Check the Beach

Garretstown Strand

County Cork, Munster, Ireland

Garretstown Strand 2 photos

  • Garretstown Beach

    Garretstown Beach. Jonathan Thacker, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Garretstown Beach The quieter end of the beach late on a mid-June afternoon.

    Garretstown Beach The quieter end of the beach late on a mid-June afternoon.. John M, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 12 pm to 3 pm, sunset 6:23 pm
9 am
4.1
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.1
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
11 am
3.6
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
4.4
32 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.7
34 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.5
30 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
3.0
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
4.7
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
3.4
25 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
9°C48°F
Water
14°C56°F
Wind
3421 km/hmph NW
Gusts
6742 km/hmph
Waves
1.8 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
72%
Sunset
6:23 pm
Today
4.1Fair9 am2817
4.1Fair10 am2717
3.6Poor11 am3119
4.4Fair12 pm3220
4.7Fair1 pm3421
4.5Fair2 pm3018
3.0Poor3 pm2717
4.7Fair4 pm2817
5.2Fair5 pm1610
3.4Poor6 pm2515
Sat
0.4Poor9 am3824
0.3Poor10 am4427
0.3Poor11 am4327
0.3Poor12 pm3723
0.4Poor1 pm4125
0.4Poor2 pm4126
0.7Poor3 pm4428
0.6Poor4 pm3220
0.7Poor5 pm3220
1.0Poor6 pm3321
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, 0.7 m. Low at 10 pm, -1.8 m. High at 4 am, 0.9 mLow 10 am, -1.9 m6 ftHigh 4 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 10 pm, -1.8 m6 ftHigh 4 am, 0.9 m3 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • Low 10 am, -1.9 m6 ft
  • High 4 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 10 pm, -1.8 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.

  • Sun3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 1%
  • Mon1.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 51 km/h32 mph, rain 82%
  • Tue3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 35%
  • Wed4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 12%
  • Thu3.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 38%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms100 m340 ft away
  • Drinking water270 m880 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 90 m280 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 660 m0.4 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
2.8 km1.7 miBallinspittle (village)
Nearest airport
23 km14 miCork Airport (ORK)

Nearby places

  • StrandedPizza
    660 m0.4 mi
  • Bean & Berry CaféFood and drink
    820 m0.5 mi

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

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