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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 low tide
Today
19:00
Fresh 61/100
gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.5 m · 1.5 m · 14 km/h
▼ 03:10 ▲ 09:15 ▼ 15:45 ▲ 21:45
Sat, 3 Oct
18:00
Grand 90/100
light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m · 0.6 m · 10 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:15 ▼ 17:05 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m · 0.5 m · 21 km/h
▼ 05:30 ▲ 11:35 ▼ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grand 84/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m · 0.5 m · 18 km/h
▲ 00:15 ▼ 07:10 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Decent 79/100
light winds, showers possible, small waves 0.5 m · 0.5 m · 6 km/h
▲ 01:50 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 14:30 ▼ 21:00
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 95/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 11 km/h
▲ 02:55 ▼ 09:30 ▲ 15:35 ▼ 22:00
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 81/100
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 · 28 BlowyFri 18:00 · 41 BlowyFri 19:00 · 61 FreshFri 20:00 · 59 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 55 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 47 Fresh · nightFri 23:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 02:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 69 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 64 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSat 08:00 · 56 FreshSat 09:00 · 52 FreshSat 10:00 · 64 DecentSat 11:00 · 69 DecentSat 12:00 · 73 DecentSat 13:00 · 71 DecentSat 14:00 · 75 DecentSat 15:00 · 79 DecentSat 16:00 · 84 GrandSat 17:00 · 88 GrandSat 18:00 · 90 GrandSat 19:00 · 85 GrandSat 20:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 69 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 75 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 79 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 83 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 85 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 66 DecentSun 09:00 · 62 DecentSun 10:00 · 67 DecentSun 11:00 · 63 DecentSun 12:00 · 52 FreshSun 13:00 · 66 DecentSun 14:00 · 60 FreshSun 15:00 · 64 DecentSun 16:00 · 68 DecentSun 17:00 · 72 DecentSun 18:00 · 76 DecentSun 19:00 · 75 DecentSun 20:00 · 70 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 56 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 61 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 67 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 75 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 79 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 83 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 87 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 84 GrandMon 09:00 · 80 GrandMon 10:00 · 75 DecentMon 11:00 · 60 FreshMon 12:00 · 56 FreshMon 13:00 · 51 FreshMon 14:00 · 53 FreshMon 15:00 · 57 FreshMon 16:00 · 62 DecentMon 17:00 · 66 DecentMon 18:00 · 80 GrandMon 19:00 · 84 GrandMon 22:00 · 78 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 64 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 75 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 88 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 79 DecentTue 13:00 · 65 DecentTue 16:00 · 64 DecentTue 19:00 · 79 DecentTue 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 72 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 68 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 75 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 95 GrandWed 13:00 · 78 DecentWed 16:00 · 68 DecentWed 19:00 · 78 DecentWed 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 81 GrandThu 19:00 · 68 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
17:0028 Blowy1.7 m (0.2 swell)7 sSSW18 km/h WNW571.0 m 1.2 mm15°gentle breeze, rain, big sea 1.7 m
18:0041 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
19:0061 Fresh1.5 m (0.2 swell)7 sSSW14 km/h W292.0 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.5 m
20:0059 Fresh1.4 m (0.2 swell)7 sSSW9 km/h WNW222.6 m dry12°light winds, dry, waves 1.4 m
21:0055 Fresh1.4 m (0.2 swell)7 sSSW9 km/h NW183.0 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, waves 1.3 m
22:0047 Fresh1.3 m (0.2 swell)7 sSSW8 km/h NNW153.1 m ▲dry9°light winds, dry, waves 1.3 m
23:0052 Fresh1.2 m (0.2 swell)6 sSSW8 km/h N143.0 m dry8°light winds, dry, waves 1.2 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0056 Fresh1.2 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
02:0065 Decent1.1 m6 sSSW9 km/h N101.5 m dry7°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
03:0069 Decent1.1 m6 sSSW9 km/h N81.2 m ▼dry6°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
04:0068 Decent1.0 m6 sS10 km/h N81.0 m ▼dry6°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
05:0064 Decent1.0 m6 sS9 km/h NNE91.0 m ▼dry6°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
06:0065 Decent0.9 m6 sS8 km/h E101.3 m dry8°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
07:0055 Fresh0.9 m5 sS16 km/h N101.8 m dry8°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
08:0056 Fresh0.8 m5 sS10 km/h N112.3 m dry8°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
09:0052 Fresh0.8 m5 sS10 km/h NNE102.8 m dry9°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
10:0064 Decent0.8 m5 sS8 km/h NE113.1 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
11:0069 Decent0.7 m5 sS10 km/h E143.0 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
12:0073 Decent0.7 m5 sS12 km/h E172.7 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
13:0071 Decent0.7 m5 sS14 km/h E192.3 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
14:0075 Decent0.6 m5 sS15 km/h ESE191.8 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
15:0079 Decent0.6 m5 sS16 km/h ESE201.4 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
16:0084 Grand0.6 m5 sS17 km/h ESE201.2 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
17:0088 Grand0.6 m5 sS14 km/h SE191.1 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
18:0090 Grand0.6 m5 sS10 km/h ESE181.1 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
19:0085 Grand0.6 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
21:0069 Decent0.6 m5 sS12 km/h SE172.4 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
22:0070 Decent0.6 m5 sS9 km/h SSE182.8 m ▲dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
23:0066 Decent0.5 m5 sS11 km/h S192.9 m ▲dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0071 Decent0.5 m5 sS9 km/h S212.8 m ▲dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
01:0075 Decent0.5 m5 sS10 km/h SSW212.5 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
02:0079 Decent0.5 m5 sS10 km/h WSW222.1 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
03:0083 Grand0.5 m5 sS10 km/h WSW231.7 m dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
04:0085 Grand0.5 m4 sS9 km/h WSW231.4 m dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
05:0092 Grand0.5 m4 sS10 km/h WSW241.2 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
06:0086 Grand0.5 m4 sS14 km/h SSW261.1 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
07:0065 Decent0.5 m4 sS20 km/h SSW271.3 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
08:0066 Decent0.5 m4 sS22 km/h SW281.6 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
09:0062 Decent0.5 m4 sS21 km/h WSW292.1 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
10:0067 Decent0.5 m4 sS17 km/h SW302.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
11:0063 Decent0.5 m4 sS17 km/h SW302.9 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
12:0052 Fresh0.5 m4 sS21 km/h SW312.9 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
13:0066 Decent0.5 m4 sS18 km/h SW322.8 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
14:0060 Fresh0.5 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.

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🌊 Tragumna dip · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.5 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.5 m
🌊 Tragumna dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.6 mSat, 3 Oct 17:30–18:30 · light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
🌊 Tragumna dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.5 mSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · moderate 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.