Carne
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4
Grim · waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy
Waves
0.7 m
5 s period from SSE · model cell 1.6 km out
Sea
16.8°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 62 km away.
Tide
1.5 m
Falling. Low at 15:50.
Wind
36 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 59
Daylight
07:27
Sunrise. Sunset 19:02. Air 16°C.
Best surf each day
Daylight hours, preferring high tideToday
12:00
Grim 4/100
waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind · 0.7 m · 36 km/h
▼ 03:20 ▲ 10:00 ▼ 15:50 ▲ 22:15
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Blowy 32/100
knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide · 0.4 m · 1 km/h
▼ 04:10 ▲ 10:45 ▼ 16:40 ▲ 22:45
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 19 km/h
▼ 04:45 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 17:35 ▲ 23:40
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 27 km/h
▼ 05:55 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 19:10
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 16 km/h
▲ 02:30 ▼ 07:35 ▲ 15:20 ▼ 21:15
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 23 km/h
▲ 03:50 ▼ 09:00 ▲ 16:30 ▼ 22:20
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 16 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 12:004 · Grim
Fri, 2 Oct, 12:00
4 Grim- waist-high 0.7 m
- short period 5 s, choppy
- cross-shore wind
- high-ish tide
- cross wind
Waves
0.7 m @ 5 s from SSE
Wind
36 km/h SSW · gusts 59
Tide
1.6 m · upper half
Air
16°C · 0.1 mm rain
Meteogram
Score, waves, wind (green offshore, amber cross, red onshore), rain and air, tideHour by hour
Next 48 hours| Time | Surf | Waves | Period | From | Wind | Gust | Tide | Rain | Air | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | ||||||||||
| 12:00 | 4 Grim | 0.7 m | 5 s | SSE | 36 km/h SSW | 59 | 1.6 m | 0.1 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 13:00 | 1 Grim | 0.8 m | 5 s | SSE | 37 km/h SSW | 61 | 1.3 m | dry | 16° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 14:00 | 0 Grim | 0.8 m | 5 s | SSE | 38 km/h SSW | 63 | 0.9 m | dry | 17° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 15:00 | 0 Grim | 0.8 m | 5 s | SSE | 39 km/h SSW | 63 | 0.7 m ▼ | dry | 17° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 16:00 | 0 Grim | 0.8 m | 5 s | SSE | 39 km/h SSW | 62 | 0.6 m ▼ | dry | 16° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 17:00 | 0 Grim | 0.8 m | 5 s | SSE | 39 km/h SSW | 61 | 0.7 m ▼ | dry | 16° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 18:00 | 0 Grim | 0.8 m | 5 s | SSE | 39 km/h SSW | 61 | 0.9 m | 0.2 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 19:00 | 1 Grim | 0.8 m | 5 s | SSE | 37 km/h SSW | 61 | 1.1 m | 0.9 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 20:00 | 0 Grim | 0.8 m | 5 s | SSE | 38 km/h SSW | 61 | 1.3 m | 1.2 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 21:00 | 12 Grim | 0.8 m | 5 s | SSE | 33 km/h SW | 54 | 1.5 m ▲ | 0.6 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 22:00 | 45 Fresh | 0.7 m | 5 s | SSE | 17 km/h NW | 38 | 1.6 m ▲ | dry | 14° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 23:00 | 43 Blowy | 0.7 m | 5 s | SSE | 12 km/h WNW | 28 | 1.6 m ▲ | dry | 12° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| Saturday, 3 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 40 Blowy | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 9 km/h W | 24 | 1.5 m | dry | 11° | waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 01:00 | 14 Grim | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 6 km/h WSW | 20 | 1.3 m | dry | 10° | knee-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 02:00 | 20 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 6 km/h W | 18 | 1.0 m | dry | 9° | knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide |
| 03:00 | 17 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 7 km/h WNW | 18 | 0.7 m | dry | 8° | knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide |
| 04:00 | 14 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 7 km/h WNW | 17 | 0.6 m ▼ | dry | 8° | knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide |
| 05:00 | 16 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 6 km/h NW | 15 | 0.7 m ▼ | dry | 8° | knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide |
| 06:00 | 19 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 6 km/h NW | 14 | 0.9 m | dry | 7° | knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide |
| 07:00 | 22 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 4 km/h NW | 13 | 1.1 m | dry | 7° | knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide |
| 08:00 | 25 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 2 km/h NNW | 12 | 1.4 m | dry | 8° | knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 09:00 | 28 Blowy | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 5 km/h NNW | 12 | 1.6 m | dry | 10° | knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 10:00 | 31 Blowy | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 4 km/h NNW | 11 | 1.7 m ▲ | dry | 12° | knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 11:00 | 32 Blowy | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 1 km/h WNW | 11 | 1.7 m ▲ | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 12:00 | 19 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 4 km/h SSW | 11 | 1.7 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 13:00 | 13 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 6 km/h S | 13 | 1.5 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 14:00 | 10 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 8 km/h S | 15 | 1.2 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 15:00 | 7 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 10 km/h S | 17 | 1.0 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 16:00 | 5 Grim | 0.3 m | 5 s | SSE | 9 km/h S | 17 | 0.8 m ▼ | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 17:00 | 4 Grim | 0.3 m | 5 s | SSE | 7 km/h SSW | 18 | 0.7 m ▼ | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 18:00 | 7 Grim | 0.3 m | 5 s | SSE | 6 km/h SW | 17 | 0.8 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 19:00 | 11 Grim | 0.3 m | 5 s | SSE | 6 km/h S | 15 | 1.0 m | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 20:00 | 14 Grim | 0.3 m | 5 s | SSE | 6 km/h S | 15 | 1.2 m | dry | 11° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 21:00 | 17 Grim | 0.3 m | 5 s | SSE | 5 km/h SSW | 15 | 1.3 m | dry | 11° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 22:00 | 21 Grim | 0.3 m | 5 s | SSE | 8 km/h S | 17 | 1.4 m ▲ | dry | 11° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 23:00 | 22 Grim | 0.3 m | 5 s | SSE | 10 km/h SSW | 18 | 1.5 m ▲ | dry | 11° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| Sunday, 4 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 5 Grim | 0.3 m | 5 s | SSE | 9 km/h SSW | 19 | 1.5 m | dry | 11° | flat |
| 01:00 | 5 Grim | 0.3 m | 5 s | SSE | 10 km/h SSW | 20 | 1.4 m | dry | 11° | flat |
| 02:00 | 5 Grim | 0.3 m | 5 s | SSE | 11 km/h SSW | 22 | 1.2 m | dry | 12° | flat |
| 03:00 | 5 Grim | 0.3 m | 5 s | SSE | 12 km/h SSW | 23 | 0.9 m | dry | 12° | flat |
| 04:00 | 5 Grim | 0.3 m | 5 s | SSE | 13 km/h SSW | 25 | 0.8 m ▼ | dry | 13° | flat |
| 05:00 | 5 Grim | 0.3 m | 3 s | SSE | 15 km/h SSW | 27 | 0.7 m ▼ | dry | 14° | flat |
| 06:00 | 5 Grim | 0.3 m | 3 s | SSE | 19 km/h SSW | 29 | 0.8 m ▼ | dry | 15° | flat |
| 07:00 | 5 Grim | 0.3 m | 3 s | SSE | 22 km/h SSW | 31 | 1.0 m | dry | 15° | flat |
| 08:00 | 5 Grim | 0.3 m | 3 s | SSE | 19 km/h SW | 32 | 1.2 m | dry | 15° | flat |
| 09:00 | 5 Grim | 0.3 m | 3 s | SSE | 15 km/h SW | 32 | 1.4 m | dry | 16° | flat |
| 10:00 | 5 Grim | 0.3 m | 3 s | SSE | 20 km/h WSW | 34 | 1.5 m | dry | 16° | flat |
| 11:00 | 5 Grim | 0.3 m | 3 s | SSE | 20 km/h WSW | 35 | 1.6 m ▲ | dry | 16° | flat |
Where the energy comes from
Wave energy (H²·T) this week by direction, against the swell windowSwell 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 datumLow 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.
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
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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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Set up Dipper Plus🏄 Carne surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.7 mFri, 2 Oct 11:30–12:30 · waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
🏄 Carne surf · Blowy · sea 17° · 0.4 mSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
🏄 Carne surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · flat
Nearby spots
Score is Dipper's own blend. It rates comfort, not safety. Forecast: Met Éireann. Waves: Marine Institute Irish Shelf wave model.