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The Dock Beach Kinsale

faces SSE Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
75
Decent · light winds, dry
Waves
0.5 m
5 s period from SE · model cell 3.8 km out
Sea
16.8°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 125 km away.
Tide
2.7 m
Falling. Low at 16:45.
Wind
10 km/h
Light breeze, ESE, cross, gusts 14
Daylight
07:37
Sunrise. Sunset 19:08. Air 14°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
17:00
Grand 93/100
light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m · 0.5 m · 10 km/h
▼ 04:10 ▲ 10:25 ▼ 16:45 ▲ 22:45
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 17 km/h
▼ 05:15 ▲ 11:30 ▼ 18:05
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 92/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 18 km/h
▲ 00:05 ▼ 06:40 ▲ 12:55 ▼ 19:30
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Decent 79/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry · 0.1 m · 20 km/h
▲ 01:40 ▼ 08:05 ▲ 14:35 ▼ 20:45
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 88/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.4 m · 14 km/h
▲ 02:55 ▼ 09:20 ▲ 15:30 ▼ 21:50
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grand 96/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 9 km/h
▲ 03:55 ▼ 10:20 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:40
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Decent 63/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, showers possible · 21 km/h
▲ 04:40 ▼ 11:05 ▲ 17:00 ▼ 23:25

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 12:0073 · Decentlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 10:00 · 65 DecentSat 11:00 · 69 DecentSat 12:00 · 73 DecentSat 13:00 · 77 DecentSat 14:00 · 76 DecentSat 15:00 · 80 GrandSat 16:00 · 85 GrandSat 17:00 · 93 GrandSat 18:00 · 88 GrandSat 19:00 · 84 GrandSat 20:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 77 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 82 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 90 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 95 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 99 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 82 GrandSun 09:00 · 77 DecentSun 10:00 · 79 DecentSun 11:00 · 68 DecentSun 12:00 · 68 DecentSun 13:00 · 72 DecentSun 14:00 · 67 DecentSun 15:00 · 71 DecentSun 16:00 · 75 DecentSun 17:00 · 89 GrandSun 18:00 · 94 GrandSun 19:00 · 90 GrandSun 20:00 · 85 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 80 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 61 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 56 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 70 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 64 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 87 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 93 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 78 DecentMon 09:00 · 74 DecentMon 10:00 · 69 DecentMon 11:00 · 75 DecentMon 12:00 · 70 DecentMon 13:00 · 56 FreshMon 14:00 · 61 FreshMon 15:00 · 65 DecentMon 16:00 · 69 DecentMon 17:00 · 73 DecentMon 18:00 · 78 DecentMon 19:00 · 92 GrandMon 20:00 · 92 Grand · nightMon 21:00 · 87 Grand · nightMon 22:00 · 89 Grand · nightMon 23:00 · 78 Decent · nightTue 00:00 · 74 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 69 Decent · nightTue 02:00 · 67 Decent · nightTue 03:00 · 72 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 05:00 · 81 Grand · nightTue 06:00 · 85 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 95 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 78 DecentTue 13:00 · 61 FreshTue 16:00 · 68 DecentTue 19:00 · 79 DecentTue 22:00 · 85 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 67 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 69 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 82 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 88 GrandWed 13:00 · 73 DecentWed 16:00 · 64 DecentWed 19:00 · 78 DecentWed 22:00 · 85 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 71 Decent · nightThu 04:00 · 64 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 77 Decent · nightThu 10:00 · 96 GrandThu 13:00 · 88 GrandThu 19:00 · 70 DecentFri 01:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 42 Blowy · nightFri 13:00 · 46 FreshFri 19:00 · 63 Decent

Sat, 3 Oct, 12:00

73 Decent
  • light winds
  • dry
  • small waves 0.5 m
  • sunny
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.5 m10 km/h
faces 155° SSE · wind cross
Waves
0.5 m @ 5 s from SE
Wind
10 km/h ESE · gusts 14
Tide
2.9 m · upper half
Air
14°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
12:0073 Decent0.5 m5 sSE10 km/h ESE142.9 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
13:0077 Decent0.5 m5 sSE10 km/h E172.4 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
14:0076 Decent0.5 m5 sSE12 km/h ESE191.9 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
15:0080 Grand0.5 m5 sSE12 km/h ESE201.4 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
16:0085 Grand0.5 m5 sSE13 km/h ESE201.1 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
17:0093 Grand0.5 m5 sSE10 km/h ESE191.0 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
18:0088 Grand0.4 m4 sSE9 km/h SE171.1 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
19:0084 Grand0.4 m4 sSE8 km/h ESE131.5 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
20:0079 Decent0.4 m4 sSSE10 km/h ESE102.1 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
21:0074 Decent0.4 m4 sSSE10 km/h ESE102.6 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
22:0076 Decent0.4 m4 sSSE10 km/h ESE103.0 m ▲dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0073 Decent0.4 m4 sSSE9 km/h S103.1 m ▲dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0077 Decent0.4 m4 sSSE12 km/h SW103.0 m ▲dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0082 Grand0.4 m4 sSSE11 km/h SW102.6 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0086 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h W102.1 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0090 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE5 km/h SW101.7 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0095 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE4 km/h SW111.3 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0099 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE6 km/h SSW121.1 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0097 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h SSW141.1 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0092 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE11 km/h SW151.3 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0082 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE14 km/h SW171.8 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0077 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE13 km/h WSW182.3 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0079 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE9 km/h WSW212.7 m dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:0068 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE14 km/h SW243.0 m ▲dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0068 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE15 km/h SW263.0 m ▲dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0072 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE18 km/h SW282.9 m dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0067 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE20 km/h SW302.5 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0071 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE20 km/h SW312.0 m dry18°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0075 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE20 km/h SW321.6 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0089 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE19 km/h SW321.3 m ▼dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0094 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE17 km/h SW311.1 m ▼dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0090 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE15 km/h SW301.2 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0085 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE14 km/h SW271.5 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0080 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE16 km/h SW281.9 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0076 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE18 km/h SW292.4 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0061 Fresh0.3 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW302.7 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
Monday, 5 October
00:0056 Fresh0.3 m4 sSSE20 km/h SW302.9 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0070 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE18 km/h WSW292.9 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0064 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW282.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0068 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE20 km/h WSW282.3 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0083 Grand0.4 m4 sSSE18 km/h WSW281.9 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0087 Grand0.4 m4 sSSE19 km/h SW281.4 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0081 Grand0.4 m4 sSSE20 km/h WSW301.2 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0093 Grand0.4 m4 sSSE18 km/h WSW301.1 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0078 Decent0.4 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW291.2 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0074 Decent0.4 m4 sSSE21 km/h WSW291.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0069 Decent0.4 m4 sSSE21 km/h WSW302.0 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0075 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE19 km/h WSW312.5 m dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea

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
04:1010:2516:4522:45
Low 04:10 · 0.8 mHigh 10:25 · 3.3 mLow 16:45 · 1.0 mHigh 22:45 · 3.1 m

The spot

Faces
155° SSE
Swell window
E 80° → SW 230°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 3.8 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 listedYesDogs on lead

As listed by Cork County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

My Haven Sauna · Oysterhaven Bay, Kinure · 5 km · fixed

The Sauna Snugg · Garrylucas Beach (White Strand), Garrettstown · 7 km · fixed

Wild Wellness Sauna · Garrettstown Beach, Kinsale · 7 km · fixed

Swede Sauna · Robert's Cove · 15 km · mobile

A charming ,sandy, sheltered beach on the outskirts of Kinsale town. A hidden gem of white sand and a very popular beach for swimming and watersports such as kayaking and stand up paddle boarding.

Put The Dock Beach Kinsale in your calendar

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🌊 The Dock Beach Kinsale dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.5 mSat, 3 Oct 16:30–17:30 · light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
🌊 The Dock Beach Kinsale dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 The Dock Beach Kinsale dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.3 mMon, 5 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea

Nearby spots

Sandycove

2 km · Co. Cork · Not classified

Oysterhaven

5 km · Co. Cork · Not classified

Garrylucas, White Strand

7 km · Co. Cork · Excellent Quality

Garretstown

8 km · Co. Cork · Excellent Quality

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