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Brittas Bay North

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83
Grand · chest-high 1.0 m, offshore wind
Waves
1.0 m
7 s period from SSE · model cell 1.4 km out
Sea
15.0°
Fresh. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 79 km away.
Tide
0.6 m
Low tide. High at 06:10.
Wind
6 km/h
Light breeze, WSW, offshore, gusts 25
Daylight
07:26
Sunrise. Sunset 19:00. Air 12°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
Daylight's done for today.
▲ 04:30 ▼ 08:35 ▲ 17:15 ▼ 21:15
Sat, 3 Oct
07:00
Blowy 33/100
knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high tide · 0.4 m · 12 km/h
▲ 06:10 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 18:30 ▼ 22:50
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Grim 15/100
knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low tide · 0.3 m · 20 km/h
▲ 07:15 ▼ 11:00 ▲ 19:15
Mon, 5 Oct
18:00
Grim 23/100
knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind · 0.5 m · 15 km/h
▼ 00:35 ▲ 08:15 ▼ 12:25 ▲ 20:15
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Blowy 33/100
knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, high tide · 0.3 m · 13 km/h
▼ 01:40 ▲ 09:30 ▼ 13:30 ▲ 21:00
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 18 km/h
▼ 02:35 ▲ 10:05 ▼ 14:15 ▲ 21:45
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 14 km/h
▼ 03:05 ▲ 10:50 ▼ 15:00 ▲ 22:25

Week at a glance

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Fri 22:0083 · Grandchest-high 1.0 m · offshore wind
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 12:00 · 41 BlowyFri 13:00 · 36 BlowyFri 14:00 · 48 FreshFri 15:00 · 48 FreshFri 16:00 · 48 FreshFri 17:00 · 48 FreshFri 18:00 · 48 FreshFri 19:00 · 48 FreshFri 20:00 · 78 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 83 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 83 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSat 02:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSat 03:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 04:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 05:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 06:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 07:00 · 33 BlowySat 08:00 · 33 BlowySat 09:00 · 33 BlowySat 10:00 · 33 BlowySat 11:00 · 33 BlowySat 12:00 · 33 BlowySat 13:00 · 5 GrimSat 14:00 · 5 GrimSat 15:00 · 5 GrimSat 16:00 · 5 GrimSat 17:00 · 5 GrimSat 18:00 · 5 GrimSat 19:00 · 5 GrimSat 20:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 5 GrimSun 09:00 · 5 GrimSun 10:00 · 5 GrimSun 11:00 · 5 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 · 15 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 23 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 15 GrimMon 09:00 · 15 GrimMon 10:00 · 15 GrimMon 11:00 · 15 GrimMon 12:00 · 15 GrimMon 13:00 · 15 GrimMon 14:00 · 15 GrimMon 15:00 · 15 GrimMon 16:00 · 15 GrimMon 17:00 · 15 GrimMon 18:00 · 23 GrimMon 19:00 · 23 GrimMon 22:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 33 Blowy · nightTue 10:00 · 33 BlowyTue 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 16:00 · 5 GrimWed 19:00 · 5 GrimWed 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 22:00

83 Grand
  • chest-high 1.0 m
  • offshore wind
  • low tide
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.0 m6 km/h
faces 108° ESE · wind offshore
Waves
1.0 m @ 7 s from SSE
Wind
6 km/h WSW · gusts 25
Tide
0.6 m · low
Air
12°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
21:0083 Grand1.2 m7 sSSE18 km/h W310.6 m ▼dry13°chest-high 1.2 m, offshore wind, low tide
22:0083 Grand1.0 m7 sSSE6 km/h WSW250.6 m ▼dry12°chest-high 1.0 m, offshore wind, low tide
23:0073 Decent0.9 m7 sSSE6 km/h SSW220.7 m dry11°chest-high 0.9 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
Saturday, 3 October
00:0048 Fresh0.8 m6 sSSE5 km/h SW200.9 m dry10°waist-high 0.8 m, cross-shore wind
01:0048 Fresh0.7 m6 sSSE10 km/h SW180.9 m dry10°waist-high 0.7 m, cross-shore wind
02:0048 Fresh0.7 m6 sSSE10 km/h SW150.9 m dry9°waist-high 0.7 m, cross-shore wind
03:0033 Blowy0.6 m6 sSSE8 km/h WNW150.9 m dry8°knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind
04:0033 Blowy0.5 m6 sSSE7 km/h NW150.9 m dry7°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high tide
05:0033 Blowy0.5 m6 sSSE9 km/h WNW151.1 m ▲dry6°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high tide
06:0033 Blowy0.5 m6 sSSE10 km/h WNW151.1 m ▲dry6°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high tide
07:0033 Blowy0.4 m6 sSSE12 km/h WNW161.1 m dry7°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high tide
08:0033 Blowy0.4 m6 sSSE13 km/h WNW171.0 m dry8°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind
09:0033 Blowy0.4 m6 sSSE11 km/h WNW170.8 m ▼dry9°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, low tide
10:0033 Blowy0.3 m5 sSSE10 km/h W170.8 m ▼dry11°knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low tide
11:0033 Blowy0.3 m5 sSSE10 km/h W160.8 m ▼dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low tide
12:0033 Blowy0.3 m5 sSSE8 km/h WSW150.9 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind
13:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE9 km/h S171.0 m dry14°flat
14:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE15 km/h S211.0 m dry14°flat
15:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE17 km/h S231.0 m dry14°flat
16:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE19 km/h S261.0 m dry14°flat
17:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE20 km/h S271.1 m ▲dry14°flat
18:005 Grim0.2 m5 sSSE19 km/h SSW271.2 m ▲dry14°flat
19:005 Grim0.2 m5 sSSE18 km/h SSW251.2 m ▲dry13°flat
20:005 Grim0.2 m5 sSSE19 km/h SSW241.1 m dry13°flat
21:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE14 km/h SW240.9 m dry11°flat
22:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE12 km/h WSW230.7 m ▼dry11°flat
23:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE9 km/h W220.6 m ▼dry10°flat
Sunday, 4 October
00:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE10 km/h WSW230.7 m ▼dry9°flat
01:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE9 km/h WSW230.7 m dry9°flat
02:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE10 km/h WSW240.8 m dry9°flat
03:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE15 km/h SW250.8 m dry10°flat
04:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE16 km/h SW270.8 m dry11°flat
05:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE15 km/h SW280.9 m dry11°flat
06:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE15 km/h SW281.1 m ▲dry11°flat
07:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE19 km/h SSW281.2 m ▲dry12°flat
08:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE15 km/h SW291.2 m dry12°flat
09:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE18 km/h SSW301.1 m dry13°flat
10:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE21 km/h SSW320.9 m dry14°flat
11:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE20 km/h SSW330.8 m ▼dry16°flat
12:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE20 km/h SSW340.9 m ▼dry17°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
13:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE21 km/h S330.9 m dry17°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
14:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE22 km/h SW331.0 m dry18°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
15:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE22 km/h SW341.0 m dry18°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
16:0015 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW351.0 m dry18°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind
17:0015 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE19 km/h SW331.0 m dry18°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind
18:0015 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE19 km/h SW321.1 m ▲dry17°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
19:0015 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE22 km/h SSW331.2 m ▲dry17°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
20:0015 Grim0.5 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW311.3 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high tide

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Arklow, 12 km away · metres above chart datum
04:3008:3517:1521:15
High 04:30 · 1.1 mLow 08:35 · 0.7 mHigh 17:15 · 1.1 mLow 21:15 · 0.6 m

The spot

Faces
108° ESE
Swell window
N 10° → SSW 200°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 1.4 km out
Water
Excellent Quality · Blue Flag

Facing and swell window are derived from the wave model's coastline around the spot, not surveyed. Know better? Tell us.

Water quality

Recent grades: 2024 Excellent, 2023 Excellent, 2022 Excellent. The EPA flags a short-term pollution risk here after heavy rain.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

Lifeguard: YesToiletsParkingNo dogs (Not allowed within lifeguard patrol zone/bathing area below high tide mark.)

As listed by Wicklow County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

The Boat Yard Sauna · Wicklow Harbour, Wicklow town · 11 km · fixed

Realt na Mara Saunas · South Beach, Courtown, Co. Wexford · 29 km · fixed

Fad Saoil Saunas (Greystones) · Rise at The Cove, Marine Road, Greystones · 30 km · fixed

The Barrel Sauna (Greystones) · The Boatyard, Beach Road, Greystones · 30 km · fixed

Brittas Bay North Beach is a long, gently sloping, sandy beach. It has hilly sand dunes which support two protected plant species. The beach gradually falls away with sand bars common. Water sport activities available include surfing, windsurfing canoeing and snorkelling.

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🏄 Brittas Bay North surf · Blowy · sea 15° · 0.4 mSat, 3 Oct 06:30–07:30 · knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high tide
🏄 Brittas Bay North surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low tide

Nearby spots

Brittas Bay South

1 km · Co. Wicklow · Excellent Quality

Silver Strand

8 km · Co. Wicklow · Sufficient Quality

Wicklow Reservoir

10 km · Co. Wicklow · Not classified

Wicklow Harbour bathing area

11 km · Co. Wicklow · Not classified

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