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Annestown

faces S Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
62
Decent · light winds, dry
Waves
1.2 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
1.9 m
Falling, nearly low. Low at 04:40.
Wind
5 km/h
Light air, N, offshore, gusts 11
Daylight
07:32
Sunrise. Sunset 19:03. Air 7°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
17:00
Grand 93/100
light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m · 0.7 m · 10 km/h
▼ 04:40 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 17:10 ▲ 23:10
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 80/100
light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m · 0.6 m · 6 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
09:00
Decent 69/100
moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m · 0.7 m · 24 km/h
▲ 00:25 ▼ 07:00 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 80/100
light winds, showers possible, small waves 0.5 m · 0.5 m · 11 km/h
▲ 02:15 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 15:00 ▼ 21:25
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 90/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 14 km/h
▲ 03:30 ▼ 09:45 ▲ 16:00 ▼ 22:25
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grand 88/100
gentle breeze, dry, low tide · 13 km/h
▲ 04:30 ▼ 10:40 ▲ 16:55 ▼ 23:20
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Fresh 49/100
fresh breeze, rain · 37 km/h
▲ 05:15 ▼ 11:40 ▲ 17:40

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 02:0062 · Decentlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSat 02:00 · 62 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 67 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 66 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 62 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSat 08:00 · 52 FreshSat 09:00 · 53 FreshSat 10:00 · 53 FreshSat 11:00 · 53 FreshSat 12:00 · 60 FreshSat 13:00 · 77 DecentSat 14:00 · 81 GrandSat 15:00 · 85 GrandSat 16:00 · 89 GrandSat 17:00 · 93 GrandSat 18:00 · 90 GrandSat 19:00 · 82 GrandSat 20:00 · 78 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 64 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 77 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 89 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 85 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 80 GrandSun 09:00 · 73 DecentSun 10:00 · 74 DecentSun 11:00 · 63 DecentSun 12:00 · 61 FreshSun 13:00 · 49 FreshSun 14:00 · 53 FreshSun 15:00 · 58 FreshSun 16:00 · 62 DecentSun 17:00 · 44 BlowySun 18:00 · 64 DecentSun 19:00 · 63 DecentSun 20:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 45 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 62 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 62 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 57 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 55 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 59 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 69 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 74 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 68 DecentMon 09:00 · 69 DecentMon 10:00 · 65 DecentMon 11:00 · 61 FreshMon 12:00 · 56 FreshMon 13:00 · 52 FreshMon 14:00 · 52 FreshMon 15:00 · 51 FreshMon 16:00 · 55 FreshMon 17:00 · 59 FreshMon 18:00 · 63 DecentMon 19:00 · 68 DecentMon 20:00 · 72 Decent · nightMon 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 22:00 · 79 Decent · nightMon 23:00 · 75 Decent · nightTue 00:00 · 70 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 66 Decent · nightTue 02:00 · 61 Fresh · nightTue 03:00 · 63 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 68 Decent · nightTue 05:00 · 72 Decent · nightTue 06:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 80 GrandTue 13:00 · 57 FreshTue 16:00 · 52 FreshTue 19:00 · 77 DecentTue 22:00 · 88 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 70 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 60 Fresh · nightWed 07:00 · 74 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 90 GrandWed 13:00 · 75 DecentWed 16:00 · 62 DecentWed 19:00 · 76 DecentWed 22:00 · 89 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 74 Decent · nightThu 04:00 · 60 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 69 Decent · nightThu 10:00 · 88 GrandThu 13:00 · 87 GrandThu 19:00 · 81 GrandFri 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 40 Blowy · nightFri 13:00 · 49 FreshFri 19:00 · 49 Fresh

Sat, 3 Oct, 02:00

62 Decent
  • light winds
  • dry
  • waves 1.2 m
  • sunny
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.2 m5 km/h
faces 177° S · wind offshore
Waves
1.2 m @ 7 s from S
Wind
5 km/h N · gusts 11
Tide
1.9 m · lower half
Air
7°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
01:0058 Fresh1.3 m7 sSSW4 km/h N132.5 m dry7°light winds, dry, waves 1.3 m
02:0062 Decent1.2 m7 sS5 km/h N111.9 m dry7°light winds, dry, waves 1.2 m
03:0067 Decent1.1 m7 sS8 km/h NNW101.5 m dry6°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
04:0065 Decent1.1 m6 sS5 km/h N101.3 m ▼dry6°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
05:0066 Decent1.0 m6 sS4 km/h N91.2 m ▼dry6°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
06:0062 Decent1.0 m6 sS4 km/h N91.5 m dry6°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
07:0057 Fresh1.0 m6 sS6 km/h N92.1 m dry6°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
08:0052 Fresh0.9 m6 sS6 km/h NNE102.8 m dry6°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
09:0053 Fresh0.9 m6 sS9 km/h NNE123.3 m dry8°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
10:0053 Fresh0.9 m6 sS6 km/h NNE143.5 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
11:0053 Fresh0.8 m6 sS3 km/h SE123.6 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
12:0060 Fresh0.8 m6 sS6 km/h S123.4 m dry13°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
13:0077 Decent0.8 m5 sS5 km/h S132.9 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
14:0081 Grand0.8 m5 sS8 km/h S172.3 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
15:0085 Grand0.7 m5 sS9 km/h S181.9 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
16:0089 Grand0.7 m5 sS10 km/h SSE181.6 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
17:0093 Grand0.7 m5 sS10 km/h SSE161.4 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
18:0090 Grand0.7 m5 sS9 km/h S141.4 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
19:0082 Grand0.6 m5 sS9 km/h SSW111.8 m dry12°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
20:0078 Decent0.6 m5 sS9 km/h S102.4 m dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
21:0073 Decent0.6 m5 sS6 km/h SSW102.9 m dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
22:0063 Decent0.6 m5 sS6 km/h SSW113.2 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
23:0064 Decent0.6 m5 sS12 km/h S123.4 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0061 Fresh0.5 m5 sS13 km/h SSW123.3 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
01:0071 Decent0.5 m5 sS8 km/h SSW123.0 m dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
02:0078 Decent0.5 m5 sS10 km/h SSW122.5 m dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
03:0077 Decent0.5 m5 sS15 km/h S132.1 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
04:0081 Grand0.5 m5 sS15 km/h SSW131.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
05:0091 Grand0.5 m5 sS7 km/h W141.5 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
06:0089 Grand0.5 m5 sS9 km/h W151.4 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
07:0085 Grand0.6 m5 sS5 km/h WSW171.6 m dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
08:0080 Grand0.6 m5 sS6 km/h W192.1 m dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
09:0073 Decent0.6 m5 sS12 km/h W212.6 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
10:0074 Decent0.6 m4 sSSW12 km/h WSW233.0 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
11:0063 Decent0.6 m4 sSSW14 km/h WSW253.3 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
12:0061 Fresh0.6 m4 sSSW12 km/h SW273.4 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
13:0049 Fresh0.6 m4 sSSW21 km/h SW303.3 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
14:0053 Fresh0.7 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
16:0062 Decent0.8 m4 sSSW27 km/h SW372.1 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0044 Blowy0.8 m4 sSSW31 km/h SW361.8 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
18:0064 Decent0.8 m4 sSSW27 km/h SW361.6 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
19:0063 Decent0.8 m4 sSSW26 km/h SW351.6 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
20:0059 Fresh0.8 m4 sSSW25 km/h SW321.8 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
21:0054 Fresh0.8 m4 sSSW26 km/h SW312.2 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
22:0049 Fresh0.8 m4 sSSW22 km/h SW302.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
23:0045 Fresh0.8 m4 sSSW22 km/h SW303.0 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
Monday, 5 October
00:0062 Decent0.8 m4 sSSW18 km/h WSW283.2 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.

Put Annestown in your calendar

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🌊 Annestown dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.7 mSat, 3 Oct 16:30–17:30 · light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
🌊 Annestown dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.6 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
🌊 Annestown dip · Decent · sea 17° · 0.7 mMon, 5 Oct 08:30–09:30 · moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 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.