Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Ireland |
Next Big City |
Cork |
Next Town |
Ballycotton |
|
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Parking |
Water
Type: |
Shallow, Chop, Small wave, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
Rocks, Shells |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
High tide |
Not really a wave beach but ideal for some good kite sessions. Shallow water especially in high tide. There are some rocks on the far left and right of the spot, that can be seen at low tide. That doesn't really represent a danger as the rock as long we know where they are. Best for wave with East winds.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Medium |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
None |
Large beach of sand with seaweed and some waste litter. Enough space to launch the kite, watch the walkers on Sundays and during summers though. No shower nor toilets.
Weather
Spring:
|
Normal |
Summer:
|
Shorty, Normal |
Fall:
|
Normal |
Winter:
|
Thick |
All year season depending on each individual. Water temperature never exceeds 17°C in summer. Don't forget your 5mm suit with boots (for the shells and litter again).
Wind
Best Months: |
March, April, May, September, October |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
NE, ENE, E |
Main Direction: |
SW |
The sideonshore wind is a perfect wind but a sideshore wind can do though.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Short walk |
Take the N25 from Cork towards Waterford. At Midleton, take right at the roundabout, then past the petrol station, turn left (with the sign Ballycotton), turn left again after few meters. Keep on this road till the little village of Cloyne where you turn left at the crossroad. Keep driving (you're now on the R629) till the next station and turn right just before it. Drive half a mile or so then take next left to a little road that lead to the beach. You should see a small island in front of you with a lighthouse. Parking is available.
Extra information
Nightlife
Have an after-session pint at the Garriwoe hotel a few miles on the left.