Check the Beach

The Cove

County Wicklow, Leinster, Ireland

The Cove 1 photo

  • The Cove

    The Cove. Michael Dibb, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:10 pm
9 am
0.9
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.9
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.0
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.2
38 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.5
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.8
36 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.7
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
4.3
32 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.5
32 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.4
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
8°C46°F
Water
13°C56°F
Wind
3924 km/hmph NW
Gusts
7245 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:10 pm
Today
0.9Poor9 am3622
0.9Poor10 am3924
1.0Poor11 am3924
1.2Poor12 pm3823
1.5Poor1 pm3924
1.8Poor2 pm3623
3.7Poor3 pm3421
4.3Fair4 pm3220
4.5Fair5 pm3220
5.4Fair6 pm2415
Sat
1.7Poor9 am2113
1.1Poor10 am2817
0.7Poor11 am3220
0.6Poor12 pm3220
0.6Poor1 pm2817
1.0Poor2 pm2314
1.4Poor3 pm2214
0.9Poor4 pm3622
1.1Poor5 pm3119
1.4Poor6 pm3823
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 10 am, <0.1 m. Low at 3 pm, -1.0 m. High at 9 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 4 am, -2.0 mHigh 10 am, <0.1 m<1 ftLow 3 pm, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 4 am, -2.0 m6 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • High 10 am, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -1.0 m3 ft
  • High 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 4 am, -2.0 m6 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 52 km/h32 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon2.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 50 km/h31 mph, rain 73%
  • Tue3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 45 km/h28 mph, rain 31%
  • Wed4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 8%
  • Thu3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h23 mph, rain 20%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms310 m0.2 mi away
  • Drinking water380 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking12 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 160 m520 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink38 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Boat ramp220 m730 ft away
  • SurfacePebbles

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
130 m420 ftTrafalgar Road
Nearest town
440 m0.3 miGreystones (town)
Nearest airport
100 km62 miKilkenny Airport (KKY)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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