Check the Beach

Snave Strand

County Cork, Munster, Ireland

Snave Strand 5 photos

  • View of N71 at Ballylickey - geograph.org.uk - 4546936

    View of N71 at Ballylickey - geograph.org.uk - 4546936. Mat Tuck, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • View across Ballylickey Bay - geograph.org.uk - 6435916

    View across Ballylickey Bay - geograph.org.uk - 6435916. N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • The head of Ballylickey Bay - geograph.org.uk - 6435917

    The head of Ballylickey Bay - geograph.org.uk - 6435917. N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • The head of Ballylickey Bay - geograph.org.uk - 5811439

    The head of Ballylickey Bay - geograph.org.uk - 5811439. Jonathan Thacker, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Ballylickey Bay - geograph.org.uk - 5256367

    Ballylickey Bay - geograph.org.uk - 5256367. Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:27 pm
Now
5.0
25 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.1
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.4
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.1
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
2.9
28 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.2
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.4
17 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.2
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.8
16 km/h10 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°C47°F
Water
14°C57°F
Wind
2516 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
5434 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:27 pm
Today
5.0FairNow2516
5.1Fair10 am2817
4.4Fair11 am3019
4.1Fair12 pm2817
2.9Poor1 pm2818
2.2Poor2 pm2314
3.4Poor3 pm1710
2.2Poor4 pm2616
2.8Poor5 pm1912
3.8Poor6 pm1610
Sat
0.7Poor9 am3019
0.8Poor10 am2818
0.7Poor11 am3019
0.8Poor12 pm3622
0.8Poor1 pm3924
0.8Poor2 pm3723
1.0Poor3 pm2717
1.0Poor4 pm3220
1.2Poor5 pm3220
1.4Poor6 pm3320
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 3 pm, 0.3 m. Low at 9 pm, -1.8 m. High at 4 am, 0.7 mHigh 3 pm, 0.3 m1 ftLow 9 pm, -1.8 m6 ftHigh 4 am, 0.7 m2 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • High 3 pm, 0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 9 pm, -1.8 m6 ft
  • High 4 am, 0.7 m2 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.

  • Sun3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 4%
  • Mon1.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 46 km/h29 mph, rain 90%
  • Tue2.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 68%
  • Wed3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 51%
  • Thu2.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 67%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Picnic tables140 m440 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
150 m510 ftBallylickey (Snave Bridge)
Nearest town
1.2 km0.8 miBallylickey (village)
Nearest airport
6 km4 miBantry Aerodrome (BYT)

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

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