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The Dock Beach Kinsale

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46
Fresh · waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy
Waves
0.6 m
5 s period from SSE · model cell 3.8 km out
Sea
16.8°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 125 km away.
Tide
0.9 m
Low tide. High at 10:25.
Wind
8 km/h
Light breeze, NNW, offshore, gusts 11
Daylight
07:37
Sunrise. Sunset 19:08. Air 6°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
08:00
Blowy 33/100
knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind · 0.6 m · 8 km/h
▼ 04:10 ▲ 10:25 ▼ 16:45 ▲ 22:45
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grim 23/100
knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind · 0.3 m · 10 km/h
▼ 05:15 ▲ 11:30 ▼ 18:05
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grim 23/100
knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low tide · 0.3 m · 16 km/h
▲ 00:05 ▼ 06:40 ▲ 12:55 ▼ 19:30
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Blowy 33/100
knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind · 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 · 15 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
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 41 km/h
▲ 04:40 ▼ 11:05 ▲ 17:00 ▼ 23:25

Week at a glance

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Sat 05:0046 · Freshwaist-high 0.6 m · short period 5 s, choppy
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 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 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 08:00 · 33 BlowySat 09:00 · 33 BlowySat 10:00 · 33 BlowySat 11:00 · 23 GrimSat 12:00 · 21 GrimSat 13:00 · 21 GrimSat 14:00 · 21 GrimSat 15:00 · 21 GrimSat 16:00 · 21 GrimSat 17:00 · 21 GrimSat 18:00 · 21 GrimSat 19:00 · 21 GrimSat 20:00 · 21 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 21 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 21 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 23 GrimSun 09:00 · 23 GrimSun 10:00 · 15 GrimSun 11:00 · 23 GrimSun 12:00 · 23 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 · 15 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 15 GrimMon 09:00 · 15 GrimMon 10:00 · 15 GrimMon 11:00 · 15 GrimMon 12:00 · 15 GrimMon 13:00 · 15 GrimMon 14:00 · 15 GrimMon 15:00 · 15 GrimMon 16:00 · 15 GrimMon 17:00 · 15 GrimMon 18:00 · 15 GrimMon 19:00 · 23 GrimMon 22:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 33 BlowyTue 13:00 · 23 GrimTue 16:00 · 23 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 GrimFri 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 19:00 · 0 Grim

Sat, 3 Oct, 05:00

46 Fresh
  • waist-high 0.6 m
  • short period 5 s, choppy
  • offshore wind
  • low tide
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.6 m8 km/h
faces 155° SSE · wind offshore
Waves
0.6 m @ 5 s from SSE
Wind
8 km/h NNW · gusts 11
Tide
0.9 m · low
Air
6°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
04:0046 Fresh0.7 m6 sSSE8 km/h NW110.9 m ▼dry6°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind
05:0046 Fresh0.6 m5 sSSE8 km/h NNW110.9 m ▼dry6°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind
06:0046 Fresh0.6 m5 sSSE6 km/h N111.3 m dry6°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind
07:0046 Fresh0.6 m5 sSSE10 km/h NNW111.8 m dry7°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind
08:0033 Blowy0.6 m5 sSSE8 km/h NW102.4 m dry8°knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind
09:0033 Blowy0.6 m5 sSSE7 km/h NW92.9 m dry9°knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high tide
10:0033 Blowy0.6 m5 sSSE5 km/h NNW83.2 m ▲dry11°knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high tide
11:0023 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE3 km/h NE103.2 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
12:0021 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE7 km/h SE132.9 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore
13:0021 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE9 km/h ESE162.4 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore
14:0021 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE11 km/h SE181.9 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore
15:0021 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE11 km/h SE191.4 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore
16:0021 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE12 km/h SE191.1 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low tide
17:0021 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h SE191.0 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low tide
18:0021 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE8 km/h SSE181.1 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low tide
19:0021 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE9 km/h SSE151.5 m dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore
20:0021 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE9 km/h SSE132.1 m dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore
21:0021 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h SSE142.6 m dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore
22:0021 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE9 km/h SSE153.0 m ▲dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high tide
23:0021 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE12 km/h SSE163.1 m ▲dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high tide
Sunday, 4 October
00:0021 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE11 km/h S173.0 m ▲dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high tide
01:0021 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h S182.6 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore
02:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE7 km/h SW192.1 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
03:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h SW211.7 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
04:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h WSW221.3 m ▼dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
05:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h W231.1 m ▼dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
06:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE5 km/h WSW241.1 m ▼dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
07:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE9 km/h SW261.3 m dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
08:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h SSW271.8 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
09:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE15 km/h SW282.3 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
10:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE18 km/h SW312.7 m dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
11:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE16 km/h WSW313.0 m ▲dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
12:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE16 km/h SW313.0 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
13:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE20 km/h WSW322.9 m dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
14:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW332.5 m dry17°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
15:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE24 km/h SW342.0 m dry17°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
16:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW341.6 m dry17°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
17:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW331.3 m ▼dry17°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
18:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW321.1 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
19:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE22 km/h SW321.2 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
20:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE22 km/h SW291.5 m dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
21:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW281.9 m dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
22:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE20 km/h SW302.4 m dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
23:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE20 km/h SW282.7 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
Monday, 5 October
00:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE19 km/h WSW282.9 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
01:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE19 km/h SW282.9 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
02:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE19 km/h SW302.6 m dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
03:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE19 km/h SW302.3 m dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind

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.

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🏄 The Dock Beach Kinsale surf · Blowy · sea 17° · 0.6 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind
🏄 The Dock Beach Kinsale surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
🏄 The Dock Beach Kinsale surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.3 mMon, 5 Oct 18:30–19:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low tide

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.