01:50 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 14:30 ▼ 21:00
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 16 km/h
▲ 02:55 ▼ 09:30 ▲ 15:35 ▼ 22:00
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 18 km/h
▲ 03:50 ▼ 10:20 ▲ 16:15 ▼ 22:50
Week at a glance
Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.Fri 11:0030 · Blowy
Fri, 2 Oct, 11:00
30 Blowy- overhead 1.6 m
- onshore wind
- high-ish tide
- onshore wind
Waves
1.6 m @ 7 s from SW
Wind
34 km/h SSW · gusts 55
Tide
2.9 m · upper half
Air
16°C · dry
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 | ||||||||||
| 11:00 | 30 Blowy | 1.6 m (0.3 swell) | 7 s | SW | 34 km/h SSW | 55 | 2.9 m | dry | 16° | overhead 1.6 m, onshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 12:00 | 33 Blowy | 1.7 m (0.3 swell) | 7 s | SW | 38 km/h SSW | 59 | 2.3 m | dry | 16° | overhead 1.7 m, onshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 13:00 | 37 Blowy | 1.7 m (0.3 swell) | 7 s | SW | 40 km/h SSW | 61 | 1.7 m | 0.2 mm | 16° | overhead 1.7 m, onshore wind, low-ish tide |
| 14:00 | 35 Blowy | 1.7 m (0.3 swell) | 7 s | SW | 40 km/h SSW | 62 | 1.2 m | 1.1 mm | 16° | overhead 1.7 m, onshore wind, low-ish tide |
| 15:00 | 38 Blowy | 1.7 m (0.3 swell) | 7 s | SW | 40 km/h SW | 63 | 1.0 m ▼ | 1.6 mm | 16° | overhead 1.7 m, onshore wind, low-ish tide |
| 16:00 | 52 Fresh | 1.7 m (0.3 swell) | 7 s | SW | 39 km/h SW | 63 | 0.9 m ▼ | 1.5 mm | 16° | overhead 1.7 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 17:00 | 74 Decent | 1.6 m (0.3 swell) | 7 s | SW | 16 km/h WSW | 56 | 1.0 m | 0.7 mm | 16° | overhead 1.6 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 18:00 | 76 Decent | 1.6 m (0.3 swell) | 7 s | SW | 13 km/h W | 44 | 1.4 m | 0.1 mm | 15° | overhead 1.6 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 19:00 | 62 Decent | 1.4 m (0.3 swell) | 7 s | SW | 12 km/h WNW | 30 | 2.0 m | dry | 14° | chest-high 1.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 20:00 | 69 Decent | 1.3 m (0.3 swell) | 7 s | SW | 8 km/h WNW | 23 | 2.6 m | dry | 12° | chest-high 1.3 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 21:00 | 66 Decent | 1.2 m (0.3 swell) | 7 s | SW | 6 km/h NNW | 18 | 3.0 m ▲ | dry | 11° | chest-high 1.2 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 22:00 | 64 Decent | 1.2 m (0.2 swell) | 7 s | SW | 9 km/h NNW | 16 | 3.1 m ▲ | dry | 10° | chest-high 1.2 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 23:00 | 67 Decent | 1.1 m (0.2 swell) | 7 s | SW | 7 km/h N | 15 | 3.0 m | dry | 9° | chest-high 1.1 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide |
| Saturday, 3 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 70 Decent | 1.1 m (0.2 swell) | 7 s | SW | 9 km/h N | 14 | 2.5 m | dry | 9° | chest-high 1.1 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 01:00 | 73 Decent | 1.1 m | 7 s | SW | 8 km/h NNE | 14 | 1.9 m | dry | 9° | chest-high 1.1 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide |
| 02:00 | 76 Decent | 1.0 m | 7 s | SW | 7 km/h NNE | 12 | 1.5 m | dry | 8° | chest-high 1.0 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide |
| 03:00 | 80 Grand | 1.0 m | 7 s | SW | 6 km/h NNE | 10 | 1.2 m ▼ | dry | 8° | chest-high 1.0 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide |
| 04:00 | 83 Grand | 0.9 m | 7 s | SW | 7 km/h NNE | 10 | 1.0 m ▼ | dry | 8° | chest-high 0.9 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide |
| 05:00 | 80 Grand | 0.9 m | 7 s | SW | 7 km/h NE | 10 | 1.0 m ▼ | dry | 8° | chest-high 0.9 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide |
| 06:00 | 42 Blowy | 0.9 m | 7 s | SW | 5 km/h NE | 9 | 1.3 m | dry | 9° | waist-high 0.9 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 07:00 | 39 Blowy | 0.8 m | 7 s | SW | 9 km/h ESE | 10 | 1.8 m | dry | 10° | waist-high 0.8 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 08:00 | 45 Fresh | 0.8 m | 6 s | SW | 13 km/h NNE | 12 | 2.3 m | dry | 9° | waist-high 0.8 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 09:00 | 42 Blowy | 0.8 m | 6 s | SW | 10 km/h NE | 12 | 2.8 m | dry | 10° | waist-high 0.8 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 10:00 | 39 Blowy | 0.8 m | 6 s | SW | 8 km/h NNE | 13 | 3.1 m ▲ | dry | 12° | waist-high 0.8 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 11:00 | 30 Blowy | 0.7 m | 6 s | SW | 6 km/h E | 15 | 3.0 m ▲ | dry | 13° | waist-high 0.7 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 12:00 | 19 Grim | 0.7 m | 6 s | SW | 9 km/h ESE | 18 | 2.7 m | dry | 14° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, light onshore |
| 13:00 | 22 Grim | 0.7 m | 6 s | SW | 10 km/h SE | 19 | 2.3 m | dry | 15° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, light onshore |
| 14:00 | 25 Grim | 0.7 m | 6 s | SW | 13 km/h SSE | 20 | 1.8 m | dry | 15° | waist-high 0.6 m, short period 6 s, choppy, light onshore |
| 15:00 | 28 Blowy | 0.6 m | 6 s | SW | 12 km/h SSE | 20 | 1.4 m | dry | 15° | waist-high 0.6 m, short period 6 s, choppy, light onshore |
| 16:00 | 31 Blowy | 0.6 m | 6 s | SW | 12 km/h SSE | 20 | 1.2 m ▼ | dry | 15° | waist-high 0.6 m, short period 6 s, choppy, light onshore |
| 17:00 | 21 Grim | 0.6 m | 6 s | SW | 11 km/h SSE | 20 | 1.1 m ▼ | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.6 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 18:00 | 18 Grim | 0.6 m | 5 s | SW | 11 km/h SSE | 19 | 1.1 m ▼ | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.6 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 19:00 | 0 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SW | 16 km/h SSE | 19 | 1.4 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.5 m, onshore wind, low-ish tide |
| 20:00 | 11 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SW | 12 km/h SSE | 19 | 1.9 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 21:00 | 8 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SW | 10 km/h SSE | 20 | 2.4 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 22:00 | 4 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SW | 9 km/h SSE | 21 | 2.8 m ▲ | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 23:00 | 3 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SW | 8 km/h SW | 22 | 2.9 m ▲ | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| Sunday, 4 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 6 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SW | 5 km/h WSW | 23 | 2.8 m ▲ | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 01:00 | 19 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SW | 3 km/h NW | 24 | 2.5 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 02:00 | 12 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SW | 1 km/h E | 25 | 2.1 m | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 03:00 | 15 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SW | 5 km/h W | 26 | 1.7 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 04:00 | 16 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SW | 10 km/h SSW | 27 | 1.4 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 05:00 | 21 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SW | 16 km/h SW | 28 | 1.2 m ▼ | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 06:00 | 21 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SW | 17 km/h SW | 29 | 1.1 m ▼ | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 07:00 | 10 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SW | 18 km/h SW | 30 | 1.3 m | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 08:00 | 7 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SW | 22 km/h SW | 28 | 1.6 m | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 09:00 | 3 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SW | 22 km/h SW | 28 | 2.1 m | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 10:00 | 0 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SW | 23 km/h SW | 30 | 2.6 m | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.4 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 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 datumLow 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.
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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Set up Dipper Plus🏄 Red Strand surf · Decent · sea 16° · 1.6 mFri, 2 Oct 17:30–18:30 · overhead 1.6 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
🏄 Red Strand surf · Fresh · sea 16° · 0.8 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · waist-high 0.8 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
🏄 Red Strand surf · Grim · sea 16° · 0.5 mSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · knee-high 0.5 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.