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Arklow South Beach

Green Coast faces ESE Monitored, not designated

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Surf score now
27
Grim · chest-high 1.2 m, short period 6 s, choppy
Waves
1.2 m
6 s period from SSE · model cell 1.8 km out
Sea
15.1°
Grand. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 90 km away.
Tide
1.1 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 17:15.
Wind
33 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 55
Daylight
07:26
Sunrise. Sunset 19:01. Air 16°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
17:00
Fresh 47/100
chest-high 1.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide · 1.4 m · 33 km/h
▲ 04:30 ▼ 08:35 ▲ 17:15 ▼ 21:15
Sat, 3 Oct
07:00
Blowy 28/100
knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide · 0.4 m · 9 km/h
▲ 06:10 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 18:30 ▼ 22:50
Sun, 4 Oct
17:00
Grim 18/100
knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide · 0.4 m · 18 km/h
▲ 07:15 ▼ 11:00 ▲ 19:15
Mon, 5 Oct
17:00
Grim 25/100
knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide · 0.5 m · 19 km/h
▼ 00:35 ▲ 08:15 ▼ 12:25 ▲ 20:15
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 13 km/h
▼ 01:40 ▲ 09:30 ▼ 13:30 ▲ 21:00
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 17 km/h
▼ 02:35 ▲ 10:05 ▼ 14:15 ▲ 21:45
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 14 km/h
▼ 03:05 ▲ 10:50 ▼ 15:00 ▲ 22:25

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 13:0026 · Grimchest-high 1.2 m · short period 6 s, choppy
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 13:00 · 26 GrimFri 14:00 · 29 BlowyFri 15:00 · 31 BlowyFri 16:00 · 45 FreshFri 17:00 · 47 FreshFri 18:00 · 44 BlowyFri 19:00 · 39 BlowyFri 20:00 · 64 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 64 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 42 Blowy · nightSat 00:00 · 32 Blowy · nightSat 01:00 · 24 Grim · nightSat 02:00 · 14 Grim · nightSat 03:00 · 26 Grim · nightSat 04:00 · 28 Blowy · nightSat 05:00 · 30 Blowy · nightSat 06:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 07:00 · 28 BlowySat 08:00 · 23 GrimSat 09:00 · 17 GrimSat 10:00 · 14 GrimSat 11:00 · 16 GrimSat 12:00 · 8 GrimSat 13:00 · 11 GrimSat 14:00 · 5 GrimSat 15:00 · 5 GrimSat 16:00 · 5 GrimSat 17:00 · 5 GrimSat 18:00 · 5 GrimSat 19:00 · 5 GrimSat 20:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 5 GrimSun 09:00 · 5 GrimSun 10:00 · 5 GrimSun 11:00 · 5 GrimSun 12:00 · 5 GrimSun 13:00 · 8 GrimSun 14:00 · 2 GrimSun 15:00 · 5 GrimSun 16:00 · 7 GrimSun 17:00 · 18 GrimSun 18:00 · 12 GrimSun 19:00 · 14 GrimSun 20:00 · 12 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 8 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 1 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 4 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 9 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 4 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 9 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 12 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 14 GrimMon 09:00 · 11 GrimMon 10:00 · 7 GrimMon 11:00 · 2 GrimMon 12:00 · 0 GrimMon 13:00 · 0 GrimMon 14:00 · 0 GrimMon 15:00 · 2 GrimMon 16:00 · 4 GrimMon 17:00 · 25 GrimMon 18:00 · 17 GrimMon 19:00 · 20 GrimMon 22:00 · 17 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 9 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 27 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 5 GrimTue 13:00 · 5 GrimTue 16:00 · 5 GrimTue 19:00 · 5 GrimTue 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 5 GrimWed 13:00 · 5 GrimWed 16:00 · 5 GrimWed 19:00 · 5 GrimWed 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 13:00

26 Grim
  • chest-high 1.2 m
  • short period 6 s, choppy
  • cross-shore wind
  • high-ish tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.2 m33 km/h
faces 109° ESE · wind cross
Waves
1.2 m @ 6 s from SSE
Wind
33 km/h SSW · gusts 55
Tide
1.1 m · upper half
Air
16°C · 0.1 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
13:0026 Grim1.2 m6 sSSE33 km/h SSW551.1 m 0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.2 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
14:0029 Blowy1.3 m6 sSSE33 km/h SSW581.0 m dry16°chest-high 1.2 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
15:0031 Blowy1.4 m6 sSSE33 km/h SSW581.0 m dry17°chest-high 1.4 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
16:0045 Fresh1.4 m6 sSSE35 km/h SSW581.0 m ▲dry17°chest-high 1.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
17:0047 Fresh1.4 m6 sSSE33 km/h SSW561.1 m ▲0.2 mm16°chest-high 1.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
18:0044 Blowy1.4 m6 sSSE32 km/h SSW551.1 m ▲0.6 mm16°chest-high 1.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
19:0039 Blowy1.3 m6 sSSE32 km/h SW540.9 m 1.8 mm16°chest-high 1.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
20:0064 Decent1.2 m6 sSSE18 km/h WSW430.8 m 1.1 mm16°chest-high 1.2 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
21:0064 Decent1.1 m6 sSSE13 km/h W320.6 m ▼dry14°chest-high 1.1 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
22:0065 Decent1.0 m6 sSSE14 km/h W270.6 m ▼dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
23:0042 Blowy0.8 m6 sSSE12 km/h W240.7 m dry12°waist-high 0.8 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
Saturday, 3 October
00:0032 Blowy0.7 m6 sSSE8 km/h W210.9 m dry11°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
01:0024 Grim0.7 m6 sSSE7 km/h SW190.9 m dry10°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
02:0014 Grim0.6 m6 sSSE8 km/h SW160.9 m dry9°knee-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
03:0026 Grim0.6 m6 sSSE8 km/h W140.9 m dry8°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
04:0028 Blowy0.5 m6 sSSE8 km/h W140.9 m dry7°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
05:0030 Blowy0.5 m6 sSSE8 km/h WNW141.1 m ▲dry7°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
06:0033 Blowy0.4 m6 sSSE8 km/h WNW141.1 m ▲dry7°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
07:0028 Blowy0.4 m6 sSSE9 km/h WNW141.1 m dry7°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
08:0023 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h WNW141.0 m dry8°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
09:0017 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE7 km/h WNW140.8 m ▼dry9°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
10:0014 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE5 km/h WNW140.8 m ▼dry11°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
11:0016 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE6 km/h WSW140.8 m ▼dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
12:008 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE6 km/h SW150.9 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
13:0011 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE5 km/h S161.0 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
14:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE13 km/h SSE191.0 m dry15°flat
15:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE15 km/h SSE221.0 m dry15°flat
16:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE18 km/h S241.0 m dry15°flat
17:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE18 km/h S251.1 m ▲dry15°flat
18:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE16 km/h S241.2 m ▲dry14°flat
19:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE12 km/h SSW221.2 m ▲dry14°flat
20:005 Grim0.2 m5 sSSE13 km/h SSW201.1 m dry13°flat
21:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE10 km/h WSW200.9 m dry11°flat
22:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE11 km/h WSW200.7 m ▼dry10°flat
23:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE11 km/h WSW200.6 m ▼dry10°flat
Sunday, 4 October
00:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE11 km/h WSW200.7 m ▼dry9°flat
01:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE11 km/h WSW210.7 m dry9°flat
02:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE12 km/h WSW220.8 m dry9°flat
03:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE12 km/h WSW220.8 m dry9°flat
04:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE11 km/h SW240.8 m dry10°flat
05:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE10 km/h SW250.9 m dry10°flat
06:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE10 km/h WSW261.1 m ▲dry10°flat
07:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE13 km/h SW261.2 m ▲dry11°flat
08:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE11 km/h SW261.2 m dry12°flat
09:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE11 km/h SW271.1 m dry12°flat
10:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE18 km/h SW310.9 m dry15°flat
11:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE18 km/h SW320.8 m ▼dry16°flat
12:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE15 km/h SW330.9 m ▼dry17°flat

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.

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🏄 Arklow South Beach surf · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.4 mFri, 2 Oct 16:30–17:30 · chest-high 1.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
🏄 Arklow South Beach surf · Blowy · sea 15° · 0.4 mSat, 3 Oct 06:30–07:30 · knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
🏄 Arklow South Beach surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.4 mSun, 4 Oct 16:30–17:30 · knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide

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.