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Balbriggan, Front Strand Beach

Sufficient Quality 2025 faces ENE

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Dip score now
74
Decent · gentle breeze, dry
Waves
0.1 m
2 s period from E · model cell 1.3 km out
Sea
15.2°
Grand. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 52 km away.
Tide
2.1 m
Falling, nearly low. Low at 09:15.
Wind
16 km/h
Gentle breeze, SSE, cross, gusts 25
Daylight
07:27
Sunrise. Sunset 19:00. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
07:00
Decent 77/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 16 km/h
▲ 03:25 ▼ 09:15 ▲ 16:00 ▼ 21:50
Sat, 3 Oct
17:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 10 km/h
▲ 04:25 ▼ 10:20 ▲ 16:55 ▼ 23:05
Sun, 4 Oct
17:00
Grand 88/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 18 km/h
▲ 05:45 ▼ 11:40 ▲ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 10 km/h
▼ 00:45 ▲ 07:25 ▼ 13:15 ▲ 19:45
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 82/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.4 m · 13 km/h
▼ 02:10 ▲ 08:45 ▼ 14:30 ▲ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 89/100
gentle breeze, dry, high tide · 15 km/h
▼ 03:20 ▲ 09:40 ▼ 15:35 ▲ 21:55
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 79/100
gentle breeze, dry · 15 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 07:0077 · Decentgentle breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 06:00 · 82 Grand · nightFri 07:00 · 77 DecentFri 08:00 · 72 DecentFri 09:00 · 67 DecentFri 10:00 · 69 DecentFri 11:00 · 69 DecentFri 12:00 · 57 FreshFri 13:00 · 62 DecentFri 14:00 · 58 FreshFri 15:00 · 56 FreshFri 16:00 · 58 FreshFri 17:00 · 50 FreshFri 18:00 · 48 FreshFri 19:00 · 76 DecentFri 20:00 · 71 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 63 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 64 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 64 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 72 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 71 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 72 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 89 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 85 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 74 DecentSat 08:00 · 69 DecentSat 09:00 · 64 DecentSat 10:00 · 65 DecentSat 11:00 · 66 DecentSat 12:00 · 73 DecentSat 13:00 · 83 GrandSat 14:00 · 88 GrandSat 15:00 · 92 GrandSat 16:00 · 90 GrandSat 17:00 · 100 GrandSat 18:00 · 95 GrandSat 19:00 · 91 GrandSat 20:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 78 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 67 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 67 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 75 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 80 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 79 DecentSun 09:00 · 75 DecentSun 10:00 · 70 DecentSun 11:00 · 65 DecentSun 12:00 · 63 DecentSun 13:00 · 68 DecentSun 14:00 · 72 DecentSun 15:00 · 76 DecentSun 16:00 · 80 GrandSun 17:00 · 88 GrandSun 18:00 · 88 GrandSun 19:00 · 87 GrandSun 20:00 · 87 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 79 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 74 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 70 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 65 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 67 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 80 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 80 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 78 DecentMon 13:00 · 63 DecentMon 16:00 · 74 DecentMon 19:00 · 97 GrandMon 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 74 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 87 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 76 DecentTue 13:00 · 61 FreshTue 16:00 · 64 DecentTue 19:00 · 82 GrandTue 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 62 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 61 Fresh · nightWed 07:00 · 74 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 89 GrandWed 13:00 · 75 DecentWed 19:00 · 78 DecentThu 01:00 · 72 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 70 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 79 DecentThu 19:00 · 74 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 07:00

77 Decent
  • gentle breeze
  • dry
  • calm sea
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.1 m16 km/h
faces 59° ENE · wind cross
Waves
0.1 m @ 2 s from E
Wind
16 km/h SSE · gusts 25
Tide
2.5 m · lower half
Air
13°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
07:0077 Decent0.1 m2 sE16 km/h SSE252.5 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0072 Decent0.1 m2 sE16 km/h S251.7 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0067 Decent0.1 m2 sE17 km/h S281.3 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0069 Decent0.1 m2 sE17 km/h S341.3 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0069 Decent0.1 m2 sE26 km/h SSW421.8 m dry17°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
12:0057 Fresh0.1 m8 sE31 km/h SSW462.6 m dry18°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
13:0062 Decent0.1 m8 sE32 km/h SSW503.3 m dry18°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
14:0058 Fresh0.1 m8 sE36 km/h SSW523.9 m 0.2 mm18°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, showers possible
15:0056 Fresh0.1 m8 sE37 km/h SSW534.3 m ▲0.6 mm17°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, rain
16:0058 Fresh0.2 m8 sE35 km/h SSW534.5 m ▲1.0 mm16°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, rain
17:0050 Fresh0.2 m9 sE32 km/h S514.3 m ▲1.5 mm16°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, rain
18:0048 Fresh0.2 m9 sE30 km/h SSW443.7 m 1.0 mm16°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, rain
19:0076 Decent0.2 m9 sE27 km/h WSW372.9 m dry15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
20:0071 Decent0.1 m9 sE27 km/h WSW302.1 m dry14°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
21:0063 Decent0.1 m9 sE20 km/h WSW311.5 m ▼dry13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
22:0064 Decent0.1 m9 sE17 km/h WSW321.3 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0064 Decent0.1 m9 sE20 km/h WSW311.5 m ▼dry12°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0072 Decent0.1 m9 sE19 km/h WSW282.1 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0071 Decent0.1 m9 sENE19 km/h WSW282.8 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0072 Decent0.1 m9 sENE22 km/h W283.4 m dry9°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
03:0076 Decent0.1 m9 sENE22 km/h W283.9 m dry9°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
04:0084 Grand0.1 m5 sENE15 km/h WSW244.2 m ▲dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0089 Grand0.0 m5 sENE12 km/h SW214.3 m ▲dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0085 Grand0.0 m5 sENE12 km/h SW203.9 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0074 Decent0.0 m5 sENE14 km/h SW203.3 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0069 Decent0.0 m5 sNE16 km/h SW202.6 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0064 Decent0.0 m5 sNE16 km/h SW202.0 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0065 Decent0.0 m5 sNE15 km/h SW211.6 m ▼dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0066 Decent0.0 m5 sNE14 km/h SW201.7 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0073 Decent0.0 m5 sNE13 km/h WSW202.0 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0083 Grand0.0 m5 sNE11 km/h SW192.6 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:0088 Grand0.0 m5 sNE11 km/h SW203.2 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
15:0092 Grand0.0 m5 sNE12 km/h SSW223.7 m dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
16:0090 Grand0.0 m4 sNE13 km/h SW244.1 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:00100 Grand0.0 m4 sNE10 km/h S254.3 m ▲dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
18:0095 Grand0.0 m4 sENE9 km/h S244.2 m ▲dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:0091 Grand0.0 m2 sENE11 km/h SSW213.7 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0086 Grand0.0 m2 sENE10 km/h S203.1 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:0078 Decent0.0 m2 sENE12 km/h SSW222.4 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0068 Decent0.0 m2 sENE18 km/h SSW241.8 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0063 Decent0.0 m2 sENE19 km/h SW271.5 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0067 Decent0.0 m2 sENE18 km/h SW291.6 m ▼dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0067 Decent0.0 m2 sENE20 km/h SW302.0 m dry11°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
02:0071 Decent0.0 m2 sENE21 km/h SW312.5 m dry12°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
03:0075 Decent0.0 m2 sENE21 km/h SW333.0 m dry12°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
04:0080 Grand0.0 m2 sENE22 km/h SW353.5 m dry13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
05:0084 Grand0.0 m2 sENE23 km/h SW373.9 m ▲dry12°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
06:0086 Grand0.0 m2 sENE24 km/h SW384.0 m ▲dry13°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° · 0.1 mFri, 2 Oct 06:30–07:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 Balbriggan, Front Strand Beach dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.0 mSat, 3 Oct 16:30–17:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Balbriggan, Front Strand Beach dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.0 mSun, 4 Oct 16:30–17:30 · 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.