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Dun Laoghaire Baths

Poor Quality 2025 faces E

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Bathing restriction all season

Water quality classification Poor. DLR are committed to maintaining the classification of the Dun Laoghaire Baths at a compliant level and are implementing a plan to rectify the situation that has resulted in the Poor classification for DLB.

Surf score now
5
Grim · flat
Waves
0.1 m
2 s period from E · model cell 2.4 km out
Sea
15.1°
Grand. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 51 km away.
Tide
0.9 m
Low tide. Low at 09:30.
Wind
13 km/h
Gentle breeze, S, cross, gusts 30
Daylight
07:27
Sunrise. Sunset 19:00. Air 15°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
09:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.1 m · 13 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:30 ▲ 16:10 ▼ 22:10
Sat, 3 Oct
07:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.0 m · 6 km/h
▲ 04:40 ▼ 10:30 ▲ 17:10 ▼ 23:15
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.0 m · 13 km/h
▲ 05:55 ▼ 11:55 ▲ 18:30
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.1 m · 18 km/h
▼ 00:55 ▲ 07:20 ▼ 13:20 ▲ 19:40
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.1 m · 8 km/h
▼ 02:20 ▲ 08:40 ▼ 14:30 ▲ 20:55
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 15 km/h
▼ 03:15 ▲ 09:50 ▼ 15:30 ▲ 21:55
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 13 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:40 ▼ 16:15 ▲ 22:50

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 09:005 · Grimflat
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 06:00 · 5 Grim · nightFri 07:00 · 5 GrimFri 08:00 · 5 GrimFri 09:00 · 5 GrimFri 10:00 · 5 GrimFri 11:00 · 5 GrimFri 12:00 · 5 GrimFri 13:00 · 5 GrimFri 14:00 · 5 GrimFri 15:00 · 5 GrimFri 16:00 · 5 GrimFri 17:00 · 5 GrimFri 18:00 · 5 GrimFri 19:00 · 5 GrimFri 20:00 · 5 Grim · nightFri 21:00 · 5 Grim · nightFri 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightFri 23:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 00:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 02:00 · 5 Grim · 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, 09:00

5 Grim
  • flat
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.1 m13 km/h
faces 80° E · wind cross
Waves
0.1 m @ 2 s from E
Wind
13 km/h S · gusts 30
Tide
1.0 m · low
Air
15°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
09:005 Grim0.1 m2 sE13 km/h S301.0 m ▼dry15°flat
10:005 Grim0.1 m2 sE19 km/h S360.9 m ▼dry16°flat
11:005 Grim0.1 m2 sE19 km/h S401.3 m dry17°flat
12:005 Grim0.1 m3 sE24 km/h S431.8 m dry18°flat
13:005 Grim0.1 m3 sE25 km/h S462.4 m dry17°flat
14:005 Grim0.1 m3 sE22 km/h SSE482.9 m 0.1 mm17°flat
15:005 Grim0.1 m8 sE22 km/h S483.4 m ▲0.2 mm17°flat
16:005 Grim0.1 m9 sE24 km/h S463.5 m ▲0.4 mm17°flat
17:005 Grim0.1 m9 sE22 km/h S463.5 m ▲0.4 mm16°flat
18:005 Grim0.1 m9 sE17 km/h S443.1 m 0.6 mm17°flat
19:005 Grim0.1 m9 sE27 km/h WSW382.5 m 0.6 mm17°flat
20:005 Grim0.1 m3 sE25 km/h W351.8 m dry15°flat
21:005 Grim0.1 m3 sE24 km/h W361.2 m ▼dry14°flat
22:005 Grim0.1 m3 sE26 km/h W370.9 m ▼dry13°flat
23:005 Grim0.1 m3 sE30 km/h W371.0 m ▼dry12°flat
Saturday, 3 October
00:005 Grim0.1 m3 sE29 km/h W351.4 m dry12°flat
01:005 Grim0.1 m3 sE28 km/h W341.9 m dry11°flat
02:005 Grim0.1 m3 sE19 km/h WNW312.4 m dry11°flat
03:005 Grim0.1 m3 sE11 km/h W232.9 m dry11°flat
04:005 Grim0.1 m3 sE6 km/h WSW183.2 m ▲dry11°flat
05:005 Grim0.0 m3 sE5 km/h SW183.3 m ▲dry11°flat
06:005 Grim0.0 m3 sE5 km/h SSW183.1 m dry11°flat
07:005 Grim0.0 m3 sE6 km/h S172.7 m dry11°flat
08:005 Grim0.0 m3 sE7 km/h SSE172.1 m dry11°flat
09:005 Grim0.0 m3 sE6 km/h SSE161.6 m dry12°flat
10:005 Grim0.0 m2 sE1 km/h SW161.3 m ▼dry13°flat
11:005 Grim0.0 m2 sE7 km/h WNW151.2 m ▼dry15°flat
12:005 Grim0.0 m2 sE5 km/h W151.4 m dry15°flat
13:005 Grim0.0 m2 sE4 km/h SSE181.9 m dry16°flat
14:005 Grim0.0 m2 sE18 km/h SSE212.4 m dry16°flat
15:005 Grim0.0 m2 sENE19 km/h SSE252.8 m dry16°flat
16:005 Grim0.0 m2 sENE19 km/h SSE273.2 m ▲dry16°flat
17:005 Grim0.0 m2 sENE8 km/h SSE273.4 m ▲dry17°flat
18:005 Grim0.0 m2 sENE5 km/h SSW263.4 m ▲dry17°flat
19:005 Grim0.0 m2 sENE16 km/h SSE243.0 m dry15°flat
20:005 Grim0.0 m2 sENE14 km/h S232.5 m dry14°flat
21:005 Grim0.0 m2 sENE10 km/h S231.9 m dry13°flat
22:005 Grim0.0 m2 sENE6 km/h SSE231.4 m dry13°flat
23:005 Grim0.0 m2 sENE5 km/h SE221.1 m ▼dry13°flat
Sunday, 4 October
00:005 Grim0.0 m2 sENE8 km/h SSE221.1 m ▼dry13°flat
01:005 Grim0.0 m2 sENE8 km/h S231.4 m dry12°flat
02:005 Grim0.0 m2 sENE9 km/h SSE241.8 m dry13°flat
03:005 Grim0.0 m2 sENE11 km/h SSE262.2 m dry13°flat
04:005 Grim0.0 m2 sENE10 km/h S282.7 m dry13°flat
05:005 Grim0.0 m2 sENE8 km/h SSE293.0 m ▲dry13°flat
06:005 Grim0.0 m2 sENE12 km/h SSE313.2 m ▲dry14°flat
07:005 Grim0.0 m2 sENE12 km/h SSE323.1 m ▲dry14°flat
08:005 Grim0.0 m2 sENE13 km/h SW322.7 m dry15°flat

Where the energy comes from

Wave energy (H²·T) this week by direction, against the swell window

Swell arriving between N and SSE reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Bray Harbour (modelled), 8 km away · metres above chart datum
03:4009:3016:1022:10
High 03:40 · 3.5 mLow 09:30 · 0.9 mHigh 16:10 · 3.6 mLow 22:10 · 0.9 m

The spot

Faces
80° E
Swell window
N 10° → SSE 160°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 2.4 km out
Water
Poor Quality

Facing and swell window are derived from the wave model's coastline around the spot, not surveyed. Know better? Tell us.

Water quality

No annual classification yet. The EPA flags a short-term pollution risk here after heavy rain.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

Lifeguard: This bathing area is lifeguarded every day in June (as resources permit), July and August, and the first two weekends of September.ToiletsParkingSandycove and Glasthule Dart station is a short walk away. Dun Laoghaire is services by several bus routes from across Dublin.Accessible: There is ramped access from Queens Road onto the bathing area platformDogs on lead

As listed by Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Helios Sauna (Dun Laoghaire Floating Sauna) · Coal Harbour, Dun Laoghaire Harbour · right here · fixed

Saunos Sandycove · 49 Sandycove Road, Sandycove · right here · fixed

SAY Saunas (Sandycove Store & Yard) · Sandycove Road, Sandycove · right here · fixed

Sandycove Sauna by the Sea · Sandycove Point, beside the Forty Foot · 1 km · fixed

The Dún Laoghaire Baths re-opened in December 2022 after significant redevelopment of the facility. The works included the refurbishment of the baths pavilion, the construction of a new 35m jetty with built in seating, the installation of the Roger Casement statue, a simple changing shelter, the refurbished Edwardian gazebo and a new walkway from Newtownsmith. Access to the water is via two sets of steps. One from the main lower platform and one from the jetty. Both sets of steps lead swimmers into the Bathing Area. The Bathing Area has two yellow marker buoys installed for swimmer safety. These buoys alert watercraft users that swimmers will be present between these buoys and the shore. (Dun Laoghaire Bath Photographs used are credited to Ste Murray).

Put Dun Laoghaire Baths in your calendar

Dipper Plus drops the best surf 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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🏄 Dun Laoghaire Baths surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.1 mFri, 2 Oct 08:30–09:30 · flat
🏄 Dun Laoghaire Baths surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.0 mSat, 3 Oct 06:30–07:30 · flat
🏄 Dun Laoghaire Baths surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.0 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · flat

Nearby spots

Sandycove Beach

1 km · Co. Dublin · Good Quality

Forty Foot Bathing Place

1 km · Co. Dublin · Excellent Quality

Seapoint

2 km · Co. Dublin · Excellent Quality

Coliemore Harbour

3 km · Co. Dublin · Not classified

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