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Arklow South Beach

Green Coast faces ESE Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
83
Grand · light winds, dry
Waves
0.7 m
6 s period from SSE · model cell 1.8 km out
Sea
14.9°
Fresh. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 90 km away.
Tide
0.8 m
Rising. High at 06:10.
Wind
8 km/h
Light breeze, WSW, offshore, gusts 20
Daylight
07:26
Sunrise. Sunset 19:01. Air 11°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
Daylight's done for today.
▲ 04:30 ▼ 08:35 ▲ 17:15 ▼ 21:15
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Grand 96/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 8 km/h
▲ 06:10 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 18:30 ▼ 22:50
Sun, 4 Oct
11:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 15 km/h
▲ 07:15 ▼ 11:00 ▲ 19:15
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m · 0.4 m · 22 km/h
▼ 00:35 ▲ 08:15 ▼ 12:25 ▲ 20:15
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 10 km/h
▼ 01:40 ▲ 09:30 ▼ 13:30 ▲ 21:00
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 18 km/h
▼ 02:35 ▲ 10:05 ▼ 14:15 ▲ 21:45
Thu, 8 Oct
19:00
Grand 82/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
▼ 03:05 ▲ 10:50 ▼ 15:00 ▲ 22:25

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 00:0082 · Grandlight winds · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 17:00 · 7 GrimFri 18:00 · 11 GrimFri 19:00 · 30 BlowyFri 20:00 · 39 Blowy · nightFri 21:00 · 80 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 71 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 82 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 71 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 62 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 65 DecentSat 08:00 · 79 DecentSat 09:00 · 87 GrandSat 10:00 · 96 GrandSat 11:00 · 96 GrandSat 12:00 · 93 GrandSat 13:00 · 89 GrandSat 14:00 · 80 GrandSat 15:00 · 77 DecentSat 16:00 · 74 DecentSat 17:00 · 71 DecentSat 18:00 · 74 DecentSat 19:00 · 75 DecentSat 20:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 87 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 85 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 75 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 70 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 69 DecentSun 09:00 · 76 DecentSun 10:00 · 87 GrandSun 11:00 · 94 GrandSun 12:00 · 91 GrandSun 13:00 · 87 GrandSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 80 GrandSun 16:00 · 77 DecentSun 17:00 · 74 DecentSun 18:00 · 64 DecentSun 19:00 · 61 FreshSun 20:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 74 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 80 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 85 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 83 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 79 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 72 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 65 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 61 FreshMon 09:00 · 55 FreshMon 10:00 · 62 DecentMon 11:00 · 68 DecentMon 12:00 · 75 DecentMon 13:00 · 76 DecentMon 14:00 · 72 DecentMon 15:00 · 69 DecentMon 16:00 · 65 DecentMon 17:00 · 72 DecentMon 18:00 · 68 DecentMon 19:00 · 70 DecentMon 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 97 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 75 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 70 DecentTue 13:00 · 97 GrandTue 16:00 · 83 GrandTue 19:00 · 55 FreshTue 22:00 · 58 Fresh · nightWed 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 71 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 70 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 63 DecentWed 13:00 · 86 GrandWed 16:00 · 83 GrandWed 19:00 · 73 DecentWed 22:00 · 64 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 71 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 72 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 78 DecentThu 19:00 · 82 Grand

Sat, 3 Oct, 00:00

82 Grand
  • light winds
  • dry
  • small waves 0.7 m
  • sunny
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.7 m8 km/h
faces 109° ESE · wind offshore
Waves
0.7 m @ 6 s from SSE
Wind
8 km/h WSW · gusts 20
Tide
0.9 m · lower half
Air
11°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
23:0068 Decent0.8 m6 sSSE12 km/h W230.7 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0082 Grand0.7 m6 sSSE8 km/h WSW200.9 m dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
01:0074 Decent0.7 m6 sSSE6 km/h SW180.9 m dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
02:0071 Decent0.6 m6 sSSE9 km/h SW150.9 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
03:0068 Decent0.6 m6 sSSE10 km/h WSW130.9 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
04:0065 Decent0.5 m6 sSSE9 km/h W130.9 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
05:0062 Decent0.5 m6 sSSE9 km/h WNW131.1 m ▲dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
06:0059 Fresh0.4 m6 sSSE9 km/h WNW121.1 m ▲dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
07:0065 Decent0.4 m6 sSSE9 km/h WNW121.1 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
08:0079 Decent0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h WNW131.0 m dry7°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0087 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE8 km/h NW140.8 m ▼dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0096 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE8 km/h NW140.8 m ▼dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:0096 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE5 km/h WNW140.8 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:0093 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE5 km/h SE130.9 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:0089 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE12 km/h SE151.0 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:0080 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE14 km/h SSE181.0 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0077 Decent0.3 m5 sSSE15 km/h SSE211.0 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0074 Decent0.3 m5 sSSE15 km/h SSE221.0 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0071 Decent0.3 m5 sSSE14 km/h S221.1 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0074 Decent0.3 m5 sSSE12 km/h SSW211.2 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:0075 Decent0.3 m5 sSSE8 km/h SSW181.2 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0079 Decent0.2 m5 sSSE6 km/h WSW161.1 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:0080 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE9 km/h WSW150.9 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0087 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE10 km/h WSW160.7 m ▼dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0091 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE9 km/h WSW160.6 m ▼dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0088 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE9 km/h WSW160.7 m ▼dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0085 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE7 km/h W170.7 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0081 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE8 km/h W170.8 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0078 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE10 km/h WSW180.8 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0075 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE10 km/h WSW180.8 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0071 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE8 km/h WSW190.9 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0068 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE4 km/h W201.1 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0070 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE9 km/h WSW211.2 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0069 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE13 km/h SW221.2 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0076 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE13 km/h SW241.1 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0087 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE17 km/h SW280.9 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0094 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE15 km/h SSW310.8 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0091 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE13 km/h SSW310.9 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0087 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE13 km/h SSW300.9 m dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0084 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE17 km/h SW311.0 m dry18°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0080 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE17 km/h SW311.0 m dry19°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0077 Decent0.4 m4 sSSE19 km/h SW311.0 m dry19°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0074 Decent0.4 m4 sSSE17 km/h SW311.0 m dry19°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0064 Decent0.4 m4 sSSE17 km/h SW301.1 m ▲dry18°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
19:0061 Fresh0.4 m4 sSSE17 km/h SW281.2 m ▲dry17°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
20:0054 Fresh0.5 m4 sSSE20 km/h SW311.3 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
21:0069 Decent0.5 m4 sSSE19 km/h SW311.1 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
22:0074 Decent0.5 m4 sSSE18 km/h SW340.9 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Arklow, 0 km away · metres above chart datum
04:3008:3517:1521:15
High 04:30 · 1.1 mLow 08:35 · 0.7 mHigh 17:15 · 1.1 mLow 21:15 · 0.6 m

The spot

Faces
109° ESE
Swell window
NNE 30° → S 190°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 1.8 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

Lifeguard: YesNo toiletsParkingIrish Rail Arklow station 1.5km from the beach. Dublin Bus 1km from the beach.Dogs on lead (Dogs allowed on lead. Owners must clean up after their dog.)

As listed by Wicklow County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Realt na Mara Saunas · South Beach, Courtown, Co. Wexford · 18 km · fixed

The Boat Yard Sauna · Wicklow Harbour, Wicklow town · 22 km · fixed

Arklow South Beach is located in Arklow Town and is a sandy stretch of beach backed by boulders.

Put Arklow South Beach in your calendar

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🌊 Arklow South Beach dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.3 mSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Arklow South Beach dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 10:30–11:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea

Nearby spots

The Cove Arklow

1 km · Co. Wicklow · Not classified

Clogga

3 km · Co. Wicklow · Excellent Quality

Brittas Bay South

11 km · Co. Wicklow · Excellent Quality

Brittas Bay North

11 km · Co. Wicklow · Excellent Quality

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