Check the Beach

Howes Strand

County Cork, Munster, Ireland

Howes Strand 3 photos

  • Beach at Coolmain Bay - geograph.org.uk - 5123047

    Beach at Coolmain Bay - geograph.org.uk - 5123047. David P Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Beach at Coolmain Bay - geograph.org.uk - 5158096

    Beach at Coolmain Bay - geograph.org.uk - 5158096. David P Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Inclined strata on the beach - geograph.org.uk - 5158109

    Inclined strata on the beach - geograph.org.uk - 5158109. David P Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:24 pm
9 am
2.9
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.2
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
11 am
4.5
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.0
34 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
3.0
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.4
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
4.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.4
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
3.4
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
5.3
19 km/h12 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
14°C57°F
Wind
3522 km/hmph NW
Gusts
6440 km/hmph
Waves
2.1 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
30%
Sunset
6:24 pm
Today
2.9Poor9 am3220
2.2Poor10 am2817
4.5Fair11 am2817
4.0Fair12 pm3421
3.0Poor1 pm3019
3.4Poor2 pm3119
4.6Fair3 pm159
4.4Fair4 pm2616
3.4Poor5 pm2515
5.3Fair6 pm1912
Sat
0.3Poor9 am4528
0.3Poor10 am4830
0.3Poor11 am4528
0.3Poor12 pm4125
0.3Poor1 pm4327
0.4Poor2 pm4629
0.3Poor3 pm3924
0.5Poor4 pm3119
0.7Poor5 pm3924
0.9Poor6 pm3723
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, 0.6 m. Low at 10 pm, -1.8 m. High at 4 am, 0.8 mLow 10 am, -1.9 m6 ftHigh 4 pm, 0.6 m2 ftLow 10 pm, -1.8 m6 ftHigh 4 am, 0.8 m3 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 10 am, -1.9 m6 ft
  • High 4 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 10 pm, -1.8 m6 ft
  • High 4 am, 0.8 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.

  • Sun3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon1.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 51 km/h32 mph, rain 85%
  • Tue2.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 35%
  • Wed3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 18%
  • Thu2.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 42%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
4 km2.5 miCourtmacsherry (village)
Nearest airport
25 km16 miCork Airport (ORK)

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

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