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Clogherhead

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Dip score now
78
Decent · moderate breeze, dry
Waves
0.8 m
6 s period from SE · model cell 1.5 km out
Sea
15.2°
Grand. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 63 km away.
Tide
3.2 m
Falling. Low at 09:15.
Wind
24 km/h
Moderate breeze, S, cross, gusts 31
Daylight
07:27
Sunrise. Sunset 19:00. Air 14°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
07:00
Decent 78/100
moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m · 0.8 m · 24 km/h
▲ 03:25 ▼ 09:15 ▲ 15:55 ▼ 21:50
Sat, 3 Oct
13:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 11 km/h
▲ 04:20 ▼ 10:20 ▲ 17:00 ▼ 23:05
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 90/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry · 0.4 m · 27 km/h
▲ 05:45 ▼ 11:40 ▲ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 17 km/h
▼ 00:40 ▲ 07:20 ▼ 13:15 ▲ 19:50
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 16 km/h
▼ 02:15 ▲ 08:40 ▼ 14:35 ▲ 20:55
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry, sunny · 19 km/h
▼ 03:15 ▲ 09:40 ▼ 15:35 ▲ 22:05
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:35 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:50

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 06:0078 · Decentmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 04:00 · 78 Decent · nightFri 05:00 · 78 Decent · nightFri 06:00 · 78 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 78 DecentFri 08:00 · 78 DecentFri 09:00 · 78 DecentFri 10:00 · 78 DecentFri 11:00 · 78 DecentFri 12:00 · 62 DecentFri 13:00 · 50 FreshFri 14:00 · 42 BlowyFri 15:00 · 36 BlowyFri 16:00 · 35 BlowyFri 17:00 · 33 BlowyFri 18:00 · 64 DecentFri 19:00 · 76 DecentFri 20:00 · 69 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 73 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 85 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 76 Decent · 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 · 91 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 100 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 84 GrandSat 19:00 · 94 GrandSat 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 87 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 90 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 90 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 74 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 74 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 90 GrandSun 09:00 · 90 GrandSun 10:00 · 90 GrandSun 11:00 · 90 GrandSun 12:00 · 90 GrandSun 13:00 · 90 GrandSun 14:00 · 68 DecentSun 15:00 · 68 DecentSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 84 GrandSun 18:00 · 90 GrandSun 19:00 · 90 GrandSun 20:00 · 90 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 90 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 90 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 74 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 74 Decent · nightMon 10:00 · 90 GrandMon 13:00 · 94 GrandMon 16:00 · 90 GrandMon 19:00 · 94 GrandMon 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 90 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 90 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 82 GrandTue 13:00 · 82 GrandTue 16:00 · 94 GrandTue 19:00 · 94 GrandTue 22:00 · 75 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 75 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 91 GrandWed 19:00 · 87 GrandThu 01:00 · 82 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 82 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 91 GrandThu 19:00 · 81 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 06:00

78 Decent
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
  • small waves 0.8 m
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.8 m24 km/h
faces 85° E · wind cross
Waves
0.8 m @ 6 s from SE
Wind
24 km/h S · gusts 31
Tide
3.4 m · upper 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
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
06:0078 Decent0.8 m6 sSE24 km/h S313.4 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
07:0078 Decent0.8 m5 sSE24 km/h S292.5 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
08:0078 Decent0.7 m5 sSE21 km/h S301.7 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
09:0078 Decent0.7 m5 sSE23 km/h S321.2 m ▼dry14°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
10:0078 Decent0.7 m5 sSE23 km/h S361.3 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
11:0078 Decent0.7 m5 sSE24 km/h S401.8 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
12:0062 Decent0.8 m5 sSE34 km/h SSW432.6 m dry17°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
13:0050 Fresh0.9 m5 sSE33 km/h SSW463.3 m dry18°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
14:0042 Blowy0.9 m5 sSE33 km/h SSW484.0 m 0.1 mm17°fresh breeze, showers possible, waves 0.9 m
15:0036 Blowy1.1 m6 sSE30 km/h SSW494.4 m ▲0.6 mm16°fresh breeze, rain, waves 1.1 m
16:0035 Blowy1.2 m6 sSE38 km/h SSW504.5 m ▲0.9 mm16°fresh breeze, rain, waves 1.2 m
17:0033 Blowy1.2 m7 sSE31 km/h SSW474.3 m ▲1.1 mm16°fresh breeze, rain, waves 1.2 m
18:0064 Decent1.2 m7 sSE23 km/h SW403.7 m 0.4 mm15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, showers possible
19:0076 Decent1.1 m7 sSE19 km/h WSW322.9 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
20:0069 Decent1.0 m7 sSE22 km/h WSW272.1 m dry13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
21:0073 Decent0.9 m7 sSE19 km/h WSW281.4 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
22:0081 Grand0.8 m7 sSE22 km/h WSW291.2 m ▼dry12°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
23:0081 Grand0.7 m6 sSE22 km/h WSW301.4 m ▼dry11°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0085 Grand0.6 m6 sSE18 km/h WSW282.0 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
01:0076 Decent0.5 m6 sSE20 km/h W272.8 m dry10°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
02:0076 Decent0.5 m6 sSE20 km/h W253.5 m dry9°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
03:0076 Decent0.4 m6 sSE21 km/h W244.0 m dry10°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
04:0086 Grand0.4 m6 sSE15 km/h W234.3 m ▲dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0086 Grand0.3 m6 sSE13 km/h SW204.3 m ▲dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0086 Grand0.3 m6 sSE16 km/h SW194.0 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0086 Grand0.3 m6 sSE17 km/h SW183.4 m dry8°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0086 Grand0.3 m5 sSE18 km/h SW182.6 m dry8°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0086 Grand0.2 m5 sSE19 km/h SW182.0 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0091 Grand0.2 m5 sSE18 km/h SW181.6 m ▼dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0091 Grand0.2 m5 sSE15 km/h SW171.6 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0094 Grand0.2 m5 sSE13 km/h SW182.0 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:00100 Grand0.2 m4 sSE11 km/h SW192.6 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:0094 Grand0.2 m4 sSE14 km/h SSW193.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0094 Grand0.1 m4 sSE15 km/h SSW213.8 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0094 Grand0.1 m4 sSE15 km/h SSW224.2 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0094 Grand0.1 m4 sSE17 km/h S234.3 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0084 Grand0.1 m4 sSE22 km/h S234.2 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0094 Grand0.2 m3 sSE18 km/h S233.8 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0094 Grand0.2 m3 sSE17 km/h S233.1 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0081 Grand0.3 m3 sSE22 km/h SSW242.3 m dry13°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0081 Grand0.3 m3 sSE22 km/h SSW261.8 m ▼dry13°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0081 Grand0.3 m3 sSE25 km/h SW281.5 m ▼dry12°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0081 Grand0.3 m3 sSE25 km/h SW281.6 m ▼dry12°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0087 Grand0.3 m3 sSE22 km/h SW301.9 m dry12°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
02:0081 Grand0.3 m3 sSE23 km/h SSW302.5 m dry12°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0081 Grand0.3 m4 sSE23 km/h SSW323.1 m dry13°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0090 Grand0.3 m4 sSE23 km/h SW333.6 m dry13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
05:0090 Grand0.3 m4 sSE27 km/h SW334.0 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Port Oriel, 2 km away · metres above chart datum
03:2509:1515:5521:50
High 03:25 · 4.7 mLow 09:15 · 1.2 mHigh 15:55 · 4.5 mLow 21:50 · 1.2 m

The spot

Faces
85° E
Swell window
NNW 340° → S 170°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 1.5 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: YesToiletsParkingPublic busDogs on lead (During the bathing season dogs are prohibited from the beach between 11am and 6pm)

As listed by Louth County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

The Wood Fired Sauna (Skerries) · Skerries, Co. Dublin · 24 km · fixed

The Hot Box Sauna (Carlingford) · Carlingford Marina, Carlingford Lough · 30 km · fixed

Clogherhead beach is a large open sandy beach that is gently sloping facing mainly to the east. There is an area of dunes and an area of rocks to the north. There are two small rip currents at the north end of the beach. There are areas of sand dunes and rocks. There are a variety of marine wildlife including crabs, jellyfish, sea beet and limpets. The Foreshore Byelaws 2003 are in existence to exclude motorized vehicles from the beach. The average daily visitor numbers to this beach estimated during the bathing season is 200. The bathing area is approximately 1430m in length. The beach at the bathing area is gently sloping into the sea.

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🌊 Clogherhead dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.8 mFri, 2 Oct 06:30–07:30 · moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
🌊 Clogherhead dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.2 mSat, 3 Oct 12:30–13:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Clogherhead dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.4 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry

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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.