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Dollymount Strand

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15
Grim · knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind
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
2.2 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 surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
14:00
Blowy 40/100
waist-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind · 0.6 m · 27 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:15 ▲ 16:10 ▼ 21:50
Sat, 3 Oct
07:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 9 km/h
▲ 04:45 ▼ 10:15 ▲ 17:15 ▼ 23:10
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 14 km/h
▲ 06:10 ▼ 11:45 ▲ 18:40
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 21 km/h
▼ 00:45 ▲ 07:45 ▼ 13:15 ▲ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 11 km/h
▼ 02:10 ▲ 09:00 ▼ 14:30 ▲ 21:10
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 13 km/h
▼ 03:15 ▲ 10:00 ▼ 15:40 ▲ 22:05
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 14 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:50 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:55

Week at a glance

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Fri 12:0015 · Grimknee-high 0.5 m · cross-shore wind
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 09:00 · 21 GrimFri 10:00 · 23 GrimFri 11:00 · 15 GrimFri 12:00 · 15 GrimFri 13:00 · 15 GrimFri 14:00 · 40 BlowyFri 15:00 · 40 BlowyFri 16:00 · 40 BlowyFri 17:00 · 40 BlowyFri 18:00 · 40 BlowyFri 19:00 · 40 BlowyFri 20:00 · 58 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 33 Blowy · nightFri 22:00 · 33 Blowy · nightFri 23:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 00:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 01:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 02:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 03:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 05:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 06:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 07:00 · 5 GrimSat 08:00 · 5 GrimSat 09:00 · 5 GrimSat 10:00 · 5 GrimSat 11:00 · 5 GrimSat 12:00 · 5 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 · 5 GrimSun 15:00 · 5 GrimSun 16:00 · 5 GrimSun 17:00 · 5 GrimSun 18:00 · 5 GrimSun 19:00 · 5 GrimSun 20:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 10:00 · 5 GrimMon 13:00 · 5 GrimMon 16:00 · 5 GrimMon 19:00 · 5 GrimMon 22:00 · 5 Grim · 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 · 5 Grim · nightWed 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 04:00 · 0 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 0 GrimWed 13:00 · 0 GrimWed 19:00 · 0 GrimThu 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 12:00

15 Grim
  • knee-high 0.5 m
  • cross-shore wind
  • 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
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
11:0015 Grim0.5 m5 sSE19 km/h S391.6 m dry17°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind
12:0015 Grim0.5 m5 sSE24 km/h S432.2 m dry18°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind
13:0015 Grim0.5 m6 sSE30 km/h S462.8 m dry17°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind
14:0040 Blowy0.6 m7 sSE27 km/h S493.2 m 0.1 mm17°waist-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind
15:0040 Blowy0.7 m8 sSE25 km/h S493.6 m ▲0.1 mm17°waist-high 0.7 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
16:0040 Blowy0.7 m8 sSE24 km/h S473.8 m ▲0.4 mm17°waist-high 0.7 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
17:0040 Blowy0.7 m8 sSE28 km/h S463.7 m ▲0.5 mm16°waist-high 0.7 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
18:0040 Blowy0.7 m8 sSE28 km/h SSW453.3 m 0.8 mm17°waist-high 0.7 m, cross-shore wind
19:0040 Blowy0.7 m8 sSE35 km/h WSW392.6 m 0.5 mm16°waist-high 0.7 m, strong offshore
20:0058 Fresh0.6 m8 sSE31 km/h W351.9 m dry15°waist-high 0.6 m, offshore wind
21:0033 Blowy0.5 m8 sSE27 km/h W361.3 m ▼dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, low tide
22:0033 Blowy0.5 m8 sSE25 km/h W371.1 m ▼dry13°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, low tide
23:0033 Blowy0.4 m8 sSE25 km/h W361.3 m ▼dry12°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, low tide
Saturday, 3 October
00:0033 Blowy0.4 m8 sSE25 km/h W331.7 m dry11°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind
01:0033 Blowy0.3 m6 sSE29 km/h W332.3 m dry11°knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind
02:0033 Blowy0.3 m6 sSE22 km/h WNW312.8 m dry11°knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind
03:005 Grim0.3 m6 sSE14 km/h W243.2 m dry10°flat
04:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSE9 km/h W193.5 m ▲dry10°flat
05:005 Grim0.2 m5 sSE8 km/h WSW183.6 m ▲dry10°flat
06:005 Grim0.2 m5 sSE7 km/h WSW183.5 m dry11°flat
07:005 Grim0.2 m5 sSE9 km/h W173.0 m dry11°flat
08:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSE9 km/h WSW172.3 m dry11°flat
09:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSE8 km/h SW171.8 m dry12°flat
10:005 Grim0.1 m4 sSE7 km/h WSW171.4 m ▼dry13°flat
11:005 Grim0.1 m4 sSE9 km/h WSW161.4 m ▼dry14°flat
12:005 Grim0.1 m4 sSE9 km/h WSW161.7 m dry15°flat
13:005 Grim0.1 m4 sSE8 km/h SW182.2 m dry15°flat
14:005 Grim0.1 m4 sSE19 km/h SSE202.7 m dry15°flat
15:005 Grim0.1 m4 sSE22 km/h SSE243.1 m dry15°flat
16:005 Grim0.1 m4 sSE21 km/h SSE263.4 m ▲dry15°flat
17:005 Grim0.1 m3 sSE12 km/h S273.6 m ▲dry16°flat
18:005 Grim0.1 m3 sSE15 km/h WSW263.6 m ▲dry16°flat
19:005 Grim0.1 m3 sSE7 km/h SSW233.3 m dry15°flat
20:005 Grim0.1 m3 sSE15 km/h S222.7 m dry14°flat
21:005 Grim0.1 m3 sSE14 km/h S222.1 m dry14°flat
22:005 Grim0.1 m3 sSE6 km/h SW211.6 m dry13°flat
23:005 Grim0.1 m3 sSE8 km/h W191.3 m ▼dry13°flat
Sunday, 4 October
00:005 Grim0.1 m3 sSE7 km/h WSW191.3 m ▼dry12°flat
01:005 Grim0.1 m3 sSE5 km/h SE211.6 m dry13°flat
02:005 Grim0.1 m3 sSE8 km/h SSE222.1 m dry13°flat
03:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSE13 km/h SSE232.5 m dry13°flat
04:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSE10 km/h S262.9 m dry13°flat
05:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSE10 km/h SW283.3 m ▲dry14°flat
06:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSE9 km/h SSW303.5 m ▲dry14°flat
07:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSE9 km/h SSW323.4 m ▲dry14°flat
08:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSE14 km/h SW323.1 m dry15°flat
09:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSE14 km/h SW322.6 m dry16°flat
10:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSE15 km/h SW332.1 m dry16°flat

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 surf · Blowy · sea 15° · 0.6 mFri, 2 Oct 13:30–14:30 · waist-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind
🏄 Dollymount Strand surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.2 mSat, 3 Oct 06:30–07:30 · flat
🏄 Dollymount Strand surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.2 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · flat

Nearby spots

North Bull Wall

2 km · Co. Dublin · Not classified

Half Moon

3 km · Co. Dublin · Excellent Quality

Shelley Banks

4 km · Co. Dublin · Not classified

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.