Barley Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Cork, Ireland)

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Barley Cove Surf Guide

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.

Barley Cove Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	11.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Barley Cove:

The best conditions reported for surf at Barley Cove occur when a South-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Barley Cove (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Barley Cove with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 4% of the time in January while 27% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 69% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

27%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

69%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Barley Cove Location Map

Interactive Barley Cove surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. 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.

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Barley Cove Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 19:40 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07			Fri
ft, °F	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Wave (m)	S	S	WNW	W
Period (s)	16	16	13	15
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off

What does Barley Cove look like?

Latest photos from Barley Cove. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: chris black Credit: vidas

Tides at Barley Cove

Current tide and informaton

For Barley Cove, 0 km from Barley Cove.

Next High Water: 09:27pm | 2.38m

Next Low Water: 03:32am | 0.88m

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Barley Cove Sea Temperature

The water temperature (11.8 °C) at Barley Cove is fairly cold. Surfers will need a quality steamer wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots because it will be cloudy with an effective air temperature of (9.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.