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Brittas Bay South

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79
Decent · light winds, dry
Waves
0.8 m
6 s period from SSE · model cell 1.9 km out
Sea
14.9°
Fresh. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 79 km away.
Tide
0.9 m
Rising. High at 06:10.
Wind
3 km/h
Light air, SSW, cross, gusts 19
Daylight
07:28
Sunrise. Sunset 18:58. Air 10°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
12:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 5 km/h
▲ 06:10 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 18:30 ▼ 22:50
Sun, 4 Oct
09:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 18 km/h
▲ 07:15 ▼ 11:00 ▲ 19:15
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 94/100
light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m · 0.4 m · 12 km/h
▼ 00:35 ▲ 08:15 ▼ 12:25 ▲ 20:15
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 10 km/h
▼ 01:40 ▲ 09:30 ▼ 13:30 ▲ 21:00
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 18 km/h
▼ 02:35 ▲ 10:05 ▼ 14:15 ▲ 21:45
Thu, 8 Oct
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 11 km/h
▼ 03:05 ▲ 10:50 ▼ 15:00 ▲ 22:25
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Grand 82/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, showers possible · 28 km/h
▼ 03:45 ▲ 11:30 ▼ 15:35 ▲ 20:00

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 00:0079 · Decentlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 86 GrandSat 08:00 · 86 GrandSat 09:00 · 92 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 97 GrandSat 12:00 · 100 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 91 GrandSat 20:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 91 GrandSun 09:00 · 94 GrandSun 10:00 · 94 GrandSun 11:00 · 94 GrandSun 12:00 · 94 GrandSun 13:00 · 84 GrandSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 94 GrandSun 17:00 · 94 GrandSun 18:00 · 88 GrandSun 19:00 · 88 GrandSun 20:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 88 GrandMon 09:00 · 78 DecentMon 10:00 · 78 DecentMon 11:00 · 78 DecentMon 12:00 · 78 DecentMon 13:00 · 78 DecentMon 14:00 · 78 DecentMon 15:00 · 78 DecentMon 16:00 · 78 DecentMon 17:00 · 88 GrandMon 18:00 · 88 GrandMon 19:00 · 94 GrandMon 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 94 GrandTue 13:00 · 100 GrandTue 16:00 · 86 GrandTue 19:00 · 76 DecentTue 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 94 GrandWed 16:00 · 90 GrandWed 19:00 · 91 GrandWed 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 82 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 94 GrandThu 19:00 · 97 GrandFri 01:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightFri 13:00 · 60 FreshFri 19:00 · 82 Grand

Sat, 3 Oct, 00:00

79 Decent
  • light winds
  • dry
  • waves 0.8 m
  • sunny
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.8 m3 km/h
faces 109° ESE · wind cross
Waves
0.8 m @ 6 s from SSE
Wind
3 km/h SSW · gusts 19
Tide
0.9 m · lower half
Air
10°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
00:0079 Decent0.8 m6 sSSE3 km/h SSW190.9 m dry10°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
01:0091 Grand0.7 m6 sSSE10 km/h SW170.9 m dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
02:0086 Grand0.7 m6 sSSE10 km/h WSW150.9 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
03:0086 Grand0.6 m6 sSSE7 km/h WNW140.9 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
04:0086 Grand0.5 m6 sSSE8 km/h WNW130.9 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
05:0086 Grand0.5 m6 sSSE11 km/h WNW131.1 m ▲dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
06:0086 Grand0.5 m6 sSSE10 km/h WNW131.1 m ▲dry6°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
07:0086 Grand0.4 m6 sSSE10 km/h NW141.1 m dry6°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
08:0086 Grand0.4 m6 sSSE13 km/h WNW161.0 m dry7°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0092 Grand0.4 m6 sSSE10 km/h WNW170.8 m ▼dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0097 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE9 km/h WNW170.8 m ▼dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:0097 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE7 km/h W150.8 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE5 km/h SSW130.9 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:0094 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE14 km/h SSE151.0 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0094 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE15 km/h SSE191.0 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0094 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE16 km/h SSE221.0 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0094 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE17 km/h S221.0 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0094 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE17 km/h S221.1 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0094 Grand0.2 m5 sSSE15 km/h SSW221.2 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0091 Grand0.2 m5 sSSE12 km/h SSW211.2 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0097 Grand0.2 m5 sSSE10 km/h SW191.1 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:0097 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE8 km/h W180.9 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0092 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE8 km/h W180.7 m ▼dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0092 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE9 km/h W180.6 m ▼dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0092 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE8 km/h W180.7 m ▼dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0092 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE6 km/h W190.7 m dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0092 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE6 km/h W190.8 m dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0092 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE10 km/h WSW210.8 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0091 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE15 km/h SW220.8 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0097 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE10 km/h WSW220.9 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0092 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE7 km/h W231.1 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0097 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE12 km/h WSW231.2 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0091 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE13 km/h SW241.2 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0094 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE18 km/h SSW261.1 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0094 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE15 km/h SW290.9 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0094 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE17 km/h SSW310.8 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0094 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE17 km/h SSW310.9 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0084 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE21 km/h S310.9 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0084 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE22 km/h S311.0 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0084 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE24 km/h S321.0 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0094 Grand0.4 m4 sSSE17 km/h SSW321.0 m dry18°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0094 Grand0.4 m4 sSSE18 km/h SW311.0 m dry19°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0088 Grand0.4 m4 sSSE17 km/h SW301.1 m ▲dry18°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
19:0088 Grand0.4 m4 sSSE17 km/h SSW281.2 m ▲dry17°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
20:0078 Decent0.5 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW311.3 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
21:0078 Decent0.5 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW311.1 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
22:0078 Decent0.5 m4 sSSE20 km/h SW340.9 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
23:0088 Grand0.5 m4 sSSE19 km/h SW310.7 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m

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, 11 km away · metres above chart datum
06:1009:4018:3022:50
High 06:10 · 1.1 mLow 09:40 · 0.8 mHigh 18:30 · 1.2 mLow 22:50 · 0.6 m

The spot

Faces
109° ESE
Swell window
N 10° → SSW 200°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 1.9 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 · 12 km · fixed

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

Brittas Bay South Beach is a long, gently sloping, sandy beach backing onto hilly sand dune area. The Buckroney-Brittas Dunes and Fen Special Area of Conservation (SAC 00729) encompass the length of beach and part of its catchment to the west. The dunes support a wide variety of plant species including some rare species. Activities include surfing, windsurfing, canoeing, and snorkelling.

Put Brittas Bay South in your calendar

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🌊 Brittas Bay South dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.3 mSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Brittas Bay South dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 08:30–09:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 Brittas Bay South dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.4 mMon, 5 Oct 18:30–19:30 · light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m

Nearby spots

Brittas Bay North

1 km · Co. Wicklow · Excellent Quality

Silver Strand

9 km · Co. Wicklow · Sufficient Quality

Arklow South Beach

11 km · Co. Wicklow · Not classified

Wicklow Reservoir

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.