Ring (Greenlands Strand)
Green Coast faces SSE Monitored, not designated
Surf score now
4
Grim · waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy
Waves
0.8 m
6 s period from SSE · model cell 3.5 km out
Sea
16.8°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 84 km away.
Tide
2.9 m
Falling. Low at 16:10.
Wind
37 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 57
Daylight
07:33
Sunrise. Sunset 19:08. Air 16°C.
Best surf each day
Daylight hours, preferring high tideToday
19:00
Grim 26/100
waist-high 0.9 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind · 0.9 m · 12 km/h
▼ 03:40 ▲ 09:25 ▼ 16:10 ▲ 22:00
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Blowy 31/100
knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide · 0.5 m · 5 km/h
▼ 04:40 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 17:10 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
10:00
Grim 17/100
knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide · 0.3 m · 15 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:35
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 19 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 07:15 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 20:05
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 9 km/h
▲ 01:55 ▼ 08:35 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:15
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 16 km/h
▲ 03:10 ▼ 09:50 ▲ 15:50 ▼ 22:25
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 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 12:003 · Grim
Fri, 2 Oct, 12:00
3 Grim- waist-high 0.8 m
- short period 6 s, choppy
- cross-shore wind
- high-ish tide
- cross wind
Waves
0.8 m @ 6 s from SSE
Wind
37 km/h SSW · gusts 57
Tide
2.9 m · upper half
Air
16°C · 0.1 mm rain
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 | 6 Grim | 0.8 m | 5 s | SSE | 36 km/h SSW | 55 | 3.5 m | dry | 16° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 12:00 | 3 Grim | 0.8 m | 6 s | SSE | 37 km/h SSW | 57 | 2.9 m | 0.1 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 13:00 | 0 Grim | 0.8 m | 6 s | SSE | 38 km/h SSW | 59 | 2.2 m | dry | 16° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 14:00 | 0 Grim | 0.9 m | 6 s | SSE | 39 km/h SSW | 60 | 1.7 m | dry | 16° | waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 15:00 | 0 Grim | 0.9 m | 6 s | SSE | 41 km/h SSW | 61 | 1.3 m ▼ | 0.1 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 16:00 | 0 Grim | 0.9 m | 6 s | SSE | 42 km/h SSW | 61 | 1.1 m ▼ | 0.2 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 17:00 | 0 Grim | 0.9 m | 6 s | SSE | 38 km/h SW | 61 | 1.2 m ▼ | 0.8 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 18:00 | 0 Grim | 0.9 m | 5 s | SSE | 40 km/h SW | 59 | 1.6 m | 1.3 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.9 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 19:00 | 26 Grim | 0.9 m | 5 s | SSE | 12 km/h W | 47 | 2.4 m | 0.7 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.9 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 20:00 | 39 Blowy | 0.8 m | 5 s | SSE | 13 km/h WNW | 31 | 3.0 m | dry | 14° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 21:00 | 43 Blowy | 0.8 m | 5 s | SSE | 11 km/h WNW | 22 | 3.5 m ▲ | dry | 12° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 22:00 | 46 Fresh | 0.8 m | 5 s | SSE | 9 km/h WNW | 19 | 3.7 m ▲ | dry | 11° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 23:00 | 43 Blowy | 0.7 m | 5 s | SSE | 10 km/h W | 17 | 3.5 m ▲ | dry | 10° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| Saturday, 3 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 40 Blowy | 0.7 m | 5 s | SSE | 10 km/h WNW | 16 | 3.1 m | dry | 9° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 01:00 | 37 Blowy | 0.7 m | 5 s | SSE | 9 km/h W | 15 | 2.5 m | dry | 9° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 02:00 | 24 Grim | 0.7 m | 5 s | SSE | 8 km/h W | 13 | 1.9 m | dry | 8° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 03:00 | 31 Blowy | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 9 km/h NW | 12 | 1.5 m | dry | 8° | waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 04:00 | 28 Blowy | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 8 km/h NW | 13 | 1.3 m ▼ | dry | 7° | waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 05:00 | 27 Grim | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 8 km/h NNW | 12 | 1.2 m ▼ | dry | 7° | waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 06:00 | 18 Grim | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 4 km/h NW | 11 | 1.5 m | dry | 7° | knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide |
| 07:00 | 21 Grim | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 4 km/h NW | 11 | 2.1 m | dry | 7° | knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide |
| 08:00 | 24 Grim | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 9 km/h WNW | 11 | 2.8 m | dry | 8° | knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 09:00 | 28 Blowy | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 6 km/h NNW | 10 | 3.3 m | dry | 9° | knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 10:00 | 31 Blowy | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 5 km/h N | 9 | 3.6 m ▲ | dry | 10° | knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 11:00 | 22 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 5 km/h NNE | 9 | 3.6 m ▲ | dry | 12° | knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 12:00 | 19 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 4 km/h ENE | 10 | 3.3 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 13:00 | 14 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 6 km/h ESE | 13 | 2.8 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 14:00 | 11 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 10 km/h SE | 15 | 2.3 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 15:00 | 8 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 10 km/h SSE | 17 | 1.9 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 16:00 | 5 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 10 km/h SSE | 17 | 1.5 m ▼ | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 17:00 | 2 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 7 km/h SSE | 18 | 1.3 m ▼ | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 18:00 | 4 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 5 km/h SSE | 17 | 1.4 m ▼ | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 19:00 | 7 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 7 km/h SSE | 16 | 1.7 m | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 20:00 | 11 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 11 km/h S | 15 | 2.3 m | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 21:00 | 14 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 10 km/h S | 14 | 2.9 m | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 22:00 | 18 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 10 km/h S | 15 | 3.3 m ▲ | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 23:00 | 21 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 10 km/h S | 16 | 3.4 m ▲ | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| Sunday, 4 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 18 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 12 km/h S | 17 | 3.3 m ▲ | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 01:00 | 15 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 13 km/h S | 17 | 3.0 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 02:00 | 0 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 15 km/h S | 18 | 2.5 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, onshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 03:00 | 9 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 12 km/h S | 19 | 2.1 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 04:00 | 8 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 12 km/h WSW | 21 | 1.7 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 05:00 | 5 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 9 km/h WSW | 22 | 1.4 m ▼ | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 06:00 | 14 Grim | 0.4 m | 4 s | SSE | 8 km/h W | 23 | 1.4 m ▼ | dry | 12° | knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide |
| 07:00 | 7 Grim | 0.4 m | 4 s | SSE | 10 km/h W | 24 | 1.6 m | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 08:00 | 11 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 9 km/h SW | 25 | 2.0 m | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 09:00 | 14 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 10 km/h SW | 26 | 2.6 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 10:00 | 17 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 15 km/h SW | 27 | 3.0 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.3 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 WSW reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.
Tide today
Ballycotton, 11 km away · metres above chart datumLow 03:40 · 1.0 mHigh 09:25 · 3.9 mLow 16:10 · 1.1 mHigh 22:00 · 3.7 m
The spot
Faces
147° SSE
Swell window
NE 50° → WSW 240°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 3.5 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 listedDogs on lead
As listed by Cork County Council. Open in Maps.
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Ring Beach is a sandy beach, located approx 3.5 kilometres from Ballymacoda in Co Cork. It is a Special Protection Area (SPA) and Special Area of Conservation (SAC). The beach looks out onto Ballymacoda Bay and Pillmor. In keeping with leave no trace principles bins are not provided. The public are expected to take home any waste they generate
Put Ring (Greenlands Strand) in your calendar
Dipper Plus drops the best surf hour here into your phone every day, with waves, sea temperature, tide and a 45-minute nudge. Up to three spots.
Set up Dipper Plus🏄 Ring (Greenlands Strand) surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.9 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · waist-high 0.9 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
🏄 Ring (Greenlands Strand) surf · Blowy · sea 17° · 0.5 mSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
🏄 Ring (Greenlands Strand) surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 09:30–10:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-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.