The Dock Beach Kinsale
faces SSE Monitored, not designated
Surf score now
0
Grim · waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy
Waves
0.8 m
5 s period from SSE · model cell 3.8 km out
Sea
16.7°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 125 km away.
Tide
3.0 m
Falling. Low at 15:40.
Wind
35 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 55
Daylight
07:35
Sunrise. Sunset 19:11. Air 16°C.
Best surf each day
Daylight hours, preferring low tideToday
19:00
Blowy 35/100
waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind · 0.8 m · 14 km/h
▼ 03:15 ▲ 09:25 ▼ 15:40 ▲ 21:45
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Grim 21/100
knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide · 0.6 m · 9 km/h
▼ 04:10 ▲ 10:25 ▼ 16:45 ▲ 22:45
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Grim 15/100
knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide · 0.3 m · 22 km/h
▼ 05:15 ▲ 11:30 ▼ 18:05
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 21 km/h
▲ 00:05 ▼ 06:40 ▲ 12:55 ▼ 19:30
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 13 km/h
▲ 01:40 ▼ 08:05 ▲ 14:35 ▼ 20:45
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 16 km/h
▲ 02:55 ▼ 09:20 ▲ 15:30 ▼ 21:50
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 15 km/h
▲ 03:55 ▼ 10:20 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:40
Week at a glance
Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.Fri 11:000 · Grim
Fri, 2 Oct, 11:00
0 Grim- waist-high 0.8 m
- short period 5 s, choppy
- cross-shore wind
- high-ish tide
- cross wind
Waves
0.8 m @ 5 s from SSE
Wind
35 km/h SSW · gusts 55
Tide
3.1 m · upper half
Air
16°C · dry
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 | 0 Grim | 0.8 m | 5 s | SSE | 35 km/h SSW | 55 | 3.1 m | dry | 16° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 12:00 | 0 Grim | 0.8 m | 6 s | SSE | 39 km/h SSW | 58 | 2.5 m | dry | 16° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 13:00 | 0 Grim | 0.9 m | 6 s | SSE | 40 km/h SSW | 61 | 1.8 m | 0.1 mm | 17° | waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, onshore wind |
| 14:00 | 6 Grim | 0.9 m | 6 s | SSE | 41 km/h SSW | 63 | 1.3 m | 0.5 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 15:00 | 9 Grim | 0.9 m | 6 s | SSE | 39 km/h SSW | 63 | 0.9 m ▼ | 0.9 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 16:00 | 5 Grim | 0.9 m | 6 s | SSE | 42 km/h SW | 62 | 0.8 m ▼ | 1.3 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 17:00 | 7 Grim | 0.9 m | 6 s | SSE | 34 km/h SW | 58 | 1.0 m | 0.9 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 18:00 | 28 Blowy | 0.9 m | 6 s | SSE | 13 km/h WSW | 48 | 1.4 m | 0.4 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 19:00 | 35 Blowy | 0.8 m | 6 s | SSE | 14 km/h WNW | 32 | 2.1 m | dry | 15° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 20:00 | 32 Blowy | 0.8 m | 6 s | SSE | 10 km/h WNW | 22 | 2.7 m | dry | 13° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 21:00 | 18 Grim | 0.8 m | 6 s | SSE | 8 km/h W | 17 | 3.2 m ▲ | dry | 11° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 22:00 | 27 Grim | 0.7 m | 6 s | SSE | 9 km/h WNW | 14 | 3.3 m ▲ | dry | 10° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 23:00 | 30 Blowy | 0.7 m | 6 s | SSE | 6 km/h WNW | 14 | 3.1 m ▲ | dry | 9° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| Saturday, 3 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 33 Blowy | 0.7 m | 6 s | SSE | 9 km/h NW | 14 | 2.7 m | dry | 8° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 01:00 | 36 Blowy | 0.7 m | 6 s | SSE | 8 km/h NW | 13 | 2.1 m | dry | 8° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 02:00 | 39 Blowy | 0.7 m | 6 s | SSE | 8 km/h NW | 12 | 1.5 m | dry | 7° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 03:00 | 42 Blowy | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 9 km/h NW | 11 | 1.1 m ▼ | dry | 7° | waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 04:00 | 45 Fresh | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 9 km/h NNW | 10 | 0.9 m ▼ | dry | 6° | waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 05:00 | 43 Blowy | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 8 km/h NW | 10 | 0.9 m ▼ | dry | 6° | waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 06:00 | 40 Blowy | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 8 km/h NNW | 9 | 1.3 m | dry | 7° | waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 07:00 | 24 Grim | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 6 km/h N | 10 | 1.8 m | dry | 8° | knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide |
| 08:00 | 21 Grim | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 9 km/h NNW | 10 | 2.4 m | dry | 8° | knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 09:00 | 18 Grim | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 7 km/h NNW | 10 | 2.9 m | dry | 9° | knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 10:00 | 14 Grim | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 4 km/h NNW | 9 | 3.2 m ▲ | dry | 11° | knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 11:00 | 3 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 5 km/h ESE | 13 | 3.2 m ▲ | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 12:00 | 6 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 9 km/h SE | 17 | 2.9 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 13:00 | 9 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 10 km/h SE | 19 | 2.4 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 14:00 | 12 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 12 km/h SE | 20 | 1.9 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 15:00 | 15 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 12 km/h SSE | 20 | 1.4 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 16:00 | 19 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 13 km/h SSE | 20 | 1.1 m ▼ | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 17:00 | 20 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 11 km/h S | 20 | 1.0 m ▼ | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 18:00 | 17 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 11 km/h SSE | 19 | 1.1 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 19:00 | 14 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 13 km/h SSE | 17 | 1.5 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 20:00 | 10 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 13 km/h S | 17 | 2.1 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 21:00 | 7 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 10 km/h S | 18 | 2.6 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 22:00 | 4 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 10 km/h SSE | 18 | 3.0 m ▲ | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 23:00 | 0 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 14 km/h SSE | 19 | 3.1 m ▲ | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, onshore wind, high-ish tide |
| Sunday, 4 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 7 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 10 km/h SW | 21 | 3.0 m ▲ | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 01:00 | 10 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 10 km/h WSW | 22 | 2.6 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 02:00 | 11 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 6 km/h SSW | 23 | 2.1 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 03:00 | 16 Grim | 0.4 m | 4 s | SSE | 9 km/h SW | 23 | 1.7 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 04:00 | 19 Grim | 0.4 m | 4 s | SSE | 9 km/h SW | 25 | 1.3 m ▼ | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 05:00 | 22 Grim | 0.4 m | 4 s | SSE | 10 km/h SW | 26 | 1.1 m ▼ | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 06:00 | 21 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 13 km/h SW | 28 | 1.1 m ▼ | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 07:00 | 17 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 15 km/h SW | 29 | 1.3 m | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 08:00 | 6 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 21 km/h SW | 28 | 1.8 m | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 09:00 | 3 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 22 km/h SW | 29 | 2.3 m | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 10:00 | 0 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 23 km/h SW | 31 | 2.7 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 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 datumLow 03:15 · 0.6 mHigh 09:25 · 3.5 mLow 15:40 · 0.8 mHigh 21:45 · 3.3 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.
On the ground
No lifeguard listedNo toiletsNo parking listedYesDogs on lead
As listed by Cork County Council. Open in Maps.
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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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Set up Dipper Plus🏄 The Dock Beach Kinsale surf · Blowy · sea 17° · 0.8 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
🏄 The Dock Beach Kinsale surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.6 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
🏄 The Dock Beach Kinsale surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-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.