Rocky Bay
Green Coast faces SE Monitored, not designated
Surf score now
3
Grim · waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy
Waves
0.9 m
6 s period from SSE · model cell 2.8 km out
Sea
16.8°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 112 km away.
Tide
2.6 m
Falling. Low at 15:55.
Wind
44 km/h
Strong breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 58
Daylight
07:35
Sunrise. Sunset 19:10. Air 16°C.
Best surf each day
Daylight hours, preferring high tideToday
19:00
Blowy 36/100
waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind · 0.9 m · 13 km/h
▼ 03:15 ▲ 09:20 ▼ 15:55 ▲ 21:50
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Blowy 32/100
knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide · 0.6 m · 3 km/h
▼ 04:10 ▲ 10:15 ▼ 16:45 ▲ 22:50
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Grim 14/100
knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide · 0.3 m · 24 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
Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.Fri 12:003 · Grim
Fri, 2 Oct, 12:00
3 Grim- waist-high 0.9 m
- short period 6 s, choppy
- cross-shore wind
- high-ish tide
- cross wind
Waves
0.9 m @ 6 s from SSE
Wind
44 km/h SSW · gusts 58
Tide
2.6 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 | 6 s | SSE | 42 km/h SSW | 55 | 3.2 m | 0.1 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 12:00 | 3 Grim | 0.9 m | 6 s | SSE | 44 km/h SSW | 58 | 2.6 m | 0.1 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 13:00 | 0 Grim | 0.9 m | 6 s | SSE | 44 km/h SSW | 60 | 1.9 m | dry | 16° | waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 14:00 | 0 Grim | 0.9 m | 6 s | SSE | 46 km/h SSW | 62 | 1.3 m | 0.3 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 15:00 | 19 Grim | 0.9 m | 6 s | SSE | 45 km/h SSW | 62 | 0.9 m ▼ | 0.6 mm | 16° | chest-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 16:00 | 11 Grim | 0.9 m | 6 s | SSE | 45 km/h SSW | 62 | 0.8 m ▼ | 1.1 mm | 16° | chest-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 17:00 | 0 Grim | 0.9 m | 6 s | SSE | 39 km/h SW | 60 | 1.0 m ▼ | 0.9 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 18:00 | 15 Grim | 0.9 m | 6 s | SSE | 18 km/h WSW | 52 | 1.5 m | 0.5 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 19:00 | 36 Blowy | 0.9 m | 6 s | SSE | 13 km/h W | 38 | 2.1 m | dry | 15° | waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 20:00 | 40 Blowy | 0.8 m | 6 s | SSE | 13 km/h NW | 26 | 2.8 m | dry | 13° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 21:00 | 43 Blowy | 0.8 m | 6 s | SSE | 13 km/h WNW | 21 | 3.3 m ▲ | dry | 12° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 22:00 | 45 Fresh | 0.8 m | 6 s | SSE | 14 km/h WNW | 18 | 3.4 m ▲ | dry | 10° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 23:00 | 42 Blowy | 0.7 m | 6 s | SSE | 12 km/h WNW | 17 | 3.2 m ▲ | dry | 10° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| Saturday, 3 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 39 Blowy | 0.7 m | 6 s | SSE | 14 km/h WNW | 17 | 2.8 m | dry | 9° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 01:00 | 36 Blowy | 0.7 m | 6 s | SSE | 14 km/h WNW | 17 | 2.2 m | dry | 9° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 02:00 | 33 Blowy | 0.7 m | 6 s | SSE | 13 km/h WNW | 15 | 1.6 m | dry | 8° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 03:00 | 30 Blowy | 0.6 m | 6 s | SSE | 13 km/h WNW | 13 | 1.1 m ▼ | dry | 8° | waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 04:00 | 27 Grim | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 13 km/h WNW | 12 | 0.9 m ▼ | dry | 8° | waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 05:00 | 29 Blowy | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 11 km/h WNW | 12 | 0.9 m ▼ | dry | 8° | waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 06:00 | 32 Blowy | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 8 km/h WNW | 11 | 1.3 m | dry | 9° | waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 07:00 | 22 Grim | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 2 km/h NNW | 11 | 1.8 m | dry | 9° | knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide |
| 08:00 | 26 Grim | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 15 km/h NNW | 12 | 2.5 m | dry | 9° | knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 09:00 | 29 Blowy | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 9 km/h NNW | 12 | 3.0 m | dry | 10° | knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 10:00 | 32 Blowy | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 3 km/h N | 11 | 3.3 m ▲ | dry | 12° | knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 11:00 | 19 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 6 km/h E | 13 | 3.3 m ▲ | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 12:00 | 16 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 8 km/h ESE | 15 | 3.0 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 13:00 | 13 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 9 km/h SE | 17 | 2.5 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 14:00 | 9 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 12 km/h SSE | 18 | 2.0 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 15:00 | 6 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 12 km/h SSE | 19 | 1.5 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 16:00 | 3 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 13 km/h SSE | 19 | 1.1 m ▼ | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 17:00 | 2 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 12 km/h S | 19 | 1.0 m ▼ | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 18:00 | 5 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 12 km/h S | 19 | 1.2 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 19:00 | 0 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 15 km/h SSE | 18 | 1.6 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.5 m, onshore wind, low-ish tide |
| 20:00 | 0 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 18 km/h S | 19 | 2.1 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.5 m, onshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 21:00 | 15 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 13 km/h S | 20 | 2.6 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 22:00 | 18 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 11 km/h S | 21 | 3.0 m ▲ | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 23:00 | 6 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 16 km/h S | 21 | 3.1 m ▲ | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, onshore wind, high-ish tide |
| Sunday, 4 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 19 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 14 km/h S | 23 | 3.0 m ▲ | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 01:00 | 16 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 11 km/h WSW | 23 | 2.7 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 02:00 | 13 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 6 km/h SW | 24 | 2.2 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 03:00 | 10 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 9 km/h SW | 25 | 1.7 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 04:00 | 7 Grim | 0.4 m | 4 s | SSE | 12 km/h SSW | 26 | 1.3 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 05:00 | 4 Grim | 0.4 m | 4 s | SSE | 15 km/h SW | 27 | 1.1 m ▼ | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 06:00 | 5 Grim | 0.4 m | 4 s | SSE | 17 km/h WSW | 29 | 1.1 m ▼ | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 07:00 | 0 Grim | 0.4 m | 4 s | SSE | 19 km/h SW | 30 | 1.4 m | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 08:00 | 4 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 22 km/h SW | 28 | 1.8 m | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 09:00 | 7 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 23 km/h SW | 28 | 2.3 m | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 10:00 | 10 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 24 km/h SW | 31 | 2.8 m | dry | 16° | 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 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 datumLow 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.
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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Set up Dipper Plus🏄 Rocky Bay surf · Blowy · sea 17° · 0.9 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
🏄 Rocky Bay surf · Blowy · sea 17° · 0.6 mSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
🏄 Rocky Bay surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · 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.