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Claremont Beach

Sufficient Quality 2025 faces E

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Dip score now
87
Grand · moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore
Waves
0.1 m
4 s period from E · model cell 2.6 km out
Sea
14.9°
Fresh. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 44 km away.
Tide
2.1 m
Rising. High at 04:40.
Wind
27 km/h
Moderate breeze, W, offshore, gusts 37
Daylight
07:28
Sunrise. Sunset 18:58. Air 12°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
11:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 9 km/h
▲ 04:40 ▼ 10:20 ▲ 17:10 ▼ 23:10
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 11 km/h
▲ 05:55 ▼ 11:40 ▲ 18:30
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 15 km/h
▼ 00:45 ▲ 07:30 ▼ 13:15 ▲ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 19 km/h
▼ 02:10 ▲ 08:45 ▼ 14:30 ▲ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 15 km/h
▼ 03:15 ▲ 09:50 ▼ 15:30 ▲ 22:00
Thu, 8 Oct
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 7 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:45 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:55
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Grand 82/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, showers possible · 27 km/h
▼ 04:45 ▲ 11:25 ▼ 17:00 ▲ 23:40

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 00:0087 · Grandmoderate breeze · offshore, flatter inshore
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 87 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 87 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 92 GrandSat 08:00 · 92 GrandSat 09:00 · 97 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 100 GrandSat 12:00 · 100 GrandSat 13:00 · 100 GrandSat 14:00 · 100 GrandSat 15:00 · 100 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 94 GrandSat 20:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 100 GrandSun 09:00 · 100 GrandSun 10:00 · 94 GrandSun 11:00 · 100 GrandSun 12:00 · 100 GrandSun 13:00 · 94 GrandSun 14:00 · 94 GrandSun 15:00 · 100 GrandSun 16:00 · 94 GrandSun 17:00 · 94 GrandSun 18:00 · 90 GrandSun 19:00 · 90 GrandSun 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 94 GrandMon 09:00 · 94 GrandMon 10:00 · 94 GrandMon 11:00 · 94 GrandMon 12:00 · 90 GrandMon 13:00 · 90 GrandMon 14:00 · 90 GrandMon 15:00 · 94 GrandMon 16:00 · 94 GrandMon 17:00 · 94 GrandMon 18:00 · 94 GrandMon 19:00 · 94 GrandMon 22:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 86 GrandTue 13:00 · 92 GrandTue 16:00 · 94 GrandTue 19:00 · 94 GrandTue 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 91 GrandWed 16:00 · 90 GrandWed 19:00 · 87 GrandWed 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 82 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 82 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 91 GrandThu 19:00 · 97 GrandFri 01:00 · 57 Fresh · nightFri 07:00 · 82 Grand · nightFri 13:00 · 82 GrandFri 19:00 · 66 Decent

Sat, 3 Oct, 00:00

87 Grand
  • moderate breeze
  • offshore, flatter inshore
  • dry
  • calm sea
  • sunny
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.1 m27 km/h
faces 89° E · wind offshore
Waves
0.1 m @ 4 s from E
Wind
27 km/h W · gusts 37
Tide
1.8 m · lower half
Air
12°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
00:0087 Grand0.1 m4 sE27 km/h W371.8 m dry12°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
01:0087 Grand0.1 m4 sE25 km/h W372.4 m dry11°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
02:0091 Grand0.1 m4 sE12 km/h W332.9 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0092 Grand0.0 m4 sENE11 km/h WSW253.4 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0086 Grand0.0 m4 sENE13 km/h W223.7 m ▲dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0086 Grand0.0 m4 sENE13 km/h W223.8 m ▲dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0092 Grand0.0 m4 sNE12 km/h WSW213.5 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0092 Grand0.0 m4 sNE9 km/h WSW193.0 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0092 Grand0.0 m3 sNE10 km/h WSW182.4 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0097 Grand0.0 m3 sNE10 km/h WSW171.8 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0097 Grand0.0 m3 sNE9 km/h SW181.4 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:00100 Grand0.0 m5 sNE9 km/h WSW171.5 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:00100 Grand0.0 m5 sNE9 km/h W171.8 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:00100 Grand0.0 m4 sNE6 km/h W152.3 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:00100 Grand0.0 m4 sNE6 km/h WSW162.8 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
15:00100 Grand0.0 m4 sNE6 km/h SW203.2 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
16:0094 Grand0.0 m4 sENE13 km/h SSE233.5 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0094 Grand0.0 m2 sENE15 km/h SSE243.7 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0094 Grand0.0 m2 sENE18 km/h SSE243.7 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0094 Grand0.1 m2 sENE13 km/h S243.3 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:00100 Grand0.1 m2 sENE10 km/h S222.7 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:00100 Grand0.1 m2 sENE12 km/h SSW212.1 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0097 Grand0.1 m2 sENE9 km/h WSW211.6 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0097 Grand0.1 m2 sENE6 km/h SW201.3 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0097 Grand0.0 m2 sENE4 km/h W181.4 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0097 Grand0.0 m2 sENE5 km/h WSW181.7 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0097 Grand0.0 m2 sENE9 km/h WSW172.1 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0097 Grand0.0 m2 sENE7 km/h SSW162.6 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0097 Grand0.0 m2 sENE3 km/h S173.1 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0097 Grand0.1 m2 sENE10 km/h SSE173.4 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0097 Grand0.1 m2 sENE10 km/h S183.6 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:00100 Grand0.1 m2 sENE9 km/h S193.5 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:00100 Grand0.1 m2 sENE11 km/h S213.1 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:00100 Grand0.1 m2 sENE8 km/h SSW232.6 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0094 Grand0.1 m2 sENE14 km/h WSW262.1 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:00100 Grand0.1 m2 sENE10 km/h SSW271.8 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:00100 Grand0.1 m2 sENE11 km/h SSW281.7 m ▼dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:0094 Grand0.1 m2 sENE13 km/h SSW291.8 m dry18°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0094 Grand0.1 m2 sENE14 km/h SW302.1 m dry18°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
15:00100 Grand0.1 m2 sENE11 km/h SSW312.6 m dry18°light winds, dry, calm sea
16:0094 Grand0.1 m2 sENE15 km/h SW313.0 m dry19°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0094 Grand0.1 m2 sENE18 km/h SW303.4 m dry19°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0090 Grand0.1 m2 sENE21 km/h SW293.7 m ▲dry19°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
19:0090 Grand0.1 m2 sENE22 km/h WSW293.7 m ▲dry18°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
20:0094 Grand0.1 m2 sE17 km/h SW303.5 m dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0094 Grand0.1 m2 sE17 km/h SW313.0 m dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0094 Grand0.1 m2 sE17 km/h SW332.4 m dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0094 Grand0.1 m3 sE18 km/h SW321.8 m dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Howth, 1 km away · metres above chart datum
04:4010:2017:1023:10
High 04:40 · 3.8 mLow 10:20 · 1.4 mHigh 17:10 · 3.8 mLow 23:10 · 1.3 m

The spot

Faces
89° E
Swell window
NNW 340° → SSW 210°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 2.6 km out
Water
Sufficient Quality

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 Sufficient, 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: 11am to 7pm weekends only in June & full time July & AugustToiletsParkingDART & Bus RouteAccessible: NoDogs on lead

As listed by Fingal County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Mercury Sauna · Portmarnock Beach north car park · 5 km · fixed

Restore Sauna Portmarnock · White Sands Hotel, Coast Road, Portmarnock · 6 km · fixed

Fad Saoil Saunas (Clontarf) · Clontarf seafront · 9 km · fixed

The Sea Sauna · Tower Bay Beach, Portrane · 11 km · fixed

Claremont Beach, Howth is a sandy, gently sloping north facing beach.

Put Claremont Beach in your calendar

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🌊 Claremont Beach dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.0 mSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Claremont Beach dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.1 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Claremont Beach dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.0 mMon, 5 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea

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