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Boatstrand

faces S Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
39
Blowy · fresh breeze, onshore, choppy
Waves
1.5 m
6 s period from SSW · model cell 2.6 km out
Sea
16.7°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 65 km away.
Tide
3.5 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 09:30.
Wind
35 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, onshore, gusts 48
Daylight
07:31
Sunrise. Sunset 19:06. Air 16°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
08:00
Blowy 37/100
fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 1.5 m · 35 km/h
▼ 03:30 ▲ 09:30 ▼ 15:55 ▲ 21:50
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Grand 87/100
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
11:00
Decent 75/100
moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m · 0.6 m · 23 km/h
▼ 05:20 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:05
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Decent 71/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 0.6 m · 20 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 06:55 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 19:45
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Decent 74/100
gentle breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.5 m · 0.5 m · 17 km/h
▲ 01:55 ▼ 08:15 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Decent 77/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry · 24 km/h
▲ 03:10 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 15:50 ▼ 22:10
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 80/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:35 ▲ 16:40 ▼ 22:55

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 08:0037 · Blowyfresh breeze · onshore, choppy
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 05:00 · 31 Blowy · nightFri 06:00 · 44 Blowy · nightFri 07:00 · 24 Grim · nightFri 08:00 · 37 BlowyFri 09:00 · 33 BlowyFri 10:00 · 17 GrimFri 11:00 · 12 GrimFri 12:00 · 0 GrimFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 14:00 · 0 GrimFri 15:00 · 0 GrimFri 16:00 · 0 GrimFri 17:00 · 0 GrimFri 18:00 · 0 GrimFri 19:00 · 28 BlowyFri 20:00 · 50 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 58 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 78 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 69 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSat 02:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSat 03:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 42 Blowy · nightSat 05:00 · 43 Blowy · nightSat 06:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSat 08:00 · 63 DecentSat 09:00 · 67 DecentSat 10:00 · 77 DecentSat 11:00 · 77 DecentSat 12:00 · 87 GrandSat 13:00 · 83 GrandSat 14:00 · 79 DecentSat 15:00 · 69 DecentSat 16:00 · 64 DecentSat 17:00 · 66 DecentSat 18:00 · 71 DecentSat 19:00 · 66 DecentSat 20:00 · 71 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 85 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 80 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 82 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 62 DecentSun 09:00 · 66 DecentSun 10:00 · 70 DecentSun 11:00 · 75 DecentSun 12:00 · 71 DecentSun 13:00 · 66 DecentSun 14:00 · 62 DecentSun 15:00 · 58 FreshSun 16:00 · 53 FreshSun 17:00 · 49 FreshSun 18:00 · 44 BlowySun 19:00 · 48 FreshSun 20:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 72 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 77 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 75 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 67 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 62 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 64 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 10:00 · 64 DecentMon 13:00 · 71 DecentMon 16:00 · 60 FreshMon 19:00 · 53 FreshMon 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 66 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 68 DecentTue 13:00 · 72 DecentTue 16:00 · 74 DecentTue 19:00 · 61 FreshTue 22:00 · 67 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 77 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 78 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 65 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 61 FreshWed 13:00 · 77 DecentWed 19:00 · 77 DecentThu 01:00 · 71 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 80 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 80 GrandThu 19:00 · 65 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 08:00

37 Blowy
  • fresh breeze
  • onshore, choppy
  • dry
  • waves 1.5 m
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.5 m35 km/h
faces 176° S · wind onshore
Waves
1.5 m @ 6 s from SSW
Wind
35 km/h SSW · gusts 48
Tide
3.2 m · upper half
Air
16°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
08:0037 Blowy1.5 m6 sSSW35 km/h SSW483.2 m dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
09:0033 Blowy1.5 m6 sSSW26 km/h SSW503.6 m ▲0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
10:0017 Grim1.6 m6 sSSW36 km/h SSW523.7 m ▲0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
11:0012 Grim1.8 m6 sSSW34 km/h SSW553.4 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
12:000 Grim1.9 m6 sSSW43 km/h SSW592.8 m 0.1 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, showers possible
13:000 Grim2.0 m6 sSSW42 km/h SSW612.1 m 0.1 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, dry
14:000 Grim2.0 m6 sSSW44 km/h SSW631.5 m dry16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, dry
15:000 Grim2.1 m6 sSSW44 km/h SSW631.0 m ▼0.1 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, dry
16:000 Grim2.1 m7 sSSW46 km/h SSW630.8 m ▼0.4 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, showers possible
17:000 Grim2.1 m7 sSSW47 km/h SSW631.0 m ▼0.6 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, rain
18:000 Grim2.0 m7 sSSW39 km/h SW591.5 m 0.9 mm16°strong wind, rain, big sea 2.0 m
19:0028 Blowy1.9 m7 sSSW21 km/h SW512.1 m 0.3 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible, big sea 1.9 m
20:0050 Fresh1.8 m7 sSSW18 km/h NW352.8 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.8 m
21:0058 Fresh1.6 m7 sSSW12 km/h WNW233.3 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, big sea 1.6 m
22:0078 Decent1.5 m7 sSSW11 km/h WNW193.5 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, waves 1.5 m
23:0069 Decent1.4 m7 sSSW8 km/h NW173.4 m ▲dry8°light winds, dry, waves 1.4 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0065 Decent1.3 m7 sSSW7 km/h NW152.9 m dry8°light winds, dry, waves 1.2 m
01:0061 Fresh1.2 m7 sSSW8 km/h W142.4 m dry7°light winds, dry, waves 1.2 m
02:0056 Fresh1.1 m7 sS8 km/h WNW121.8 m dry7°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
03:0052 Fresh1.1 m7 sS7 km/h NNW111.2 m dry6°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
04:0042 Blowy1.0 m7 sS8 km/h N110.9 m ▼dry6°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
05:0043 Blowy1.0 m7 sS8 km/h NNW100.9 m ▼dry5°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
06:0047 Fresh0.9 m7 sS5 km/h N101.3 m dry6°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
07:0058 Fresh0.9 m7 sS5 km/h N101.9 m dry7°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
08:0063 Decent0.9 m6 sS7 km/h NNW92.5 m dry8°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
09:0067 Decent0.9 m6 sS7 km/h NNW93.1 m dry10°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
10:0077 Decent0.8 m6 sS4 km/h NE93.4 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
11:0077 Decent0.8 m6 sS5 km/h SSE103.4 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
12:0087 Grand0.8 m6 sS5 km/h SSW123.2 m dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
13:0083 Grand0.8 m6 sS8 km/h S152.7 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
14:0079 Decent0.8 m5 sS10 km/h S172.2 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
15:0069 Decent0.7 m5 sS13 km/h SSW191.6 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
16:0064 Decent0.7 m5 sS12 km/h SSW201.2 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
17:0066 Decent0.7 m5 sS11 km/h SSW211.1 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
18:0071 Decent0.7 m5 sS11 km/h SSW211.2 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
19:0066 Decent0.7 m5 sS13 km/h S201.6 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
20:0071 Decent0.7 m5 sS15 km/h SSW192.1 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
21:0076 Decent0.7 m5 sS15 km/h SSW202.7 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
22:0081 Grand0.6 m5 sS13 km/h SSW213.1 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
23:0085 Grand0.6 m5 sS14 km/h SSW213.2 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0080 Grand0.6 m5 sS17 km/h SW223.1 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
01:0082 Grand0.6 m5 sS7 km/h WSW232.8 m dry12°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
02:0078 Decent0.6 m5 sS12 km/h SSW242.4 m dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
03:0054 Fresh0.6 m5 sS20 km/h S251.9 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
04:0066 Decent0.6 m5 sS17 km/h SW261.4 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
05:0061 Fresh0.6 m5 sS16 km/h WSW271.2 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
06:0069 Decent0.6 m5 sS11 km/h W281.1 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
07:0073 Decent0.6 m5 sS9 km/h WSW281.4 m dry13°light winds, 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

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🌊 Boatstrand dip · Blowy · sea 17° · 1.5 mFri, 2 Oct 07:30–08:30 · fresh 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 10:30–11:30 · 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.