Sandycove, Kinsale

Co. Cork · faces E · well sheltered ·

Directions

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Cross-shore wind, small waves.

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

Tides (model): Low 01:00 · High 07:00 · Low 14:00 · High 20:00

Sunrise 07:51 · Sunset 16:45 · UV 0 (low)

Water quality

Not classifiedLatest official EPA rating

Source: EPA bathing water data (Sandycove), CC BY 4.0. Water is tested from June to mid-September.

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	5.5	5.3	5.6	6.0	5.9	6.0	6.5	6.0	6.0	5.8	5.7	dark	dark	dark	dark
Wind kn	12	12	12	14	14	15	16	17	17	18	17	18	16	19	20	13
Direction	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Waves at beach m	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5
Swell offshore m · s	1.5 6s	1.6 6s	1.7 6s	1.7 6s	1.8 6s	1.9 6s	2.0 6s	2.1 6s	2.1 6s	2.2 6s	2.2 6s	2.2 7s	2.3 7s	2.3 7s	2.3 6s	2.3 6s
Tide
Water °C	13.1	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	13.3
Air °C	11	11	10	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	12
Rain chance %	0	0	0	2	5	9	14	18	24	33	50	72	88	95	97	98
Rain mm	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	2.2	2.0	1.6	0
Cloud %	90	99	100	52	79	100	95	100	100	99	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.