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Ballinesker

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces ESE

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Dip score now
70
Decent · moderate breeze, showers possible
Waves
0.6 m
5 s period from SSE · model cell 1.9 km out
Sea
16.7°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 82 km away.
Tide
0.6 m
Rising. High at 10:45.
Wind
23 km/h
Moderate breeze, SW, cross, gusts 47
Daylight
07:27
Sunrise. Sunset 19:02. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
07:00
Decent 78/100
moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m · 0.6 m · 23 km/h
▼ 04:50 ▲ 10:45 ▼ 17:15 ▲ 22:55
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 6 km/h
▼ 05:30 ▲ 11:20 ▼ 17:45 ▲ 23:45
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 18 km/h
▼ 05:50 ▲ 12:25 ▼ 18:35
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 18 km/h
▲ 00:30 ▼ 06:50 ▲ 14:05 ▼ 19:40
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 19 km/h
▲ 02:55 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 15:40 ▼ 22:15
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry, low tide · 19 km/h
▲ 04:20 ▼ 10:05 ▲ 17:05 ▼ 23:55
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry, low tide · 13 km/h
▲ 05:40 ▼ 11:45 ▲ 18:05

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 06:0070 · Decentmoderate breeze · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 05:00 · 64 Decent · nightFri 06:00 · 70 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 78 DecentFri 08:00 · 70 DecentFri 09:00 · 62 DecentFri 10:00 · 54 FreshFri 11:00 · 46 FreshFri 12:00 · 42 BlowyFri 13:00 · 42 BlowyFri 14:00 · 42 BlowyFri 15:00 · 42 BlowyFri 16:00 · 26 GrimFri 17:00 · 34 BlowyFri 18:00 · 34 BlowyFri 19:00 · 27 GrimFri 20:00 · 80 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 88 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 85 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 85 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 92 GrandSat 08:00 · 92 GrandSat 09:00 · 92 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 97 GrandSat 12:00 · 100 GrandSat 13:00 · 100 GrandSat 14:00 · 100 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 100 GrandSat 20:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 94 GrandSun 09:00 · 94 GrandSun 10:00 · 84 GrandSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 84 GrandSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 84 GrandSun 18:00 · 84 GrandSun 19:00 · 84 GrandSun 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 84 GrandMon 13:00 · 84 GrandMon 16:00 · 84 GrandMon 19:00 · 94 GrandMon 22:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 94 GrandTue 13:00 · 86 GrandTue 16:00 · 86 GrandTue 19:00 · 92 GrandTue 22:00 · 89 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 84 GrandWed 19:00 · 91 GrandThu 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 91 GrandThu 19:00 · 91 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 06:00

70 Decent
  • moderate breeze
  • showers possible
  • small waves 0.6 m
  • low tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.6 m23 km/h
faces 113° ESE · wind cross
Waves
0.6 m @ 5 s from SSE
Wind
23 km/h SW · gusts 47
Tide
0.5 m · lower half
Air
15°C · 0.5 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
06:0070 Decent0.6 m5 sSSE23 km/h SW470.5 m 0.5 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.6 m
07:0078 Decent0.6 m5 sSSE23 km/h SW450.7 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
08:0070 Decent0.6 m5 sSSE26 km/h SSW451.0 m 0.2 mm16°moderate breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.6 m
09:0062 Decent0.7 m5 sSSE30 km/h SSW481.3 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
10:0054 Fresh0.7 m5 sSSE29 km/h SSW501.5 m ▲0.3 mm16°fresh breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.7 m
11:0046 Fresh0.8 m5 sSSE37 km/h SSW541.5 m ▲0.2 mm16°fresh breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.8 m
12:0042 Blowy0.8 m5 sSSE35 km/h SSW571.4 m ▲0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
13:0042 Blowy0.8 m5 sSSE38 km/h SSW601.2 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
14:0042 Blowy0.9 m5 sSSE36 km/h SSW620.9 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
15:0042 Blowy0.9 m5 sSSE37 km/h SSW630.7 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
16:0026 Grim0.9 m5 sSSE41 km/h SSW620.6 m ▼0.1 mm16°strong wind, dry, waves 0.9 m
17:0034 Blowy0.9 m5 sSSE37 km/h SSW610.5 m ▼0.3 mm16°fresh breeze, showers possible, waves 0.9 m
18:0034 Blowy0.9 m5 sSSE37 km/h SSW590.5 m ▼0.6 mm16°fresh breeze, showers possible, waves 0.9 m
19:0027 Grim0.8 m5 sSSE30 km/h SW570.6 m 0.9 mm16°fresh breeze, rain, waves 0.8 m
20:0080 Grand0.8 m5 sSSE17 km/h SW500.9 m 0.3 mm16°gentle breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.8 m
21:0088 Grand0.8 m5 sSE18 km/h WNW391.1 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
22:0085 Grand0.7 m5 sSE13 km/h W281.3 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
23:0085 Grand0.6 m5 sSE12 km/h W241.4 m ▲dry11°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand0.6 m5 sSE7 km/h W201.3 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
01:0086 Grand0.5 m5 sSE9 km/h WSW171.1 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
02:0086 Grand0.5 m5 sSE10 km/h W150.9 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
03:0086 Grand0.5 m5 sSE9 km/h W150.7 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
04:0086 Grand0.4 m5 sSE8 km/h W140.6 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
05:0086 Grand0.4 m5 sSE8 km/h W130.5 m ▼dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
06:0092 Grand0.4 m5 sSE8 km/h WNW120.5 m ▼dry7°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0092 Grand0.4 m5 sSE9 km/h WNW120.6 m dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0092 Grand0.4 m5 sSE10 km/h WNW120.8 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0092 Grand0.3 m5 sSE8 km/h WNW111.1 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0097 Grand0.3 m5 sSE6 km/h WNW101.3 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:0097 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE4 km/h WSW101.4 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE6 km/h S111.4 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE8 km/h S141.3 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE12 km/h SSE171.1 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
15:0094 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE13 km/h S200.9 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0094 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE12 km/h SSW220.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0094 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE12 km/h SSW220.6 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE9 km/h SSW210.5 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE11 km/h SSW180.6 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0097 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE10 km/h SSW150.8 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:0097 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE6 km/h SW151.0 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0097 Grand0.2 m5 sSSE5 km/h WSW161.1 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0097 Grand0.2 m5 sSSE8 km/h SW171.2 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0097 Grand0.2 m5 sSSE9 km/h SW171.2 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0097 Grand0.2 m5 sSSE8 km/h SW181.2 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0097 Grand0.2 m5 sSSE9 km/h SW201.0 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0097 Grand0.2 m3 sSSE7 km/h SW220.8 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0097 Grand0.2 m3 sSSE8 km/h SSW220.7 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0097 Grand0.2 m3 sSSE10 km/h SSW240.6 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Wexford, 10 km away · metres above chart datum
04:5010:4517:1522:55
Low 04:50 · 0.4 mHigh 10:45 · 1.5 mLow 17:15 · 0.5 mHigh 22:55 · 1.4 m

The spot

Faces
113° ESE
Swell window
E 100° → S 180°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 1.9 km out
Water
Excellent Quality · Blue Flag

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 Excellent, 2023 Excellent, 2022 Excellent.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

Lifeguard: YesToiletsParkingAccessible: Wooden boardwalkNo dogs (1st June and 15th September: no dogs in blue flag area between lifeguard markers from 11:00 hrs to 18:00 hrs. Dogs on a lead are permitted through the blue flag area to access other beach areas.)

As listed by Wexford County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

The Sweaty Horsebox Sauna · Ballinesker Beach, Curracloe · right here · mobile

Helios Sauna (Wexford) · Rosslare Strand · 14 km · fixed

SoulFire · Carne Beach · 22 km · fixed

Realt na Mara Saunas · South Beach, Courtown · 28 km · fixed

Ballinesker is a rural peaceful fine-sand beach with a relatively gentle slope. The sand type is soft and windblown and often covers the wooden walkway. Deposition offshore into a series of sand-banks offers protection to the beach. The sand dunes extend approximately 70m to the rear (west) of the beach. There is no significant vegetation growing in the waters off the beach. Ballinesker beach is also a popular fishing spot. The beach is also used by a limited number of surfers, windsurfers and canoeists. The bathing area is approximately 1.0 km long and approximately 0.2 km² in area.

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🌊 Ballinesker dip · Decent · sea 17° · 0.6 mFri, 2 Oct 06:30–07:30 · moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
🌊 Ballinesker dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.3 mSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Ballinesker dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.2 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea

Nearby spots

Curracloe

1 km · Co. Wexford · Excellent Quality

Doo Lough

2 km · Co. Wexford · Not classified

Culletons Gap

2 km · Co. Wexford · Not classified

Talbot Lake

6 km · Co. Wexford · Not classified

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