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Booley Bay

Green Coast faces S Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
30
Blowy · strong wind, onshore, choppy
Waves
0.4 m
2 s period from SW · model cell 1.6 km out
Sea
16.7°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 58 km away.
Tide
3.7 m
High tide. Low at 16:10.
Wind
44 km/h
Strong breeze, SSW, onshore, gusts 57
Daylight
07:29
Sunrise. Sunset 19:04. Air 16°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
19:00
Fresh 52/100
fresh breeze, showers possible, calm sea · 0.4 m · 33 km/h
▼ 03:45 ▲ 09:40 ▼ 16:10 ▲ 22:15
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 7 km/h
▼ 04:40 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 17:10 ▲ 23:10
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 22 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 24 km/h
▲ 00:25 ▼ 07:00 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 16 km/h
▲ 02:15 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 15:00 ▼ 21:25
Wed, 7 Oct
19:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 15 km/h
▲ 03:30 ▼ 09:45 ▲ 16:00 ▼ 22:25
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 13 km/h
▲ 04:30 ▼ 10:40 ▲ 16:55 ▼ 23:20

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 11:0030 · Blowystrong wind · onshore, choppy
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 07:00 · 62 DecentFri 08:00 · 62 DecentFri 09:00 · 54 FreshFri 10:00 · 30 BlowyFri 11:00 · 30 BlowyFri 12:00 · 38 BlowyFri 13:00 · 38 BlowyFri 14:00 · 38 BlowyFri 15:00 · 32 BlowyFri 16:00 · 24 GrimFri 17:00 · 24 GrimFri 18:00 · 17 GrimFri 19:00 · 52 FreshFri 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 92 GrandSat 09:00 · 97 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 97 GrandSat 12:00 · 100 GrandSat 13:00 · 100 GrandSat 14:00 · 100 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 94 GrandSat 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 84 GrandSun 09:00 · 84 GrandSun 10:00 · 84 GrandSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 84 GrandSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 68 DecentSun 17:00 · 84 GrandSun 18:00 · 84 GrandSun 19:00 · 84 GrandSun 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 84 GrandMon 13:00 · 84 GrandMon 16:00 · 84 GrandMon 19:00 · 84 GrandMon 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 94 GrandTue 13:00 · 94 GrandTue 16:00 · 86 GrandTue 19:00 · 86 GrandTue 22:00 · 97 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 · 94 GrandThu 19:00 · 84 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 11:00

30 Blowy
  • strong wind
  • onshore, choppy
  • showers possible
  • calm sea
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.4 m44 km/h
faces 173° S · wind onshore
Waves
0.4 m @ 2 s from SW
Wind
44 km/h SSW · gusts 57
Tide
3.6 m · upper half
Air
16°C · 0.2 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
10:0030 Blowy0.3 m2 sSW41 km/h SSW543.8 m ▲0.2 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, showers possible
11:0030 Blowy0.4 m2 sSW44 km/h SSW573.6 m 0.2 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, showers possible
12:0038 Blowy0.4 m2 sSW44 km/h SSW593.0 m 0.1 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, dry
13:0038 Blowy0.4 m2 sSW45 km/h SSW612.3 m 0.1 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, dry
14:0038 Blowy0.4 m3 sSSW45 km/h SSW631.7 m dry16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, dry
15:0032 Blowy0.4 m3 sSSW46 km/h SSW631.4 m ▼dry16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0024 Grim0.4 m3 sSSW48 km/h SSW621.1 m ▼0.2 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, showers possible
17:0024 Grim0.4 m3 sSW48 km/h SSW621.2 m ▼0.4 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, showers possible
18:0017 Grim0.4 m3 sSW44 km/h SW611.7 m 0.8 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, rain
19:0052 Fresh0.4 m3 sSW33 km/h WSW572.4 m 0.7 mm16°fresh breeze, showers possible, calm sea
20:0084 Grand0.4 m2 sSW20 km/h W483.0 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0084 Grand0.3 m2 sSW22 km/h WNW333.4 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0091 Grand0.2 m2 sSW18 km/h WNW253.6 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0091 Grand0.1 m2 sSW13 km/h WNW213.6 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Saturday, 3 October
00:0097 Grand0.1 m2 sSW11 km/h W173.1 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0091 Grand0.0 m2 sSW13 km/h W152.5 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0091 Grand0.0 m2 sSW13 km/h W131.9 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0097 Grand0.0 m1 sSW12 km/h W121.5 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0092 Grand0.0 m1 sSW10 km/h WNW111.3 m ▼dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0092 Grand0.0 m1 sSW5 km/h NW111.2 m ▼dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0092 Grand0.0 m1 sSW3 km/h N101.5 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0092 Grand0.0 m–WSW2 km/h NNE102.1 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0092 Grand0.0 m–WSW8 km/h NNW92.8 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0097 Grand0.0 m–SW7 km/h NNW93.3 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0097 Grand0.0 m–SW2 km/h NW83.5 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:0097 Grand0.0 m–SW3 km/h SSW93.6 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:00100 Grand0.0 m1 sSW7 km/h SSW123.4 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:00100 Grand0.0 m1 sSW12 km/h SSW152.9 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:00100 Grand0.0 m–SSW11 km/h SSW182.3 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
15:0094 Grand0.0 m–SSW14 km/h SSW191.9 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0094 Grand0.0 m–SSW14 km/h SSW201.6 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0094 Grand0.0 m–SSW13 km/h SSW201.4 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:00100 Grand0.0 m–SSW12 km/h SSW191.4 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:0094 Grand0.0 m–SSW15 km/h SSW181.8 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0094 Grand0.0 m–SSW16 km/h S182.4 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0094 Grand0.0 m–SSW17 km/h SSW192.9 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0094 Grand0.0 m–SSW16 km/h SSW203.2 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0094 Grand0.0 m–SW17 km/h SSW213.4 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0094 Grand0.0 m–SW19 km/h SSW223.3 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0094 Grand0.0 m–SW18 km/h SSW233.0 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0078 Decent0.0 m–SW21 km/h SSW252.5 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
03:0078 Decent0.0 m–SW23 km/h SSW262.1 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
04:0078 Decent0.0 m–SW26 km/h SSW281.7 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
05:0094 Grand0.1 m–SW18 km/h SW291.5 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0094 Grand0.1 m1 sSW19 km/h SW301.4 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0084 Grand0.1 m2 sSW22 km/h WSW321.6 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0084 Grand0.1 m2 sSW22 km/h SW272.1 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0084 Grand0.1 m2 sSW22 km/h SW282.6 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 WSW reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Dunmore East, 8 km away · metres above chart datum
03:4509:4016:1022:15
Low 03:45 · 1.0 mHigh 09:40 · 3.8 mLow 16:10 · 1.1 mHigh 22:15 · 3.6 m

The spot

Faces
173° S
Swell window
E 100° → WSW 240°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 1.6 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.

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On the ground

No lifeguard listedNo toiletsNo parking listedDogs on lead

As listed by Wexford County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Sweathouse (Baginbun) · Baginbun Beach, Fethard-on-Sea · 6 km · fixed

The Hot Pod (Dunmore East) · Lawlors Beach, Dunmore East, Co. Waterford · 8 km · mobile

The Hot Pod (Newtown Cove) · Guillamene / Newtown Cove, Tramore, Co. Waterford · 19 km · mobile

The Stove Sauna · Ballyscanlan Lough (lower lake), Ballyscanlon Wellness Retreats, Co. Waterford · 21 km · fixed

Booley Bay beach is a secluded beach with golden sand located off the Duncannon to Hook Head road. Car parking is on side of the small access laneway.

Put Booley Bay 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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🌊 Booley Bay dip · Fresh · sea 17° · 0.4 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · fresh breeze, showers possible, calm sea
🌊 Booley Bay dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.0 mSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Booley Bay dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.1 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, dry, calm sea

Nearby spots

Duncannon

3 km · Co. Wexford · Excellent Quality

Grange

5 km · Co. Wexford · Not classified

Woodstown

5 km · Co. Waterford · Not classified

Baginbun

6 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.