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Annestown

faces S Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
54
Fresh · light winds, dry
Waves
1.1 m
7 s period from S · model cell 3.1 km out
Sea
16.8°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 63 km away.
Tide
1.5 m
Falling, nearly low. Low at 04:40.
Wind
8 km/h
Light breeze, NNW, offshore, gusts 10
Daylight
07:32
Sunrise. Sunset 19:03. Air 6°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
13:00
Grand 84/100
light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 5 km/h
▼ 04:40 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 17:10 ▲ 23:10
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Grand 87/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m · 0.6 m · 12 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 23 km/h
▲ 00:25 ▼ 07:00 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Decent 72/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, showers possible · 0.4 m · 20 km/h
▲ 02:15 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 15:00 ▼ 21:25
Wed, 7 Oct
16:00
Grand 90/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry · 0.2 m · 23 km/h
▲ 03:30 ▼ 09:45 ▲ 16:00 ▼ 22:25
Thu, 8 Oct
19:00
Grand 91/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
▲ 04:30 ▼ 10:40 ▲ 16:55 ▼ 23:20
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Decent 65/100
moderate breeze, rain · 26 km/h
▲ 05:15 ▼ 11:40 ▲ 17:40

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 03:0053 · Freshlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 66 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 62 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSat 03:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 43 Blowy · nightSat 05:00 · 42 Blowy · nightSat 06:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSat 08:00 · 56 FreshSat 09:00 · 67 DecentSat 10:00 · 77 DecentSat 11:00 · 77 DecentSat 12:00 · 76 DecentSat 13:00 · 84 GrandSat 14:00 · 79 DecentSat 15:00 · 75 DecentSat 16:00 · 71 DecentSat 17:00 · 67 DecentSat 18:00 · 70 DecentSat 19:00 · 72 DecentSat 20:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 90 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 83 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 82 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 67 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 74 DecentSun 09:00 · 75 DecentSun 10:00 · 86 GrandSun 11:00 · 85 GrandSun 12:00 · 87 GrandSun 13:00 · 67 DecentSun 14:00 · 63 DecentSun 15:00 · 58 FreshSun 16:00 · 54 FreshSun 17:00 · 28 BlowySun 18:00 · 40 BlowySun 19:00 · 41 BlowySun 20:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 50 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 59 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 61 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 57 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 59 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 54 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 50 Fresh · nightMon 08:00 · 48 FreshMon 09:00 · 59 FreshMon 10:00 · 63 DecentMon 11:00 · 67 DecentMon 12:00 · 72 DecentMon 13:00 · 76 DecentMon 14:00 · 76 DecentMon 15:00 · 65 DecentMon 16:00 · 61 FreshMon 17:00 · 57 FreshMon 18:00 · 53 FreshMon 19:00 · 48 FreshMon 20:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 21:00 · 64 Decent · nightMon 22:00 · 69 Decent · nightMon 23:00 · 73 Decent · nightTue 00:00 · 78 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 02:00 · 87 Grand · nightTue 03:00 · 85 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 80 Grand · nightTue 05:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 06:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 67 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 64 DecentTue 13:00 · 67 DecentTue 16:00 · 72 DecentTue 19:00 · 71 DecentTue 22:00 · 66 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 74 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 70 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 64 DecentWed 13:00 · 77 DecentWed 16:00 · 90 GrandWed 19:00 · 78 DecentWed 22:00 · 65 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 70 Decent · nightThu 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 75 Decent · nightThu 10:00 · 66 DecentThu 13:00 · 79 DecentThu 19:00 · 91 GrandFri 01:00 · 56 Fresh · nightFri 07:00 · 52 Fresh · nightFri 13:00 · 33 BlowyFri 19:00 · 65 Decent

Sat, 3 Oct, 03:00

53 Fresh
  • light winds
  • dry
  • waves 1.1 m
  • sunny
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.1 m8 km/h
faces 177° S · wind offshore
Waves
1.1 m @ 7 s from S
Wind
8 km/h NNW · gusts 10
Tide
1.5 m · lower half
Air
6°C · dry

Meteogram

Score, waves, wind (green offshore, amber cross, red onshore), rain and air, tide

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
02:0058 Fresh1.2 m7 sS5 km/h N111.9 m dry7°light winds, dry, waves 1.2 m
03:0053 Fresh1.1 m7 sS8 km/h NNW101.5 m dry6°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
04:0043 Blowy1.1 m6 sS5 km/h N101.3 m ▼dry6°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
05:0042 Blowy1.0 m6 sS4 km/h N91.2 m ▼dry6°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
06:0046 Fresh1.0 m6 sS4 km/h N91.5 m dry6°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
07:0051 Fresh1.0 m6 sS6 km/h N92.1 m dry6°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
08:0056 Fresh0.9 m6 sS6 km/h NNE102.8 m dry6°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
09:0067 Decent0.9 m6 sS9 km/h NNE123.3 m dry8°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
10:0077 Decent0.9 m6 sS6 km/h NNE143.5 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
11:0077 Decent0.8 m6 sS3 km/h SE123.6 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
12:0076 Decent0.8 m6 sS6 km/h S123.4 m dry13°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
13:0084 Grand0.8 m5 sS5 km/h S132.9 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
14:0079 Decent0.8 m5 sS8 km/h S172.3 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
15:0075 Decent0.7 m5 sS9 km/h S181.9 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
16:0071 Decent0.7 m5 sS10 km/h SSE181.6 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
17:0067 Decent0.7 m5 sS10 km/h SSE161.4 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
18:0070 Decent0.7 m5 sS9 km/h S141.4 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
19:0072 Decent0.6 m5 sS9 km/h SSW111.8 m dry12°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
20:0076 Decent0.6 m5 sS9 km/h S102.4 m dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
21:0081 Grand0.6 m5 sS6 km/h SSW102.9 m dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
22:0081 Grand0.6 m5 sS6 km/h SSW113.2 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
23:0090 Grand0.6 m5 sS12 km/h S123.4 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0081 Grand0.5 m5 sS13 km/h SSW123.3 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
01:0083 Grand0.5 m5 sS8 km/h SSW123.0 m dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
02:0082 Grand0.5 m5 sS10 km/h SSW122.5 m dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
03:0071 Decent0.5 m5 sS15 km/h S132.1 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
04:0067 Decent0.5 m5 sS15 km/h SSW131.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
05:0069 Decent0.5 m5 sS7 km/h W141.5 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
06:0065 Decent0.5 m5 sS9 km/h W151.4 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
07:0069 Decent0.6 m5 sS5 km/h WSW171.6 m dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
08:0074 Decent0.6 m5 sS6 km/h W192.1 m dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
09:0075 Decent0.6 m5 sS12 km/h W212.6 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
10:0086 Grand0.6 m4 sSSW12 km/h WSW233.0 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
11:0085 Grand0.6 m4 sSSW14 km/h WSW253.3 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
12:0087 Grand0.6 m4 sSSW12 km/h SW273.4 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
13:0067 Decent0.6 m4 sSSW21 km/h SW303.3 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
14:0063 Decent0.7 m4 sSSW23 km/h SW333.0 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
15:0058 Fresh0.7 m4 sSSW26 km/h SW352.5 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0054 Fresh0.8 m4 sSSW27 km/h SW372.1 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0028 Blowy0.8 m4 sSSW31 km/h SW361.8 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
18:0040 Blowy0.8 m4 sSSW27 km/h SW361.6 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
19:0041 Blowy0.8 m4 sSSW26 km/h SW351.6 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
20:0045 Fresh0.8 m4 sSSW25 km/h SW321.8 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
21:0050 Fresh0.8 m4 sSSW26 km/h SW312.2 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
22:0055 Fresh0.8 m4 sSSW22 km/h SW302.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
23:0059 Fresh0.8 m4 sSSW22 km/h SW303.0 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
Monday, 5 October
00:0086 Grand0.8 m4 sSSW18 km/h WSW283.2 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
01:0086 Grand0.8 m4 sSSW17 km/h SW283.2 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m

Where the energy comes from

Wave energy (H²·T) this week by direction, against the swell window

Swell arriving between E and W reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Dunmore East, 19 km away · metres above chart datum
04:4010:3017:1023:10
Low 04:40 · 1.2 mHigh 10:30 · 3.6 mLow 17:10 · 1.3 mHigh 23:10 · 3.4 m

The spot

Faces
177° S
Swell window
E 90° → W 260°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 3.1 km out
Water
Not classified

Facing and swell window are derived from the wave model's coastline around the spot, not surveyed. Know better? Tell us.

Water quality

No annual classification yet.

· beaches.ie

On the ground

No lifeguard listedNo toiletsNo parking listedAccessible: Car park adjacent to beachDogs on lead

As listed by Waterford City & County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Endorfin · Dunabrattin Pier, Boatstrand · 2 km · mobile

The Hot Pod (Kilmurrin Cove) · Kilmurrin Cove, Copper Coast · 3 km · mobile

The Stove Sauna · Ballyscanlan Lough (lower lake), Ballyscanlon Wellness Retreats · 6 km · fixed

The Hot Pod (Newtown Cove) · Guillamene / Newtown Cove, Tramore · 7 km · mobile

Annestown Beach is located on the South East Coast of County Waterford in the heart of the Copper Coast, about 20 miles from Dungarvan. The sandy beach, with its sea arches, is safe for swimming with a view stretching for miles along the coast.

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🌊 Annestown dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.8 mSat, 3 Oct 12:30–13:30 · light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
🌊 Annestown dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.6 mSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
🌊 Annestown dip · Decent · sea 17° · 0.8 mMon, 5 Oct 12:30–13:30 · moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m

Nearby spots

Boatstrand

3 km · Co. Waterford · Not classified

Kilfarrassey

3 km · Co. Waterford · Not classified

Ballyscanlan Lake

6 km · Co. Waterford · Not classified

Carrigavantry Lake

6 km · Co. Waterford · Not classified

Score is Dipper's own blend. It rates comfort, not safety. Forecast: Met Éireann. Waves: Marine Institute Irish Shelf wave model.