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Ballyhealy

Green Coast faces S Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
86
Grand · light winds, dry
Waves
0.4 m
5 s period from SSE · model cell 2.4 km out
Sea
16.8°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 57 km away.
Tide
0.8 m
Rising. High at 10:45.
Wind
8 km/h
Light breeze, NW, offshore, gusts 10
Daylight
07:29
Sunrise. Sunset 19:00. Air 7°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
12:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 5 km/h
▼ 04:10 ▲ 10:45 ▼ 16:40 ▲ 22:45
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 13 km/h
▼ 04:45 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 17:35 ▲ 23:40
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 26 km/h
▼ 05:55 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 19:10
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 15 km/h
▲ 02:30 ▼ 07:35 ▲ 15:20 ▼ 21:15
Wed, 7 Oct
19:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 17 km/h
▲ 03:50 ▼ 09:00 ▲ 16:30 ▼ 22:20
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 15 km/h
▲ 04:55 ▼ 10:15 ▲ 17:35 ▼ 23:10
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Fresh 60/100
fresh breeze, showers possible, high tide · 33 km/h
▲ 05:45 ▼ 11:15 ▲ 18:20

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 06:0086 · Grandlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 86 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 · 100 GrandSat 16:00 · 100 GrandSat 17:00 · 100 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 97 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 · 91 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 94 GrandSun 09:00 · 94 GrandSun 10:00 · 94 GrandSun 11:00 · 94 GrandSun 12:00 · 94 GrandSun 13:00 · 84 GrandSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 68 DecentSun 18:00 · 84 GrandSun 19:00 · 68 DecentSun 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 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 84 GrandMon 09:00 · 84 GrandMon 10:00 · 84 GrandMon 11:00 · 84 GrandMon 12:00 · 68 DecentMon 13:00 · 68 DecentMon 14:00 · 68 DecentMon 15:00 · 68 DecentMon 16:00 · 84 GrandMon 17:00 · 84 GrandMon 18:00 · 84 GrandMon 19:00 · 84 GrandMon 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 94 GrandTue 13:00 · 92 GrandTue 16:00 · 92 GrandTue 19:00 · 92 GrandTue 22:00 · 90 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 87 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 87 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 82 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 87 GrandWed 13:00 · 90 GrandWed 16:00 · 90 GrandWed 19:00 · 91 GrandWed 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 94 GrandThu 19:00 · 91 GrandFri 01:00 · 62 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 44 Blowy · nightFri 13:00 · 44 BlowyFri 19:00 · 60 Fresh

Sat, 3 Oct, 06:00

86 Grand
  • light winds
  • dry
  • small waves 0.4 m
  • sunny
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.4 m8 km/h
faces 177° S · wind offshore
Waves
0.4 m @ 5 s from SSE
Wind
8 km/h NW · gusts 10
Tide
0.9 m · lower half
Air
7°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
05:0086 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE7 km/h NW120.7 m ▼dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
06:0086 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE8 km/h NW100.9 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
07:0086 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE5 km/h NNW91.1 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
08:0092 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE6 km/h NNW101.4 m dry6°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0092 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE8 km/h NNW111.6 m dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0097 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE6 km/h NNW121.7 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:0097 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE3 km/h NNW111.7 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE5 km/h SSE111.7 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE8 km/h SSE131.5 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE9 km/h SSE151.2 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
15:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE8 km/h SSE171.0 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
16:00100 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h SSE160.8 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
17:00100 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE7 km/h S150.7 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
18:00100 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE6 km/h S130.8 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:0097 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE4 km/h S101.0 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0097 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE5 km/h SSW91.2 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:0097 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h SSW91.3 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0097 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE12 km/h SSW101.4 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0097 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE12 km/h SSW111.5 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0097 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE10 km/h S121.5 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0091 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE14 km/h SSW131.4 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0094 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE18 km/h SSW151.2 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0094 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE13 km/h SW160.9 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0094 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE15 km/h SSW170.8 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0094 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE15 km/h SSW180.7 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0094 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE15 km/h SSW200.8 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0094 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE14 km/h SW221.0 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0094 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE13 km/h SW241.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0094 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE17 km/h SW271.4 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0094 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE19 km/h WSW301.5 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0094 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE17 km/h WSW321.6 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0094 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE18 km/h WSW331.7 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0084 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE23 km/h WSW351.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0084 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW371.5 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0084 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE27 km/h SW391.3 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0084 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE28 km/h SW401.1 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0068 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE30 km/h SW400.9 m ▼dry16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0084 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE28 km/h WSW390.9 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0068 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE29 km/h WSW390.9 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0084 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE26 km/h SW321.1 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0084 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE27 km/h SW321.2 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0084 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE26 km/h SW351.3 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0084 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE27 km/h SW311.4 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
Monday, 5 October
00:0084 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE28 km/h SW321.4 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0084 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE27 km/h WSW351.4 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0084 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE25 km/h WSW331.3 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0084 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE24 km/h WSW331.2 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0084 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE24 km/h SW321.0 m dry16°moderate breeze, 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 W reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Rosslare, 15 km away · metres above chart datum
04:1010:4516:4022:45
Low 04:10 · 0.6 mHigh 10:45 · 1.7 mLow 16:40 · 0.7 mHigh 22:45 · 1.5 m

The spot

Faces
177° S
Swell window
E 80° → W 270°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 2.4 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

No lifeguard listedNo toiletsNo parking listedDogs on lead

As listed by Wexford County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Saltee Sauna · Kilmore Quay beach · 5 km · fixed

SoulFire · Carne Beach · 12 km · fixed

Helios Sauna (Wexford) · Rosslare Strand · 13 km · fixed

Sweathouse (Baginbun) · Baginbun Beach, Fethard-on-Sea · 21 km · fixed

Ballyhealy is a relatively shallow sandy beach east of Kilmore Quay, Co Wexford.

Put Ballyhealy in your calendar

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🌊 Ballyhealy dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.3 mSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Ballyhealy dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.2 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 Ballyhealy dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.2 mMon, 5 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, dry, calm sea

Nearby spots

Tacumshin Lake

4 km · Co. Wexford · Not classified

Kilmore Quay Small Beach

5 km · Co. Wexford · Not classified

Lady's Island Lake

9 km · Co. Wexford · Not classified

Lower Lake

12 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.