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The Long Strand

County Cork, Munster, Ireland

The Long Strand 2 photos

  • Down river from Long Strand Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 4955157

    Down river from Long Strand Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 4955157. Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Coastline at Cloghna Head - geograph.org.uk - 4955158

    Coastline at Cloghna Head - geograph.org.uk - 4955158. Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:25 pm
9 am
5.1
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
10 am
2.1
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
11 am
4.4
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
3.3
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.9
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.0
33 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.1
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
4.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.1
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.1
14 km/h9 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
2717 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
5132 km/hmph
Waves
2.3 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
30%
Sunset
6:25 pm
Today
5.1Fair9 am2314
2.1Poor10 am3019
4.4Fair11 am2616
3.3Poor12 pm3119
3.9Poor1 pm2918
3.0Poor2 pm3320
3.1Poor3 pm3522
4.9Fair4 pm2113
4.1Fair5 pm2717
5.1Fair6 pm149
Sat
0.3Poor9 am4327
0.3Poor10 am4629
0.3Poor11 am4327
0.3Poor12 pm4528
0.3Poor1 pm5031
0.4Poor2 pm5031
0.3Poor3 pm4629
0.5Poor4 pm4226
0.6Poor5 pm3723
0.7Poor6 pm3623
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 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 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.

  • Sun3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon1.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 58 km/h36 mph, rain 81%
  • Tue1.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 44 km/h27 mph, rain 47%
  • Wed3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 10%
  • Thu2.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 46 km/h28 mph, rain 32%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 940 m0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables320 m0.2 mi away

Getting there

Nearest town
2 km1.2 miRathbarry (village)
Nearest airport
38 km24 miBantry Aerodrome (BYT)

Nearby places

  • The Fish BasketFood and drink
    940 m0.6 mi

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

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