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Ballyvooney

faces SSE Monitored, not designated

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Surf score now
48
Fresh · chest-high 1.0 m, short period 6 s, choppy
Waves
1.0 m
6 s period from SSE · model cell 1.7 km out
Sea
16.9°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 70 km away.
Tide
1.6 m
Rising. High at 21:50.
Wind
26 km/h
Moderate breeze, SW, cross, gusts 55
Daylight
07:31
Sunrise. Sunset 19:06. Air 16°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
19:00
Fresh 61/100
chest-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind · 0.9 m · 15 km/h
▼ 03:30 ▲ 09:30 ▼ 15:55 ▲ 21:50
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Blowy 33/100
knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind · 0.6 m · 8 km/h
▼ 04:25 ▲ 10:25 ▼ 17:00 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grim 15/100
knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind · 0.3 m · 19 km/h
▼ 05:20 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:05
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grim 23/100
knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low tide · 0.3 m · 16 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 06:55 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 19:45
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 12 km/h
▲ 01:55 ▼ 08:15 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 17 km/h
▲ 03:10 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 15:50 ▼ 22:10
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 12 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:35 ▲ 16:40 ▼ 22:55

Week at a glance

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Fri 18:0048 · Freshchest-high 1.0 m · short period 6 s, choppy
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 10:00 · 16 GrimFri 11:00 · 16 GrimFri 12:00 · 0 GrimFri 13:00 · 23 GrimFri 14:00 · 23 GrimFri 15:00 · 35 BlowyFri 16:00 · 35 BlowyFri 17:00 · 48 FreshFri 18:00 · 48 FreshFri 19:00 · 61 FreshFri 20:00 · 46 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 46 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 46 Fresh · nightFri 23:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSat 01:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSat 02:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSat 03:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 05:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 08:00 · 33 BlowySat 09:00 · 33 BlowySat 10:00 · 33 BlowySat 11:00 · 21 GrimSat 12:00 · 21 GrimSat 13:00 · 21 GrimSat 14:00 · 21 GrimSat 15:00 · 21 GrimSat 16:00 · 21 GrimSat 17:00 · 21 GrimSat 18:00 · 21 GrimSat 19:00 · 21 GrimSat 20:00 · 21 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 23 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 23:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSun 00:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSun 03:00 · 7 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 15 GrimSun 09:00 · 15 GrimSun 10:00 · 15 GrimSun 11:00 · 15 GrimSun 12:00 · 15 GrimSun 13:00 · 15 GrimSun 14:00 · 15 GrimSun 15:00 · 15 GrimSun 16:00 · 15 GrimSun 17:00 · 15 GrimSun 18:00 · 15 GrimSun 19:00 · 15 GrimSun 20:00 · 15 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 15 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 23 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 23 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 23 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 23 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 23 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 23 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 23 Grim · nightMon 10:00 · 15 GrimMon 13:00 · 15 GrimMon 16:00 · 15 GrimMon 19:00 · 23 GrimMon 22:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 5 GrimTue 13:00 · 5 GrimTue 16:00 · 5 GrimTue 19:00 · 5 GrimTue 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 5 GrimWed 13:00 · 5 GrimWed 19:00 · 5 GrimThu 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 18:00

48 Fresh
  • chest-high 1.0 m
  • short period 6 s, choppy
  • cross-shore wind
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.0 m26 km/h
faces 157° SSE · wind cross
Waves
1.0 m @ 6 s from SSE
Wind
26 km/h SW · gusts 55
Tide
1.5 m · lower half
Air
16°C · 0.9 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
18:0048 Fresh1.0 m6 sSSE26 km/h SW551.5 m 0.9 mm16°chest-high 1.0 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
19:0061 Fresh0.9 m6 sSSE15 km/h WSW452.1 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
20:0046 Fresh0.9 m6 sSSE12 km/h NW302.8 m dry13°waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
21:0046 Fresh0.8 m6 sSSE10 km/h WNW223.3 m ▲dry11°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
22:0046 Fresh0.8 m6 sSSE12 km/h WNW193.5 m ▲dry10°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
23:0046 Fresh0.7 m6 sSSE10 km/h NW173.4 m ▲dry9°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0036 Blowy0.7 m6 sSSE5 km/h W152.9 m dry8°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
01:0036 Blowy0.7 m6 sSSE6 km/h WSW132.4 m dry7°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
02:0036 Blowy0.7 m6 sSSE6 km/h W121.8 m dry7°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
03:0046 Fresh0.7 m6 sSSE8 km/h NW121.2 m dry6°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
04:0046 Fresh0.7 m6 sSSE8 km/h NNW120.9 m ▼dry5°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
05:0046 Fresh0.6 m6 sSSE9 km/h NW120.9 m ▼dry5°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind
06:0046 Fresh0.6 m5 sSSE7 km/h NW121.3 m dry6°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind
07:0033 Blowy0.6 m5 sSSE8 km/h WNW111.9 m dry7°knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind
08:0033 Blowy0.6 m5 sSSE8 km/h NW112.5 m dry8°knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind
09:0033 Blowy0.6 m5 sSSE7 km/h NW103.1 m dry9°knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high tide
10:0033 Blowy0.6 m5 sSSE2 km/h NNW93.4 m ▲dry11°knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high tide
11:0021 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE5 km/h S103.4 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, high tide
12:0021 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE6 km/h SSW123.2 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, high tide
13:0021 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE9 km/h SSE152.7 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore
14:0021 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE12 km/h S172.2 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore
15:0021 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE13 km/h SSW191.6 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore
16:0021 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE13 km/h SSW201.2 m ▼dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low tide
17:0021 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE11 km/h SSW201.1 m ▼dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low tide
18:0021 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h SSW201.2 m ▼dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low tide
19:0021 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE12 km/h S181.6 m dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore
20:0021 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE14 km/h SSW172.1 m dry12°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore
21:0023 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE11 km/h SW172.7 m dry12°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind
22:0033 Blowy0.3 m4 sSSE7 km/h NW173.1 m ▲dry10°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high tide
23:0033 Blowy0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h WNW183.2 m ▲dry10°knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, high tide
Sunday, 4 October
00:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h WNW183.1 m ▲dry10°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
01:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h WNW202.8 m dry11°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
02:0033 Blowy0.3 m4 sSSE4 km/h WNW212.4 m dry12°knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind
03:007 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE15 km/h SSW221.9 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, onshore wind
04:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE9 km/h WSW231.4 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
05:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h W231.2 m ▼dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
06:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE12 km/h W241.1 m ▼dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
07:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE9 km/h WSW241.4 m dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
08:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE19 km/h SW261.8 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
09:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE18 km/h SW272.4 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
10:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE20 km/h SW302.8 m dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
11:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW313.1 m ▲dry17°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
12:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE22 km/h SW323.2 m ▲dry17°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
13:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE24 km/h SW343.1 m dry17°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
14:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE24 km/h SW352.7 m dry18°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
15:0015 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE24 km/h SW362.3 m dry18°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind
16:0015 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW361.9 m dry18°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind
17:0015 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW351.5 m ▼dry17°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low tide

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Dungarvan (modelled), 10 km away · metres above chart datum
03:3009:3015:5521:50
Low 03:30 · 0.7 mHigh 09:30 · 3.7 mLow 15:55 · 0.8 mHigh 21:50 · 3.5 m

The spot

Faces
157° SSE
Swell window
E 100° → SW 230°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 1.7 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 listedAccessible: Car park adjacent to beachDogs on lead

As listed by Waterford City & County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

The Hot Pod (Clonea) · Clonea Lower Beach, Dungarvan · 7 km · mobile

The Hot Pod (Kilmurrin Cove) · Kilmurrin Cove, Copper Coast · 9 km · mobile

Endorfin · Dunabrattin Pier, Boatstrand · 10 km · mobile

The Stove Sauna · Ballyscanlan Lough (lower lake), Ballyscanlon Wellness Retreats · 17 km · fixed

Ballyvooney cove is a very scenic cove, 1.5 km east of Stradbally village, with a stony beach.

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🏄 Ballyvooney surf · Fresh · sea 17° · 0.9 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · chest-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
🏄 Ballyvooney surf · Blowy · sea 17° · 0.6 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind
🏄 Ballyvooney surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind

Nearby spots

Stradbally

1 km · Co. Waterford · Not classified

Bunmahon Beach

5 km · Co. Waterford · Excellent Quality

Clonea Beach

8 km · Co. Waterford · Excellent Quality

Boatstrand

9 km · Co. Waterford · Not classified

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