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Rocky Bay

Green Coast faces SE Monitored, not designated

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28
Blowy · waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy
Waves
0.8 m
5 s period from SSE · model cell 2.8 km out
Sea
16.7°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 112 km away.
Tide
3.2 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 09:20.
Wind
29 km/h
Fresh breeze, SW, cross, gusts 47
Daylight
07:35
Sunrise. Sunset 19:10. Air 16°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
15:00
Blowy 36/100
chest-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind · 0.9 m · 41 km/h
▼ 03:15 ▲ 09:20 ▼ 15:55 ▲ 21:50
Sat, 3 Oct
09:00
Blowy 33/100
knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high tide · 0.6 m · 10 km/h
▼ 04:10 ▲ 10:15 ▼ 16:45 ▲ 22:50
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grim 15/100
knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind · 0.3 m · 22 km/h
▼ 05:20 ▲ 11:35 ▼ 18:05
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 23 km/h
▲ 00:15 ▼ 06:45 ▲ 13:05 ▼ 19:35
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 13 km/h
▲ 01:45 ▼ 08:05 ▲ 14:30 ▼ 20:55
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 17 km/h
▲ 02:55 ▼ 09:15 ▲ 15:40 ▼ 21:55
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 15 km/h
▲ 03:55 ▼ 10:15 ▲ 16:25 ▼ 22:40

Week at a glance

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Fri 08:0028 · Blowywaist-high 0.8 m · short period 5 s, choppy
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 01:00 · 28 Blowy · nightFri 02:00 · 28 Blowy · nightFri 03:00 · 28 Blowy · nightFri 04:00 · 28 Blowy · nightFri 05:00 · 28 Blowy · nightFri 06:00 · 28 Blowy · nightFri 07:00 · 28 Blowy · nightFri 08:00 · 28 BlowyFri 09:00 · 28 BlowyFri 10:00 · 28 BlowyFri 11:00 · 16 GrimFri 12:00 · 11 GrimFri 13:00 · 11 GrimFri 14:00 · 11 GrimFri 15:00 · 36 BlowyFri 16:00 · 36 BlowyFri 17:00 · 11 GrimFri 18:00 · 28 BlowyFri 19:00 · 36 BlowyFri 20:00 · 46 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 46 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 46 Fresh · nightFri 23:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 02:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 03:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 05:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 23 Grim · nightSat 08:00 · 23 GrimSat 09:00 · 33 BlowySat 10:00 · 23 GrimSat 11:00 · 23 GrimSat 12:00 · 21 GrimSat 13:00 · 21 GrimSat 14:00 · 7 GrimSat 15:00 · 7 GrimSat 16:00 · 7 GrimSat 17:00 · 7 GrimSat 18:00 · 21 GrimSat 19:00 · 15 GrimSat 20:00 · 23 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 23 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 23 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 15 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 15 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 15 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 15 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 15 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 15 GrimSun 09:00 · 15 GrimSun 10:00 · 15 GrimSun 11:00 · 15 GrimSun 12:00 · 15 GrimSun 13:00 · 15 GrimSun 14:00 · 15 GrimSun 15:00 · 15 GrimSun 16:00 · 15 GrimSun 17:00 · 15 GrimSun 18:00 · 15 GrimSun 19:00 · 15 GrimSun 20:00 · 15 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 15 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 15 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 10:00 · 5 GrimMon 13:00 · 5 GrimMon 16:00 · 5 GrimMon 19:00 · 5 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 · 0 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 0 GrimWed 13:00 · 0 GrimWed 19:00 · 0 GrimThu 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 08:00

28 Blowy
  • waist-high 0.8 m
  • short period 5 s, choppy
  • cross-shore wind
  • high tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.8 m29 km/h
faces 136° SE · wind cross
Waves
0.8 m @ 5 s from SSE
Wind
29 km/h SW · gusts 47
Tide
3.1 m · upper half
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
08:0028 Blowy0.8 m5 sSSE29 km/h SW473.1 m 0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
09:0028 Blowy0.8 m5 sSSE27 km/h SW483.5 m ▲dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
10:0028 Blowy0.8 m5 sSSE32 km/h SSW493.5 m ▲dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
11:0016 Grim0.8 m6 sSSE38 km/h SSW533.2 m 0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
12:0011 Grim0.9 m6 sSSE39 km/h SSW562.6 m 0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
13:0011 Grim0.9 m6 sSSE41 km/h SSW571.9 m dry17°waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
14:0011 Grim0.9 m6 sSSE42 km/h SSW581.3 m 0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
15:0036 Blowy0.9 m6 sSSE41 km/h SSW580.9 m ▼0.3 mm16°chest-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
16:0036 Blowy0.9 m6 sSSE45 km/h SSW580.8 m ▼0.7 mm16°chest-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
17:0011 Grim0.9 m6 sSSE40 km/h SW571.0 m ▼0.6 mm16°waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
18:0028 Blowy0.9 m6 sSSE19 km/h WSW511.5 m 0.5 mm16°waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
19:0036 Blowy0.9 m6 sSSE12 km/h W422.1 m 0.2 mm15°waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
20:0046 Fresh0.8 m6 sSSE11 km/h NW332.8 m 0.1 mm14°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
21:0046 Fresh0.8 m6 sSSE11 km/h NW253.3 m ▲dry12°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
22:0046 Fresh0.8 m6 sSSE12 km/h WNW213.4 m ▲dry11°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
23:0046 Fresh0.7 m6 sSSE13 km/h WNW203.2 m ▲dry10°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0046 Fresh0.7 m6 sSSE13 km/h WNW172.8 m dry9°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
01:0046 Fresh0.7 m6 sSSE13 km/h WNW152.2 m dry9°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
02:0046 Fresh0.7 m6 sSSE14 km/h WNW141.6 m dry8°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
03:0046 Fresh0.6 m6 sSSE13 km/h WNW131.1 m ▼dry8°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind
04:0046 Fresh0.6 m5 sSSE12 km/h WNW130.9 m ▼dry8°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind
05:0046 Fresh0.6 m5 sSSE7 km/h NW130.9 m ▼dry8°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind
06:0046 Fresh0.6 m5 sSSE4 km/h NW131.3 m dry8°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind
07:0023 Grim0.6 m5 sSSE1 km/h WSW131.8 m dry9°knee-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind
08:0023 Grim0.6 m5 sSSE6 km/h NE132.5 m dry10°knee-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind
09:0033 Blowy0.6 m5 sSSE10 km/h N133.0 m dry10°knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high tide
10:0023 Grim0.6 m5 sSSE5 km/h NNE143.3 m ▲dry12°knee-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
11:0023 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE8 km/h ENE153.3 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
12:0021 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE10 km/h E163.0 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore
13:0021 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE12 km/h SE182.5 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore
14:007 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE15 km/h SE192.0 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, onshore wind
15:007 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE15 km/h SSE191.5 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, onshore wind
16:007 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE17 km/h SSE201.1 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, onshore wind, low tide
17:007 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE18 km/h S201.0 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, onshore wind, low tide
18:0021 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE14 km/h S201.2 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low tide
19:0015 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE21 km/h SSW191.6 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind
20:0023 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE13 km/h SW192.1 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind
21:0023 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE12 km/h SW192.6 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind
22:0023 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE14 km/h SW213.0 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
23:0023 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE17 km/h SW223.1 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
Sunday, 4 October
00:0015 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE18 km/h SW223.0 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
01:0023 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE14 km/h WSW222.7 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind
02:0023 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE18 km/h SW242.2 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind
03:0023 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE17 km/h SW251.7 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind
04:0015 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE18 km/h SW261.3 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
05:0015 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE19 km/h SW271.1 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
06:0015 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW271.1 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
07:0015 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE22 km/h SW281.4 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Crosshaven (modelled), 8 km away · metres above chart datum
03:1509:2015:5521:50
Low 03:15 · 0.6 mHigh 09:20 · 3.6 mLow 15:55 · 0.8 mHigh 21:50 · 3.4 m

The spot

Faces
136° SE
Swell window
NNE 30° → WSW 240°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 2.8 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: YesDogs on lead

As listed by Cork County Council. Open in Maps.

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Rocky Bay Beach is located at Carrigaline in Co Cork. It is a sandy, south facing beach approx 300m in length. The beach is accessible via a narrow entrance from a local road and there is limited parking.

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🏄 Rocky Bay surf · Blowy · sea 17° · 0.9 mFri, 2 Oct 14:30–15:30 · chest-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
🏄 Rocky Bay surf · Blowy · sea 17° · 0.6 mSat, 3 Oct 08:30–09:30 · knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high tide
🏄 Rocky Bay surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind

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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.