Check the Beach

Kilcolman Strand

County Cork, Munster, Ireland

Kilcolman Strand 5 photos

  • Garrylucas Beach

    Garrylucas Beach. Caoimheen3, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • A small section of White Strand - geograph.org.uk - 4533827

    A small section of White Strand - geograph.org.uk - 4533827. Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • A small quay in Bullen's Bay - geograph.org.uk - 4533839

    A small quay in Bullen's Bay - geograph.org.uk - 4533839. Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • A satisfying view down to the sea - geograph.org.uk - 4192996

    A satisfying view down to the sea - geograph.org.uk - 4192996. Neville Goodman, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Old Head Harbour - geograph.org.uk - 4776826

    Old Head Harbour - geograph.org.uk - 4776826. Jonathan Thacker, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:23 pm
Now
5.1
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.0
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.8
35 km/h22 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.0
34 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.6
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
3.7
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.9
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
5.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
6.5
13 km/h8 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°C56°F
Wind
2415 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
4830 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:23 pm
Today
5.1FairNow2415
5.8Good10 am2113
5.0Fair11 am2817
4.8Fair12 pm3522
4.0Fair1 pm3421
4.6Fair2 pm2616
3.7Poor3 pm2515
3.9Poor4 pm2515
5.1Fair5 pm1610
6.5Good6 pm138
Sat
0.4Poor9 am3824
0.3Poor10 am4427
0.3Poor11 am4427
0.3Poor12 pm3723
0.4Poor1 pm4125
0.4Poor2 pm4126
0.6Poor3 pm3924
0.7Poor4 pm2918
0.8Poor5 pm3320
1.1Poor6 pm3421
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 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 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 2%
  • Mon1.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 51 km/h32 mph, rain 85%
  • Tue3.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 25%
  • Wed4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 15%
  • Thu3.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 38%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 550 m0.3 mi
  • Boat ramp180 m600 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
540 m0.3 miOld Head
Nearest town
4 km2.5 miBallinspittle (village)
Nearest airport
22 km14 miCork Airport (ORK)

Nearby places

  • The Speckled DoorFood and drink
    550 m0.3 mi

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

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