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Youghal Claycastle

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces SE

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Dip score now
73
Decent · light winds, dry
Waves
0.8 m
6 s period from SSE · model cell 2.8 km out
Sea
16.9°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 84 km away.
Tide
3.1 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 22:00.
Wind
12 km/h
Light breeze, WNW, offshore, gusts 29
Daylight
07:33
Sunrise. Sunset 19:08. Air 14°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
Daylight's done for today.
▼ 03:40 ▲ 09:25 ▼ 16:10 ▲ 22:00
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m · 0.6 m · 8 km/h
▼ 04:40 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 17:10 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Grand 93/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 16 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:35
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 24 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 07:15 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 20:05
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 87/100
light winds, showers possible, calm sea · 0.3 m · 5 km/h
▲ 01:55 ▼ 08:35 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:15
Wed, 7 Oct
16:00
Grand 89/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry · 0.2 m · 22 km/h
▲ 03:10 ▼ 09:50 ▲ 15:50 ▼ 22:25
Thu, 8 Oct
19:00
Grand 87/100
light winds, dry · 12 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 20:0072 · Decentlight winds · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 16:00 · 0 GrimFri 17:00 · 3 GrimFri 18:00 · 4 GrimFri 19:00 · 60 FreshFri 20:00 · 72 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 82 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 78 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 69 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSat 05:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 64 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 69 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 74 DecentSat 09:00 · 79 DecentSat 10:00 · 89 GrandSat 11:00 · 89 GrandSat 12:00 · 88 GrandSat 13:00 · 84 GrandSat 14:00 · 79 DecentSat 15:00 · 75 DecentSat 16:00 · 71 DecentSat 17:00 · 67 DecentSat 18:00 · 76 DecentSat 19:00 · 81 GrandSat 20:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 88 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 93 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 93 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 77 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 79 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 75 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 75 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 80 GrandSun 09:00 · 87 GrandSun 10:00 · 92 GrandSun 11:00 · 91 GrandSun 12:00 · 93 GrandSun 13:00 · 89 GrandSun 14:00 · 75 DecentSun 15:00 · 71 DecentSun 16:00 · 67 DecentSun 17:00 · 62 DecentSun 18:00 · 58 FreshSun 19:00 · 58 FreshSun 20:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 92 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 87 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 83 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 69 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 65 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 61 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 67 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 70 DecentMon 09:00 · 74 DecentMon 10:00 · 69 DecentMon 11:00 · 74 DecentMon 12:00 · 78 DecentMon 13:00 · 83 GrandMon 14:00 · 81 GrandMon 15:00 · 77 DecentMon 16:00 · 73 DecentMon 17:00 · 69 DecentMon 18:00 · 75 DecentMon 19:00 · 70 DecentMon 22:00 · 75 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 90 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 85 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 78 DecentTue 13:00 · 84 GrandTue 16:00 · 87 GrandTue 19:00 · 68 DecentTue 22:00 · 67 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 70 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 64 DecentWed 13:00 · 81 GrandWed 16:00 · 89 GrandWed 19:00 · 78 DecentWed 22:00 · 60 Fresh · nightThu 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 80 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 77 DecentThu 19:00 · 87 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 20:00

72 Decent
  • light winds
  • dry
  • waves 0.8 m
  • sunny
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.8 m12 km/h
faces 145° SE · wind offshore
Waves
0.8 m @ 6 s from SSE
Wind
12 km/h WNW · gusts 29
Tide
3.0 m · upper half
Air
14°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
20:0072 Decent0.8 m6 sSSE12 km/h WNW293.0 m dry14°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
21:0086 Grand0.8 m6 sSSE10 km/h WNW213.5 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
22:0091 Grand0.8 m6 sSSE8 km/h WNW183.7 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
23:0082 Grand0.7 m6 sSSE8 km/h W163.5 m ▲dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0078 Decent0.7 m6 sSSE7 km/h WNW153.1 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
01:0073 Decent0.7 m6 sSSE3 km/h N142.5 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
02:0069 Decent0.7 m6 sSSE1 km/h E121.9 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
03:0065 Decent0.7 m6 sSSE2 km/h NW111.5 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
04:0061 Fresh0.6 m6 sSSE5 km/h N111.3 m ▼dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
05:0060 Fresh0.6 m6 sSSE5 km/h NW101.2 m ▼dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
06:0064 Decent0.6 m5 sSSE4 km/h NW101.5 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
07:0069 Decent0.6 m5 sSSE5 km/h NNW102.1 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
08:0074 Decent0.6 m5 sSSE10 km/h N102.8 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
09:0079 Decent0.6 m5 sSSE9 km/h N103.3 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
10:0089 Grand0.6 m5 sSSE8 km/h N93.6 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
11:0089 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE4 km/h N93.6 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
12:0088 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE1 km/h E113.3 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
13:0084 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE6 km/h SSE142.8 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
14:0079 Decent0.5 m5 sSSE10 km/h SSE172.3 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
15:0075 Decent0.5 m5 sSSE10 km/h SSE181.9 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
16:0071 Decent0.4 m5 sSSE9 km/h SSE181.5 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
17:0067 Decent0.4 m5 sSSE8 km/h SSE181.3 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
18:0076 Decent0.4 m5 sSSE5 km/h SE181.4 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:0081 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE7 km/h SSE151.7 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0083 Grand0.4 m4 sSSE12 km/h S142.3 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:0088 Grand0.4 m4 sSSE10 km/h S132.9 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0093 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE9 km/h S133.3 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0097 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE5 km/h S143.4 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0093 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE9 km/h S143.3 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0091 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h S153.0 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0081 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE13 km/h S152.5 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0077 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE16 km/h S172.1 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0079 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE9 km/h WSW181.7 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0075 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE5 km/h W191.4 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0071 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE9 km/h W211.4 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0075 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE9 km/h WSW211.6 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0080 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE6 km/h WSW222.0 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0087 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE5 km/h W232.6 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0092 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE9 km/h WSW263.0 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:0091 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE14 km/h SW283.4 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0093 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE16 km/h SW303.4 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0089 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE17 km/h SW313.3 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0075 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE22 km/h SW332.9 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0071 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW342.5 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0067 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW352.1 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0062 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE22 km/h SW341.7 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0058 Fresh0.3 m4 sSSE22 km/h SW331.5 m ▼dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0058 Fresh0.3 m4 sSSE22 km/h SW331.5 m ▼dry16°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 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° · 0.6 mSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
🌊 Youghal Claycastle dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · 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.