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Cow Strand

County Cork, Munster, Ireland

Cow Strand 5 photos

  • Sherkin Island - Silver Strand Beach - geograph.org.uk - 7672397

    Sherkin Island - Silver Strand Beach - geograph.org.uk - 7672397. Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Sherkin Island - White Strand (Tra Ban) - geograph.org.uk - 7672390

    Sherkin Island - White Strand (Tra Ban) - geograph.org.uk - 7672390. Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Sherkin Island - Cooshbrean - geograph.org.uk - 7672396

    Sherkin Island - Cooshbrean - geograph.org.uk - 7672396. Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Sherkin Island - lane west of Kinish Harbour - geograph.org.uk - 7672395

    Sherkin Island - lane west of Kinish Harbour - geograph.org.uk - 7672395. Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • A corner of Sherkin Island - geograph.org.uk - 4467749

    A corner of Sherkin Island - geograph.org.uk - 4467749. Neville Goodman, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 6:27 pm
9 am
2.8
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.5
54 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.7
42 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.1
49 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.7
46 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.5
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.8
44 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.4
43 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.5
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.4
36 km/h23 mph wind, Poor

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
10°C51°F
Water
14°C56°F
Wind
5031 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
7044 km/hmph
Waves
3.8 m13 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:27 pm
Today
2.8Poor9 am3924
3.5Poor10 am5433
1.7Poor11 am4226
3.1Poor12 pm4930
1.7Poor1 pm4628
2.5Poor2 pm4528
1.8Poor3 pm4427
1.4Poor4 pm4327
1.5Poor5 pm4528
1.4Poor6 pm3623
Sat
0.3Poor9 am6037
0.3Poor10 am5936
0.3Poor11 am5534
0.3Poor12 pm5936
0.6Poor1 pm6037
0.6Poor2 pm6138
0.5Poor3 pm5232
0.5Poor4 pm5937
0.6Poor5 pm5937
0.7Poor6 pm6238
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 9 am, -1.8 m. High at 3 pm, 0.4 m. Low at 9 pm, -1.7 m. High at 4 am, 0.7 mLow 9 am, -1.8 m6 ftHigh 3 pm, 0.4 m1 ftLow 9 pm, -1.7 m6 ftHigh 4 am, 0.7 m2 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 9 am, -1.8 m6 ft
  • High 3 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 9 pm, -1.7 m6 ft
  • High 4 am, 0.7 m2 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.

  • Sun2.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h23 mph, rain 4%
  • Mon1.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 50 km/h31 mph, rain 81%
  • Tue1.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 66%
  • Wed3.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 14%
  • Thu2.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 50 km/h31 mph, rain 37%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 740 m0.5 mi
  • Picnic tables260 m840 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.6 km2.2 miBaltimore (village)
Nearest airport
23 km14 miBantry Aerodrome (BYT)

Nearby places

  • Cafe BrunoFood and drink
    740 m0.5 mi

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

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