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Boatstrand

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Dip score now
36
Blowy · fresh breeze, onshore, choppy
Waves
1.5 m
6 s period from SSW · model cell 2.6 km out
Sea
16.8°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 65 km away.
Tide
1.3 m
Rising. High at 09:30.
Wind
29 km/h
Fresh breeze, SW, onshore, gusts 51
Daylight
07:31
Sunrise. Sunset 19:06. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
08:00
Fresh 60/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 1.5 m · 23 km/h
▼ 03:30 ▲ 09:30 ▼ 15:55 ▲ 21:50
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Grand 94/100
light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 5 km/h
▼ 04:25 ▲ 10:25 ▼ 17:00 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Decent 78/100
moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m · 0.6 m · 21 km/h
▼ 05:20 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:05
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Decent 78/100
moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m · 0.6 m · 22 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 06:55 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 19:45
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 88/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m · 0.4 m · 13 km/h
▲ 01:55 ▼ 08:15 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
19:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
▲ 03:10 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 15:50 ▼ 22:10
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:35 ▲ 16:40 ▼ 22:55

Week at a glance

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Fri 05:0036 · Blowyfresh breeze · onshore, choppy
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 03:00 · 52 Fresh · nightFri 04:00 · 52 Fresh · nightFri 05:00 · 36 Blowy · nightFri 06:00 · 36 Blowy · nightFri 07:00 · 52 Fresh · nightFri 08:00 · 60 FreshFri 09:00 · 43 BlowyFri 10:00 · 35 BlowyFri 11:00 · 27 GrimFri 12:00 · 19 GrimFri 13:00 · 3 GrimFri 14:00 · 3 GrimFri 15:00 · 3 GrimFri 16:00 · 0 GrimFri 17:00 · 0 GrimFri 18:00 · 0 GrimFri 19:00 · 41 BlowyFri 20:00 · 57 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 56 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 74 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 74 DecentSat 09:00 · 74 DecentSat 10:00 · 79 DecentSat 11:00 · 82 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 88 GrandSat 17:00 · 88 GrandSat 18:00 · 88 GrandSat 19:00 · 88 GrandSat 20:00 · 88 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 88 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 78 DecentSun 09:00 · 78 DecentSun 10:00 · 78 DecentSun 11:00 · 78 DecentSun 12:00 · 72 DecentSun 13:00 · 72 DecentSun 14:00 · 72 DecentSun 15:00 · 72 DecentSun 16:00 · 72 DecentSun 17:00 · 72 DecentSun 18:00 · 72 DecentSun 19:00 · 72 DecentSun 20:00 · 72 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 78 DecentMon 13:00 · 72 DecentMon 16:00 · 72 DecentMon 19:00 · 78 DecentMon 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 88 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 88 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 88 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 88 GrandTue 13:00 · 80 GrandTue 16:00 · 80 GrandTue 19:00 · 80 GrandTue 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 87 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 82 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 82 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 87 GrandWed 13:00 · 90 GrandWed 19:00 · 91 GrandThu 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 97 GrandThu 19:00 · 75 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 05:00

36 Blowy
  • fresh breeze
  • onshore, choppy
  • showers possible
  • waves 1.5 m
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.5 m29 km/h
faces 176° S · wind onshore
Waves
1.5 m @ 6 s from SSW
Wind
29 km/h SW · gusts 51
Tide
1.0 m · lower half
Air
15°C · 0.8 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
05:0036 Blowy1.5 m6 sSSW29 km/h SW511.0 m 0.8 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
06:0036 Blowy1.5 m6 sSSW36 km/h SW491.7 m 0.7 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
07:0052 Fresh1.5 m6 sSSW28 km/h SW492.5 m 0.3 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
08:0060 Fresh1.5 m6 sSSW23 km/h SW463.2 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
09:0043 Blowy1.5 m6 sSSW22 km/h SW483.6 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
10:0035 Blowy1.6 m6 sSSW28 km/h SSW493.7 m ▲0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
11:0027 Grim1.8 m6 sSSW29 km/h SW533.4 m dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
12:0019 Grim1.9 m6 sSSW36 km/h SSW572.8 m dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
13:003 Grim2.0 m6 sSSW41 km/h SSW592.1 m dry16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, dry
14:003 Grim2.0 m6 sSSW40 km/h SSW601.5 m dry16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, dry
15:003 Grim2.1 m6 sSSW43 km/h SSW601.0 m ▼dry16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, dry
16:000 Grim2.1 m7 sSSW43 km/h SSW600.8 m ▼0.1 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, showers possible
17:000 Grim2.1 m7 sSSW46 km/h SSW601.0 m ▼0.3 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, showers possible
18:000 Grim2.0 m7 sSSW40 km/h SW571.5 m 0.5 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, showers possible
19:0041 Blowy1.9 m7 sSSW21 km/h SW502.1 m 0.6 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible, big sea 1.9 m
20:0057 Fresh1.8 m7 sSSW10 km/h WNW402.8 m 0.3 mm14°light winds, showers possible, big sea 1.8 m
21:0056 Fresh1.6 m7 sSSW13 km/h WNW293.3 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m
22:0074 Decent1.5 m7 sSSW10 km/h NW233.5 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, waves 1.5 m
23:0074 Decent1.4 m7 sSSW9 km/h NW193.4 m ▲dry9°light winds, dry, waves 1.4 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0074 Decent1.3 m7 sSSW5 km/h NW172.9 m dry8°light winds, dry, waves 1.2 m
01:0074 Decent1.2 m7 sSSW5 km/h NNW152.4 m dry7°light winds, dry, waves 1.2 m
02:0074 Decent1.1 m7 sS6 km/h N131.8 m dry6°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
03:0068 Decent1.1 m7 sS8 km/h N121.2 m dry6°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
04:0068 Decent1.0 m7 sS8 km/h NNW120.9 m ▼dry6°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
05:0068 Decent1.0 m7 sS7 km/h N120.9 m ▼dry6°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
06:0068 Decent0.9 m7 sS8 km/h N111.3 m dry6°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
07:0074 Decent0.9 m7 sS9 km/h NNW111.9 m dry7°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
08:0074 Decent0.9 m6 sS9 km/h NNW112.5 m dry9°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
09:0074 Decent0.9 m6 sS5 km/h ENE113.1 m dry9°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
10:0079 Decent0.8 m6 sS1 km/h E113.4 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
11:0082 Grand0.8 m6 sS3 km/h SW113.4 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
12:0094 Grand0.8 m6 sS5 km/h SSW133.2 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
13:0094 Grand0.8 m6 sS8 km/h S142.7 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
14:0094 Grand0.8 m5 sS9 km/h S162.2 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
15:0094 Grand0.7 m5 sS12 km/h S171.6 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
16:0088 Grand0.7 m5 sS15 km/h S191.2 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
17:0088 Grand0.7 m5 sS15 km/h SSW201.1 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
18:0088 Grand0.7 m5 sS14 km/h SSW211.2 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
19:0088 Grand0.7 m5 sS15 km/h SSW201.6 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
20:0088 Grand0.7 m5 sS15 km/h SSW192.1 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
21:0088 Grand0.7 m5 sS13 km/h SSW202.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
22:0094 Grand0.6 m5 sS9 km/h S203.1 m ▲dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
23:0088 Grand0.6 m5 sS18 km/h SSW213.2 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0088 Grand0.6 m5 sS14 km/h SW223.1 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
01:0088 Grand0.6 m5 sS18 km/h WSW222.8 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
02:0088 Grand0.6 m5 sS19 km/h SW232.4 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
03:0078 Decent0.6 m5 sS20 km/h SW241.9 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
04:0078 Decent0.6 m5 sS20 km/h SW251.4 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Dungarvan (modelled), 18 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
176° S
Swell window
E 90° → WSW 250°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 2.6 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: Ramp adjacent to beachDogs on lead

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

Sauna after?

Endorfin · Dunabrattin Pier, Boatstrand · right here · mobile

The Hot Pod (Kilmurrin Cove) · Kilmurrin Cove, Copper Coast · right here · mobile

The Stove Sauna · Ballyscanlan Lough (lower lake), Ballyscanlon Wellness Retreats · 8 km · fixed

The Hot Pod (Newtown Cove) · Guillamene / Newtown Cove, Tramore · 10 km · mobile

Boatstrand Beach and Harbour is located on the South East Coast of County Waterford in the heart of the Copper Coast, about 20 miles from Dungarvan. The sandy beach within and alongside the harbour is safe for swimming with a view stretching for miles along the coast. Care must be taken to avoid contact with the small pleasure and fishing boats that also use the harbour.

Put Boatstrand in your calendar

Dipper Plus drops the best dip hour here into your phone every day, with waves, sea temperature, tide and a 45-minute nudge. Up to three spots.

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🌊 Boatstrand dip · Fresh · sea 17° · 1.5 mFri, 2 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
🌊 Boatstrand dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.8 mSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
🌊 Boatstrand dip · Decent · sea 17° · 0.6 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m

Nearby spots

Annestown

3 km · Co. Waterford · Not classified

Bunmahon Beach

4 km · Co. Waterford · Excellent Quality

Kilfarrassey

5 km · Co. Waterford · Not classified

Ballyscanlan Lake

8 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.