Old Head Beach

Éire / Ireland

Sand
Lifeguard

Right now

Conditions at 7:00 PM Irish Standard Time.

Poor

Knee-high (0.8 m) at 7 s, heading toward E, with strong cross-shore wind toward E.

Swell

0.8 m

E

7 s

Wind

23 km/h

E

Cross-shore

Tide

1.9 m

Rising

Weather

14 °C

Partly cloudy

16 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Saturday, September 19, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Poor

0.7 m · 6 s

E

27 km/h · 46 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

3 m

Partly cloudy · 15 °C

1 AM

Poor

0.7 m · 6 s

E

26 km/h · 45 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

2.7 m

Overcast · 15 °C

2 AM

Poor

0.7 m · 6 s

E

23 km/h · 41 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

2.5 m

Overcast · 14 °C

3 AM

Fair

0.7 m · 6 s

E

24 km/h · 42 km/h gusts

ENE

Offshore

2.3 m

Overcast · 15 °C

4 AM

Poor

0.6 m · 7 s

E

26 km/h · 44 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

2.1 m

Overcast · 15 °C

5 AM

Poor

0.6 m · 7 s

E

27 km/h · 46 km/h gusts

ENE

Offshore

2 m

Overcast · 15 °C

6 AM

Poor

0.6 m · 8 s

E

28 km/h · 50 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

2.1 m

Light drizzle · 14 °C

7 AM

Poor

0.6 m · 8 s

E

22 km/h · 38 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

2.4 m

Light drizzle · 13 °C

8 AM

Poor

0.7 m · 8 s

E

24 km/h · 42 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

2.6 m

Mostly clear · 14 °C

9 AM

Poor

0.7 m · 8 s

E

27 km/h · 46 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

2.8 m

Light drizzle · 13 °C

10 AM

Poor

0.7 m · 8 s

E

23 km/h · 40 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

3 m

Light drizzle · 15 °C

11 AM

Poor

0.7 m · 8 s

E

26 km/h · 45 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

3.1 m

Overcast · 15 °C

12 PM

Poor

0.7 m · 8 s

E

27 km/h · 46 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

3.1 m

Overcast · 15 °C

1 PM

Poor

0.7 m · 8 s

E

29 km/h · 52 km/h gusts

E

Cross-shore

2.9 m

Overcast · 15 °C

2 PM

Poor

0.7 m · 8 s

E

28 km/h · 49 km/h gusts

E

Cross-shore

2.6 m

Overcast · 15 °C

3 PM

Poor

0.7 m · 8 s

E

28 km/h · 50 km/h gusts

E

Cross-shore

2.4 m

Partly cloudy · 15 °C

4 PM

Poor

0.7 m · 8 s

E

30 km/h · 51 km/h gusts

E

Cross-shore

2.1 m

Partly cloudy · 15 °C

5 PM

Poor

0.7 m · 8 s

E

30 km/h · 52 km/h gusts

E

Cross-shore

1.9 m

Mostly clear · 15 °C

6 PM

Poor

0.7 m · 8 s

E

28 km/h · 50 km/h gusts

E

Cross-shore

1.8 m

Clear · 15 °C

7 PM

Poor

0.8 m · 7 s

E

23 km/h · 40 km/h gusts

E

Cross-shore

1.9 m

Partly cloudy · 14 °C

8 PM

Poor

0.8 m · 7 s

E

19 km/h · 34 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

2.1 m

Light drizzle · 13 °C

9 PM

Poor

0.8 m · 6 s

E

23 km/h · 41 km/h gusts

E

Cross-shore

2.2 m

Partly cloudy · 14 °C

10 PM

Poor

0.8 m · 6 s

E

28 km/h · 49 km/h gusts

E

Cross-shore

2.5 m

Drizzle · 12 °C

11 PM

Poor

0.8 m · 6 s

E

20 km/h · 35 km/h gusts

E

Cross-shore

2.6 m

Mostly clear · 13 °C

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