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Brittas Bay South

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68
Decent · chest-high 0.9 m, offshore wind
Waves
0.9 m
7 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
0.8 m
Rising. High at 06:10.
Wind
8 km/h
Light breeze, WSW, offshore, gusts 22
Daylight
07:26
Sunrise. Sunset 19:00. Air 11°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
Daylight's done for today.
▲ 04:30 ▼ 08:35 ▲ 17:15 ▼ 21:15
Sat, 3 Oct
07:00
Blowy 28/100
knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide · 0.4 m · 10 km/h
▲ 06:10 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 18:30 ▼ 22:50
Sun, 4 Oct
19:00
Grim 22/100
knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide · 0.4 m · 17 km/h
▲ 07:15 ▼ 11:00 ▲ 19:15
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grim 20/100
knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide · 0.4 m · 12 km/h
▼ 00:35 ▲ 08:15 ▼ 12:25 ▲ 20:15
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Blowy 31/100
knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, high-ish 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 23:0067 · Decentchest-high 0.9 m · offshore wind
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 22:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 67 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 34 Blowy · nightSat 01:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSat 02:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSat 03:00 · 26 Grim · nightSat 04:00 · 28 Blowy · nightSat 05:00 · 30 Blowy · nightSat 06:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 07:00 · 28 BlowySat 08:00 · 23 GrimSat 09:00 · 17 GrimSat 10:00 · 14 GrimSat 11:00 · 16 GrimSat 12:00 · 8 GrimSat 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 · 5 GrimSun 13:00 · 0 GrimSun 14:00 · 2 GrimSun 15:00 · 5 GrimSun 16:00 · 15 GrimSun 17:00 · 10 GrimSun 18:00 · 20 GrimSun 19:00 · 22 GrimSun 20:00 · 12 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 8 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 1 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 7 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 1 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 4 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 7 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 9 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 12 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 14 GrimMon 09:00 · 11 GrimMon 10:00 · 7 GrimMon 11:00 · 2 GrimMon 12:00 · 0 GrimMon 13:00 · 0 GrimMon 14:00 · 0 GrimMon 15:00 · 2 GrimMon 16:00 · 4 GrimMon 17:00 · 7 GrimMon 18:00 · 17 GrimMon 19:00 · 20 GrimMon 22:00 · 17 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 9 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 27 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 31 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, 23:00

67 Decent
  • chest-high 0.9 m
  • offshore wind
  • low-ish tide
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.9 m8 km/h
faces 109° ESE · wind offshore
Waves
0.9 m @ 7 s from SSE
Wind
8 km/h WSW · gusts 22
Tide
0.7 m · lower half
Air
11°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
23:0067 Decent0.9 m7 sSSE8 km/h WSW220.7 m dry11°chest-high 0.9 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
Saturday, 3 October
00:0034 Blowy0.8 m6 sSSE3 km/h SSW190.9 m dry10°waist-high 0.8 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
01:0036 Blowy0.7 m6 sSSE10 km/h SW170.9 m dry10°waist-high 0.7 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
02:0049 Fresh0.7 m6 sSSE10 km/h WSW150.9 m dry9°waist-high 0.7 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
03:0026 Grim0.6 m6 sSSE7 km/h WNW140.9 m dry8°knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
04:0028 Blowy0.5 m6 sSSE8 km/h WNW130.9 m dry7°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
05:0030 Blowy0.5 m6 sSSE11 km/h WNW131.1 m ▲dry7°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
06:0033 Blowy0.5 m6 sSSE10 km/h WNW131.1 m ▲dry6°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
07:0028 Blowy0.4 m6 sSSE10 km/h NW141.1 m dry6°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
08:0023 Grim0.4 m6 sSSE13 km/h WNW161.0 m dry7°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
09:0017 Grim0.4 m6 sSSE10 km/h WNW170.8 m ▼dry8°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
10:0014 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE9 km/h WNW170.8 m ▼dry11°knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
11:0016 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE7 km/h W150.8 m ▼dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
12:008 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE5 km/h SSW130.9 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
13:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE14 km/h SSE151.0 m dry14°flat
14:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE15 km/h SSE191.0 m dry14°flat
15:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE16 km/h SSE221.0 m dry14°flat
16:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE17 km/h S221.0 m dry14°flat
17:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE17 km/h S221.1 m ▲dry14°flat
18:005 Grim0.2 m5 sSSE15 km/h SSW221.2 m ▲dry14°flat
19:005 Grim0.2 m5 sSSE12 km/h SSW211.2 m ▲dry13°flat
20:005 Grim0.2 m5 sSSE10 km/h SW191.1 m dry12°flat
21:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE8 km/h W180.9 m dry10°flat
22:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE8 km/h W180.7 m ▼dry9°flat
23:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE9 km/h W180.6 m ▼dry9°flat
Sunday, 4 October
00:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE8 km/h W180.7 m ▼dry9°flat
01:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE6 km/h W190.7 m dry8°flat
02:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE6 km/h W190.8 m dry8°flat
03:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE10 km/h WSW210.8 m dry9°flat
04:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE15 km/h SW220.8 m dry10°flat
05:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE10 km/h WSW220.9 m dry10°flat
06:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE7 km/h W231.1 m ▲dry10°flat
07:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE12 km/h WSW231.2 m ▲dry10°flat
08:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE13 km/h SW241.2 m dry11°flat
09:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE18 km/h SSW261.1 m dry13°flat
10:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE15 km/h SW290.9 m dry15°flat
11:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE17 km/h SSW310.8 m ▼dry15°flat
12:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE17 km/h SSW310.9 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
13:000 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE21 km/h S310.9 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
14:002 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE22 km/h S311.0 m dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
15:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE24 km/h S321.0 m dry17°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
16:0015 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE17 km/h SSW321.0 m dry18°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
17:0010 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE18 km/h SW311.0 m dry19°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
18:0020 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE17 km/h SW301.1 m ▲dry18°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
19:0022 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE17 km/h SSW281.2 m ▲dry17°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
20:0012 Grim0.5 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW311.3 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
21:008 Grim0.5 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW311.1 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
22:005 Grim0.5 m4 sSSE20 km/h SW340.9 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish 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

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🏄 Brittas Bay South surf · Blowy · sea 15° · 0.4 mSat, 3 Oct 06:30–07:30 · knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
🏄 Brittas Bay South surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.4 mSun, 4 Oct 18:30–19:30 · knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish 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.