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Shell Beach

County Cork, Munster, Ireland

Shell Beach 5 photos

  • A view across Cork bay - geograph.org.uk - 4496343

    A view across Cork bay - geograph.org.uk - 4496343. Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Aerial view of Spike Island, Co. Cork

    Aerial view of Spike Island, Co. Cork. Caoimheen3, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Barred

    Barred. Rob Oo [OFF], CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Fort Mitchel on Spike Island 2

    Fort Mitchel on Spike Island 2. Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Entry of Fort Mitchel on Spike Island 1

    Entry of Fort Mitchel on Spike Island 1. Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:22 pm
9 am
5.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
10 am
4.5
25 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.1
23 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.4
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.7
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
3.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
4.3
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
3.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
4.6
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
3.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor

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°C56°F
Wind
2516 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
5333 km/hmph
Waves
1.8 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
20%
Sunset
6:22 pm
Today
5.5Good9 am1811
4.5Fair10 am2515
4.1Fair11 am2315
4.4Fair12 pm2717
4.7Fair1 pm2717
3.7Poor2 pm2616
4.3Fair3 pm2314
3.1Poor4 pm2113
4.6Fair5 pm1710
3.7Poor6 pm149
Sat
0.3Poor9 am3220
0.3Poor10 am3220
0.3Poor11 am3220
0.7Poor12 pm2717
0.7Poor1 pm2918
0.6Poor2 pm3320
0.7Poor3 pm2918
0.6Poor4 pm2918
0.8Poor5 pm2817
0.9Poor6 pm3019
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 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 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.

  • Sun3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 9%
  • Mon1.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 76%
  • Tue3.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 35%
  • Wed4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu2.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 46%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 210 m690 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 890 m0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables130 m430 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
710 m0.4 miMaritime College
Nearest town
1.5 km0.9 miRingaskiddy (village)
Nearest airport
13 km8 miCork Airport (ORK)

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

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