Cork, Ireland
Garretstown
Beginner
Beach break
Sand bottom
Peels both
0.5–2.4 m
Any tide
Cork's most consistent beach, at the Old Head of Kinsale: punchy peaks on southwest swell with the famous golf links on the cliff above. Cold, clean and the best all-rounder on the south coast.
Hazards
RipCold WaterRocks
Conditions
- Best swell
- SW, W, WSW
- Best wind
- NE, E
- Season
- Sep, Oct, Nov, Mar, Apr
- Wave size
- 0.5–2.4 m
- Wave quality
- Consistency
- Crowd
- Coordinates
- 51.5730, -8.7150
Facilities
ParkingToiletsCafeSurf SchoolBoard Rental