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Youghal Claycastle

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces SE

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Dip score now
78
Decent · moderate breeze, dry
Waves
0.7 m
5 s period from SSE · model cell 2.8 km out
Sea
16.7°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 84 km away.
Tide
3.1 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 09:25.
Wind
24 km/h
Moderate breeze, SW, cross, gusts 45
Daylight
07:33
Sunrise. Sunset 19:08. Air 16°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
19:00
Grand 82/100
light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 12 km/h
▼ 03:40 ▲ 09:25 ▼ 16:10 ▲ 22:00
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Grand 94/100
light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m · 0.5 m · 6 km/h
▼ 04:40 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 17:10 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 19 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:35
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 18 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 07:15 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 20:05
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 12 km/h
▲ 01:55 ▼ 08:35 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:15
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry, low tide · 15 km/h
▲ 03:10 ▼ 09:50 ▲ 15:50 ▼ 22:25
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 13 km/h
▲ 04:20 ▼ 10:45 ▲ 16:45 ▼ 23:15

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 07:0078 · Decentmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 06:00 · 78 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightFri 08:00 · 54 FreshFri 09:00 · 78 DecentFri 10:00 · 62 DecentFri 11:00 · 62 DecentFri 12:00 · 54 FreshFri 13:00 · 42 BlowyFri 14:00 · 26 GrimFri 15:00 · 18 GrimFri 16:00 · 12 GrimFri 17:00 · 27 GrimFri 18:00 · 58 FreshFri 19:00 · 82 GrandFri 20:00 · 82 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 86 GrandSat 09:00 · 86 GrandSat 10:00 · 91 GrandSat 11:00 · 91 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 88 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 88 GrandSat 20:00 · 88 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 94 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 · 97 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 100 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 · 84 GrandSun 19:00 · 84 GrandSun 20:00 · 84 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 · 84 GrandMon 13:00 · 84 GrandMon 16:00 · 84 GrandMon 19:00 · 94 GrandMon 22:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 94 GrandTue 13:00 · 86 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 · 86 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 94 GrandThu 19:00 · 81 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 07:00

78 Decent
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
  • small waves 0.7 m
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.7 m24 km/h
faces 145° SE · wind cross
Waves
0.7 m @ 5 s from SSE
Wind
24 km/h SW · gusts 45
Tide
2.8 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
07:0078 Decent0.7 m5 sSSE24 km/h SW452.8 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
08:0054 Fresh0.7 m5 sSSE32 km/h SW463.4 m 0.2 mm16°fresh breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.7 m
09:0078 Decent0.7 m5 sSSE25 km/h SSW473.8 m ▲0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
10:0062 Decent0.7 m5 sSSE30 km/h SW503.8 m ▲0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
11:0062 Decent0.8 m5 sSSE33 km/h SSW533.5 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
12:0054 Fresh0.8 m6 sSSE38 km/h SSW572.9 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
13:0042 Blowy0.8 m6 sSSE37 km/h SSW592.2 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
14:0026 Grim0.8 m6 sSSE40 km/h SSW601.7 m 0.1 mm16°strong wind, dry, waves 0.8 m
15:0018 Grim0.8 m6 sSSE41 km/h SSW601.3 m ▼0.4 mm16°strong wind, showers possible, waves 0.8 m
16:0012 Grim0.8 m6 sSSE42 km/h SSW601.1 m ▼0.7 mm16°strong wind, rain, waves 0.8 m
17:0027 Grim0.8 m6 sSSE38 km/h SW591.2 m ▼0.9 mm16°fresh breeze, rain, waves 0.8 m
18:0058 Fresh0.8 m5 sSSE20 km/h WSW521.6 m 0.8 mm16°moderate breeze, showers possible, waves 0.8 m
19:0082 Grand0.8 m5 sSSE12 km/h W422.4 m 0.1 mm15°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
20:0082 Grand0.8 m5 sSSE12 km/h WNW263.0 m dry14°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
21:0091 Grand0.8 m5 sSSE10 km/h WNW203.5 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
22:0091 Grand0.7 m5 sSSE9 km/h WNW183.7 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
23:0086 Grand0.7 m5 sSSE10 km/h WNW163.5 m ▲dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand0.7 m5 sSSE9 km/h WNW153.1 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
01:0086 Grand0.6 m5 sSSE5 km/h WNW142.5 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
02:0086 Grand0.6 m5 sSSE4 km/h NW121.9 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
03:0086 Grand0.6 m5 sSSE2 km/h NNW101.5 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
04:0086 Grand0.6 m5 sSSE5 km/h NNW101.3 m ▼dry6°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
05:0086 Grand0.6 m5 sSSE5 km/h N101.2 m ▼dry6°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
06:0086 Grand0.6 m5 sSSE4 km/h NW101.5 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
07:0086 Grand0.6 m5 sSSE3 km/h NNE102.1 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
08:0086 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE10 km/h N102.8 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
09:0086 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE9 km/h N103.3 m dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
10:0091 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE4 km/h N93.6 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
11:0091 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE1 km/h SSE103.6 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
12:0094 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE6 km/h SSE133.3 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
13:0094 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE8 km/h SSE162.8 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
14:0094 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE10 km/h SSE182.3 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
15:0094 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE11 km/h S191.9 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
16:0088 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE12 km/h S191.5 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
17:0094 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE10 km/h S201.3 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
18:0094 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE9 km/h S191.4 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
19:0088 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE12 km/h S161.7 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
20:0088 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE13 km/h S152.3 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
21:0094 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE11 km/h S152.9 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
22:0094 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h S173.3 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
23:0094 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE12 km/h S173.4 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0094 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE9 km/h SSW193.3 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
01:00100 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE4 km/h SW203.0 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:00100 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE11 km/h S212.5 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:00100 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE11 km/h SW212.1 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:00100 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE6 km/h W221.7 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0097 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE4 km/h W231.4 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0097 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE6 km/h WNW231.4 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Ballycotton, 15 km away · metres above chart datum
03:4009:2516:1022:00
Low 03:40 · 1.0 mHigh 09:25 · 3.9 mLow 16:10 · 1.1 mHigh 22:00 · 3.7 m

The spot

Faces
145° SE
Swell window
ENE 70° → SW 220°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 2.8 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: YesToiletsParkingPublic busAccessible: Wheelchair Ramp and beach wheelchair available at beachNo 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?

My Hot Spot · Redbarn Strand, Youghal · 1 km · fixed

Coastal Cabin Beach Sauna · Garryvoe Beach, Ballycotton · 13 km · fixed

Cedar & Steam Sauna · Ballycroneen Strand (also Guileen Bay), Cloyne · 22 km · mobile

The Sweaty Sanctuary Sauna · Inch Beach, Whitegate · 24 km · fixed

Claycastle Beach is a gently sloping sandy beach with a narrow area of marsh/dunes (part of Ballyvergan Marsh). Ballyvergan Marsh (Site Code 000078) is located to the west of the beach. Activities include surfing, windsurfing, canoeing and angling.

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🌊 Youghal Claycastle dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.8 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
🌊 Youghal Claycastle dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.5 mSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
🌊 Youghal Claycastle dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea

Nearby spots

Youghal Front Strand Beach

1 km · Co. Cork · Excellent Quality

Redbarn

1 km · Co. Cork · Excellent Quality

Ring (Greenlands Strand)

5 km · Co. Cork · Not classified

Whiting Bay

6 km · Co. Waterford · Not classified

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