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Curracloe

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces ESE

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Dip score now
85
Grand · light winds, dry
Waves
0.6 m
6 s period from SE · model cell 1.7 km out
Sea
16.9°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 81 km away.
Tide
1.3 m
Falling. Low at 05:30.
Wind
6 km/h
Light breeze, W, offshore, gusts 19
Daylight
07:29
Sunrise. Sunset 18:59. Air 11°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
12:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 3 km/h
▼ 05:30 ▲ 11:20 ▼ 17:45 ▲ 23:45
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Grand 92/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 13 km/h
▼ 05:50 ▲ 12:25 ▼ 18:35
Mon, 5 Oct
14:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 25 km/h
▲ 00:30 ▼ 06:50 ▲ 14:05 ▼ 19:40
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 91/100
light winds, showers possible, calm sea · 0.2 m · 5 km/h
▲ 02:55 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 15:40 ▼ 22:15
Wed, 7 Oct
16:00
Grand 86/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry · 0.2 m · 23 km/h
▲ 04:20 ▼ 10:05 ▲ 17:05 ▼ 23:55
Thu, 8 Oct
19:00
Grand 93/100
light winds, dry, high tide · 7 km/h
▲ 05:40 ▼ 11:45 ▲ 18:05
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Grand 81/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, showers possible · 28 km/h
▼ 00:35 ▲ 06:30 ▼ 12:45 ▲ 18:50

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 00:0086 · Grandlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 77 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 69 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 64 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 66 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 71 DecentSat 08:00 · 76 DecentSat 09:00 · 81 GrandSat 10:00 · 91 GrandSat 11:00 · 95 GrandSat 12:00 · 97 GrandSat 13:00 · 93 GrandSat 14:00 · 88 GrandSat 15:00 · 84 GrandSat 16:00 · 80 GrandSat 17:00 · 75 DecentSat 18:00 · 73 DecentSat 19:00 · 75 DecentSat 20:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 89 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 82 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 77 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 77 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 70 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 74 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 78 DecentSun 09:00 · 85 GrandSun 10:00 · 90 GrandSun 11:00 · 88 GrandSun 12:00 · 92 GrandSun 13:00 · 91 GrandSun 14:00 · 77 DecentSun 15:00 · 72 DecentSun 16:00 · 68 DecentSun 17:00 · 63 DecentSun 18:00 · 69 DecentSun 19:00 · 68 DecentSun 20:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 67 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 72 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 77 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 82 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 82 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 83 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 83 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 79 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 64 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 67 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 71 DecentMon 09:00 · 64 DecentMon 10:00 · 68 DecentMon 11:00 · 72 DecentMon 12:00 · 76 DecentMon 13:00 · 80 GrandMon 14:00 · 84 GrandMon 15:00 · 79 DecentMon 16:00 · 74 DecentMon 17:00 · 69 DecentMon 18:00 · 64 DecentMon 19:00 · 69 DecentMon 22:00 · 75 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 87 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 80 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 78 DecentTue 13:00 · 82 GrandTue 16:00 · 91 GrandTue 19:00 · 62 DecentTue 22:00 · 57 Fresh · nightWed 01:00 · 66 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 89 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 63 DecentWed 13:00 · 68 DecentWed 16:00 · 86 GrandWed 19:00 · 83 GrandWed 22:00 · 66 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 80 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 72 DecentThu 19:00 · 93 GrandFri 01:00 · 39 Blowy · nightFri 07:00 · 58 Fresh · nightFri 13:00 · 17 GrimFri 19:00 · 81 Grand

Sat, 3 Oct, 00:00

86 Grand
  • light winds
  • dry
  • small waves 0.6 m
  • sunny
  • high tide
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.6 m6 km/h
faces 109° ESE · wind offshore
Waves
0.6 m @ 6 s from SE
Wind
6 km/h W · gusts 19
Tide
1.3 m · high
Air
11°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
00:0086 Grand0.6 m6 sSE6 km/h W191.3 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
01:0077 Decent0.5 m6 sSE8 km/h WSW171.1 m dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
02:0073 Decent0.5 m6 sSE9 km/h W150.9 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
03:0069 Decent0.5 m5 sSE9 km/h WNW150.7 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
04:0064 Decent0.4 m5 sSE7 km/h W140.6 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
05:0060 Fresh0.4 m5 sSE8 km/h WNW120.5 m ▼dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
06:0066 Decent0.4 m5 sSE9 km/h WNW110.5 m ▼dry7°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0071 Decent0.4 m5 sSE4 km/h W110.6 m dry7°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0076 Decent0.4 m5 sSE10 km/h NW120.8 m dry7°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0081 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE10 km/h NW131.1 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0091 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE7 km/h WNW141.3 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:0095 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE5 km/h WNW121.4 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:0097 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE3 km/h SSW111.4 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:0093 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE6 km/h SE121.3 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:0088 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h SE141.1 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
15:0084 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h SE170.9 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
16:0080 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h SSE180.7 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
17:0075 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE9 km/h SSE180.6 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
18:0073 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE8 km/h S160.5 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:0075 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE6 km/h SW140.6 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0080 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE4 km/h WSW120.8 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:0084 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE6 km/h WSW111.0 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0084 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE4 km/h WNW101.1 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0089 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE3 km/h NW101.2 m ▲dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0091 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE3 km/h NW101.2 m ▲dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0086 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE3 km/h WNW101.2 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0082 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE6 km/h WSW111.0 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0077 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE4 km/h NW120.8 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0077 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE3 km/h W120.7 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0073 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE4 km/h WNW130.6 m ▼dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0070 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE4 km/h W140.5 m ▼dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0074 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE8 km/h WSW150.5 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0078 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE7 km/h SW170.7 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0085 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE8 km/h WSW190.9 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0090 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE10 km/h WSW241.1 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:0088 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE14 km/h WSW281.3 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0092 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE13 km/h SW301.4 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0091 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE18 km/h SW321.4 m ▲dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0077 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW341.3 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0072 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE22 km/h SW361.1 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0068 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW360.9 m dry18°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0063 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE22 km/h SW360.8 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0069 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE19 km/h SW340.7 m ▼dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0068 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE19 km/h SW320.6 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0063 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE22 km/h SW320.7 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0067 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW310.8 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0072 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW350.9 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0077 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE22 km/h SW311.1 m dry15°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 NE and S reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Wexford, 9 km away · metres above chart datum
05:3011:2017:4523:45
Low 05:30 · 0.5 mHigh 11:20 · 1.5 mLow 17:45 · 0.5 mHigh 23:45 · 1.3 m

The spot

Faces
109° ESE
Swell window
NE 40° → S 180°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 1.7 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.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

No lifeguard listedToiletsParkingAccessible: Beach wheelchair available on siteNo dogs (1st June and 15th September: no dogs in blue flag area between lifeguard markers from 11:00 hrs to 18:00 hrs. Dogs on a lead are permitted through the blue flag area to access other beach areas.)

As listed by Wexford County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

The Sweaty Horsebox Sauna · Ballinesker Beach, Curracloe · 1 km · mobile

Helios Sauna (Wexford) · Rosslare Strand · 13 km · fixed

SoulFire · Carne Beach · 21 km · fixed

Saltee Sauna · Kilmore Quay beach · 29 km · fixed

Curracloe is a rural peaceful fine-sand beach with a relatively gentle slope. The sand type is soft and windblown and often covers the wooden walkways. The sand dunes extend between 100m and 300m to the rear (west) of the beach. Curracloe beach is within The Raven Special Protection Area which is an important bird site and part of the Wexford Slobs and Harbour complex. Curracloe beach is a popular fishing spot and is also used by a limited number of surfers, windsurfers and canoeists. The bathing area is approximately 1.0 km long and 0.2km² in area.

Put Curracloe in your calendar

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

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🌊 Curracloe dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.3 mSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Curracloe dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 Curracloe dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.3 mMon, 5 Oct 13:30–14:30 · 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.