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Courtown, North Beach

Excellent Quality 2025 faces E

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71
Decent · chest-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy
Waves
0.9 m
6 s period from SSE · model cell 2.8 km out
Sea
15.0°
Fresh. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 107 km away.
Tide
0.6 m
Low tide. Low at 21:15.
Wind
16 km/h
Gentle breeze, W, offshore, gusts 37
Daylight
07:27
Sunrise. Sunset 19:01. Air 14°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
Daylight's done for today.
▲ 04:30 ▼ 08:35 ▲ 17:15 ▼ 21:15
Sat, 3 Oct
07:00
Blowy 33/100
knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high tide · 0.4 m · 8 km/h
▲ 06:10 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 18:30 ▼ 22:50
Sun, 4 Oct
17:00
Blowy 33/100
knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind · 0.4 m · 20 km/h
▲ 07:15 ▼ 11:00 ▲ 19:15
Mon, 5 Oct
16:00
Blowy 33/100
knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind · 0.4 m · 22 km/h
▼ 00:35 ▲ 08:15 ▼ 12:25 ▲ 20:15
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 14 km/h
▼ 01:40 ▲ 09:30 ▼ 13:30 ▲ 21:00
Wed, 7 Oct
16:00
Blowy 33/100
knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, low tide · 0.5 m · 23 km/h
▼ 02:35 ▲ 10:05 ▼ 14:15 ▲ 21:45
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 16 km/h
▼ 03:05 ▲ 10:50 ▼ 15:00 ▲ 22:25

Week at a glance

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Fri 21:0071 · Decentchest-high 0.9 m · short period 6 s, choppy
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 19:00 · 55 FreshFri 20:00 · 78 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 71 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 46 Fresh · nightFri 23:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 02:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 03:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 04:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 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 · 5 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 · 23 GrimSun 15:00 · 23 GrimSun 16:00 · 15 GrimSun 17:00 · 33 BlowySun 18:00 · 15 GrimSun 19:00 · 23 GrimSun 20:00 · 15 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 15 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSun 23:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 01:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 04:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 05:00 · 33 Blowy · 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 · 15 GrimMon 15:00 · 15 GrimMon 16:00 · 33 BlowyMon 17:00 · 33 BlowyMon 18:00 · 23 GrimMon 19:00 · 23 GrimMon 22:00 · 33 Blowy · nightTue 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 5 GrimTue 13:00 · 5 GrimTue 16:00 · 5 GrimTue 19:00 · 5 GrimTue 22:00 · 15 Grim · nightWed 01:00 · 15 Grim · nightWed 04:00 · 15 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 15 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 15 GrimWed 13:00 · 15 GrimWed 16:00 · 33 BlowyWed 19:00 · 33 BlowyWed 22:00 · 33 Blowy · nightThu 01:00 · 33 Blowy · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 21:00

71 Decent
  • chest-high 0.9 m
  • short period 6 s, choppy
  • offshore wind
  • low tide
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.9 m16 km/h
faces 100° E · wind offshore
Waves
0.9 m @ 6 s from SSE
Wind
16 km/h W · gusts 37
Tide
0.6 m · low
Air
14°C · 0.3 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
21:0071 Decent0.9 m6 sSSE16 km/h W370.6 m ▼0.3 mm14°chest-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
22:0046 Fresh0.8 m6 sSSE14 km/h W270.6 m ▼dry12°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
23:0046 Fresh0.7 m6 sSSE13 km/h W230.7 m dry11°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0046 Fresh0.6 m6 sSSE8 km/h W190.9 m dry10°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
01:0033 Blowy0.6 m6 sSSE8 km/h WSW170.9 m dry8°knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind
02:0033 Blowy0.5 m6 sSSE9 km/h W150.9 m dry8°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind
03:0033 Blowy0.5 m6 sSSE8 km/h WNW140.9 m dry7°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind
04:0033 Blowy0.5 m6 sSSE10 km/h WNW130.9 m dry6°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high tide
05:0033 Blowy0.4 m6 sSSE6 km/h WSW121.1 m ▲dry5°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high tide
06:0033 Blowy0.4 m5 sSSE8 km/h W121.1 m ▲dry5°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high tide
07:0033 Blowy0.4 m5 sSSE8 km/h W121.1 m dry4°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high tide
08:0033 Blowy0.4 m5 sSSE12 km/h W131.0 m dry4°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind
09:0033 Blowy0.3 m5 sSSE10 km/h W130.8 m ▼dry7°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, low tide
10:0033 Blowy0.3 m5 sSSE7 km/h WNW130.8 m ▼dry11°knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low tide
11:0033 Blowy0.3 m5 sSSE6 km/h W130.8 m ▼dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low tide
12:0023 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE4 km/h SW120.9 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
13:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE7 km/h SE131.0 m dry15°flat
14:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE13 km/h SE171.0 m dry14°flat
15:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE13 km/h SSE191.0 m dry14°flat
16:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE14 km/h SSE211.0 m dry14°flat
17:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE12 km/h SSE201.1 m ▲dry14°flat
18:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h S191.2 m ▲dry14°flat
19:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE6 km/h SSW171.2 m ▲dry12°flat
20:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE5 km/h WSW141.1 m dry10°flat
21:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE7 km/h W130.9 m dry8°flat
22:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE9 km/h W140.7 m ▼dry7°flat
23:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE9 km/h W140.6 m ▼dry7°flat
Sunday, 4 October
00:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE10 km/h WNW140.7 m ▼dry6°flat
01:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE9 km/h W140.7 m dry6°flat
02:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE10 km/h WNW140.8 m dry6°flat
03:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE11 km/h W150.8 m dry7°flat
04:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE9 km/h WNW150.8 m dry6°flat
05:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE9 km/h WNW160.9 m dry6°flat
06:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE11 km/h W171.1 m ▲dry7°flat
07:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h W181.2 m ▲dry7°flat
08:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE9 km/h W201.2 m dry8°flat
09:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h WSW221.1 m dry11°flat
10:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE18 km/h WSW270.9 m dry14°flat
11:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE13 km/h WSW300.8 m ▼dry15°flat
12:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE11 km/h SW310.9 m ▼dry16°flat
13:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE14 km/h SW310.9 m dry18°flat
14:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE16 km/h SW311.0 m dry19°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
15:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE17 km/h SW321.0 m dry19°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
16:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE19 km/h SW321.0 m dry19°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
17:0033 Blowy0.4 m4 sSSE20 km/h SW321.0 m dry19°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind
18:0015 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE18 km/h SW311.1 m ▲dry18°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
19:0023 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE17 km/h SW291.2 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
20:0015 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW311.3 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high tide

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, 17 km away · metres above chart datum
04:3008:3517:1521:15
High 04:30 · 1.1 mLow 08:35 · 0.7 mHigh 17:15 · 1.1 mLow 21:15 · 0.6 m

The spot

Faces
100° E
Swell window
NNE 30° → S 180°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 2.8 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 Excellent, 2022 Excellent. The EPA flags a short-term pollution risk here after heavy rain.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

Lifeguard: YesToiletsParkingBusAccessible: Wooden boardwalkDogs on lead

As listed by Wexford County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Realt na Mara Saunas · South Beach, Courtown · right here · fixed

The Sweaty Horsebox Sauna · Ballinesker Beach, Curracloe · 29 km · mobile

Courtown North beach is an urban fine-sand beach with a relatively gentle slope. The sand type is fine and wind-blown. The beach also has a viewing area. The beach is backed by dunes which are generally well vegetated. There is no significant vegetation growing in the waters off the beach. There is a designated area for jet skis. The beach is also used by a limited number of surfers, windsurfers and canoeists. The bathing area is approximately 0.5 km long and approximately 0.1 km² in area.

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🏄 Courtown, North Beach surf · Blowy · sea 15° · 0.4 mSat, 3 Oct 06:30–07:30 · knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high tide
🏄 Courtown, North Beach surf · Blowy · sea 15° · 0.4 mSun, 4 Oct 16:30–17:30 · knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind

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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.