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4:15 pm 8 Nov 2010


Barley Cove ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 1.0

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Barley Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Ireland – County Cork)

barleycove mar 2012, Barley Cove photo

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Surf Break: Barley Cove

Name: Barley Cove
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: SSW Offshore Wind: NNE

Barley Cove in County Cork is a sheltered beach break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the east. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south southwest.. Good surf at all stages of the tide.

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Overall Barley Cove Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Barley Cove:

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Closest break Derrynane 27 mi
Second closest break Ballinskelligs Bay 32 mi
Third closest break Ownachincha 34 mi
Fourth closest break Long Strand-Castlefreke 35 mi
Fifth closest break Red Strand (Dirk Bay) 36 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Barley Cove:

Closest wave buoy M3 Mizen Head Buoy 38 mi
Second closest wave buoy K2 Buoy 157 mi
Third closest wave buoy Sevenstones Buoy 186 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Pembroke Buoy 201 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy M2 Lambay Buoy 230 mi

Tide stations nearest to Barley Cove:

Closest tide station St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England 185 mi
Second closest tide station St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc 185 mi
Third closest tide station Milford Haven, Wales 203 mi
Fourth closest tide station Milford Haven, Wales 204 mi
Fifth closest tide station Newlyn, England 207 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to Barley Cove:

Closest ski area Raise (United Kingdom) 347 mi
Second closest ski area Yad Moss (United Kingdom) 382 mi
Third closest ski area Harwood Common (United Kingdom) 383 mi
Fourth closest ski area Weardale Ski Club (United Kingdom) 387 mi
Fifth closest ski area Allenheads (United Kingdom) 389 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Barley Cove:

Closest city location Bantry (Ireland) 20 mi
Second closest city location An Sciobairin (Ireland) 22 mi
Third closest city location Kenmare (Ireland) 30 mi
Fourth closest city location Dunmanway (Ireland) 33 mi
Fifth closest city location Valentia (Ireland) 38 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Barley Cove is Kerry Airport (KIR) in Ireland, which is 82 km (51 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Barley Cove is Cork Airport (ORK), also in Ireland, 98 km (61 miles) away.
  • The third closest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), also in Ireland, 150 km (93 miles) away.
Barley Cove break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Barley Cove, Ireland - County Cork. Use the tab navigation above to view Barley Cove sea temperature, Barley Cove photographs, Barley Cove detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Barley Cove webcams, current wind from Ireland - County Cork live weather stations and Barley Cove tide predictions. The Ireland swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Ireland and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Ireland wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Barley Cove.