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Clonea Beach

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag Green Coast faces SE

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Dip score now
54
Fresh · gentle breeze, dry
Waves
0.9 m
6 s period from SSE · model cell 2.2 km out
Sea
16.9°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 73 km away.
Tide
3.1 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 21:50.
Wind
13 km/h
Gentle breeze, W, offshore, gusts 30
Daylight
07:32
Sunrise. Sunset 19:07. Air 14°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
Daylight's done for today.
▼ 03:30 ▲ 09:30 ▼ 15:55 ▲ 21:50
Sat, 3 Oct
17:00
Grand 94/100
light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m · 0.4 m · 8 km/h
▼ 04:25 ▲ 10:25 ▼ 17:00 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.4 m · 21 km/h
▼ 05:20 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:05
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 17 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 06:55 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 19:45
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 10 km/h
▲ 01:55 ▼ 08:15 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 89/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 15 km/h
▲ 03:10 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 15:50 ▼ 22:10
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, dry · 13 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:35 ▲ 16:40 ▼ 22:55

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 20:0057 · Freshgentle breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 16:00 · 18 GrimFri 17:00 · 21 GrimFri 18:00 · 13 GrimFri 19:00 · 44 BlowyFri 20:00 · 57 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 55 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 64 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 67 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 71 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 69 DecentSat 09:00 · 65 DecentSat 10:00 · 65 DecentSat 11:00 · 65 DecentSat 12:00 · 73 DecentSat 13:00 · 77 DecentSat 14:00 · 81 GrandSat 15:00 · 85 GrandSat 16:00 · 90 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 89 GrandSat 19:00 · 91 GrandSat 20:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 78 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 64 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 82 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 87 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 96 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 79 DecentSun 09:00 · 81 GrandSun 10:00 · 80 GrandSun 11:00 · 75 DecentSun 12:00 · 67 DecentSun 13:00 · 72 DecentSun 14:00 · 66 DecentSun 15:00 · 70 DecentSun 16:00 · 75 DecentSun 17:00 · 79 DecentSun 18:00 · 84 GrandSun 19:00 · 80 GrandSun 20:00 · 85 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 72 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 67 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 69 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 77 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 82 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 89 GrandMon 09:00 · 85 GrandMon 10:00 · 80 GrandMon 11:00 · 76 DecentMon 12:00 · 62 DecentMon 13:00 · 57 FreshMon 14:00 · 59 FreshMon 15:00 · 64 DecentMon 16:00 · 68 DecentMon 17:00 · 72 DecentMon 18:00 · 86 GrandMon 19:00 · 91 GrandMon 22:00 · 90 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 70 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 92 GrandTue 13:00 · 72 DecentTue 16:00 · 70 DecentTue 19:00 · 77 DecentTue 22:00 · 87 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 62 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 75 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 89 GrandWed 13:00 · 79 DecentWed 16:00 · 63 DecentWed 19:00 · 77 DecentWed 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 79 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 79 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 20:00

57 Fresh
  • gentle breeze
  • dry
  • waves 0.9 m
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.9 m13 km/h
faces 131° SE · wind offshore
Waves
0.9 m @ 6 s from SSE
Wind
13 km/h W · gusts 30
Tide
2.8 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
20:0057 Fresh0.9 m6 sSSE13 km/h W302.8 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
21:0055 Fresh0.8 m6 sSSE10 km/h NW223.3 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
22:0064 Decent0.8 m6 sSSE8 km/h WNW203.5 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
23:0063 Decent0.8 m6 sSSE8 km/h WNW173.4 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0067 Decent0.7 m6 sSSE6 km/h WSW162.9 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
01:0071 Decent0.7 m6 sSSE4 km/h WNW142.4 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
02:0076 Decent0.7 m6 sSSE6 km/h WNW121.8 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
03:0080 Grand0.7 m6 sSSE7 km/h NW121.2 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
04:0084 Grand0.6 m6 sSSE9 km/h NW120.9 m ▼dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
05:0083 Grand0.6 m6 sSSE8 km/h WNW120.9 m ▼dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
06:0079 Decent0.6 m5 sSSE9 km/h NW121.3 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
07:0074 Decent0.6 m5 sSSE4 km/h N121.9 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
08:0069 Decent0.6 m5 sSSE4 km/h NW122.5 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
09:0065 Decent0.6 m5 sSSE5 km/h NW113.1 m dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
10:0065 Decent0.6 m5 sSSE3 km/h WNW103.4 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
11:0065 Decent0.5 m5 sSSE4 km/h WSW123.4 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
12:0073 Decent0.5 m5 sSSE5 km/h S133.2 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
13:0077 Decent0.5 m5 sSSE7 km/h SSE152.7 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
14:0081 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE9 km/h SSE192.2 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
15:0085 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE10 km/h SSE201.6 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
16:0090 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h S211.2 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
17:0094 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE8 km/h S211.1 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
18:0089 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE5 km/h S191.2 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
19:0091 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE4 km/h SSW171.6 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0083 Grand0.4 m4 sSSE10 km/h SSW142.1 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:0078 Decent0.4 m4 sSSE5 km/h WNW132.7 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0068 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE7 km/h NNW133.1 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0064 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE6 km/h NW143.2 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0069 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE6 km/h NNW143.1 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0078 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE7 km/h NW152.8 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0082 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE6 km/h NW152.4 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0087 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE6 km/h W161.9 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0094 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h W171.4 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0096 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE5 km/h W191.2 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0094 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE12 km/h W211.1 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0084 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE14 km/h WSW211.4 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0079 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE15 km/h W221.8 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0081 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE11 km/h W232.4 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0080 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h W252.8 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:0075 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h WSW273.1 m ▲dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:0067 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE13 km/h WSW293.2 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0072 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE19 km/h WSW303.1 m dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0066 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW322.7 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0070 Decent0.4 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW332.3 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0075 Decent0.4 m4 sSSE22 km/h SW351.9 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0079 Decent0.4 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW331.5 m ▼dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0084 Grand0.4 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW321.3 m ▼dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0080 Grand0.4 m4 sSSE20 km/h SW331.3 m ▼dry16°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 S reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Dungarvan (modelled), 3 km away · metres above chart datum
03:3009:3015:5521:50
Low 03:30 · 0.7 mHigh 09:30 · 3.7 mLow 15:55 · 0.8 mHigh 21:50 · 3.5 m

The spot

Faces
131° SE
Swell window
E 80° → S 190°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 2.2 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 busesAccessible: Ramp to beachNo dogs (No dogs allowed between 11am to 7pm, June, July and August)

As listed by Waterford City & County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

The Hot Pod (Clonea) · Clonea Lower Beach, Dungarvan · right here · mobile

The Hot Pod (Kilmurrin Cove) · Kilmurrin Cove, Copper Coast · 16 km · mobile

Endorfin · Dunabrattin Pier, Boatstrand · 17 km · mobile

The Stove Sauna · Ballyscanlan Lough (lower lake), Ballyscanlon Wellness Retreats · 24 km · fixed

Clonea is a sandy beach with a gentle slope down to the low water mark and beyond. Rock pools become accessible at the west side of the beach during periods of low tide. The rock pools support a variety marine wildlife and plants. Activities include swimming, surfing, body-boarding and kayaking. There is an outdoor activity centre operating at the beach during the summer period. While the beach is 1 km long, the designated bathing area is approximately 500 metres long and 200 metres wide (at low tide).

Put Clonea Beach in your calendar

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🌊 Clonea Beach dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.4 mSat, 3 Oct 16:30–17:30 · light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
🌊 Clonea Beach dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.4 mSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · moderate 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.