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Ring (Greenlands Strand)

Green Coast faces SSE Monitored, not designated

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Surf score now
46
Fresh · chest-high 1.0 m, cross-shore wind
Waves
1.0 m
6 s period from SSE · model cell 3.5 km out
Sea
16.9°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 84 km away.
Tide
1.2 m
Low tide. Low at 16:10.
Wind
41 km/h
Strong breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 61
Daylight
07:33
Sunrise. Sunset 19:08. Air 16°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
19:00
Fresh 51/100
chest-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind · 0.9 m · 12 km/h
▼ 03:40 ▲ 09:25 ▼ 16:10 ▲ 22:00
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Blowy 35/100
waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind · 0.6 m · 9 km/h
▼ 04:40 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 17:10 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grim 15/100
knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide · 0.3 m · 9 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:35
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grim 13/100
knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide · 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
Blowy 32/100
knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide · 0.4 m · 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

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Fri 15:0045 · Freshchest-high 1.0 m · cross-shore wind
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 12:00 · 0 GrimFri 13:00 · 27 GrimFri 14:00 · 30 BlowyFri 15:00 · 45 FreshFri 16:00 · 48 FreshFri 17:00 · 33 BlowyFri 18:00 · 25 GrimFri 19:00 · 51 FreshFri 20:00 · 33 Blowy · nightFri 21:00 · 29 Blowy · nightFri 22:00 · 26 Grim · nightFri 23:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSat 00:00 · 32 Blowy · nightSat 01:00 · 35 Blowy · nightSat 02:00 · 28 Blowy · nightSat 03:00 · 41 Blowy · nightSat 04:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSat 05:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 41 Blowy · nightSat 07:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSat 08:00 · 35 BlowySat 09:00 · 18 GrimSat 10:00 · 15 GrimSat 11:00 · 5 GrimSat 12:00 · 8 GrimSat 13:00 · 9 GrimSat 14:00 · 12 GrimSat 15:00 · 15 GrimSat 16:00 · 18 GrimSat 17:00 · 21 GrimSat 18:00 · 18 GrimSat 19:00 · 15 GrimSat 20:00 · 11 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 8 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 4 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 1 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 4 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 7 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 13 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 18 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 32 Blowy · nightSun 07:00 · 19 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 15 GrimSun 09:00 · 12 GrimSun 10:00 · 9 GrimSun 11:00 · 0 GrimSun 12:00 · 0 GrimSun 13:00 · 0 GrimSun 14:00 · 2 GrimSun 15:00 · 5 GrimSun 16:00 · 7 GrimSun 17:00 · 10 GrimSun 18:00 · 13 GrimSun 19:00 · 14 GrimSun 20:00 · 10 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 7 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 3 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 3 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 6 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 8 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 11 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 14 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 13 GrimMon 09:00 · 9 GrimMon 10:00 · 6 GrimMon 11:00 · 3 GrimMon 12:00 · 0 GrimMon 13:00 · 0 GrimMon 14:00 · 0 GrimMon 15:00 · 0 GrimMon 16:00 · 3 GrimMon 17:00 · 6 GrimMon 18:00 · 9 GrimMon 19:00 · 12 GrimMon 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 5 GrimTue 13:00 · 5 GrimTue 16:00 · 5 GrimTue 19:00 · 5 GrimTue 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 04:00 · 16 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 25 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 32 BlowyWed 13:00 · 22 GrimWed 16:00 · 14 GrimWed 19:00 · 23 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, 15:00

45 Fresh
  • chest-high 1.0 m
  • cross-shore wind
  • low-ish tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.0 m41 km/h
faces 147° SSE · wind cross
Waves
1.0 m @ 6 s from SSE
Wind
41 km/h SSW · gusts 61
Tide
1.3 m · low
Air
16°C · 0.1 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
15:0045 Fresh1.0 m6 sSSE41 km/h SSW611.3 m ▼0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.0 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
16:0048 Fresh1.0 m6 sSSE42 km/h SSW611.1 m ▼0.2 mm16°chest-high 1.0 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
17:0033 Blowy1.0 m6 sSSE38 km/h SW611.2 m ▼0.8 mm16°chest-high 1.0 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
18:0025 Grim1.0 m6 sSSE40 km/h SW591.6 m 1.3 mm16°chest-high 1.0 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
19:0051 Fresh0.9 m6 sSSE12 km/h W472.4 m 0.7 mm16°chest-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
20:0033 Blowy0.9 m6 sSSE13 km/h WNW313.0 m dry14°waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
21:0029 Blowy0.8 m6 sSSE11 km/h WNW223.5 m ▲dry12°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
22:0026 Grim0.8 m6 sSSE9 km/h WNW193.7 m ▲dry11°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
23:0029 Blowy0.8 m6 sSSE10 km/h W173.5 m ▲dry10°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0032 Blowy0.7 m6 sSSE10 km/h WNW163.1 m dry9°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
01:0035 Blowy0.7 m6 sSSE9 km/h W152.5 m dry9°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
02:0028 Blowy0.7 m6 sSSE8 km/h W131.9 m dry8°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
03:0041 Blowy0.7 m6 sSSE9 km/h NW121.5 m dry8°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
04:0044 Blowy0.7 m6 sSSE8 km/h NW131.3 m ▼dry7°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
05:0045 Fresh0.7 m6 sSSE8 km/h NNW121.2 m ▼dry7°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind
06:0041 Blowy0.6 m5 sSSE4 km/h NW111.5 m dry7°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind
07:0038 Blowy0.6 m5 sSSE4 km/h NW112.1 m dry7°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind
08:0035 Blowy0.6 m5 sSSE9 km/h WNW112.8 m dry8°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind
09:0018 Grim0.6 m5 sSSE6 km/h NNW103.3 m dry9°knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
10:0015 Grim0.6 m5 sSSE5 km/h N93.6 m ▲dry10°knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
11:005 Grim0.6 m5 sSSE5 km/h NNE93.6 m ▲dry12°knee-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
12:008 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE4 km/h ENE103.3 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
13:009 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE6 km/h ESE132.8 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, high-ish tide
14:0012 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE10 km/h SE152.3 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
15:0015 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE10 km/h SSE171.9 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
16:0018 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE10 km/h SSE171.5 m ▼dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
17:0021 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE7 km/h SSE181.3 m ▼dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
18:0018 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE5 km/h SSE171.4 m ▼dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
19:0015 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE7 km/h SSE161.7 m dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
20:0011 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE11 km/h S152.3 m dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
21:008 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE10 km/h S142.9 m dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide
22:004 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE10 km/h S153.3 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide
23:001 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h S163.4 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide
Sunday, 4 October
00:004 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE12 km/h S173.3 m ▲dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, high-ish tide
01:007 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE13 km/h S173.0 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, high-ish tide
02:000 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE15 km/h S182.5 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, onshore wind, high-ish tide
03:0013 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE12 km/h S192.1 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
04:0018 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE12 km/h WSW211.7 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
05:0021 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE9 km/h WSW221.4 m ▼dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
06:0032 Blowy0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h W231.4 m ▼dry12°knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
07:0019 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h W241.6 m dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
08:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE9 km/h SW252.0 m dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
09:0012 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h SW262.6 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
10:009 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE15 km/h SW273.0 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
11:000 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE18 km/h SW303.4 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
12:000 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE20 km/h SW313.4 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
13:000 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW313.3 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
14:002 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW322.9 m dry17°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 window

Swell 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 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
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.

Water quality

No annual classification yet.

· beaches.ie

On the ground

No lifeguard listedNo toiletsNo parking listedDogs on lead

As listed by Cork County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

My Hot Spot · Redbarn Strand, Youghal · 4 km · fixed

Coastal Cabin Beach Sauna · Garryvoe Beach, Ballycotton · 9 km · fixed

Cedar & Steam Sauna · Ballycroneen Strand (also Guileen Bay), Cloyne · 18 km · mobile

The Sweaty Sanctuary Sauna · Inch Beach, Whitegate · 20 km · fixed

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.

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🏄 Ring (Greenlands Strand) surf · Fresh · sea 17° · 0.9 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · chest-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
🏄 Ring (Greenlands Strand) surf · Blowy · sea 17° · 0.6 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind
🏄 Ring (Greenlands Strand) surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide

Nearby spots

Redbarn

4 km · Co. Cork · Excellent Quality

Youghal Claycastle

5 km · Co. Cork · Excellent Quality

Youghal Front Strand Beach

6 km · Co. Cork · Excellent Quality

Ballyhonock Lough

9 km · Co. Cork · Not classified

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