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Clogga

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23
Grim · knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
Waves
0.3 m
5 s period from SSE · model cell 2.2 km out
Sea
14.9°
Fresh. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 93 km away.
Tide
1.0 m
Rising. High at 18:30.
Wind
4 km/h
Light air, SW, cross, gusts 12
Daylight
07:28
Sunrise. Sunset 18:58. Air 14°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
12:00
Grim 23/100
knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind · 0.3 m · 4 km/h
▲ 06:10 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 18:30 ▼ 22:50
Sun, 4 Oct
16:00
Grim 23/100
knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind · 0.3 m · 15 km/h
▲ 07:15 ▼ 11:00 ▲ 19:15
Mon, 5 Oct
14:00
Blowy 33/100
knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, low tide · 0.4 m · 24 km/h
▼ 00:35 ▲ 08:15 ▼ 12:25 ▲ 20:15
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grim 23/100
knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind · 0.5 m · 13 km/h
▼ 01:40 ▲ 09:30 ▼ 13:30 ▲ 21:00
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Blowy 33/100
knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high tide · 0.6 m · 15 km/h
▼ 02:35 ▲ 10:05 ▼ 14:15 ▲ 21:45
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Fresh 58/100
waist-high 0.7 m, offshore wind, high tide · 0.7 m · 12 km/h
▼ 03:05 ▲ 10:50 ▼ 15:00 ▲ 22:25
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 27 km/h
▼ 03:45 ▲ 11:30 ▼ 15:35 ▲ 20:00

Week at a glance

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Sat 12:0023 · Grimknee-high 0.3 m · cross-shore wind
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 05:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 06:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 07:00 · 33 BlowySat 08:00 · 33 BlowySat 09:00 · 33 BlowySat 10:00 · 33 BlowySat 11:00 · 33 BlowySat 12:00 · 23 GrimSat 13:00 · 23 GrimSat 14:00 · 5 GrimSat 15:00 · 5 GrimSat 16:00 · 5 GrimSat 17:00 · 5 GrimSat 18:00 · 5 GrimSat 19:00 · 5 GrimSat 20:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 5 GrimSun 09:00 · 5 GrimSun 10:00 · 5 GrimSun 11:00 · 5 GrimSun 12:00 · 5 GrimSun 13:00 · 5 GrimSun 14:00 · 5 GrimSun 15:00 · 5 GrimSun 16:00 · 23 GrimSun 17:00 · 15 GrimSun 18:00 · 15 GrimSun 19:00 · 23 GrimSun 20:00 · 15 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 15 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 15 GrimMon 09:00 · 15 GrimMon 10:00 · 15 GrimMon 11:00 · 15 GrimMon 12:00 · 15 GrimMon 13:00 · 15 GrimMon 14:00 · 33 BlowyMon 15:00 · 33 BlowyMon 16:00 · 33 BlowyMon 17:00 · 33 BlowyMon 18:00 · 23 GrimMon 19:00 · 23 GrimMon 20:00 · 23 Grim · nightMon 21:00 · 23 Grim · nightMon 22:00 · 23 Grim · nightMon 23:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 00:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 33 Blowy · nightTue 02:00 · 33 Blowy · nightTue 03:00 · 33 Blowy · nightTue 04:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 05:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 06:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 5 GrimTue 13:00 · 5 GrimTue 16:00 · 5 GrimTue 19:00 · 23 GrimTue 22:00 · 33 Blowy · nightWed 01:00 · 33 Blowy · nightWed 04:00 · 46 Fresh · nightWed 07:00 · 33 Blowy · nightWed 10:00 · 33 BlowyWed 13:00 · 33 BlowyWed 16:00 · 33 BlowyWed 19:00 · 33 BlowyWed 22:00 · 33 Blowy · nightThu 01:00 · 33 Blowy · nightThu 04:00 · 33 Blowy · nightThu 07:00 · 33 Blowy · nightThu 10:00 · 58 FreshThu 13:00 · 58 FreshThu 19:00 · 33 BlowyFri 01:00 · 15 Grim · nightFri 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 19:00 · 0 Grim

Sat, 3 Oct, 12:00

23 Grim
  • knee-high 0.3 m
  • cross-shore wind
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.3 m4 km/h
faces 107° ESE · wind cross
Waves
0.3 m @ 5 s from SSE
Wind
4 km/h SW · gusts 12
Tide
0.9 m · lower half
Air
14°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
12:0023 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE4 km/h SW120.9 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
13:0023 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE9 km/h SSE131.0 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
14:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE15 km/h SSE181.0 m dry15°flat
15:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE16 km/h SSE211.0 m dry14°flat
16:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE17 km/h S221.0 m dry14°flat
17:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE15 km/h S211.1 m ▲dry14°flat
18:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE14 km/h S191.2 m ▲dry14°flat
19:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h SSW161.2 m ▲dry12°flat
20:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE9 km/h SW131.1 m dry10°flat
21:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE9 km/h W140.9 m dry8°flat
22:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE10 km/h W140.7 m ▼dry7°flat
23:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE12 km/h W150.6 m ▼dry7°flat
Sunday, 4 October
00:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE11 km/h W150.7 m ▼dry6°flat
01:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE13 km/h W150.7 m dry7°flat
02:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE11 km/h W160.8 m dry7°flat
03:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE10 km/h W170.8 m dry9°flat
04:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE5 km/h SSW170.8 m dry10°flat
05:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE8 km/h W170.9 m dry9°flat
06:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE9 km/h WSW181.1 m ▲dry11°flat
07:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE11 km/h SW191.2 m ▲dry12°flat
08:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE11 km/h W201.2 m dry12°flat
09:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE10 km/h SW221.1 m dry12°flat
10:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE13 km/h SW240.9 m dry14°flat
11:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE17 km/h SW260.8 m ▼dry15°flat
12:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSSE16 km/h SW280.9 m ▼dry16°flat
13:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSSE18 km/h SW280.9 m dry17°flat
14:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSSE17 km/h SW291.0 m dry18°flat
15:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSSE17 km/h WSW301.0 m dry19°flat
16:0023 Grim0.3 m3 sSSE15 km/h SW301.0 m dry19°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
17:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE18 km/h SW301.0 m dry18°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
18:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE18 km/h SW291.1 m ▲dry17°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
19:0023 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE16 km/h SSW281.2 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
20:0015 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE18 km/h SSW281.3 m ▲dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
21:0015 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE19 km/h SW301.1 m dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind
22:0023 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE18 km/h SW310.9 m dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind
23:0015 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE19 km/h SW310.7 m dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind
Monday, 5 October
00:0015 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE22 km/h SW310.6 m ▼dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
01:0015 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE20 km/h SW300.6 m ▼dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
02:0015 Grim0.5 m4 sSSE19 km/h SW290.6 m ▼dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
03:0015 Grim0.5 m4 sSSE19 km/h SW280.7 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind
04:0015 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE20 km/h SW280.7 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind
05:0015 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE19 km/h SW280.8 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind
06:0015 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE19 km/h SW280.9 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind
07:0015 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE19 km/h SW281.1 m ▲dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
08:0015 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE21 km/h SW321.2 m ▲dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
09:0015 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE23 km/h SW321.2 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
10:0015 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW331.1 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind
11:0015 Grim0.5 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW351.0 m dry17°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Arklow, 3 km away · metres above chart datum
06:1009:4018:3022:50
High 06:10 · 1.1 mLow 09:40 · 0.8 mHigh 18:30 · 1.2 mLow 22:50 · 0.6 m

The spot

Faces
107° ESE
Swell window
NNE 20° → S 190°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 2.2 km out
Water
Excellent 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 Excellent, 2023 Good, 2022 Good. The EPA flags a short-term pollution risk here after heavy rain.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

No lifeguard listedNo toiletsParkingDogs on lead

As listed by Wicklow County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Realt na Mara Saunas · South Beach, Courtown, Co. Wexford · 15 km · fixed

The Boat Yard Sauna · Wicklow Harbour, Wicklow town · 26 km · fixed

Clogga Beach is a sandy beach backing onto cliffs and coastal rock protection and leading to shallow and clear waters. The cliff face and Arklow Rock provide a habitat for nesting birds. Arklow Rock-Askintinny is a proposed Natural Heritage Area (pNHA001745)

Put Clogga in your calendar

Dipper Plus drops the best surf hour here into your phone every day, with waves, sea temperature, tide and a 45-minute nudge. Up to three spots.

Set up Dipper Plus
🏄 Clogga surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.3 mSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
🏄 Clogga surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 15:30–16:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
🏄 Clogga surf · Blowy · sea 15° · 0.4 mMon, 5 Oct 13:30–14:30 · knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, low tide

Nearby spots

The Cove Arklow

2 km · Co. Wicklow · Not classified

Arklow South Beach

3 km · Co. Wicklow · Not classified

Ballymoney, North Beach

10 km · Co. Wexford · Good Quality

Courtown, North Beach

14 km · Co. Wexford · Excellent Quality

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