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Sandycove

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42
Blowy · waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy
Waves
0.8 m
6 s period from SSE · model cell 1.9 km out
Sea
16.9°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 125 km away.
Tide
3.0 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 21:45.
Wind
10 km/h
Light breeze, NW, offshore, gusts 19
Daylight
07:35
Sunrise. Sunset 19:11. Air 12°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
Daylight's done for today.
▼ 03:15 ▲ 09:25 ▼ 15:40 ▲ 21:45
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Blowy 32/100
knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide · 0.6 m · 8 km/h
▼ 04:10 ▲ 10:25 ▼ 16:45 ▲ 22:45
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Grim 21/100
knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide · 0.3 m · 18 km/h
▼ 05:15 ▲ 11:30 ▼ 18:05
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Grim 15/100
knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide · 0.3 m · 24 km/h
▲ 00:05 ▼ 06:40 ▲ 12:55 ▼ 19:30
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 19/100
knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide · 0.3 m · 5 km/h
▲ 01:40 ▼ 08:05 ▲ 14:35 ▼ 20:45
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 16 km/h
▲ 02:55 ▼ 09:20 ▲ 15:30 ▼ 21:50
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 12 km/h
▲ 03:55 ▼ 10:20 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:40

Week at a glance

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Fri 21:0044 · Blowywaist-high 0.8 m · short period 6 s, choppy
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 18:00 · 24 GrimFri 19:00 · 27 GrimFri 20:00 · 40 Blowy · nightFri 21:00 · 44 Blowy · nightFri 22:00 · 35 Blowy · nightFri 23:00 · 42 Blowy · nightSat 00:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 01:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSat 02:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 03:00 · 30 Blowy · nightSat 04:00 · 27 Grim · nightSat 05:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSat 06:00 · 32 Blowy · nightSat 07:00 · 35 Blowy · nightSat 08:00 · 25 GrimSat 09:00 · 28 BlowySat 10:00 · 32 BlowySat 11:00 · 21 GrimSat 12:00 · 18 GrimSat 13:00 · 15 GrimSat 14:00 · 10 GrimSat 15:00 · 7 GrimSat 16:00 · 3 GrimSat 17:00 · 2 GrimSat 18:00 · 5 GrimSat 19:00 · 9 GrimSat 20:00 · 12 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 15 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 19 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 20 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 17 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 26 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 20 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 17 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 4 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 9 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 12 GrimSun 09:00 · 15 GrimSun 10:00 · 18 GrimSun 11:00 · 13 GrimSun 12:00 · 21 GrimSun 13:00 · 10 GrimSun 14:00 · 7 GrimSun 15:00 · 4 GrimSun 16:00 · 1 GrimSun 17:00 · 0 GrimSun 18:00 · 0 GrimSun 19:00 · 0 GrimSun 20:00 · 1 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 8 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 11 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 12 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 9 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 6 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 3 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 0 GrimMon 09:00 · 2 GrimMon 10:00 · 6 GrimMon 11:00 · 9 GrimMon 12:00 · 12 GrimMon 13:00 · 15 GrimMon 14:00 · 12 GrimMon 15:00 · 9 GrimMon 16:00 · 6 GrimMon 17:00 · 3 GrimMon 18:00 · 0 GrimMon 19:00 · 5 GrimMon 22:00 · 11 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 21 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 16 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 6 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 19 GrimTue 13:00 · 18 GrimTue 16:00 · 18 GrimTue 19:00 · 5 GrimTue 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 5 GrimWed 13:00 · 5 GrimWed 16:00 · 5 GrimWed 19:00 · 5 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, 21:00

44 Blowy
  • waist-high 0.8 m
  • short period 6 s, choppy
  • offshore wind
  • high-ish tide
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.8 m10 km/h
faces 152° SSE · wind offshore
Waves
0.8 m @ 6 s from SSE
Wind
10 km/h NW · gusts 19
Tide
3.2 m · high
Air
12°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
20:0040 Blowy0.9 m6 sSSE13 km/h WNW242.7 m dry14°waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
21:0044 Blowy0.8 m6 sSSE10 km/h NW193.2 m ▲dry12°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
22:0035 Blowy0.8 m6 sSSE11 km/h W183.3 m ▲dry11°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
23:0042 Blowy0.8 m6 sSSE11 km/h NW173.1 m ▲dry10°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0039 Blowy0.7 m6 sSSE11 km/h NW162.7 m dry10°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
01:0036 Blowy0.7 m6 sSSE10 km/h NW132.1 m dry9°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
02:0033 Blowy0.7 m6 sSSE10 km/h NW121.5 m dry9°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
03:0030 Blowy0.7 m6 sSSE11 km/h NW121.1 m ▼dry8°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
04:0027 Grim0.7 m6 sSSE12 km/h NW120.9 m ▼dry8°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind
05:0029 Blowy0.6 m5 sSSE11 km/h NW120.9 m ▼dry8°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind
06:0032 Blowy0.6 m5 sSSE10 km/h NNW111.3 m dry8°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind
07:0035 Blowy0.6 m5 sSSE5 km/h N121.8 m dry8°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind
08:0025 Grim0.6 m5 sSSE15 km/h NW142.4 m dry8°knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
09:0028 Blowy0.6 m5 sSSE11 km/h NNW152.9 m dry8°knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
10:0032 Blowy0.6 m5 sSSE8 km/h NNW133.2 m ▲dry10°knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
11:0021 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE6 km/h NE123.2 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
12:0018 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE10 km/h E142.9 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
13:0015 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE13 km/h E172.4 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
14:0010 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE13 km/h ESE181.9 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
15:007 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE13 km/h SE181.4 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
16:003 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE11 km/h SE191.1 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
17:002 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE11 km/h SSE181.0 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
18:005 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE11 km/h SSE171.1 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
19:009 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE8 km/h SSE131.5 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
20:0012 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE9 km/h SSE132.1 m dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide
21:0015 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE14 km/h SE132.6 m dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide
22:0019 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE13 km/h SSE133.0 m ▲dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide
23:0020 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE8 km/h SSE133.1 m ▲dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide
Sunday, 4 October
00:0017 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE7 km/h SSE133.0 m ▲dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide
01:0026 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE5 km/h NW132.6 m dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
02:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE2 km/h NNW132.1 m dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
03:0020 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE3 km/h NW141.7 m dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
04:0017 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE3 km/h WNW161.3 m ▼dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
05:004 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE9 km/h WSW181.1 m ▼dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
06:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE11 km/h WSW191.1 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
07:009 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE12 km/h SW211.3 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
08:0012 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE12 km/h SW231.8 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
09:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE16 km/h SW252.3 m dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
10:0018 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE17 km/h WSW272.7 m dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
11:0013 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE19 km/h WSW283.0 m ▲dry17°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
12:0021 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE18 km/h WSW303.0 m ▲dry17°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
13:0010 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE19 km/h WSW312.9 m dry17°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
14:007 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW322.5 m dry17°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
15:004 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE25 km/h SW332.0 m dry17°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
16:001 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE26 km/h SW331.6 m dry17°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
17:000 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE26 km/h SW331.3 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
18:000 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE24 km/h WSW321.1 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
19:000 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE24 km/h WSW301.2 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide

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

Kinsale (modelled), 5 km away · metres above chart datum
03:1509:2515:4021:45
Low 03:15 · 0.6 mHigh 09:25 · 3.5 mLow 15:40 · 0.8 mHigh 21:45 · 3.3 m

The spot

Faces
152° SSE
Swell window
E 80° → SW 230°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 1.9 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 toiletsParkingDogs on lead

As listed by Cork County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

The Sauna Snugg · Garrylucas Beach (White Strand), Garrettstown · 5 km · fixed

Wild Wellness Sauna · Garrettstown Beach, Kinsale · 5 km · fixed

My Haven Sauna · Oysterhaven Bay, Kinure · 6 km · fixed

Swede Sauna · Robert's Cove · 16 km · mobile

"Sandycove, 5km from Kinsale town centre is one of the towns most beloved coastal gems, drawing stand‑up paddleboarders, kayakers, and sea swimmers to its beautifully sheltered bay. The calm waters, protected by the nearby island, create ideal conditions for relaxed paddling and leisurely swims when tides and weather allow.As the tide recedes, the beach transforms—revealing a charming mix of sandy stretches and rocky outcrops dotted with rock pools, perfect for curious explorers of all ages.Framed by rolling green hills, Sandycoves unspoiled character offers a peaceful natural escape. Sandycove is ideally located close to several popular Kinsale highlights:Charles Fort- One of Ireland’s finest star-shaped forts, offering stunning harbour views and a fascinating look into the area’s military history.James Fort- A beautiful historic fortification opposite Charles Fort, perfect for a scenic walk with panoramic views of Kinsale Harbour."

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🏄 Sandycove surf · Blowy · sea 17° · 0.6 mSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
🏄 Sandycove 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

The Dock Beach Kinsale

2 km · Co. Cork · Not classified

Garrylucas, White Strand

5 km · Co. Cork · Excellent Quality

Garretstown

5 km · Co. Cork · Excellent Quality

Oysterhaven

7 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.