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Bunmahon Beach

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Dip score now
36
Blowy · fresh breeze, onshore, choppy
Waves
1.4 m
6 s period from SSW · model cell 2.9 km out
Sea
16.8°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 67 km away.
Tide
1.4 m
Rising. High at 09:30.
Wind
34 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, onshore, gusts 46
Daylight
07:31
Sunrise. Sunset 19:06. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
08:00
Decent 76/100
gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.4 m · 1.4 m · 14 km/h
▼ 03:30 ▲ 09:30 ▼ 15:55 ▲ 21:50
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Grand 94/100
light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 3 km/h
▼ 04:25 ▲ 10:25 ▼ 17:00 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Decent 78/100
moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m · 0.5 m · 20 km/h
▼ 05:20 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:05
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Grand 88/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m · 0.5 m · 19 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 06:55 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 19:45
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.4 m · 13 km/h
▲ 01:55 ▼ 08:15 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry, low tide · 18 km/h
▲ 03:10 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 15:50 ▼ 22:10
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:35 ▲ 16:40 ▼ 22:55

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 06:0036 · Blowyfresh breeze · onshore, choppy
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 03:00 · 27 Grim · nightFri 04:00 · 52 Fresh · nightFri 05:00 · 52 Fresh · nightFri 06:00 · 36 Blowy · nightFri 07:00 · 52 Fresh · nightFri 08:00 · 76 DecentFri 09:00 · 76 DecentFri 10:00 · 52 FreshFri 11:00 · 43 BlowyFri 12:00 · 19 GrimFri 13:00 · 3 GrimFri 14:00 · 3 GrimFri 15:00 · 3 GrimFri 16:00 · 0 GrimFri 17:00 · 0 GrimFri 18:00 · 19 GrimFri 19:00 · 51 FreshFri 20:00 · 57 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 73 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 79 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 74 DecentSat 09:00 · 74 DecentSat 10:00 · 91 GrandSat 11:00 · 94 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 88 GrandSat 17:00 · 88 GrandSat 18:00 · 88 GrandSat 19:00 · 88 GrandSat 20:00 · 88 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 78 DecentSun 09:00 · 78 DecentSun 10:00 · 78 DecentSun 11:00 · 78 DecentSun 12:00 · 78 DecentSun 13:00 · 72 DecentSun 14:00 · 78 DecentSun 15:00 · 78 DecentSun 16:00 · 78 DecentSun 17:00 · 72 DecentSun 18:00 · 78 DecentSun 19:00 · 78 DecentSun 20:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 78 DecentMon 13:00 · 88 GrandMon 16:00 · 72 DecentMon 19:00 · 88 GrandMon 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 88 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 88 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 88 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 94 GrandTue 13:00 · 80 GrandTue 16:00 · 80 GrandTue 19:00 · 86 GrandTue 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 87 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 82 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 82 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 90 GrandWed 19:00 · 91 GrandThu 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 100 GrandThu 19:00 · 81 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 06:00

36 Blowy
  • fresh breeze
  • onshore, choppy
  • showers possible
  • waves 1.4 m
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.4 m34 km/h
faces 173° S · wind onshore
Waves
1.4 m @ 6 s from SSW
Wind
34 km/h SSW · gusts 46
Tide
1.7 m · lower half
Air
15°C · 0.7 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
05:0052 Fresh1.4 m6 sSSW27 km/h SSW481.0 m 0.8 mm16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
06:0036 Blowy1.4 m6 sSSW34 km/h SSW461.7 m 0.7 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
07:0052 Fresh1.4 m6 sSSW22 km/h SW462.5 m 0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
08:0076 Decent1.4 m6 sSSW14 km/h SW433.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.4 m
09:0076 Decent1.4 m6 sSSW19 km/h SW453.6 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.4 m
10:0052 Fresh1.5 m6 sSSW21 km/h SW473.7 m ▲0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
11:0043 Blowy1.6 m6 sSSW26 km/h SSW513.4 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
12:0019 Grim1.7 m6 sSSW36 km/h SSW562.8 m dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
13:003 Grim1.8 m6 sSSW41 km/h SSW592.1 m dry16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, dry
14:003 Grim1.9 m6 sSSW41 km/h SSW601.5 m dry16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, dry
15:003 Grim1.9 m6 sSSW41 km/h SSW601.0 m ▼0.1 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, dry
16:000 Grim1.9 m7 sSSW42 km/h SSW590.8 m ▼0.3 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, showers possible
17:000 Grim1.9 m7 sSSW44 km/h SSW591.0 m ▼0.5 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, showers possible
18:0019 Grim1.9 m7 sSSW32 km/h SW541.5 m 0.6 mm16°fresh breeze, rain, big sea 1.9 m
19:0051 Fresh1.8 m7 sSSW14 km/h WSW452.1 m 0.6 mm16°gentle breeze, showers possible, big sea 1.8 m
20:0057 Fresh1.6 m7 sSSW9 km/h NW352.8 m 0.3 mm14°light winds, showers possible, big sea 1.6 m
21:0073 Decent1.5 m7 sSSW13 km/h WNW243.3 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.5 m
22:0079 Decent1.4 m7 sS11 km/h WNW193.5 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, waves 1.4 m
23:0074 Decent1.3 m7 sS5 km/h NNW173.4 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, waves 1.2 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0074 Decent1.1 m7 sS4 km/h NW152.9 m dry9°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
01:0074 Decent1.1 m7 sS6 km/h W132.4 m dry9°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
02:0074 Decent1.0 m7 sS7 km/h NW121.8 m dry8°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
03:0074 Decent1.0 m7 sS8 km/h NNW111.2 m dry7°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
04:0074 Decent0.9 m7 sS10 km/h NNW110.9 m ▼dry6°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
05:0074 Decent0.9 m7 sS9 km/h NNW100.9 m ▼dry6°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
06:0074 Decent0.9 m7 sS10 km/h NNW101.3 m dry6°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
07:0074 Decent0.9 m6 sS8 km/h NNW101.9 m dry7°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
08:0074 Decent0.8 m6 sS11 km/h NNW102.5 m dry8°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
09:0074 Decent0.8 m6 sS2 km/h NW103.1 m dry10°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
10:0091 Grand0.8 m6 sS2 km/h SSW103.4 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
11:0094 Grand0.8 m6 sS3 km/h SSW113.4 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
12:0094 Grand0.8 m5 sS6 km/h S133.2 m dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
13:0094 Grand0.7 m5 sS8 km/h S152.7 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
14:0094 Grand0.7 m5 sS9 km/h S172.2 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
15:0094 Grand0.7 m5 sS12 km/h S181.6 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
16:0088 Grand0.7 m5 sS15 km/h S191.2 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
17:0088 Grand0.7 m5 sS14 km/h SSW201.1 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
18:0088 Grand0.7 m5 sS13 km/h SSW201.2 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
19:0088 Grand0.6 m5 sS14 km/h SSW191.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
20:0088 Grand0.6 m5 sS14 km/h SSW172.1 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
21:0094 Grand0.6 m5 sS11 km/h SSW172.7 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
22:0094 Grand0.6 m5 sS7 km/h S173.1 m ▲dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
23:0088 Grand0.6 m5 sS14 km/h SW183.2 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0094 Grand0.6 m5 sS10 km/h SW193.1 m ▲dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
01:0088 Grand0.6 m5 sS12 km/h WSW192.8 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
02:0088 Grand0.6 m5 sS18 km/h SW232.4 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
03:0088 Grand0.6 m5 sS18 km/h SW241.9 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
04:0088 Grand0.5 m5 sS19 km/h SW251.4 m dry15°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 E and WSW reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Dungarvan (modelled), 15 km away · metres above chart datum
03:3009:3015:5521:50
Low 03:30 · 0.7 mHigh 09:30 · 3.7 mLow 15:55 · 0.8 mHigh 21:50 · 3.5 m

The spot

Faces
173° S
Swell window
E 100° → WSW 240°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 2.9 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 Good, 2023 Sufficient, 2022 Sufficient. The EPA flags a short-term pollution risk here after heavy rain.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

Lifeguard: YesToiletsParkingPublic busesAccessible: Ramp to beachNo dogs (No dogs allowed between 11am to 7pm, June, July and August)

As listed by Waterford City & County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

The Hot Pod (Kilmurrin Cove) · Kilmurrin Cove, Copper Coast · 3 km · mobile

Endorfin · Dunabrattin Pier, Boatstrand · 4 km · mobile

The Stove Sauna · Ballyscanlan Lough (lower lake), Ballyscanlon Wellness Retreats · 11 km · fixed

The Hot Pod (Clonea) · Clonea Lower Beach, Dungarvan · 12 km · mobile

Bunmahon is a sandy gently sloping beach with a dune area along the roadside. Currents can be variable. The Dune area supports a variety of plant species and wildlife. The rock pools which are accessible during low tide support a variety of marine wildlife and plants. The United Nations Economic Social and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has recognised the south coast of the county between Garrarus and Ballyvoyle Head as a GeoPark; one of a network of European sites of exceptional geological interest. The coastal area is also a Special Protection Area (SPA) under the E.U. Birds Directive. The designated bathing area is approximately 500 metres long and 100 metres wide (at low tide).

Put Bunmahon Beach in your calendar

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🌊 Bunmahon Beach dip · Decent · sea 17° · 1.4 mFri, 2 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.4 m
🌊 Bunmahon Beach dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.8 mSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
🌊 Bunmahon Beach dip · Decent · sea 17° · 0.5 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m

Nearby spots

Boatstrand

4 km · Co. Waterford · Not classified

Ballyvooney

5 km · Co. Waterford · Not classified

Annestown

6 km · Co. Waterford · Not classified

Stradbally

7 km · Co. Waterford · Not classified

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