Inchydoney

Co. Cork · faces S · exposed ·

Blue FlaghotelLifeguards in seasonToiletsParkingPublic transport: Road train from Clonakilty town to beach operates during tourist seasonNo dogs (check local bylaws for dates)

Onshore wind: exposed beach, rough sea.

Scores are estimates from forecasts, not a safety rating. Before you go in

Tides (model): Low 01:00 · High 07:00 · Low 13:00 · High 19:00

Sunrise 07:52 · Sunset 16:47 · UV 0 (low)

Water quality

ExcellentLatest official EPA rating (2025 season) · 2024: Excellent · 2023: Excellent · 2022: Excellent

The EPA rates each bathing season after it ends, using the last four years of samples: the 2026 rating is usually published in spring 2027.

Source: EPA bathing water data (Inchydoney West Beach), CC BY 4.0. Water is tested from June to mid-September. Beach profile (PDF)

Hour by hour · Overall · Today

Wind in

Time	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Score	dark	1.9	1.8	1.9	2.0	2.1	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.0	0.4	dark	dark	dark	dark
Wind kn	11	12	11	10	13	14	15	16	16	16	16	17	14	19	15	11
Direction	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Waves at beach m	1.4	1.5	1.6	1.7	1.8	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.3	2.3
Swell offshore m · s	1.6 7s	1.6 7s	1.7 6s	1.8 6s	1.9 6s	2.0 6s	2.1 6s	2.2 7s	2.2 7s	2.3 7s	2.3 7s	2.3 7s	2.3 7s	2.3 7s	2.4 7s	2.4 7s
Tide
Water °C	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2
Air °C	11	11	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	12	12
Rain chance %	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	12	26	41	59	78	92	97	97	96
Rain mm	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	2.0	4.5	1.5	0	0
Cloud %	100	97	2	99	100	100	100	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

Highlighted columns: the best 3-hour window; grey columns are before sunrise or after sunset. Tides come from a global model and can be off by up to an hour: check local tide tables before swimming.