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Balbriggan, Front Strand Beach

Sufficient Quality 2025 faces ENE

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58
Fresh · fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore
Waves
0.2 m
8 s period from E · model cell 1.3 km out
Sea
15.0°
Fresh. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 52 km away.
Tide
4.2 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 16:00.
Wind
35 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, offshore, gusts 57
Daylight
07:27
Sunrise. Sunset 19:00. Air 17°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
14:00
Decent 66/100
fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry · 0.2 m · 37 km/h
▲ 03:25 ▼ 09:15 ▲ 16:00 ▼ 21:50
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 11 km/h
▲ 04:25 ▼ 10:20 ▲ 16:55 ▼ 23:05
Sun, 4 Oct
09:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 17 km/h
▲ 05:45 ▼ 11:40 ▲ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
16:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 19 km/h
▼ 00:45 ▲ 07:25 ▼ 13:15 ▲ 19:45
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 11 km/h
▼ 02:10 ▲ 08:45 ▼ 14:30 ▲ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 14 km/h
▼ 03:20 ▲ 09:40 ▼ 15:35 ▲ 21:55
Thu, 8 Oct
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:40 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:50

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 15:0058 · Freshfresh breeze · offshore, flatter inshore
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 12:00 · 74 DecentFri 13:00 · 74 DecentFri 14:00 · 66 DecentFri 15:00 · 58 FreshFri 16:00 · 53 FreshFri 17:00 · 57 FreshFri 18:00 · 54 FreshFri 19:00 · 66 DecentFri 20:00 · 90 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 87 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 82 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 86 GrandSat 08:00 · 86 GrandSat 09:00 · 86 GrandSat 10:00 · 91 GrandSat 11:00 · 91 GrandSat 12:00 · 100 GrandSat 13:00 · 100 GrandSat 14:00 · 100 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 100 GrandSat 17:00 · 100 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 94 GrandSat 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 87 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 87 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 91 GrandSun 09:00 · 94 GrandSun 10:00 · 94 GrandSun 11:00 · 94 GrandSun 12:00 · 90 GrandSun 13:00 · 90 GrandSun 14:00 · 90 GrandSun 15:00 · 90 GrandSun 16:00 · 90 GrandSun 17:00 · 90 GrandSun 18:00 · 90 GrandSun 19:00 · 94 GrandSun 20:00 · 90 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 90 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 90 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 90 GrandMon 09:00 · 90 GrandMon 10:00 · 90 GrandMon 11:00 · 74 DecentMon 12:00 · 74 DecentMon 13:00 · 74 DecentMon 14:00 · 90 GrandMon 15:00 · 90 GrandMon 16:00 · 94 GrandMon 17:00 · 94 GrandMon 18:00 · 90 GrandMon 19:00 · 94 GrandMon 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 86 GrandTue 13:00 · 78 DecentTue 16:00 · 86 GrandTue 19:00 · 100 GrandTue 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 91 GrandWed 16:00 · 84 GrandWed 19:00 · 91 GrandWed 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 82 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 91 GrandThu 19:00 · 97 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 15:00

58 Fresh
  • fresh breeze
  • offshore, flatter inshore
  • showers possible
  • calm sea
  • high tide
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.2 m35 km/h
faces 59° ENE · wind offshore
Waves
0.2 m @ 8 s from E
Wind
35 km/h SSW · gusts 57
Tide
4.3 m · high
Air
17°C · 0.2 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
14:0066 Decent0.2 m8 sE37 km/h SSW543.9 m dry18°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
15:0058 Fresh0.2 m8 sE35 km/h SSW574.3 m ▲0.2 mm17°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, showers possible
16:0053 Fresh0.2 m8 sE35 km/h SSW564.5 m ▲0.5 mm17°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, rain
17:0057 Fresh0.2 m9 sE33 km/h SSW534.3 m ▲1.1 mm16°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, rain
18:0054 Fresh0.2 m9 sE30 km/h SW483.7 m 1.6 mm16°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, rain
19:0066 Decent0.2 m9 sE30 km/h WSW402.9 m 0.4 mm16°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, showers possible
20:0090 Grand0.1 m9 sE20 km/h WSW332.1 m dry14°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
21:0094 Grand0.1 m9 sE19 km/h WSW321.5 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0087 Grand0.1 m9 sE22 km/h WSW321.3 m ▼dry13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
23:0091 Grand0.1 m9 sE17 km/h WSW301.5 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Saturday, 3 October
00:0091 Grand0.1 m9 sE17 km/h WSW292.1 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0086 Grand0.1 m9 sE18 km/h WSW282.8 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0082 Grand0.1 m9 sENE22 km/h W293.4 m dry9°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
03:0086 Grand0.1 m9 sENE19 km/h W283.9 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0092 Grand0.0 m9 sENE11 km/h SW244.2 m ▲dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0086 Grand0.0 m10 sENE15 km/h SW214.3 m ▲dry7°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0086 Grand0.0 m10 sENE14 km/h SW203.9 m dry8°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0086 Grand0.0 m10 sNE18 km/h SW213.3 m dry8°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0086 Grand0.0 m10 sNE17 km/h SW212.6 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0086 Grand0.0 m10 sNE18 km/h SW222.0 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0091 Grand0.0 m5 sNE15 km/h SW231.6 m ▼dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0091 Grand0.0 m5 sNE14 km/h SW221.7 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:00100 Grand0.0 m5 sNE11 km/h SW222.0 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:00100 Grand0.0 m5 sNE10 km/h SW212.6 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:00100 Grand0.0 m4 sNE12 km/h SW203.2 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
15:0094 Grand0.0 m4 sNE12 km/h SW213.7 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:00100 Grand0.0 m4 sNE12 km/h SW224.1 m ▲dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
17:00100 Grand0.0 m4 sNE12 km/h SW224.3 m ▲dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
18:0094 Grand0.0 m4 sENE14 km/h S224.2 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0094 Grand0.0 m4 sENE15 km/h SSE183.7 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0091 Grand0.0 m2 sENE12 km/h S183.1 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0091 Grand0.0 m2 sENE13 km/h S192.4 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0091 Grand0.0 m2 sENE15 km/h SSW221.8 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0087 Grand0.0 m2 sENE21 km/h SW261.5 m ▼dry11°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0087 Grand0.0 m2 sENE21 km/h SW281.6 m ▼dry11°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
01:0091 Grand0.0 m2 sENE18 km/h SW292.0 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0091 Grand0.0 m2 sENE19 km/h SW302.5 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0091 Grand0.0 m2 sENE15 km/h SSW313.0 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0091 Grand0.0 m2 sENE15 km/h SSW323.5 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0091 Grand0.0 m2 sENE14 km/h SSW333.9 m ▲dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0091 Grand0.0 m2 sENE15 km/h SSW344.0 m ▲dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0091 Grand0.0 m2 sENE15 km/h SSW353.9 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0091 Grand0.0 m2 sENE15 km/h S363.5 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0094 Grand0.0 m2 sENE17 km/h SW372.9 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0094 Grand0.0 m2 sENE17 km/h SW382.3 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0094 Grand0.0 m3 sE19 km/h SW392.0 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0090 Grand0.0 m3 sE23 km/h SW391.9 m ▼dry17°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
13:0090 Grand0.0 m3 sE23 km/h SW392.1 m dry18°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Skerries, 6 km away · metres above chart datum
03:2509:1516:0021:50
High 03:25 · 4.6 mLow 09:15 · 1.2 mHigh 16:00 · 4.5 mLow 21:50 · 1.3 m

The spot

Faces
59° ENE
Swell window
NNW 340° → SE 140°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 1.3 km out
Water
Sufficient Quality

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

Water quality

Recent grades: 2024 Not classified, 2023 Poor, 2022 Poor. The EPA flags a short-term pollution risk here after heavy rain.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

Lifeguard: 11am - 7pm weekends only in June and fulltime in July and AugustToiletsParkingAdjacent to Balbriggan Train StationDogs on lead

As listed by Fingal County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

The Wood Fired Sauna (Skerries) · Skerries · 6 km · fixed

The Wood Fired Sauna (Rush) · North Beach, Rush · 12 km · fixed

The Sea Sauna · Tower Bay Beach, Portrane · 15 km · fixed

Restore Sauna Portmarnock · White Sands Hotel, Coast Road, Portmarnock · 20 km · fixed

Balbriggan Front Beach is a small flat sandy beach with an adjacent working harbour.

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🌊 Balbriggan, Front Strand Beach dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.2 mFri, 2 Oct 13:30–14:30 · fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
🌊 Balbriggan, Front Strand Beach dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.0 mSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Balbriggan, Front Strand Beach dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.0 mSun, 4 Oct 08:30–09:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea

Nearby spots

Wavin Lake

3 km · Co. Dublin · Not classified

Gormanston Beach

4 km · Co. Meath · Not classified

Skerries, South Beach

6 km · Co. Dublin · Excellent Quality

Lecklinstown Reservoir

7 km · Co. Dublin · Not classified

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