Curragh
Green Coast faces SE Monitored, not designated
Surf score now
29
Blowy · waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy
Waves
0.7 m
6 s period from SSE · model cell 1.6 km out
Sea
16.8°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 76 km away.
Tide
3.4 m
High tide. Low at 04:25.
Wind
9 km/h
Light breeze, NW, offshore, gusts 19
Daylight
07:32
Sunrise. Sunset 19:07. Air 9°C.
Best surf each day
Daylight hours, preferring low tideToday
Daylight's done for today.
▼ 03:30 ▲ 09:30 ▼ 15:55 ▲ 21:50
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Grim 21/100
knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide · 0.6 m · 7 km/h
▼ 04:25 ▲ 10:25 ▼ 17:00 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grim 25/100
knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide · 0.3 m · 7 km/h
▼ 05:20 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:05
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grim 13/100
knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide · 0.3 m · 21 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 06:55 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 19:45
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 10 km/h
▲ 01:55 ▼ 08:15 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 16 km/h
▲ 03:10 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 15:50 ▼ 22:10
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 14 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 23:0030 · Blowy
Fri, 2 Oct, 23:00
30 Blowy- waist-high 0.7 m
- short period 6 s, choppy
- offshore wind
- high-ish tide
- offshore wind
Waves
0.7 m @ 6 s from SSE
Wind
9 km/h NW · gusts 19
Tide
3.4 m · high
Air
9°C · dry
Meteogram
Score, waves, wind (green offshore, amber cross, red onshore), rain and air, tideHour by hour
Next 48 hours| Time | Surf | Waves | Period | From | Wind | Gust | Tide | Rain | Air | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | ||||||||||
| 22:00 | 27 Grim | 0.8 m | 6 s | SSE | 11 km/h NW | 21 | 3.5 m ▲ | dry | 11° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 23:00 | 30 Blowy | 0.7 m | 6 s | SSE | 9 km/h NW | 19 | 3.4 m ▲ | dry | 9° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| Saturday, 3 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 33 Blowy | 0.7 m | 6 s | SSE | 6 km/h NW | 18 | 2.9 m | dry | 8° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 01:00 | 36 Blowy | 0.7 m | 6 s | SSE | 7 km/h NNW | 14 | 2.4 m | dry | 7° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 02:00 | 39 Blowy | 0.7 m | 6 s | SSE | 9 km/h NNW | 12 | 1.8 m | dry | 6° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 03:00 | 42 Blowy | 0.7 m | 6 s | SSE | 11 km/h NNW | 12 | 1.2 m | dry | 6° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 04:00 | 45 Fresh | 0.6 m | 6 s | SSE | 12 km/h NNW | 12 | 0.9 m ▼ | dry | 6° | waist-high 0.6 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 05:00 | 44 Blowy | 0.6 m | 6 s | SSE | 10 km/h N | 11 | 0.9 m ▼ | dry | 6° | waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 06:00 | 41 Blowy | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 6 km/h N | 10 | 1.3 m | dry | 6° | waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 07:00 | 24 Grim | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 4 km/h N | 10 | 1.9 m | dry | 6° | knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide |
| 08:00 | 21 Grim | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 7 km/h NNW | 12 | 2.5 m | dry | 7° | knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 09:00 | 18 Grim | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 9 km/h N | 13 | 3.1 m | dry | 8° | knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 10:00 | 14 Grim | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 5 km/h N | 12 | 3.4 m ▲ | dry | 12° | knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 11:00 | 3 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 2 km/h ESE | 11 | 3.4 m ▲ | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 12:00 | 6 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 8 km/h SE | 12 | 3.2 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 13:00 | 9 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 9 km/h SE | 15 | 2.7 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 14:00 | 12 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 8 km/h SE | 17 | 2.2 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 15:00 | 15 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 9 km/h SE | 18 | 1.6 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 16:00 | 18 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 8 km/h SE | 18 | 1.2 m ▼ | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 17:00 | 21 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 9 km/h SSE | 17 | 1.1 m ▼ | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 18:00 | 18 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 7 km/h SSE | 15 | 1.2 m ▼ | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 19:00 | 14 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 6 km/h S | 13 | 1.6 m | dry | 12° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 20:00 | 11 Grim | 0.4 m | 4 s | SSE | 5 km/h S | 12 | 2.1 m | dry | 11° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 21:00 | 7 Grim | 0.4 m | 4 s | SSE | 5 km/h SSE | 12 | 2.7 m | dry | 10° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 22:00 | 4 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 5 km/h SE | 13 | 3.1 m ▲ | dry | 10° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 23:00 | 1 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 4 km/h SE | 13 | 3.2 m ▲ | dry | 10° | knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| Sunday, 4 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 6 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 2 km/h E | 13 | 3.1 m ▲ | dry | 11° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 01:00 | 19 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 1 km/h N | 13 | 2.8 m | dry | 12° | knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 02:00 | 13 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 3 km/h E | 13 | 2.4 m | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 03:00 | 14 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 6 km/h SSE | 13 | 1.9 m | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 04:00 | 19 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 6 km/h SW | 14 | 1.4 m | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 05:00 | 32 Blowy | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 6 km/h NW | 15 | 1.2 m ▼ | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide |
| 06:00 | 31 Blowy | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 5 km/h NW | 16 | 1.1 m ▼ | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide |
| 07:00 | 28 Blowy | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 7 km/h W | 18 | 1.4 m | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide |
| 08:00 | 25 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 7 km/h WNW | 20 | 1.8 m | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide |
| 09:00 | 12 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 9 km/h W | 22 | 2.4 m | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 10:00 | 8 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 10 km/h W | 24 | 2.8 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 11:00 | 5 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 12 km/h WSW | 27 | 3.1 m ▲ | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 12:00 | 4 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 15 km/h WSW | 28 | 3.2 m ▲ | dry | 17° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 13:00 | 7 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 17 km/h WSW | 30 | 3.1 m | dry | 18° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 14:00 | 10 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 16 km/h SW | 32 | 2.7 m | dry | 18° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 15:00 | 5 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 21 km/h SW | 33 | 2.3 m | dry | 17° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 16:00 | 8 Grim | 0.4 m | 4 s | SSE | 21 km/h SW | 34 | 1.9 m | dry | 17° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 17:00 | 12 Grim | 0.4 m | 4 s | SSE | 22 km/h SW | 34 | 1.5 m ▼ | dry | 17° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 18:00 | 15 Grim | 0.4 m | 4 s | SSE | 20 km/h WSW | 33 | 1.3 m ▼ | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 19:00 | 20 Grim | 0.4 m | 4 s | SSE | 15 km/h WSW | 31 | 1.3 m ▼ | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 20:00 | 9 Grim | 0.4 m | 4 s | SSE | 23 km/h SW | 30 | 1.6 m | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 21:00 | 6 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 22 km/h SW | 29 | 2.0 m | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
Where the energy comes from
Wave energy (H²·T) this week by direction, against the swell windowSwell arriving between ENE and WSW reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.
Tide today
Dungarvan (modelled), 16 km away · metres above chart datumLow 03:30 · 0.7 mHigh 09:30 · 3.7 mLow 15:55 · 0.8 mHigh 21:50 · 3.5 m
The spot
Faces
146° SE
Swell window
ENE 60° → WSW 240°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 1.6 km out
Water
Not classified
Facing and swell window are derived from the wave model's coastline around the spot, not surveyed. Know better? Tell us.
On the ground
No lifeguard listedNo toiletsNo parking listedDogs on lead
As listed by Waterford City & County Council. Open in Maps.
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Curragh Beach is located approximately 2km North-East of the small town of Ardmore and 12 miles from Dungarvan. The Sandy beach is safe for swimming, with a view stretching for miles along the coast.
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Set up Dipper Plus🏄 Curragh surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.6 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
🏄 Curragh surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
Nearby spots
Score is Dipper's own blend. It rates comfort, not safety. Forecast: Met Éireann. Waves: Marine Institute Irish Shelf wave model.