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Redbarn

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11
Grim · strong wind, rain
Waves
0.9 m
6 s period from SSE · model cell 2.7 km out
Sea
16.9°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 84 km away.
Tide
1.9 m
Rising. High at 22:00.
Wind
39 km/h
Strong breeze, SW, cross, gusts 59
Daylight
07:33
Sunrise. Sunset 19:08. Air 16°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
19:00
Grim 17/100
strong wind, rain, waves 0.9 m · 0.9 m · 41 km/h
▼ 03:40 ▲ 09:25 ▼ 16:10 ▲ 22:00
Sat, 3 Oct
18:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.4 m · 11 km/h
▼ 04:40 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 17:10 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
10:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 8 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:35
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 18 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 07:15 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 20:05
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 9 km/h
▲ 01:55 ▼ 08:35 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:15
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 17 km/h
▲ 03:10 ▼ 09:50 ▲ 15:50 ▼ 22:25
Thu, 8 Oct
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
▲ 04:20 ▼ 10:45 ▲ 16:45 ▼ 23:15

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 18:0011 · Grimstrong wind · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 17:00 · 18 GrimFri 18:00 · 11 GrimFri 19:00 · 17 GrimFri 20:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 80 GrandSat 09:00 · 86 GrandSat 10:00 · 91 GrandSat 11:00 · 91 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 100 GrandSat 20:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 97 GrandSun 09:00 · 97 GrandSun 10:00 · 100 GrandSun 11:00 · 94 GrandSun 12:00 · 94 GrandSun 13:00 · 94 GrandSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 68 DecentSun 17:00 · 68 DecentSun 18:00 · 68 DecentSun 19:00 · 84 GrandSun 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 94 GrandMon 09:00 · 94 GrandMon 10:00 · 84 GrandMon 11:00 · 84 GrandMon 12:00 · 84 GrandMon 13:00 · 84 GrandMon 14:00 · 84 GrandMon 15:00 · 84 GrandMon 16:00 · 84 GrandMon 17:00 · 84 GrandMon 18:00 · 84 GrandMon 19:00 · 94 GrandMon 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 100 GrandTue 13:00 · 92 GrandTue 16:00 · 92 GrandTue 19:00 · 86 GrandTue 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 94 GrandWed 16:00 · 90 GrandWed 19:00 · 91 GrandWed 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 94 GrandThu 19:00 · 97 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 18:00

11 Grim
  • strong wind
  • rain
  • waves 0.9 m
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.9 m39 km/h
faces 142° SE · wind cross
Waves
0.9 m @ 6 s from SSE
Wind
39 km/h SW · gusts 59
Tide
1.6 m · lower half
Air
16°C · 0.8 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
18:0011 Grim0.9 m6 sSSE39 km/h SW591.6 m 0.8 mm16°strong wind, rain, waves 0.9 m
19:0017 Grim0.9 m6 sSSE41 km/h WSW522.4 m 1.2 mm16°strong wind, rain, waves 0.9 m
20:0076 Decent0.8 m6 sSSE14 km/h W333.0 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
21:0091 Grand0.8 m6 sSSE12 km/h WNW213.5 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
22:0091 Grand0.8 m6 sSSE9 km/h WNW193.7 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
23:0086 Grand0.7 m6 sSSE9 km/h W183.5 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand0.7 m6 sSSE8 km/h WSW163.1 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
01:0086 Grand0.7 m6 sSSE9 km/h WNW132.5 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
02:0086 Grand0.7 m6 sSSE9 km/h WNW111.9 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
03:0086 Grand0.7 m6 sSSE8 km/h NW111.5 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
04:0086 Grand0.6 m6 sSSE5 km/h NW111.3 m ▼dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
05:0086 Grand0.6 m6 sSSE5 km/h NW101.2 m ▼dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
06:0086 Grand0.6 m5 sSSE4 km/h NNW101.5 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
07:0086 Grand0.6 m5 sSSE5 km/h NW102.1 m dry6°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
08:0080 Grand0.6 m5 sSSE15 km/h NNW122.8 m dry7°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
09:0086 Grand0.6 m5 sSSE9 km/h N143.3 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
10:0091 Grand0.6 m5 sSSE9 km/h NNE123.6 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
11:0091 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE8 km/h NNE113.6 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
12:0094 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE5 km/h E123.3 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
13:0094 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE9 km/h SE142.8 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
14:0094 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE9 km/h SE172.3 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
15:0094 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE10 km/h SE181.9 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
16:0094 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h SE181.5 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
17:0094 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h SSE171.3 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
18:00100 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE11 km/h SSE151.4 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:00100 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h S131.7 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:00100 Grand0.4 m4 sSSE10 km/h S112.3 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:00100 Grand0.4 m4 sSSE12 km/h S122.9 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0094 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE12 km/h SSE123.3 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0091 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE12 km/h SSE123.4 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:00100 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE9 km/h SSW123.3 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:00100 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE5 km/h S113.0 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:00100 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE6 km/h S122.5 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:00100 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE9 km/h SSW122.1 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:00100 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h WSW131.7 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0097 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE3 km/h NNW131.4 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0097 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE3 km/h NNW141.4 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0097 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE2 km/h N161.6 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0097 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE5 km/h WNW182.0 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0097 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE6 km/h W202.6 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:00100 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h W233.0 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:0094 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE18 km/h WSW253.4 m ▲dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0094 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE19 km/h SW273.4 m ▲dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0094 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE19 km/h WSW293.3 m ▲dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0084 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE22 km/h SW312.9 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0084 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE27 km/h SW322.5 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0068 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE29 km/h SW332.1 m dry17°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0068 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE29 km/h SW331.7 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Ballycotton, 14 km away · metres above chart datum
03:4009:2516:1022:00
Low 03:40 · 1.0 mHigh 09:25 · 3.9 mLow 16:10 · 1.1 mHigh 22:00 · 3.7 m

The spot

Faces
142° SE
Swell window
E 100° → SW 230°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 2.7 km out
Water
Excellent Quality · Blue Flag

Facing and swell window are derived from the wave model's coastline around the spot, not surveyed. Know better? Tell us.

Water quality

Recent grades: 2024 Excellent, 2023 Excellent, 2022 Excellent. The EPA flags a short-term pollution risk here after heavy rain.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

Lifeguard: YesToiletsParkingAccessible: YesNo dogs (Dogs are not allowed on this beach between 10.30 a.m. & 7.00 p.m. during the bathing season which runs from 1st June to 15th September.)

As listed by Cork County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

My Hot Spot · Redbarn Strand, Youghal · right here · fixed

Coastal Cabin Beach Sauna · Garryvoe Beach, Ballycotton · 12 km · fixed

Cedar & Steam Sauna · Ballycroneen Strand (also Guileen Bay), Cloyne · 21 km · mobile

The Sweaty Sanctuary Sauna · Inch Beach, Whitegate · 23 km · fixed

Redbarn beach is a south facing, gently sloping, sandy/pebble beach. It is located on an approx. 5km long stretch of sandy coastline and is quite open to rough weather and rough seas. The beach is bounded to the rear (north west) by sand dunes leading to agricultural lands, to the north is Ballyvergan Marsh a proposed Natural Heritage Area (pNHA 000078) and to the south is Ballymacoda (Clonpriest & Pillmore) a proposed NHA (pNHA 000077) and Special Area of Conservation (SAC 000077). The beach is used to some extent by anglers, walkers, surfers and windsurfers.

Put Redbarn in your calendar

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🌊 Redbarn dip · Grim · sea 17° · 0.9 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · strong wind, rain, waves 0.9 m
🌊 Redbarn dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.4 mSat, 3 Oct 17:30–18:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Redbarn dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 09:30–10:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea

Nearby spots

Youghal Claycastle

1 km · Co. Cork · Excellent Quality

Youghal Front Strand Beach

2 km · Co. Cork · Excellent Quality

Ring (Greenlands Strand)

4 km · Co. Cork · Not classified

Whiting Bay

7 km · Co. Waterford · Not classified

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