The search for the body of Barry Davis Ryan, who drowned off Baltimore last week, has finished for the night and will resume at first light tomorrow.
It had been hoped that divers would be able to search today and tomorrow at the Eastern Hole where eyewitnesses last saw the 20-year-old student, but earlier weather reports cast doubt on that plan.
It now looks like weather conditions will remain stable enough for some diving early tomorrow morning.
However, it is expected that no diving will take place beyond lunch time as the weather is expected to deteriorate significantly.
Around 200 dives were planned at the dive site off Baltimore, with teams of eight checking the seabed in set lines.
Mr Davis Ryan was washed into the sea at the mouth of Baltimore Harbour in a tragedy that claimed the lives of his father, Barry Ryan, 51, and his 20-year-old girlfriend Niamh O'Connor on 30 June.
They were all part of a group of people who had been walking close to the Beacon when one of them fell into the sea and two others attempted a rescue before all three got into difficulty.
The bodies of Barry Ryan senior and Niamh O'Connor were recovered and their funerals were held last weekend.
Earlier this week Barry's mother, Anne Davis, appealed to divers to help in the search for her son's body
More than 150 volunteers have joined the search.
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, John Kearney from West Cork Underwater Search and Rescue, said 82 volunteer divers from around the country are now assisting in the search while 74 other volunteers are assisting with duties on the pier.
Mr Kearney described the response from the community as tremendous and said they have also been supported by the Irish Underwater Council and the Army.
He said they have been searching every day but have only been able to dive five out of the nine days since last Tuesday due to poor weather conditions.
Barry Ryan senior, a son of Penneys founder Arthur Ryan, was a senior executive with the retail clothing company.
Ms O'Connor from Glanmire worked at a Penneys store in Cork city.
