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Ballyhealy

Green Coast faces S Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
49
Fresh · moderate breeze, showers possible
Waves
0.7 m
6 s period from SSE · model cell 2.4 km out
Sea
16.9°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 57 km away.
Tide
1.4 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 22:15.
Wind
20 km/h
Moderate breeze, WNW, cross, gusts 51
Daylight
07:28
Sunrise. Sunset 19:02. Air 16°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
Daylight's done for today.
▼ 03:20 ▲ 10:00 ▼ 15:50 ▲ 22:15
Sat, 3 Oct
17:00
Grand 98/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 8 km/h
▼ 04:10 ▲ 10:45 ▼ 16:40 ▲ 22:45
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Grand 82/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 27 km/h
▼ 04:45 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 17:35 ▲ 23:40
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 83/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 25 km/h
▼ 05:55 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 19:10
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 85/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 15 km/h
▲ 02:30 ▼ 07:35 ▲ 15:20 ▼ 21:15
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 83/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry · 0.1 m · 20 km/h
▲ 03:50 ▼ 09:00 ▲ 16:30 ▼ 22:20
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 84/100
gentle breeze, dry · 15 km/h
▲ 04:55 ▼ 10:15 ▲ 17:35 ▼ 23:10

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 21:0047 · Freshmoderate breeze · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 16:00 · 31 BlowyFri 17:00 · 27 GrimFri 18:00 · 15 GrimFri 19:00 · 2 GrimFri 20:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 21:00 · 47 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 61 Fresh · nightFri 23:00 · 67 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 71 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 85 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 82 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 78 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 74 DecentSat 08:00 · 76 DecentSat 09:00 · 71 DecentSat 10:00 · 72 DecentSat 11:00 · 70 DecentSat 12:00 · 78 DecentSat 13:00 · 83 GrandSat 14:00 · 87 GrandSat 15:00 · 92 GrandSat 16:00 · 97 GrandSat 17:00 · 98 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 86 GrandSat 20:00 · 82 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 77 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 72 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 64 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 77 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 77 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 71 DecentSun 09:00 · 67 DecentSun 10:00 · 63 DecentSun 11:00 · 59 FreshSun 12:00 · 57 FreshSun 13:00 · 62 DecentSun 14:00 · 67 DecentSun 15:00 · 56 FreshSun 16:00 · 76 DecentSun 17:00 · 81 GrandSun 18:00 · 82 GrandSun 19:00 · 77 DecentSun 20:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 64 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 59 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 57 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 62 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 75 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 80 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 80 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 76 DecentMon 09:00 · 72 DecentMon 10:00 · 69 DecentMon 11:00 · 65 DecentMon 12:00 · 45 FreshMon 13:00 · 42 BlowyMon 14:00 · 43 BlowyMon 15:00 · 48 FreshMon 16:00 · 69 DecentMon 17:00 · 73 DecentMon 18:00 · 78 DecentMon 19:00 · 83 GrandMon 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 72 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 64 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 85 GrandTue 13:00 · 72 DecentTue 16:00 · 67 DecentTue 19:00 · 81 GrandTue 22:00 · 87 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 71 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 60 Fresh · nightWed 07:00 · 71 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 83 GrandWed 13:00 · 75 DecentWed 16:00 · 64 DecentWed 19:00 · 75 DecentWed 22:00 · 89 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 75 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 69 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 84 GrandThu 19:00 · 70 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 21:00

47 Fresh
  • moderate breeze
  • showers possible
  • small waves 0.7 m
  • high tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.7 m20 km/h
faces 177° S · wind cross
Waves
0.7 m @ 6 s from SSE
Wind
20 km/h WNW · gusts 51
Tide
1.5 m · high
Air
16°C · 0.3 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
20:000 Grim0.7 m6 sSSE44 km/h SW601.3 m 1.1 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, rain
21:0047 Fresh0.7 m6 sSSE20 km/h WNW511.5 m ▲0.3 mm16°moderate breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.7 m
22:0061 Fresh0.6 m6 sSSE19 km/h NW361.6 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
23:0067 Decent0.6 m6 sSSE12 km/h WNW271.6 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0071 Decent0.6 m6 sSSE8 km/h W221.5 m dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
01:0076 Decent0.5 m6 sSSE7 km/h W181.3 m dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
02:0076 Decent0.5 m6 sSSE6 km/h NW151.0 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
03:0080 Grand0.5 m6 sSSE9 km/h NW150.7 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
04:0085 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE9 km/h NW140.6 m ▼dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
05:0082 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE7 km/h NW130.7 m ▼dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
06:0078 Decent0.4 m5 sSSE8 km/h NNW110.9 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
07:0074 Decent0.4 m5 sSSE6 km/h NNW111.1 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
08:0076 Decent0.4 m5 sSSE4 km/h N111.4 m dry7°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0071 Decent0.4 m5 sSSE5 km/h NNW111.6 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0072 Decent0.4 m5 sSSE5 km/h NNW101.7 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:0070 Decent0.3 m5 sSSE2 km/h NW101.7 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:0078 Decent0.3 m5 sSSE4 km/h SSW121.7 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:0083 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE7 km/h S141.5 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:0087 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE9 km/h S161.2 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
15:0092 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE10 km/h S171.0 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
16:0097 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h S180.8 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
17:0098 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h SSW180.7 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
18:0094 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE7 km/h SSW170.8 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:0086 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h SSW141.0 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0082 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE9 km/h S141.2 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:0077 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE9 km/h SSW151.3 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0072 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE11 km/h SSW161.4 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0064 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE14 km/h SSW171.5 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0069 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE14 km/h SSW181.5 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0077 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE15 km/h SSW191.4 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0081 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE16 km/h SSW211.2 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0086 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE18 km/h SSW230.9 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0091 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE18 km/h SSW240.8 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0077 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE21 km/h SSW270.7 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
06:0073 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE25 km/h SSW280.8 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
07:0069 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE25 km/h SSW311.0 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
08:0071 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE20 km/h SW311.2 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0067 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE23 km/h WSW331.4 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0063 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE22 km/h WSW341.5 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0059 Fresh0.2 m4 sSSE23 km/h WSW351.6 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0057 Fresh0.2 m4 sSSE20 km/h SW371.7 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0062 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW391.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0067 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE27 km/h SW331.5 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0056 Fresh0.2 m4 sSSE29 km/h WSW341.3 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0076 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE28 km/h SW371.1 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0081 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE27 km/h SW350.9 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0082 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE27 km/h SW340.9 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0077 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE27 km/h SW360.9 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
03:2010:0015:5022:15
Low 03:20 · 0.5 mHigh 10:00 · 1.8 mLow 15:50 · 0.6 mHigh 22:15 · 1.6 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 16:30–17:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Ballyhealy dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · 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.