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Tragumna

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0
Grim · strong wind, rain
Waves
1.8 m
7 s period from SSW · model cell 4.4 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 95 km away.
Tide
0.9 m
Low tide. Low at 15:45.
Wind
41 km/h
Strong breeze, SW, cross, gusts 62
Daylight
07:38
Sunrise. Sunset 19:14. Air 16°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
19:00
Decent 63/100
gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.5 m · 1.5 m · 14 km/h
▼ 03:10 ▲ 09:15 ▼ 15:45 ▲ 21:45
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Grand 91/100
light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m · 0.7 m · 10 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:15 ▼ 17:05 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
11:00
Grand 85/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m · 0.5 m · 17 km/h
▼ 05:30 ▲ 11:35 ▼ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Decent 77/100
moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m · 0.5 m · 22 km/h
▲ 00:15 ▼ 07:10 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 80/100
light winds, showers possible, small waves 0.5 m · 0.5 m · 9 km/h
▲ 01:50 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 14:30 ▼ 21:00
Wed, 7 Oct
16:00
Grand 92/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 19 km/h
▲ 02:55 ▼ 09:30 ▲ 15:35 ▼ 22:00
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 79/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
▲ 03:50 ▼ 10:20 ▲ 16:15 ▼ 22:50

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 15:000 · Grimstrong wind · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 14:00 · 0 GrimFri 15:00 · 0 GrimFri 16:00 · 0 GrimFri 17:00 · 12 GrimFri 18:00 · 34 BlowyFri 19:00 · 63 DecentFri 20:00 · 71 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 64 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 02:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSat 03:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 40 Blowy · nightSat 05:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSat 06:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSat 08:00 · 64 DecentSat 09:00 · 68 DecentSat 10:00 · 90 GrandSat 11:00 · 91 GrandSat 12:00 · 87 GrandSat 13:00 · 77 DecentSat 14:00 · 73 DecentSat 15:00 · 69 DecentSat 16:00 · 64 DecentSat 17:00 · 60 FreshSat 18:00 · 70 DecentSat 19:00 · 75 DecentSat 20:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 90 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 89 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 85 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 77 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 62 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 62 DecentSun 09:00 · 66 DecentSun 10:00 · 81 GrandSun 11:00 · 85 GrandSun 12:00 · 76 DecentSun 13:00 · 82 GrandSun 14:00 · 68 DecentSun 15:00 · 64 DecentSun 16:00 · 60 FreshSun 17:00 · 56 FreshSun 18:00 · 52 FreshSun 19:00 · 53 FreshSun 20:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 62 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 67 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 72 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 87 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 85 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 77 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 69 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 65 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 61 Fresh · nightMon 08:00 · 64 DecentMon 09:00 · 68 DecentMon 10:00 · 73 DecentMon 11:00 · 68 DecentMon 12:00 · 72 DecentMon 13:00 · 77 DecentMon 14:00 · 75 DecentMon 15:00 · 71 DecentMon 16:00 · 66 DecentMon 17:00 · 62 DecentMon 18:00 · 68 DecentMon 19:00 · 64 DecentMon 22:00 · 70 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 85 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 72 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 65 DecentTue 13:00 · 79 DecentTue 16:00 · 80 GrandTue 19:00 · 69 DecentTue 22:00 · 58 Fresh · nightWed 01:00 · 82 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 69 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 71 DecentWed 13:00 · 82 GrandWed 16:00 · 92 GrandWed 19:00 · 76 DecentWed 22:00 · 69 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 79 DecentThu 19:00 · 72 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 15:00

0 Grim
  • strong wind
  • rain
  • big sea 1.8 m
  • low tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.8 m41 km/h
faces 162° SSE · wind cross
Waves
1.8 m @ 7 s from SSW
Wind
41 km/h SW · gusts 62
Tide
1.0 m · low
Air
16°C · 1.2 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
15:000 Grim1.8 m (0.2 swell)7 sSSW41 km/h SW621.0 m ▼1.2 mm16°strong wind, rain, big sea 1.8 m
16:000 Grim1.8 m (0.2 swell)7 sSSW42 km/h SW630.9 m ▼1.9 mm16°strong wind, rain, big sea 1.7 m
17:0012 Grim1.7 m (0.2 swell)7 sSSW18 km/h WNW571.0 m 1.2 mm15°gentle breeze, rain, big sea 1.7 m
18:0034 Blowy1.6 m (0.2 swell)7 sSSW19 km/h WNW421.4 m 0.2 mm15°gentle breeze, showers possible, big sea 1.6 m
19:0063 Decent1.5 m (0.2 swell)7 sSSW14 km/h W292.0 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.5 m
20:0071 Decent1.4 m (0.2 swell)7 sSSW9 km/h WNW222.6 m dry12°light winds, dry, waves 1.4 m
21:0076 Decent1.4 m (0.2 swell)7 sSSW9 km/h NW183.0 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, waves 1.3 m
22:0073 Decent1.3 m (0.2 swell)7 sSSW8 km/h NNW153.1 m ▲dry9°light winds, dry, waves 1.3 m
23:0068 Decent1.2 m (0.2 swell)6 sSSW8 km/h N143.0 m dry8°light winds, dry, waves 1.2 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0064 Decent1.2 m (0.2 swell)6 sSSW12 km/h N122.5 m dry7°light winds, dry, waves 1.2 m
01:0060 Fresh1.1 m (0.2 swell)6 sSSW12 km/h N111.9 m dry7°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
02:0055 Fresh1.1 m6 sSSW9 km/h N101.5 m dry7°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
03:0051 Fresh1.1 m6 sSSW9 km/h N81.2 m ▼dry6°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
04:0040 Blowy1.0 m6 sS10 km/h N81.0 m ▼dry6°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
05:0044 Blowy1.0 m6 sS9 km/h NNE91.0 m ▼dry6°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
06:0055 Fresh0.9 m6 sS8 km/h E101.3 m dry8°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
07:0053 Fresh0.9 m5 sS16 km/h N101.8 m dry8°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
08:0064 Decent0.8 m5 sS10 km/h N112.3 m dry8°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
09:0068 Decent0.8 m5 sS10 km/h NNE102.8 m dry9°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
10:0090 Grand0.8 m5 sS8 km/h NE113.1 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
11:0091 Grand0.7 m5 sS10 km/h E143.0 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
12:0087 Grand0.7 m5 sS12 km/h E172.7 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
13:0077 Decent0.7 m5 sS14 km/h E192.3 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
14:0073 Decent0.6 m5 sS15 km/h ESE191.8 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
15:0069 Decent0.6 m5 sS16 km/h ESE201.4 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
16:0064 Decent0.6 m5 sS17 km/h ESE201.2 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
17:0060 Fresh0.6 m5 sS14 km/h SE191.1 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
18:0070 Decent0.6 m5 sS10 km/h ESE181.1 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
19:0075 Decent0.6 m5 sS11 km/h SE171.4 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
20:0080 Grand0.6 m5 sS9 km/h SE151.9 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
21:0079 Decent0.6 m5 sS12 km/h SE172.4 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
22:0090 Grand0.6 m5 sS9 km/h SSE182.8 m ▲dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
23:0094 Grand0.5 m5 sS11 km/h S192.9 m ▲dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0089 Grand0.5 m5 sS9 km/h S212.8 m ▲dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
01:0085 Grand0.5 m5 sS10 km/h SSW212.5 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
02:0081 Grand0.5 m5 sS10 km/h WSW222.1 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
03:0077 Decent0.5 m5 sS10 km/h WSW231.7 m dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
04:0069 Decent0.5 m4 sS9 km/h WSW231.4 m dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
05:0068 Decent0.5 m4 sS10 km/h WSW241.2 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
06:0062 Decent0.5 m4 sS14 km/h SSW261.1 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
07:0051 Fresh0.5 m4 sS20 km/h SSW271.3 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
08:0062 Decent0.5 m4 sS22 km/h SW281.6 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
09:0066 Decent0.5 m4 sS21 km/h WSW292.1 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
10:0081 Grand0.5 m4 sS17 km/h SW302.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
11:0085 Grand0.5 m4 sS17 km/h SW302.9 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
12:0076 Decent0.5 m4 sS21 km/h SW312.9 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
13:0082 Grand0.5 m4 sS18 km/h SW322.8 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
14:0068 Decent0.5 m4 sS22 km/h SW322.4 m 0.1 mm17°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m

Where the energy comes from

Wave energy (H²·T) this week by direction, against the swell window

Swell arriving between ENE and W reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Union Hall, 11 km away · metres above chart datum
03:1009:1515:4521:45
Low 03:10 · 0.8 mHigh 09:15 · 3.3 mLow 15:45 · 0.9 mHigh 21:45 · 3.1 m

The spot

Faces
162° SSE
Swell window
ENE 70° → W 260°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 4.4 km out
Water
Excellent Quality · Blue Flag

Facing and swell window are derived from the wave model's coastline around the spot, not surveyed. Know better? Tell us.

Water quality

Recent grades: 2024 Excellent, 2023 Excellent, 2022 Excellent. The EPA flags a short-term pollution risk here after heavy rain.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

Lifeguard: YesToiletsParkingAccessible: YesNo dogs (Dogs are not allowed on this beach between 10.30 a.m. & 7.00 p.m. during the bathing season which runs from 1st June to 15th September.)

As listed by Cork County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Betterdayz Sauna · Warren Beach, Rosscarbery · 19 km · mobile

West Cork Sauna (The Balmy Barrel) · Red Strand, Clonakilty (rotating) · 24 km · mobile

Tragumna beach is a relatively gently sloping, sandy, south/south-west facing beach located at the north east of Tragumna Bay. There is a small island (Drishane Island) located in the bay which shelters the beach. The beach adjoins Lough Hyne Nature Reserve & Environs a Special Area of Conservation and a proposed Natural Heritage Area (SAC, pNHA 000097) and the Sheeps Head to Toe Head Special Protection Area (SPA 004156). The beach is used by limited numbers of small boats.

Put Tragumna in your calendar

Dipper Plus drops the best dip hour here into your phone every day, with waves, sea temperature, tide and a 45-minute nudge. Up to three spots.

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🌊 Tragumna dip · Decent · sea 15° · 1.5 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.5 m
🌊 Tragumna dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.7 mSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
🌊 Tragumna dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.5 mSun, 4 Oct 10:30–11:30 · gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m

Nearby spots

Ballyally Lough

1 km · Co. Cork · Not classified

The Giant's Lake

2 km · Co. Cork · Not classified

Lough Avilliheen

2 km · Co. Cork · Not classified

Lough Hyne

2 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.