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Counsellors' Strand, Dunmore East

Good Quality 2025 faces SSE

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Dip score now
31
Blowy · fresh breeze, showers possible
Waves
0.4 m
5 s period from SSE · model cell 2.1 km out
Sea
16.7°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 55 km away.
Tide
3.7 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 09:40.
Wind
29 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 52
Daylight
07:30
Sunrise. Sunset 19:04. Air 16°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
08:00
Fresh 58/100
moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m · 0.4 m · 26 km/h
▼ 03:45 ▲ 09:40 ▼ 16:10 ▲ 22:15
Sat, 3 Oct
17:00
Grand 99/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 10 km/h
▼ 04:40 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 17:10 ▲ 23:10
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Grand 82/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 28 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 80/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 24 km/h
▲ 00:25 ▼ 07:00 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 88/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 16 km/h
▲ 02:15 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 15:00 ▼ 21:25
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 86/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry · 22 km/h
▲ 03:30 ▼ 09:45 ▲ 16:00 ▼ 22:25
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 81/100
gentle breeze, dry · 14 km/h
▲ 04:30 ▼ 10:40 ▲ 16:55 ▼ 23:20

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 09:0029 · Blowyfresh breeze · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 05:00 · 64 Decent · nightFri 06:00 · 59 Fresh · nightFri 07:00 · 63 Decent · nightFri 08:00 · 58 FreshFri 09:00 · 29 BlowyFri 10:00 · 13 GrimFri 11:00 · 24 GrimFri 12:00 · 30 BlowyFri 13:00 · 40 BlowyFri 14:00 · 39 BlowyFri 15:00 · 33 BlowyFri 16:00 · 29 BlowyFri 17:00 · 26 GrimFri 18:00 · 31 BlowyFri 19:00 · 49 FreshFri 20:00 · 70 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 63 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 58 Fresh · nightFri 23:00 · 67 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 72 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 85 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 89 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 90 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 76 DecentSat 09:00 · 71 DecentSat 10:00 · 71 DecentSat 11:00 · 71 DecentSat 12:00 · 78 DecentSat 13:00 · 83 GrandSat 14:00 · 87 GrandSat 15:00 · 85 GrandSat 16:00 · 95 GrandSat 17:00 · 99 GrandSat 18:00 · 96 GrandSat 19:00 · 88 GrandSat 20:00 · 78 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 64 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 70 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 74 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 83 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 73 DecentSun 09:00 · 69 DecentSun 10:00 · 64 DecentSun 11:00 · 59 FreshSun 12:00 · 57 FreshSun 13:00 · 61 FreshSun 14:00 · 65 DecentSun 15:00 · 54 FreshSun 16:00 · 58 FreshSun 17:00 · 78 DecentSun 18:00 · 82 GrandSun 19:00 · 81 GrandSun 20:00 · 77 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 72 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 67 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 58 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 58 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 67 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 75 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 80 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 71 DecentMon 13:00 · 58 FreshMon 16:00 · 67 DecentMon 19:00 · 80 GrandMon 22:00 · 85 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 72 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 74 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 87 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 88 GrandTue 13:00 · 75 DecentTue 16:00 · 62 DecentTue 19:00 · 75 DecentTue 22:00 · 88 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 71 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 56 Fresh · nightWed 07:00 · 70 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 86 GrandWed 13:00 · 75 DecentWed 19:00 · 76 DecentThu 01:00 · 74 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 69 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 81 GrandThu 19:00 · 65 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 09:00

29 Blowy
  • fresh breeze
  • showers possible
  • small waves 0.4 m
  • high tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.4 m29 km/h
faces 154° SSE · wind cross
Waves
0.4 m @ 5 s from SSE
Wind
29 km/h SSW · gusts 52
Tide
3.7 m · high
Air
16°C · 0.2 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
08:0058 Fresh0.4 m5 sSSE26 km/h SSW493.4 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
09:0029 Blowy0.4 m5 sSSE29 km/h SSW523.7 m ▲0.2 mm16°fresh breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.4 m
10:0013 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE33 km/h SSW543.8 m ▲0.2 mm16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
11:0024 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE33 km/h SSW573.6 m 0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.5 m
12:0030 Blowy0.5 m5 sSSE35 km/h SSW593.0 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
13:0040 Blowy0.5 m5 sSSE37 km/h SSW612.3 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
14:0039 Blowy0.5 m5 sSSE38 km/h SSW621.7 m dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
15:0033 Blowy0.5 m5 sSSE39 km/h SSW621.4 m ▼dry16°strong wind, dry, small waves 0.5 m
16:0029 Blowy0.5 m5 sSSE40 km/h SSW621.1 m ▼0.2 mm16°strong wind, showers possible, small waves 0.5 m
17:0026 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE39 km/h SSW621.2 m ▼0.4 mm16°strong wind, showers possible, small waves 0.5 m
18:0031 Blowy0.5 m5 sSSE35 km/h SW611.7 m 0.7 mm16°fresh breeze, rain, small waves 0.5 m
19:0049 Fresh0.5 m5 sSSE24 km/h WSW572.4 m 0.6 mm16°moderate breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.5 m
20:0070 Decent0.5 m5 sSSE15 km/h W483.0 m 0.1 mm15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
21:0063 Decent0.4 m5 sSSE15 km/h WNW333.4 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
22:0058 Fresh0.4 m5 sSSE14 km/h W253.6 m ▲dry11°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
23:0067 Decent0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h W223.6 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
Saturday, 3 October
00:0072 Decent0.3 m5 sSSE11 km/h W183.1 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0076 Decent0.3 m5 sSSE12 km/h W162.5 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0080 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE12 km/h W141.9 m dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0085 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE12 km/h W121.5 m dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0089 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE11 km/h WNW111.3 m ▼dry7°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0090 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE10 km/h W111.2 m ▼dry7°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0086 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE6 km/h W111.5 m dry7°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0081 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE7 km/h W102.1 m dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0076 Decent0.3 m5 sSSE9 km/h NW102.8 m dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0071 Decent0.3 m5 sSSE8 km/h NW93.3 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0071 Decent0.3 m5 sSSE3 km/h NW93.5 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:0071 Decent0.3 m5 sSSE2 km/h S103.6 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:0078 Decent0.3 m5 sSSE6 km/h S123.4 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:0083 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE9 km/h S152.9 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:0087 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE10 km/h SSW172.3 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
15:0085 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE12 km/h SSW191.9 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0095 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE12 km/h SSW201.6 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
17:0099 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE10 km/h SSW201.4 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
18:0096 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE8 km/h SSW201.4 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:0088 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE11 km/h SSW191.8 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0078 Decent0.3 m5 sSSE12 km/h SSW192.4 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0073 Decent0.2 m5 sSSE13 km/h SSW202.9 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0068 Decent0.2 m5 sSSE12 km/h SW213.2 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0064 Decent0.2 m5 sSSE13 km/h SSW233.4 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0070 Decent0.2 m5 sSSE14 km/h SSW243.3 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0074 Decent0.2 m5 sSSE13 km/h SSW253.0 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0078 Decent0.2 m5 sSSE16 km/h SSW272.5 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0083 Grand0.2 m5 sSSE19 km/h SSW282.1 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0071 Decent0.2 m5 sSSE21 km/h SSW291.7 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
05:0091 Grand0.2 m5 sSSE14 km/h SW301.5 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0092 Grand0.2 m5 sSSE15 km/h WSW311.4 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0088 Grand0.2 m5 sSSE19 km/h WSW321.6 m dry15°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 NE and W reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Dunmore East, 1 km away · metres above chart datum
03:4509:4016:1022:15
Low 03:45 · 1.0 mHigh 09:40 · 3.8 mLow 16:10 · 1.1 mHigh 22:15 · 3.6 m

The spot

Faces
154° SSE
Swell window
NE 50° → W 260°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 2.1 km out
Water
Good 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

Lifeguard: YesToiletsParkingPublic busesNo 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 (Dunmore East) · Lawlors Beach, Dunmore East · right here · mobile

Sweathouse (Baginbun) · Baginbun Beach, Fethard-on-Sea, Co. Wexford · 11 km · fixed

The Hot Pod (Newtown Cove) · Guillamene / Newtown Cove, Tramore · 12 km · mobile

The Stove Sauna · Ballyscanlan Lough (lower lake), Ballyscanlon Wellness Retreats · 15 km · fixed

Counsellors Strand is a sandy beach with a gentle slope, set within a large steep sided cove. The cove surrounding the beach consists of striking red sandstone cliffs and geological features, such as folding, can be seen in the surrounding cliffs. The cliffs support a variety of seabirds not least being the colony of kittiwakes which nest along the face of the cliffs. Above the beach and cove there is a grassed area suitable for picnics and viewing. The designated bathing area is approximately 100 metres long and 75 metres wide (at low tide). Activities include swimming, bodyboarding and kayaking. An adventure centre is located at the harbour offering a variety of water sports and land based activities such as rock-climbing.

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🌊 Counsellors' Strand, Dunmore East dip · Fresh · sea 17° · 0.4 mFri, 2 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
🌊 Counsellors' Strand, Dunmore East dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.3 mSat, 3 Oct 16:30–17:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Counsellors' Strand, Dunmore East dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.2 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.