Check the Beach

Ballymacaw Cove

County Waterford, Munster, Ireland

Ballymacaw Cove 3 photos

  • Beach and cliffs at Ballymacaw Cove View across the cove below the high tide line.

    Beach and cliffs at Ballymacaw Cove View across the cove below the high tide line.. David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Ballymacaw Cove

    Ballymacaw Cove. kevin higgins, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Ballymacaw Cove

    Ballymacaw Cove. Paul O'Farrell, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:16 pm
9 am
2.9
33 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
10 am
4.1
32 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.3
34 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.2
34 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.4
37 km/h23 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.4
32 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
3.7
33 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
4.3
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.0
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
6.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
7°C45°F
Water
14°C57°F
Wind
3220 km/hmph NW
Gusts
6138 km/hmph
Waves
2.3 m8 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
71%
Sunset
6:16 pm
Today
2.9Poor9 am3320
4.1Fair10 am3220
4.3Fair11 am3421
4.2Fair12 pm3421
4.4Fair1 pm3723
4.4Fair2 pm3220
3.7Poor3 pm3321
4.3Fair4 pm2616
4.0Fair5 pm2214
6.0Good6 pm1610
Sat
0.5Poor9 am4025
0.5Poor10 am4326
0.3Poor11 am4930
0.3Poor12 pm5031
0.3Poor1 pm4528
0.6Poor2 pm4629
0.6Poor3 pm4830
0.5Poor4 pm3421
0.7Poor5 pm4025
0.9Poor6 pm3623
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 10 am, -1.9 m. High at 4 pm, 0.9 m. Low at 10 pm, -1.9 m. High at 4 am, 0.9 mLow 10 am, -1.9 m6 ftHigh 4 pm, 0.9 m3 ftLow 10 pm, -1.9 m6 ftHigh 4 am, 0.9 m3 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • Low 10 am, -1.9 m6 ft
  • High 4 pm, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 10 pm, -1.9 m6 ft
  • High 4 am, 0.9 m3 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.

  • Sun3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 7%
  • Mon1.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 59 km/h37 mph, rain 77%
  • Tue2.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 45 km/h28 mph, rain 27%
  • Wed3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu2.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 25%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 30 m100 ft. Fee not listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
4.3 km2.7 miDunmore East (village)
Nearest airport
6 km4 miWaterford Airport (WAT)

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

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