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Boatstrand

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45
Fresh · overhead 1.8 m, onshore wind
Waves
1.8 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
3.4 m
Falling. Low at 15:55.
Wind
34 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, onshore, gusts 55
Daylight
07:31
Sunrise. Sunset 19:06. Air 15°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
19:00
Decent 75/100
overhead 1.9 m, cross-shore wind · 1.9 m · 21 km/h
▼ 03:30 ▲ 09:30 ▼ 15:55 ▲ 21:50
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Fresh 58/100
waist-high 0.9 m, offshore wind · 0.9 m · 7 km/h
▼ 04:25 ▲ 10:25 ▼ 17:00 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
14:00
Grim 20/100
waist-high 0.6 m, short period 4 s, choppy, onshore wind · 0.6 m · 27 km/h
▼ 05:20 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:05
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Blowy 28/100
waist-high 0.6 m, short period 4 s, choppy, cross-shore wind · 0.6 m · 20 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 06:55 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 19:45
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 23/100
knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind · 0.4 m · 13 km/h
▲ 01:55 ▼ 08:15 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 20 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 11:0045 · Freshoverhead 1.8 m · onshore wind
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 09:00 · 67 DecentFri 10:00 · 50 FreshFri 11:00 · 45 FreshFri 12:00 · 45 FreshFri 13:00 · 45 FreshFri 14:00 · 45 FreshFri 15:00 · 45 FreshFri 16:00 · 45 FreshFri 17:00 · 45 FreshFri 18:00 · 58 FreshFri 19:00 · 75 DecentFri 20:00 · 83 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 83 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 58 FreshSat 09:00 · 58 FreshSat 10:00 · 58 FreshSat 11:00 · 34 BlowySat 12:00 · 34 BlowySat 13:00 · 34 BlowySat 14:00 · 34 BlowySat 15:00 · 34 BlowySat 16:00 · 34 BlowySat 17:00 · 34 BlowySat 18:00 · 34 BlowySat 19:00 · 34 BlowySat 20:00 · 20 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 20 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 34 Blowy · nightSat 23:00 · 20 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 20 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSun 02:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 7 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 7 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 · 7 GrimSun 13:00 · 7 GrimSun 14:00 · 20 GrimSun 15:00 · 20 GrimSun 16:00 · 20 GrimSun 17:00 · 20 GrimSun 18:00 · 20 GrimSun 19:00 · 20 GrimSun 20:00 · 20 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 28 Blowy · nightSun 22:00 · 28 Blowy · nightSun 23:00 · 28 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 28 Blowy · nightMon 01:00 · 28 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 28 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 23 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 23 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 10:00 · 15 GrimMon 13:00 · 7 GrimMon 16:00 · 20 GrimMon 19:00 · 28 BlowyMon 22:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 23 GrimTue 13:00 · 7 GrimTue 16:00 · 7 GrimTue 19:00 · 21 GrimTue 22:00 · 33 Blowy · nightWed 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 04:00 · 0 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 0 GrimWed 13:00 · 0 GrimWed 19:00 · 0 GrimThu 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 11:00

45 Fresh
  • overhead 1.8 m
  • onshore wind
  • high tide
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.8 m34 km/h
faces 176° S · wind onshore
Waves
1.8 m @ 6 s from SSW
Wind
34 km/h SSW · gusts 55
Tide
3.4 m · upper half
Air
15°C · 0.1 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
10:0050 Fresh1.6 m6 sSSW36 km/h SSW523.7 m ▲0.2 mm15°overhead 1.6 m, onshore wind, high tide
11:0045 Fresh1.8 m6 sSSW34 km/h SSW553.4 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 1.8 m, onshore wind, high tide
12:0045 Fresh1.9 m6 sSSW43 km/h SSW592.8 m 0.1 mm16°overhead 1.9 m, onshore wind
13:0045 Fresh2.0 m6 sSSW42 km/h SSW612.1 m 0.1 mm16°overhead 2.0 m, onshore wind
14:0045 Fresh2.0 m6 sSSW44 km/h SSW631.5 m dry16°overhead 2.0 m, onshore wind
15:0045 Fresh2.1 m6 sSSW44 km/h SSW631.0 m ▼0.1 mm16°overhead 2.1 m, onshore wind, low tide
16:0045 Fresh2.1 m7 sSSW46 km/h SSW630.8 m ▼0.4 mm16°overhead 2.1 m, onshore wind, low tide
17:0045 Fresh2.1 m7 sSSW47 km/h SSW631.0 m ▼0.6 mm16°overhead 2.1 m, onshore wind, low tide
18:0058 Fresh2.0 m7 sSSW39 km/h SW591.5 m 0.9 mm16°overhead 2.0 m, cross-shore wind
19:0075 Decent1.9 m7 sSSW21 km/h SW512.1 m 0.3 mm15°overhead 1.9 m, cross-shore wind
20:0083 Grand1.8 m7 sSSW18 km/h NW352.8 m dry14°overhead 1.8 m, cross-shore wind
21:0083 Grand1.6 m7 sSSW12 km/h WNW233.3 m ▲dry11°overhead 1.6 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
22:0073 Decent1.5 m7 sSSW11 km/h WNW193.5 m ▲dry10°chest-high 1.5 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
23:0083 Grand1.4 m7 sSSW8 km/h NW173.4 m ▲dry8°chest-high 1.4 m, offshore wind, high tide
Saturday, 3 October
00:0083 Grand1.3 m7 sSSW7 km/h NW152.9 m dry8°chest-high 1.2 m, offshore wind
01:0073 Decent1.2 m7 sSSW8 km/h W142.4 m dry7°chest-high 1.2 m, cross-shore wind
02:0073 Decent1.1 m7 sS8 km/h WNW121.8 m dry7°chest-high 1.1 m, cross-shore wind
03:0083 Grand1.1 m7 sS7 km/h NNW111.2 m dry6°chest-high 1.0 m, offshore wind, low tide
04:0083 Grand1.0 m7 sS8 km/h N110.9 m ▼dry6°chest-high 1.0 m, offshore wind, low tide
05:0083 Grand1.0 m7 sS8 km/h NNW100.9 m ▼dry5°chest-high 1.0 m, offshore wind, low tide
06:0083 Grand0.9 m7 sS5 km/h N101.3 m dry6°chest-high 0.9 m, offshore wind
07:0083 Grand0.9 m7 sS5 km/h N101.9 m dry7°chest-high 0.9 m, offshore wind
08:0058 Fresh0.9 m6 sS7 km/h NNW92.5 m dry8°waist-high 0.9 m, offshore wind
09:0058 Fresh0.9 m6 sS7 km/h NNW93.1 m dry10°waist-high 0.9 m, offshore wind, high tide
10:0058 Fresh0.8 m6 sS4 km/h NE93.4 m ▲dry11°waist-high 0.8 m, offshore wind, high tide
11:0034 Blowy0.8 m6 sS5 km/h SSE103.4 m ▲dry13°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, light onshore
12:0034 Blowy0.8 m6 sS5 km/h SSW123.2 m dry13°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, light onshore
13:0034 Blowy0.8 m6 sS8 km/h S152.7 m dry14°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, light onshore
14:0034 Blowy0.8 m5 sS10 km/h S172.2 m dry14°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, light onshore
15:0034 Blowy0.7 m5 sS13 km/h SSW191.6 m dry14°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, light onshore
16:0034 Blowy0.7 m5 sS12 km/h SSW201.2 m ▼dry14°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, light onshore
17:0034 Blowy0.7 m5 sS11 km/h SSW211.1 m ▼dry14°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, light onshore
18:0034 Blowy0.7 m5 sS11 km/h SSW211.2 m ▼dry14°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, light onshore
19:0034 Blowy0.7 m5 sS13 km/h S201.6 m dry13°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, light onshore
20:0020 Grim0.7 m5 sS15 km/h SSW192.1 m dry13°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, onshore wind
21:0020 Grim0.7 m5 sS15 km/h SSW202.7 m dry13°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, onshore wind
22:0034 Blowy0.6 m5 sS13 km/h SSW213.1 m ▲dry13°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, light onshore
23:0020 Grim0.6 m5 sS14 km/h SSW213.2 m ▲dry13°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, onshore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0020 Grim0.6 m5 sS17 km/h SW223.1 m ▲dry13°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, onshore wind
01:0036 Blowy0.6 m5 sS7 km/h WSW232.8 m dry12°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
02:0021 Grim0.6 m5 sS12 km/h SSW242.4 m dry13°knee-high 0.6 m, light onshore
03:007 Grim0.6 m5 sS20 km/h S251.9 m dry15°knee-high 0.6 m, onshore wind
04:007 Grim0.6 m5 sS17 km/h SW261.4 m dry15°knee-high 0.6 m, onshore wind, low tide
05:0023 Grim0.6 m5 sS16 km/h WSW271.2 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
06:0023 Grim0.6 m5 sS11 km/h W281.1 m ▼dry13°knee-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
07:0023 Grim0.6 m5 sS9 km/h WSW281.4 m dry13°knee-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind
08:0015 Grim0.6 m5 sS21 km/h SW261.8 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind
09:0015 Grim0.6 m5 sS21 km/h SW272.4 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind

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 surf 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 surf · Decent · sea 17° · 1.9 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · overhead 1.9 m, cross-shore wind
🏄 Boatstrand surf · Fresh · sea 17° · 0.9 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · waist-high 0.9 m, offshore wind
🏄 Boatstrand surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.6 mSun, 4 Oct 13:30–14:30 · waist-high 0.6 m, short period 4 s, choppy, onshore wind

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.