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Local weather
NW Force 3, Overcast, 7°C
Swell today
Direction W, height 3.8 metres, period 9.9 seconds, significant wave height of 3.9 metres.
Summary
A tolerable location with careful navigation required for access.
LWS draught
3 metres (9.84 feet).
Shelter See it »
Sheltered: SW, W, NW
Unprotected: N, NE, E, SE, S
Nature (summary)
Anchorage, jetty, secluded, fish farming area.
Facilities (summary)
Slipway.
Haven position? See it »
51° 36.894' N, 010° 7.526' W
Where is that position? See it »
An anchorage in the south west corner of the bay.
What is the initial fix? See it »
The following Garnish Bay anchorage initial fix waypoint will set up a final approach:
51° 37.474' N, 010° 7.745' W
This waypoint is 400 metres northeast of Garnish Island and 1600 metres from the anchoring position.
Why visit here?
As mentioned above this is an excellent staging point for Dursey Sound in a quiet secluded location surrounded by stone wall fields of grazing sheep and cattle. If you feel like striking out for a walk, Dursey’ cable is only two and a half kilometres walk from Garnish Bay.
I have stopped in here often in settled weather to wait and catch the first of the tide going south through Dursey Sound plus take a lunch break. However I have never spent a night here as I doubt I could rely on it for a sound night’s sleep were conditions to change.
How to get in?
The bay itself is relatively clear of rocks so you can come straight in from deep water to the choice of a few locations to anchor.
The most protected anchorage lies between the western shore and Carrigduff concrete beacon in 5-7 metres. As this has the least swell and is convenient for dinghies to land at the slip in the boat harbour - the pier is not suitable for a vessel to come alongside - you will typically see many small boats moored in this location already. Try to find a patch of sand that is clear of kelp to anchor in and with the areas excellent water clarity this should be easy in bright conditions. Outside of the kelp holding is good.
However this anchorage can get a bit tight so an alternative anchorage is 200 metres south of the Carrigduff Beacon in 5-7 metres and good holding where there is more swinging room.
Alternatively I found a small sandy beach in the southwest corner that provided three metres in sand and good holding. This is the waypoint provided.
The big problem for navigation throughout this area is the numerous lobster, shrimp, crab and fish pots plus nets. The channel north of Carrigduff and south of Long Island (with a depth of 5 – 7 metres) appears to be kept clear but apart from that expect to find nets and pots throughout this area.
What are the tides here?
Today's Dover tides — High water: 09:09, 21:36, Low water: 03:55, 16:22 From Tide Times
Approximately HW Cobh –0113sp, -0033np
MHWS 3.5m MHWN 2.9m MLWN 1.2m MLWS 0.4m
Dursey Sound tides
South-going +0415 High Water Dover (Cobh -0450)
North-going -0415 High Water Dover (Cobh +0135)
Max spring rate in the narrows 4 kn, somewhat less at the north and south entrances.
The latest monthly Dover Tides and Cobh Tides courtesy of the National Environmental Research Council. Printable monthly tides for Dublin, Dunmore, Cobh, Galway, Belfast are available from the ISA.
The national weather forecast, Met Éireann and BBC shipping forecasts, plus a very simplified Munster tourist outlook. From an Atlantic perspective a 24 hour North Atlantic synoptic chart that you may ‘right click’ and save to your hard disk. Met Éireann’s Eastern Atlantic chart and the BBC’s surface area forecast plus visible satellite images for Ireland and Northeast Atlantic from Met Éireann. Wind observations, XC UK & Ireland, Windguru wind & wave reports, and Windfinder where you can determine a forecast time. Coastal radio stations (VHF Channel) Weather forecast at 0103 and thence every 3 hours updated every sixth. Cork 26, Bantry 23, Valentia 24. Radio broadcasts on RTE 1 (89.1FM) 0603, 1253, 1655 and 2355.
A free tidal range prediction application for windows, a simple tide monitor plus the rule of twelfths are available in inyourfootsteps.com shared ‘experience’.
What facilities are available?
None save for a slip and boat harbour to land.
What emergency contacts are there?
Valentia Maritime Rescue Sub-Centre (MRSC) VHF Ch 24 & MF 1752 kHz covers this costal area. Cork (26), Mizen (04), Bantry Bay (23), Shannon (28) and Galway (04) provide relay stations. Coastguard Radio is always called on a working channel. Emergencies are worked on 16, 67 and working channel.
Alternatively, or if ashore, phone 999 or 121 (free) and ask for ‘Marine Rescue’. Gardai (police), Fire and Rescue are also available on this number. Valentia (MRSC) may be called on +353 669 476 109
Any security concerns?
Never an incident known to have occurred in Garnish Bay.
With thanks to:
Burke Corbett, Gusserane, New Ross, Co. Wexford.
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