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WhiteBay Beach Whitegate Midleton

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38
Blowy · strong wind, dry
Waves
0.6 m
6 s period from SSE · model cell 0.6 km out
Sea
16.8°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 108 km away.
Tide
2.5 m
Falling. Low at 15:55.
Wind
41 km/h
Strong breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 57
Daylight
07:34
Sunrise. Sunset 19:10. Air 16°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
19:00
Grand 88/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m · 0.6 m · 14 km/h
▼ 03:15 ▲ 09:20 ▼ 15:55 ▲ 21:50
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 2 km/h
▼ 04:10 ▲ 10:15 ▼ 16:45 ▲ 22:50
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 19 km/h
▼ 05:20 ▲ 11:35 ▼ 18:05
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 19 km/h
▲ 00:15 ▼ 06:45 ▲ 13:05 ▼ 19:35
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 12 km/h
▲ 01:45 ▼ 08:05 ▲ 14:30 ▼ 20:55
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry, low tide · 14 km/h
▲ 02:55 ▼ 09:15 ▲ 15:40 ▼ 21:55
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 12 km/h
▲ 03:55 ▼ 10:15 ▲ 16:25 ▼ 22:40

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 12:0038 · Blowystrong wind · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 11:00 · 38 BlowyFri 12:00 · 38 BlowyFri 13:00 · 32 BlowyFri 14:00 · 30 BlowyFri 15:00 · 24 GrimFri 16:00 · 23 GrimFri 17:00 · 38 BlowyFri 18:00 · 80 GrandFri 19:00 · 88 GrandFri 20:00 · 88 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 92 GrandSat 09:00 · 97 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 100 GrandSat 12:00 · 100 GrandSat 13:00 · 100 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 100 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 100 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 94 GrandSat 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 94 GrandSun 09:00 · 94 GrandSun 10:00 · 84 GrandSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 84 GrandSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 84 GrandSun 18:00 · 94 GrandSun 19:00 · 94 GrandSun 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 94 GrandMon 13:00 · 94 GrandMon 16:00 · 84 GrandMon 19:00 · 94 GrandMon 22:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 94 GrandTue 13:00 · 94 GrandTue 16:00 · 86 GrandTue 19:00 · 94 GrandTue 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 90 GrandWed 19:00 · 91 GrandThu 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 94 GrandThu 19:00 · 84 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 12:00

38 Blowy
  • strong wind
  • dry
  • small waves 0.6 m
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.6 m41 km/h
faces 153° SSE · wind cross
Waves
0.6 m @ 6 s from SSE
Wind
41 km/h SSW · gusts 57
Tide
2.6 m · upper half
Air
16°C · 0.1 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
12:0038 Blowy0.6 m6 sSSE41 km/h SSW572.6 m 0.1 mm16°strong wind, dry, small waves 0.6 m
13:0032 Blowy0.6 m6 sSSE41 km/h SSW601.9 m dry16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, dry
14:0030 Blowy0.6 m6 sSSE44 km/h SSW611.3 m 0.3 mm16°strong wind, showers possible, small waves 0.6 m
15:0024 Grim0.6 m6 sSSE44 km/h SSW610.9 m ▼0.6 mm16°strong wind, rain, small waves 0.6 m
16:0023 Grim0.6 m6 sSSE42 km/h SSW600.8 m ▼0.9 mm16°strong wind, rain, small waves 0.6 m
17:0038 Blowy0.6 m6 sSSE33 km/h SW571.0 m ▼1.0 mm16°fresh breeze, rain, small waves 0.6 m
18:0080 Grand0.6 m6 sSSE14 km/h WSW491.5 m 0.3 mm16°gentle breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.6 m
19:0088 Grand0.6 m6 sSSE14 km/h WNW352.1 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
20:0088 Grand0.5 m6 sSSE15 km/h WNW242.8 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
21:0091 Grand0.5 m6 sSSE11 km/h WNW193.3 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
22:0091 Grand0.5 m6 sSSE11 km/h WNW173.4 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
23:0091 Grand0.5 m6 sSSE9 km/h WNW153.2 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand0.4 m6 sSSE9 km/h NW152.8 m dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
01:0086 Grand0.4 m6 sSSE8 km/h NW152.2 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
02:0086 Grand0.4 m6 sSSE6 km/h NW141.6 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
03:0086 Grand0.4 m6 sSSE7 km/h NNW121.1 m ▼dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
04:0092 Grand0.4 m6 sSSE8 km/h NNW110.9 m ▼dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0092 Grand0.4 m6 sSSE8 km/h NNW110.9 m ▼dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0092 Grand0.4 m6 sSSE7 km/h N101.3 m dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0092 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE7 km/h N101.8 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0092 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE9 km/h NNW112.5 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0097 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE7 km/h NNW103.0 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0097 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE5 km/h N103.3 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE2 km/h SE123.3 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE8 km/h SE153.0 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE10 km/h SSE182.5 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:0094 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE13 km/h SSE192.0 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
15:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE11 km/h SSE201.5 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
16:0094 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE13 km/h SSE201.1 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE12 km/h S201.0 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
18:0094 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE12 km/h S191.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0094 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE14 km/h SSE171.6 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0094 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE15 km/h SSE162.1 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0094 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE13 km/h S182.6 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
22:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE10 km/h SSE183.0 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0094 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE13 km/h SSE193.1 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0094 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE14 km/h S213.0 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE9 km/h SW222.7 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:00100 Grand0.2 m5 sSSE11 km/h SW222.2 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:00100 Grand0.2 m5 sSSE7 km/h SSW221.7 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:00100 Grand0.2 m5 sSSE9 km/h SSW231.3 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:00100 Grand0.2 m5 sSSE8 km/h WSW241.1 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:00100 Grand0.2 m5 sSSE8 km/h SW261.1 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0094 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE12 km/h SW271.4 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0094 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE19 km/h SW271.8 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0094 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE19 km/h SW282.3 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0084 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW302.8 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0084 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW323.1 m ▲dry17°moderate 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 SSW reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Crosshaven (modelled), 3 km away · metres above chart datum
03:1509:2015:5521:50
Low 03:15 · 0.6 mHigh 09:20 · 3.6 mLow 15:55 · 0.8 mHigh 21:50 · 3.4 m

The spot

Faces
153° SSE
Swell window
E 100° → SSW 200°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 0.6 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 toiletsParkingDogs on lead

As listed by Cork County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

The Sweaty Sanctuary Sauna · Inch Beach, Whitegate · 7 km · fixed

Swede Sauna · Robert's Cove · 8 km · mobile

Cedar & Steam Sauna · Ballycroneen Strand (also Guileen Bay), Cloyne · 10 km · mobile

My Haven Sauna · Oysterhaven Bay, Kinure · 18 km · fixed

White Bay beach Cuán bán in County Cork is a secluded surf strand on the East side of Cork Harbour Inlet, near Roches Point. It is located approximately 17Km from the town of Midleton. The beach faces in a South Westerly direction and extends about 150 Meters in length. The beach has a sloping gradient, with soft sandy surface and is surrounded by rocks and headlands on either side. Seaweed and stones are also visible at the high water mark.

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🌊 WhiteBay Beach Whitegate Midleton dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.6 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
🌊 WhiteBay Beach Whitegate Midleton dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.3 mSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 WhiteBay Beach Whitegate Midleton dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.2 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea

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