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Duncannon

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Dip score now
92
Grand · light winds, dry
Waves
0.1 m
3 s period from S · model cell 3.7 km out
Sea
16.9°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 61 km away.
Tide
2.9 m
Falling. Low at 04:40.
Wind
6 km/h
Light breeze, W, cross, gusts 15
Daylight
07:31
Sunrise. Sunset 19:02. Air 10°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
12:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 4 km/h
▼ 04:40 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 17:10 ▲ 23:10
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 8 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 21 km/h
▲ 00:25 ▼ 07:00 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 11 km/h
▲ 02:15 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 15:00 ▼ 21:25
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 18 km/h
▲ 03:30 ▼ 09:45 ▲ 16:00 ▼ 22:25
Thu, 8 Oct
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
▲ 04:30 ▼ 10:40 ▲ 16:55 ▼ 23:20
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Grand 82/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, showers possible · 26 km/h
▲ 05:15 ▼ 11:40 ▲ 17:40

Week at a glance

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Sat 00:0092 · Grandlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 92 GrandSat 09:00 · 92 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 97 GrandSat 12:00 · 100 GrandSat 13:00 · 100 GrandSat 14:00 · 100 GrandSat 15:00 · 100 GrandSat 16:00 · 100 GrandSat 17:00 · 100 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 97 GrandSat 20:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 100 GrandSun 09:00 · 100 GrandSun 10:00 · 94 GrandSun 11:00 · 94 GrandSun 12:00 · 94 GrandSun 13:00 · 94 GrandSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 84 GrandSun 18:00 · 84 GrandSun 19:00 · 94 GrandSun 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 84 GrandMon 09:00 · 84 GrandMon 10:00 · 84 GrandMon 11:00 · 84 GrandMon 12:00 · 84 GrandMon 13:00 · 84 GrandMon 14:00 · 84 GrandMon 15:00 · 84 GrandMon 16:00 · 84 GrandMon 17:00 · 84 GrandMon 18:00 · 84 GrandMon 19:00 · 84 GrandMon 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 100 GrandTue 13:00 · 100 GrandTue 16:00 · 92 GrandTue 19:00 · 86 GrandTue 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 94 GrandWed 16:00 · 90 GrandWed 19:00 · 91 GrandWed 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 94 GrandThu 19:00 · 97 GrandFri 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightFri 13:00 · 44 BlowyFri 19:00 · 82 Grand

Sat, 3 Oct, 00:00

92 Grand
  • light winds
  • dry
  • calm sea
  • sunny
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.1 m6 km/h
faces 164° SSE · wind cross
Waves
0.1 m @ 3 s from S
Wind
6 km/h W · gusts 15
Tide
3.1 m · upper half
Air
10°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
00:0092 Grand0.1 m3 sS6 km/h W153.1 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0092 Grand0.1 m3 sS7 km/h WSW132.5 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0092 Grand0.0 m3 sS8 km/h WNW121.9 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0092 Grand0.0 m3 sS7 km/h NW111.5 m dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0092 Grand0.0 m3 sS6 km/h NNW101.3 m ▼dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0092 Grand0.0 m3 sS5 km/h N91.2 m ▼dry7°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0092 Grand0.0 m3 sS3 km/h NNE81.5 m dry7°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0092 Grand0.0 m3 sS3 km/h NNE82.1 m dry7°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0092 Grand0.0 m3 sS8 km/h N92.8 m dry6°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0092 Grand0.0 m6 sS9 km/h N103.3 m dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0097 Grand0.0 m6 sS5 km/h N103.5 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:0097 Grand0.0 m6 sS1 km/h N93.6 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:00100 Grand0.0 m6 sS4 km/h S103.4 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:00100 Grand0.0 m2 sS8 km/h SSW132.9 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:00100 Grand0.0 m2 sS9 km/h SSW152.3 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
15:00100 Grand0.0 m2 sS10 km/h S181.9 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
16:00100 Grand0.0 m2 sS10 km/h S191.6 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
17:00100 Grand0.0 m2 sS9 km/h S181.4 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
18:00100 Grand0.0 m2 sS7 km/h S151.4 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:0097 Grand0.0 m2 sS5 km/h SSE121.8 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0097 Grand0.0 m2 sS6 km/h SE102.4 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:0097 Grand0.0 m2 sS7 km/h SE102.9 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0097 Grand0.0 m2 sS8 km/h SSE103.2 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0097 Grand0.0 m2 sS5 km/h SE113.4 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0092 Grand0.0 m2 sS6 km/h E123.3 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0097 Grand0.0 m1 sSSE8 km/h S123.0 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0097 Grand0.1 m1 sSSE12 km/h SSW122.5 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:00100 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE10 km/h SSW132.1 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:00100 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE11 km/h SSW131.7 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:00100 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE9 km/h S141.5 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:00100 Grand0.0 m2 sS9 km/h SSW151.4 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:00100 Grand0.0 m2 sS7 km/h SW171.6 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:00100 Grand0.0 m2 sS8 km/h SW202.1 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:00100 Grand0.1 m2 sS10 km/h WSW232.6 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0094 Grand0.1 m2 sS13 km/h WSW273.0 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0094 Grand0.1 m2 sS14 km/h SW303.3 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0094 Grand0.1 m2 sS17 km/h SW323.4 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0094 Grand0.1 m2 sS17 km/h SW343.3 m ▲dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0084 Grand0.1 m3 sS20 km/h SW363.0 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0084 Grand0.1 m3 sS21 km/h SW372.5 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0084 Grand0.1 m3 sS26 km/h SW382.1 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0084 Grand0.1 m3 sS26 km/h SW371.8 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0084 Grand0.1 m3 sS24 km/h SW371.6 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0094 Grand0.1 m3 sS19 km/h SW341.6 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0084 Grand0.1 m2 sS23 km/h SW301.8 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0084 Grand0.1 m2 sS23 km/h SW302.2 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0084 Grand0.1 m2 sS23 km/h SW322.6 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0084 Grand0.1 m3 sS24 km/h SW293.0 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 ESE and SW reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Dunmore East, 9 km away · metres above chart datum
04:4010:3017:1023:10
Low 04:40 · 1.2 mHigh 10:30 · 3.6 mLow 17:10 · 1.3 mHigh 23:10 · 3.4 m

The spot

Faces
164° SSE
Swell window
ESE 110° → SW 220°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 3.7 km out
Water
Excellent 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 Sufficient, 2022 Sufficient. The EPA flags a short-term pollution risk here after heavy rain.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

Lifeguard: YesToiletsParkingAccessible: Access rampDogs on lead

As listed by Wexford County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

The Hot Pod (Dunmore East) · Lawlors Beach, Dunmore East, Co. Waterford · 8 km · mobile

Sweathouse (Baginbun) · Baginbun Beach, Fethard-on-Sea · 9 km · fixed

The Hot Pod (Newtown Cove) · Guillamene / Newtown Cove, Tramore, Co. Waterford · 18 km · mobile

The Stove Sauna · Ballyscanlan Lough (lower lake), Ballyscanlon Wellness Retreats, Co. Waterford · 20 km · fixed

Duncannon beach is a peaceful firm-sand beach with a relatively gentle slope. The sand dunes extend between 5m and 100m to the rear (north) of the beach. There is no significant vegetation growing in the waters off the beach. Wild Sage (Salvia verbenaca), a rare species listed in the Irish Red Data Book is found in the dunes. There is a sand sculpting festival which takes place each summer. Attractions include a maritime museum, cockleshell art centre, artist studios, café and craft shop. The beach is also used by a limited number of surfers, windsurfers and canoeists. The bathing area is approximately 1.0 km long and approximately 0.2 km² in area.

Put Duncannon 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.

Set up Dipper Plus
🌊 Duncannon dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.0 mSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Duncannon dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.0 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Duncannon dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.1 mMon, 5 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, dry, calm sea

Nearby spots

Booley Bay

3 km · Co. Wexford · Not classified

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5 km · Co. Waterford · Not classified

Belle Lake

7 km · Co. Waterford · Not classified

Grange

8 km · Co. Wexford · Not classified

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