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Brittas Bay South

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28
Blowy · waist-high 0.9 m, short period 5 s, choppy
Waves
0.9 m
5 s period from SSE · model cell 1.9 km out
Sea
15.1°
Grand. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 79 km away.
Tide
0.7 m
Low tide. Low at 08:35.
Wind
19 km/h
Gentle breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 36
Daylight
07:26
Sunrise. Sunset 19:00. Air 15°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
19:00
Fresh 60/100
chest-high 1.3 m, cross-shore wind, rain · 1.3 m · 23 km/h
▲ 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 · 9 km/h
▲ 06:10 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 18:30 ▼ 22:50
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grim 15/100
knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high tide · 0.4 m · 21 km/h
▲ 07:15 ▼ 11:00 ▲ 19:15
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Grim 23/100
knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind · 0.4 m · 16 km/h
▼ 00:35 ▲ 08:15 ▼ 12:25 ▲ 20:15
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 15/100
knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high tide · 0.3 m · 19 km/h
▼ 01:40 ▲ 09:30 ▼ 13:30 ▲ 21:00
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 19 km/h
▼ 02:35 ▲ 10:05 ▼ 14:15 ▲ 21:45
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 13 km/h
▼ 03:05 ▲ 10:50 ▼ 15:00 ▲ 22:25

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 08:0028 · Blowywaist-high 0.9 m · short period 5 s, choppy
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 08:00 · 28 BlowyFri 09:00 · 28 BlowyFri 10:00 · 53 FreshFri 11:00 · 41 BlowyFri 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 · 60 FreshFri 20:00 · 83 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 83 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 83 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSat 02:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSat 03:00 · 46 Fresh · 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 · 23 GrimSat 13:00 · 23 GrimSat 14:00 · 15 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 · 23 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 15 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 · 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 · 15 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 10:00 · 23 GrimMon 13:00 · 15 GrimMon 16:00 · 15 GrimMon 19:00 · 23 GrimMon 22:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 15 GrimTue 13:00 · 5 GrimTue 16:00 · 5 GrimTue 19:00 · 5 GrimTue 22:00 · 5 Grim · 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, 08:00

28 Blowy
  • waist-high 0.9 m
  • short period 5 s, choppy
  • cross-shore wind
  • low tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.9 m19 km/h
faces 109° ESE · wind cross
Waves
0.9 m @ 5 s from SSE
Wind
19 km/h SSW · gusts 36
Tide
0.7 m · low
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
08:0028 Blowy0.9 m5 sSSE19 km/h SSW360.7 m ▼0.1 mm15°waist-high 0.9 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
09:0028 Blowy0.9 m5 sSSE24 km/h SSW390.7 m ▼0.1 mm15°waist-high 0.9 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
10:0053 Fresh0.9 m6 sSSE28 km/h SSW430.8 m ▼0.1 mm16°chest-high 0.9 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
11:0041 Blowy1.0 m6 sSSE33 km/h SSW470.9 m 0.3 mm16°chest-high 1.0 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
12:0041 Blowy1.1 m6 sSSE44 km/h SSW521.1 m 0.3 mm16°chest-high 1.1 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
13:0036 Blowy1.2 m6 sSSE39 km/h SSW541.1 m 0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.2 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
14:0048 Fresh1.3 m6 sSSE38 km/h SSW571.0 m 0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.3 m, cross-shore wind
15:0048 Fresh1.3 m6 sSSE40 km/h SSW581.0 m 0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.3 m, cross-shore wind
16:0048 Fresh1.4 m6 sSSE41 km/h SSW571.0 m ▲0.2 mm16°chest-high 1.4 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
17:0048 Fresh1.4 m6 sSSE39 km/h SSW561.1 m ▲0.4 mm16°chest-high 1.4 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
18:0048 Fresh1.3 m6 sSSE38 km/h SSW531.1 m ▲1.0 mm16°chest-high 1.3 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
19:0060 Fresh1.3 m6 sSSE23 km/h SW490.9 m 1.2 mm16°chest-high 1.3 m, cross-shore wind, rain
20:0083 Grand1.2 m6 sSSE18 km/h WSW370.8 m 0.4 mm15°chest-high 1.2 m, offshore wind
21:0083 Grand1.1 m6 sSSE15 km/h W270.6 m ▼dry14°chest-high 1.1 m, offshore wind, low tide
22:0083 Grand1.0 m6 sSSE10 km/h WNW240.6 m ▼dry12°chest-high 1.0 m, offshore wind, low tide
23:0073 Decent0.9 m6 sSSE9 km/h SW220.7 m dry11°chest-high 0.9 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
Saturday, 3 October
00:0046 Fresh0.8 m6 sSSE10 km/h WSW210.9 m dry10°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
01:0036 Blowy0.7 m6 sSSE8 km/h SW180.9 m dry10°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
02:0036 Blowy0.7 m6 sSSE10 km/h SW150.9 m dry10°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
03:0046 Fresh0.6 m6 sSSE12 km/h WSW130.9 m dry9°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
04:0033 Blowy0.6 m6 sSSE9 km/h WNW130.9 m dry8°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high tide
05:0033 Blowy0.5 m5 sSSE8 km/h WNW141.1 m ▲dry8°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high tide
06:0033 Blowy0.5 m5 sSSE7 km/h WNW141.1 m ▲dry8°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high tide
07:0033 Blowy0.4 m5 sSSE9 km/h WNW151.1 m dry8°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high tide
08:0033 Blowy0.4 m5 sSSE12 km/h W151.0 m dry9°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind
09:0033 Blowy0.4 m5 sSSE12 km/h W150.8 m ▼dry10°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, low tide
10:0033 Blowy0.4 m5 sSSE11 km/h W140.8 m ▼dry11°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, low tide
11:0033 Blowy0.3 m5 sSSE9 km/h WSW130.8 m ▼dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low tide
12:0023 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE10 km/h S140.9 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
13:0023 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE17 km/h S181.0 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
14:0015 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE21 km/h S211.0 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
15:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE20 km/h S241.0 m dry14°flat
16:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE20 km/h S261.0 m dry14°flat
17:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE21 km/h SSW271.1 m ▲dry14°flat
18:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE26 km/h S281.2 m ▲dry14°flat
19:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE22 km/h SSW271.2 m ▲dry14°flat
20:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE17 km/h SW251.1 m dry13°flat
21:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE14 km/h SW240.9 m dry12°flat
22:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE14 km/h WSW240.7 m ▼dry11°flat
23:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE14 km/h SW240.6 m ▼dry11°flat
Sunday, 4 October
00:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE17 km/h SW240.7 m ▼dry11°flat
01:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE15 km/h SW240.7 m dry11°flat
02:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE17 km/h SW260.8 m dry11°flat
03:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSSE18 km/h SW270.8 m dry12°flat
04:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSSE17 km/h SW280.8 m dry12°flat
05:0023 Grim0.3 m3 sSSE17 km/h SW280.9 m dry12°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
06:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE20 km/h SW291.1 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
07:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE16 km/h SW291.2 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.4 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, 11 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
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

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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🏄 Brittas Bay South surf · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.3 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · chest-high 1.3 m, cross-shore wind, rain
🏄 Brittas Bay South surf · Blowy · sea 15° · 0.4 mSat, 3 Oct 06:30–07:30 · knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high tide
🏄 Brittas Bay South surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.4 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high tide

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.