Check the Beach

Red Strand

County Cork, Munster, Ireland

Red Strand 5 photos

  • Dirk Bay beach - geograph.org.uk - 4955128

    Dirk Bay beach - geograph.org.uk - 4955128. Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Beach at Ballynoe - geograph.org.uk - 4955122

    Beach at Ballynoe - geograph.org.uk - 4955122. Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Beach with view to Galley Head - geograph.org.uk - 2918634

    Beach with view to Galley Head - geograph.org.uk - 2918634. Neville Goodman, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Dirk Bay coastline - geograph.org.uk - 4955145

    Dirk Bay coastline - geograph.org.uk - 4955145. Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Dirk Cove - geograph.org.uk - 4955138

    Dirk Cove - geograph.org.uk - 4955138. Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:25 pm
9 am
3.0
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.5
33 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.7
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.4
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.5
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.9
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.7
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.4
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.6
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.1
26 km/h16 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
14°C57°F
Wind
3924 km/hmph NW
Gusts
7346 km/hmph
Waves
3.2 m10 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
62%
Sunset
6:25 pm
Today
3.0Poor9 am2616
2.5Poor10 am3320
3.7Poor11 am2717
2.4Poor12 pm3119
3.5Poor1 pm3522
2.9Poor2 pm2918
2.7Poor3 pm2817
3.4Poor4 pm2918
3.6Poor5 pm3019
2.1Poor6 pm2616
Sat
0.3Poor9 am4930
0.3Poor10 am4427
0.3Poor11 am3924
0.3Poor12 pm4125
0.6Poor1 pm4629
0.6Poor2 pm4528
0.3Poor3 pm3723
0.6Poor4 pm3723
0.6Poor5 pm4126
0.8Poor6 pm4326
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 4 pm, 0.5 m. Low at 10 pm, -1.7 m. High at 4 am, 0.8 mLow 9 am, -1.8 m6 ftHigh 4 pm, 0.5 m2 ftLow 10 pm, -1.7 m6 ftHigh 4 am, 0.8 m3 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • Low 9 am, -1.8 m6 ft
  • High 4 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 10 pm, -1.7 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.

  • Sun3.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon1.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 57 km/h36 mph, rain 81%
  • Tue3.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 49 km/h31 mph, rain 53%
  • Wed3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 12%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Drinking water140 m440 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m410 ft. Listed as free
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.7 km2.3 miRathbarry (village)
Nearest airport
41 km25 miBantry Aerodrome (BYT)

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

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