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Dollymount Strand

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Dip score now
60
Fresh · moderate breeze, dry
Waves
0.5 m
5 s period from SE · model cell 3.3 km out
Sea
15.0°
Fresh. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 49 km away.
Tide
2.1 m
Rising. High at 16:10.
Wind
24 km/h
Moderate breeze, S, cross, gusts 43
Daylight
07:27
Sunrise. Sunset 19:00. Air 18°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
14:00
Decent 69/100
moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m · 0.6 m · 27 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:15 ▲ 16:10 ▼ 21:50
Sat, 3 Oct
17:00
Grand 99/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 12 km/h
▲ 04:45 ▼ 10:15 ▲ 17:15 ▼ 23:10
Sun, 4 Oct
19:00
Grand 92/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 14 km/h
▲ 06:10 ▼ 11:45 ▲ 18:40
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 96/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 11 km/h
▼ 00:45 ▲ 07:45 ▼ 13:15 ▲ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 87/100
light winds, showers possible, calm sea · 0.2 m · 11 km/h
▼ 02:10 ▲ 09:00 ▼ 14:30 ▲ 21:10
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry, high tide · 13 km/h
▼ 03:15 ▲ 10:00 ▼ 15:40 ▲ 22:05
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 80/100
gentle breeze, dry · 14 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:50 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:55

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 12:0061 · Freshmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 09:00 · 61 FreshFri 10:00 · 63 DecentFri 11:00 · 67 DecentFri 12:00 · 61 FreshFri 13:00 · 49 FreshFri 14:00 · 69 DecentFri 15:00 · 65 DecentFri 16:00 · 65 DecentFri 17:00 · 61 FreshFri 18:00 · 61 FreshFri 19:00 · 46 FreshFri 20:00 · 49 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 60 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 57 Fresh · nightFri 23:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSat 02:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 96 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 86 GrandSat 08:00 · 80 GrandSat 09:00 · 75 DecentSat 10:00 · 70 DecentSat 11:00 · 75 DecentSat 12:00 · 79 DecentSat 13:00 · 83 GrandSat 14:00 · 81 GrandSat 15:00 · 69 DecentSat 16:00 · 79 DecentSat 17:00 · 99 GrandSat 18:00 · 90 GrandSat 19:00 · 92 GrandSat 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 78 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 70 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 72 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 80 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 95 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 99 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 96 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 85 GrandSun 09:00 · 80 GrandSun 10:00 · 75 DecentSun 11:00 · 70 DecentSun 12:00 · 67 DecentSun 13:00 · 71 DecentSun 14:00 · 75 DecentSun 15:00 · 79 DecentSun 16:00 · 83 GrandSun 17:00 · 87 GrandSun 18:00 · 91 GrandSun 19:00 · 92 GrandSun 20:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 83 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 79 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 74 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 69 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 67 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 75 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 79 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 83 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 87 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 79 DecentMon 13:00 · 67 DecentMon 16:00 · 73 DecentMon 19:00 · 96 GrandMon 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 80 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 87 GrandTue 13:00 · 66 DecentTue 16:00 · 78 DecentTue 19:00 · 85 GrandTue 22:00 · 87 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 61 Fresh · nightWed 07:00 · 74 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 79 DecentWed 19:00 · 78 DecentThu 01:00 · 72 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 70 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 80 GrandThu 19:00 · 80 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 12:00

61 Fresh
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
  • small waves 0.5 m
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.5 m24 km/h
faces 104° ESE · wind cross
Waves
0.5 m @ 5 s from SE
Wind
24 km/h S · gusts 43
Tide
2.2 m · lower half
Air
18°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
11:0067 Decent0.5 m5 sSE19 km/h S391.6 m dry17°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
12:0061 Fresh0.5 m5 sSE24 km/h S432.2 m dry18°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
13:0049 Fresh0.5 m6 sSE30 km/h S462.8 m dry17°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
14:0069 Decent0.6 m7 sSE27 km/h S493.2 m 0.1 mm17°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
15:0065 Decent0.7 m8 sSE25 km/h S493.6 m ▲0.1 mm17°moderate breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.7 m
16:0065 Decent0.7 m8 sSE24 km/h S473.8 m ▲0.4 mm17°moderate breeze, rain, small waves 0.7 m
17:0061 Fresh0.7 m8 sSE28 km/h S463.7 m ▲0.5 mm16°moderate breeze, rain, small waves 0.7 m
18:0061 Fresh0.7 m8 sSE28 km/h SSW453.3 m 0.8 mm17°moderate breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.7 m
19:0046 Fresh0.7 m8 sSE35 km/h WSW392.6 m 0.5 mm16°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, showers possible
20:0049 Fresh0.6 m8 sSE31 km/h W351.9 m dry15°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
21:0060 Fresh0.5 m8 sSE27 km/h W361.3 m ▼dry14°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
22:0057 Fresh0.5 m8 sSE25 km/h W371.1 m ▼dry13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
23:0058 Fresh0.4 m8 sSE25 km/h W361.3 m ▼dry12°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0068 Decent0.4 m8 sSE25 km/h W331.7 m dry11°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
01:0056 Fresh0.3 m6 sSE29 km/h W332.3 m dry11°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
02:0076 Decent0.3 m6 sSE22 km/h WNW312.8 m dry11°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
03:0084 Grand0.3 m6 sSE14 km/h W243.2 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0094 Grand0.3 m5 sSE9 km/h W193.5 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0096 Grand0.2 m5 sSE8 km/h WSW183.6 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0091 Grand0.2 m5 sSE7 km/h WSW183.5 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0086 Grand0.2 m5 sSE9 km/h W173.0 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0080 Grand0.2 m4 sSE9 km/h WSW172.3 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0075 Decent0.2 m4 sSE8 km/h SW171.8 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0070 Decent0.1 m4 sSE7 km/h WSW171.4 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:0075 Decent0.1 m4 sSE9 km/h WSW161.4 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:0079 Decent0.1 m4 sSE9 km/h WSW161.7 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:0083 Grand0.1 m4 sSE8 km/h SW182.2 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:0081 Grand0.1 m4 sSE19 km/h SSE202.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0069 Decent0.1 m4 sSE22 km/h SSE243.1 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0079 Decent0.1 m4 sSE21 km/h SSE263.4 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0099 Grand0.1 m3 sSE12 km/h S273.6 m ▲dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
18:0090 Grand0.1 m3 sSE15 km/h WSW263.6 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0092 Grand0.1 m3 sSE7 km/h SSW233.3 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0081 Grand0.1 m3 sSE15 km/h S222.7 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0076 Decent0.1 m3 sSE14 km/h S222.1 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0078 Decent0.1 m3 sSE6 km/h SW211.6 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0070 Decent0.1 m3 sSE8 km/h W191.3 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0072 Decent0.1 m3 sSE7 km/h WSW191.3 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0076 Decent0.1 m3 sSE5 km/h SE211.6 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0080 Grand0.1 m3 sSE8 km/h SSE222.1 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0081 Grand0.2 m4 sSE13 km/h SSE232.5 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0091 Grand0.2 m4 sSE10 km/h S262.9 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0095 Grand0.2 m4 sSE10 km/h SW283.3 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0099 Grand0.2 m4 sSE9 km/h SSW303.5 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0096 Grand0.2 m4 sSE9 km/h SSW323.4 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0085 Grand0.2 m4 sSE14 km/h SW323.1 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0080 Grand0.2 m4 sSE14 km/h SW322.6 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0075 Decent0.2 m4 sSE15 km/h SW332.1 m dry16°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 NNE and S reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Dublin Port, 5 km away · metres above chart datum
03:4009:1516:1021:50
High 03:40 · 3.9 mLow 09:15 · 1.1 mHigh 16:10 · 3.8 mLow 21:50 · 1.1 m

The spot

Faces
104° ESE
Swell window
NNE 20° → S 170°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 3.3 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 Good, 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 transport available to Clontarf Road. Short walk to bathing location.Accessible: Beach wheelchairs available, from North Bull Wall entrance.Dogs on lead (Dogs must be kept on a lead at all times. This bathing area is a designated bird sanctuary, dogs can scare birds and destroy protected habitats when off the lead.)

As listed by Dublin City Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Fad Saoil Saunas (Clontarf) · Clontarf seafront · 4 km · fixed

Mercury Sauna · Portmarnock Beach north car park · 6 km · fixed

Fad Saoil Saunas (Blackrock) · Blackrock seafront · 7 km · fixed

Restore Sauna Portmarnock · White Sands Hotel, Coast Road, Portmarnock · 8 km · fixed

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🌊 Dollymount Strand dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.6 mFri, 2 Oct 13:30–14:30 · moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
🌊 Dollymount Strand dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.1 mSat, 3 Oct 16:30–17:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Dollymount Strand dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.2 mSun, 4 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea

Nearby spots

North Bull Wall

2 km · Co. Dublin · Not classified

Half Moon

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Shelley Banks

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Sutton, Burrow Beach

5 km · Co. Dublin · Excellent Quality

Score is Dipper's own blend. It rates comfort, not safety. Forecast: Met Éireann. Waves: Marine Institute Irish Shelf wave model.