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Carne

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Dip score now
62
Decent · fresh breeze, dry
Waves
0.6 m
5 s period from SSE · model cell 1.6 km out
Sea
16.7°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 62 km away.
Tide
1.6 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 10:00.
Wind
32 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 53
Daylight
07:27
Sunrise. Sunset 19:02. Air 16°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
09:00
Decent 62/100
fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m · 0.6 m · 32 km/h
▼ 03:20 ▲ 10:00 ▼ 15:50 ▲ 22:15
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.4 m · 6 km/h
▼ 04:10 ▲ 10:45 ▼ 16:40 ▲ 22:45
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 24 km/h
▼ 04:45 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 17:35 ▲ 23:40
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 27 km/h
▼ 05:55 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 19:10
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 19 km/h
▲ 02:30 ▼ 07:35 ▲ 15:20 ▼ 21:15
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Grand 90/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry · 24 km/h
▲ 03:50 ▼ 09:00 ▲ 16:30 ▼ 22:20
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 14 km/h
▲ 04:55 ▼ 10:15 ▲ 17:35 ▼ 23:10

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 09:0062 · Decentfresh breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 08:00 · 54 FreshFri 09:00 · 62 DecentFri 10:00 · 62 DecentFri 11:00 · 54 FreshFri 12:00 · 54 FreshFri 13:00 · 54 FreshFri 14:00 · 54 FreshFri 15:00 · 54 FreshFri 16:00 · 38 BlowyFri 17:00 · 38 BlowyFri 18:00 · 30 BlowyFri 19:00 · 40 BlowyFri 20:00 · 46 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 85 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 86 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 · 86 GrandSat 10:00 · 91 GrandSat 11:00 · 94 GrandSat 12:00 · 100 GrandSat 13:00 · 100 GrandSat 14:00 · 100 GrandSat 15:00 · 100 GrandSat 16:00 · 100 GrandSat 17:00 · 100 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 97 GrandSat 20:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 84 GrandSun 09:00 · 84 GrandSun 10:00 · 84 GrandSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 68 DecentSun 13:00 · 68 DecentSun 14:00 · 68 DecentSun 15:00 · 68 DecentSun 16:00 · 68 DecentSun 17:00 · 68 DecentSun 18:00 · 68 DecentSun 19:00 · 68 DecentSun 20:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 84 GrandMon 13:00 · 68 DecentMon 16:00 · 84 GrandMon 19:00 · 84 GrandMon 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 84 GrandTue 13:00 · 94 GrandTue 16:00 · 86 GrandTue 19:00 · 86 GrandTue 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 65 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 87 GrandWed 13:00 · 90 GrandWed 19:00 · 87 GrandThu 01:00 · 87 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 91 GrandThu 19:00 · 84 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 09:00

62 Decent
  • fresh breeze
  • dry
  • small waves 0.6 m
  • high tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.6 m32 km/h
faces 126° SE · wind cross
Waves
0.6 m @ 5 s from SSE
Wind
32 km/h SSW · gusts 53
Tide
1.7 m · high
Air
16°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
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
08:0054 Fresh0.6 m5 sSSE30 km/h SSW501.5 m 0.2 mm16°fresh breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.6 m
09:0062 Decent0.6 m5 sSSE32 km/h SSW531.7 m ▲0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
10:0062 Decent0.7 m5 sSSE32 km/h SSW541.8 m ▲0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
11:0054 Fresh0.8 m5 sSSE37 km/h SSW571.8 m ▲0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
12:0054 Fresh0.7 m5 sSSE37 km/h SSW581.6 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
13:0054 Fresh0.8 m5 sSSE38 km/h SSW621.3 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
14:0054 Fresh0.8 m5 sSSE39 km/h SSW630.9 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
15:0054 Fresh0.8 m5 sSSE39 km/h SSW620.7 m ▼dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
16:0038 Blowy0.8 m5 sSSE40 km/h SSW620.6 m ▼dry16°strong wind, dry, small waves 0.8 m
17:0038 Blowy0.8 m5 sSSE39 km/h SSW610.7 m ▼0.1 mm16°strong wind, dry, small waves 0.8 m
18:0030 Blowy0.8 m5 sSSE39 km/h SSW600.9 m 0.3 mm16°strong wind, showers possible, small waves 0.8 m
19:0040 Blowy0.8 m5 sSSE35 km/h SW601.1 m 0.7 mm16°fresh breeze, rain, small waves 0.8 m
20:0046 Fresh0.8 m5 sSSE32 km/h SSW561.3 m 0.8 mm16°fresh breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.8 m
21:0076 Decent0.8 m5 sSSE21 km/h WNW491.5 m ▲0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, showers possible
22:0094 Grand0.7 m5 sSSE11 km/h WNW351.6 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
23:0085 Grand0.7 m5 sSSE12 km/h W271.6 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0091 Grand0.6 m5 sSSE9 km/h W231.5 m dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
01:0086 Grand0.6 m5 sSSE10 km/h W191.3 m dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
02:0086 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE9 km/h W171.0 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
03:0086 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE10 km/h WNW160.7 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
04:0086 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE9 km/h WNW150.6 m ▼dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
05:0086 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE8 km/h WNW140.7 m ▼dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
06:0086 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE6 km/h W130.9 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
07:0086 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE5 km/h WNW131.1 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
08:0086 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE7 km/h NW121.4 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
09:0086 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE7 km/h NW111.6 m dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
10:0091 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE3 km/h NNW101.7 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
11:0094 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE1 km/h WSW101.7 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
12:00100 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE6 km/h SSW111.7 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:00100 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE8 km/h SW131.5 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:00100 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE9 km/h SSW151.2 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
15:00100 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h S171.0 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
16:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE10 km/h SSW180.8 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
17:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE10 km/h SSW190.7 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
18:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE7 km/h SSW180.8 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:0097 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE9 km/h SSW171.0 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0097 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE10 km/h S181.2 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:0097 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE10 km/h SSW191.3 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0097 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE11 km/h SSW201.4 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0091 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE13 km/h SSW221.5 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0094 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE14 km/h SSW231.5 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0094 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE14 km/h SSW241.4 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0094 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE16 km/h SSW261.2 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0094 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE18 km/h SSW270.9 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0094 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE19 km/h SSW280.8 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0084 Grand0.3 m3 sSSE21 km/h SSW310.7 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0084 Grand0.3 m3 sSSE22 km/h SSW320.8 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0084 Grand0.3 m3 sSSE20 km/h WSW331.0 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea

Where the energy comes from

Wave energy (H²·T) this week by direction, against the swell window

Swell arriving between E and W reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Rosslare, 6 km away · metres above chart datum
03:2010:0015:5022:15
Low 03:20 · 0.5 mHigh 10:00 · 1.8 mLow 15:50 · 0.6 mHigh 22:15 · 1.6 m

The spot

Faces
126° SE
Swell window
E 100° → W 260°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 1.6 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: YesToiletsParkingAccessible: Disabled car parking is provided at the main car park. Beach wheelchair located in car parkNo dogs (1st June and 15th September: no dogs in blue flag area between lifeguard markers from 11:00 hrs to 18:00 hrs. Dogs on a lead are permitted through the blue flag area to access other beach areas.)

As listed by Wexford County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

SoulFire · Carne Beach · right here · fixed

Helios Sauna (Wexford) · Rosslare Strand · 9 km · fixed

Saltee Sauna · Kilmore Quay beach · 17 km · fixed

The Sweaty Horsebox Sauna · Ballinesker Beach, Curracloe · 22 km · mobile

Carne is a level sandy beach adjacent to Carne pier that faces east towards the Irish Sea. There is a dune system to the west of the beach.

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🌊 Carne dip · Decent · sea 17° · 0.6 mFri, 2 Oct 08:30–09:30 · fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
🌊 Carne dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.4 mSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Carne dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, dry, calm sea

Nearby spots

Lady's Island Lake

3 km · Co. Wexford · Not classified

St Helens Bay

4 km · Co. Wexford · Not classified

Rosslare Harbour

6 km · Co. Wexford · Not classified

Tacumshin Lake

8 km · Co. Wexford · Not classified

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