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Bunmahon Beach

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45
Fresh · overhead 2.1 m, onshore wind
Waves
2.0 m
7 s period from SSW · model cell 2.9 km out
Sea
16.9°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 67 km away.
Tide
0.8 m
Low tide. Low at 15:55.
Wind
43 km/h
Strong breeze, SSW, onshore, gusts 62
Daylight
07:31
Sunrise. Sunset 19:06. Air 16°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
19:00
Grand 83/100
overhead 1.9 m, cross-shore wind · 1.9 m · 15 km/h
▼ 03:30 ▲ 09:30 ▼ 15:55 ▲ 21:50
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Fresh 46/100
waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind · 0.8 m · 8 km/h
▼ 04:25 ▲ 10:25 ▼ 17:00 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
14:00
Blowy 28/100
waist-high 0.6 m, short period 4 s, choppy, cross-shore wind · 0.6 m · 25 km/h
▼ 05:20 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:05
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Blowy 36/100
waist-high 0.7 m, short period 4 s, choppy, cross-shore wind · 0.7 m · 18 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 06:55 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 19:45
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 23/100
knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind · 0.5 m · 13 km/h
▲ 01:55 ▼ 08:15 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 18 km/h
▲ 03:10 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 15:50 ▼ 22:10
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 12 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:35 ▲ 16:40 ▼ 22:55

Week at a glance

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Fri 16:0045 · Freshoverhead 2.1 m · onshore wind
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 09:00 · 57 FreshFri 10:00 · 40 BlowyFri 11:00 · 45 FreshFri 12:00 · 45 FreshFri 13:00 · 45 FreshFri 14:00 · 45 FreshFri 15:00 · 45 FreshFri 16:00 · 45 FreshFri 17:00 · 45 FreshFri 18:00 · 70 DecentFri 19:00 · 83 GrandFri 20:00 · 93 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 83 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 71 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 71 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 08:00 · 46 FreshSat 09:00 · 46 FreshSat 10:00 · 46 FreshSat 11:00 · 34 BlowySat 12:00 · 34 BlowySat 13:00 · 34 BlowySat 14:00 · 34 BlowySat 15:00 · 34 BlowySat 16:00 · 34 BlowySat 17:00 · 34 BlowySat 18:00 · 21 GrimSat 19:00 · 21 GrimSat 20:00 · 21 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 21 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 23 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 7 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 23 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 · 7 GrimSun 14:00 · 28 BlowySun 15:00 · 28 BlowySun 16:00 · 28 BlowySun 17:00 · 20 GrimSun 18:00 · 28 BlowySun 19:00 · 28 BlowySun 20:00 · 28 Blowy · nightSun 21:00 · 28 Blowy · nightSun 22:00 · 28 Blowy · nightSun 23:00 · 28 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 36 Blowy · nightMon 01:00 · 28 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 28 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 28 Blowy · nightMon 04:00 · 28 Blowy · nightMon 05:00 · 36 Blowy · nightMon 06:00 · 36 Blowy · nightMon 07:00 · 36 Blowy · nightMon 10:00 · 28 BlowyMon 13:00 · 28 BlowyMon 16:00 · 20 GrimMon 19:00 · 36 BlowyMon 22:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 23 GrimTue 13:00 · 7 GrimTue 16:00 · 7 GrimTue 19:00 · 21 GrimTue 22:00 · 33 Blowy · nightWed 01:00 · 33 Blowy · nightWed 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 5 GrimWed 13:00 · 5 GrimWed 19:00 · 5 GrimThu 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 16:00

45 Fresh
  • overhead 2.1 m
  • onshore wind
  • low tide
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset2.0 m43 km/h
faces 173° S · wind onshore
Waves
2.0 m @ 7 s from SSW
Wind
43 km/h SSW · gusts 62
Tide
0.8 m · low
Air
16°C · 0.6 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
15:0045 Fresh2.1 m7 sSSW42 km/h SSW631.0 m ▼0.2 mm16°overhead 2.1 m, onshore wind, low tide
16:0045 Fresh2.0 m7 sSSW43 km/h SSW620.8 m ▼0.6 mm16°overhead 2.1 m, onshore wind, low tide
17:0045 Fresh2.0 m7 sSSW43 km/h SSW611.0 m ▼0.8 mm16°overhead 2.1 m, onshore wind, low tide
18:0070 Decent2.0 m7 sSSW28 km/h SW561.5 m 0.9 mm16°overhead 2.0 m, cross-shore wind
19:0083 Grand1.9 m7 sSSW15 km/h WSW452.1 m 0.2 mm16°overhead 1.9 m, cross-shore wind
20:0093 Grand1.7 m7 sSSW14 km/h NW292.8 m dry14°overhead 1.7 m, offshore wind
21:0083 Grand1.6 m7 sS13 km/h WNW203.3 m ▲dry12°overhead 1.6 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
22:0073 Decent1.4 m7 sS13 km/h WNW173.5 m ▲dry11°chest-high 1.4 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
23:0083 Grand1.3 m7 sS8 km/h WNW153.4 m ▲dry10°chest-high 1.3 m, offshore wind, high tide
Saturday, 3 October
00:0073 Decent1.2 m7 sS5 km/h WNW132.9 m dry9°chest-high 1.2 m, cross-shore wind
01:0073 Decent1.1 m7 sS6 km/h W122.4 m dry9°chest-high 1.1 m, cross-shore wind
02:0073 Decent1.1 m6 sS8 km/h WNW101.8 m dry8°chest-high 1.1 m, cross-shore wind
03:0083 Grand1.0 m6 sS8 km/h NNW101.2 m dry7°chest-high 1.0 m, offshore wind, low tide
04:0083 Grand1.0 m6 sS9 km/h NW100.9 m ▼dry6°chest-high 1.0 m, offshore wind, low tide
05:0071 Decent0.9 m6 sS9 km/h NNW100.9 m ▼dry6°chest-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
06:0071 Decent0.9 m6 sS7 km/h NNW91.3 m dry6°chest-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
07:0046 Fresh0.9 m6 sS6 km/h NNW91.9 m dry7°waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
08:0046 Fresh0.8 m6 sS8 km/h NNW92.5 m dry8°waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
09:0046 Fresh0.8 m6 sS7 km/h N83.1 m dry10°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
10:0046 Fresh0.8 m6 sS2 km/h N83.4 m ▲dry12°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind
11:0034 Blowy0.8 m5 sS5 km/h SSE103.4 m ▲dry13°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, light onshore
12:0034 Blowy0.8 m5 sS6 km/h S133.2 m dry13°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, light onshore
13:0034 Blowy0.7 m5 sS8 km/h S162.7 m dry14°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, light onshore
14:0034 Blowy0.7 m5 sS11 km/h S182.2 m dry14°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, light onshore
15:0034 Blowy0.7 m5 sS13 km/h SSW201.6 m dry14°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, light onshore
16:0034 Blowy0.7 m5 sS12 km/h SSW211.2 m ▼dry14°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, light onshore
17:0034 Blowy0.6 m5 sS11 km/h SSW211.1 m ▼dry14°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, light onshore
18:0021 Grim0.6 m5 sS10 km/h SSW211.2 m ▼dry14°knee-high 0.6 m, light onshore, low tide
19:0021 Grim0.6 m5 sS12 km/h S191.6 m dry14°knee-high 0.6 m, light onshore
20:0021 Grim0.6 m5 sS14 km/h SSW172.1 m dry13°knee-high 0.6 m, light onshore
21:0021 Grim0.5 m5 sS14 km/h SSW172.7 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore
22:0023 Grim0.5 m5 sS6 km/h W183.1 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
23:0023 Grim0.5 m5 sS7 km/h W183.2 m ▲dry12°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
Sunday, 4 October
00:0023 Grim0.5 m5 sS9 km/h W193.1 m ▲dry12°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
01:0023 Grim0.5 m5 sS8 km/h WNW202.8 m dry12°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind
02:0023 Grim0.5 m5 sS5 km/h W212.4 m dry13°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind
03:007 Grim0.5 m5 sS16 km/h SSW221.9 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, onshore wind
04:0023 Grim0.5 m5 sS13 km/h SW231.4 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
05:0023 Grim0.5 m5 sS13 km/h WSW241.2 m ▼dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
06:0023 Grim0.5 m5 sS11 km/h WSW241.1 m ▼dry13°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
07:0023 Grim0.5 m5 sS8 km/h WSW251.4 m dry13°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind
08:0015 Grim0.5 m4 sS20 km/h SW261.8 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind
09:0015 Grim0.5 m4 sS20 km/h SW272.4 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind
10:0015 Grim0.5 m4 sS21 km/h SW302.8 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind
11:0015 Grim0.5 m4 sS22 km/h SW313.1 m ▲dry17°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
12:0015 Grim0.5 m4 sS22 km/h SW333.2 m ▲dry17°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
13:007 Grim0.6 m4 sS24 km/h SW343.1 m dry17°knee-high 0.6 m, onshore wind, high tide
14:0028 Blowy0.6 m4 sS25 km/h SW352.7 m dry17°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 4 s, choppy, cross-shore wind

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).

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🏄 Bunmahon Beach surf · Grand · sea 17° · 1.9 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · overhead 1.9 m, cross-shore wind
🏄 Bunmahon Beach surf · Fresh · sea 17° · 0.8 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
🏄 Bunmahon Beach surf · Blowy · sea 17° · 0.6 mSun, 4 Oct 13:30–14:30 · waist-high 0.6 m, short period 4 s, choppy, cross-shore wind

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.