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Galley Cove Beach

County Cork, Munster, Ireland

Galley Cove Beach 3 photos

  • Barleycove Beach

    Barleycove Beach. Jessica O'Leary, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Looking east along the shoreline of Galley Cove - Ballynaule and Crookhaven Townlands

    Looking east along the shoreline of Galley Cove - Ballynaule and Crookhaven Townlands. Mac McCarron, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Looking east-south-east from Galley Cove - Ballynaule Townland

    Looking east-south-east from Galley Cove - Ballynaule Townland. Mac McCarron, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:29 pm
9 am
2.3
43 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.9
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.9
38 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.1
43 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.2
33 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.5
33 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.2
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
0.8
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
0.8
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.3
23 km/h15 mph wind, Poor

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
8°C47°F
Water
13°C56°F
Wind
4226 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
8049 km/hmph
Waves
4.8 m16 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
14%
Sunset
6:29 pm
Today
2.3Poor9 am4327
1.9Poor10 am3723
1.9Poor11 am3824
2.1Poor12 pm4327
1.2Poor1 pm3321
1.5Poor2 pm3321
1.2Poor3 pm3622
0.8Poor4 pm3522
0.8Poor5 pm2918
1.3Poor6 pm2315
Sat
0.3Poor9 am4427
0.3Poor10 am4226
0.3Poor11 am4226
0.6Poor12 pm4528
0.6Poor1 pm4729
0.6Poor2 pm4629
0.5Poor3 pm3823
0.5Poor4 pm4326
0.6Poor5 pm4528
0.8Poor6 pm4830
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, 0.3 m. Low at 9 pm, -1.8 m. High at 4 am, 0.7 mLow 9 am, -1.8 m6 ftHigh 3 pm, 0.3 m1 ftLow 9 pm, -1.8 m6 ftHigh 4 am, 0.7 m2 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • Low 9 am, -1.8 m6 ft
  • High 3 pm, 0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 9 pm, -1.8 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.

  • Sun2.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 53 km/h33 mph, rain 9%
  • Mon1.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 65 km/h40 mph, rain 79%
  • Tue1.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 56 km/h35 mph, rain 64%
  • Wed2.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 16%
  • Thu1.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 60 km/h38 mph, rain 39%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 70 m240 ft. Listed as free
  • Picnic tables70 m230 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.5 km0.9 miCrookhaven (village)
Nearest airport
30 km19 miBantry Aerodrome (BYT)

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

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