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Duncannon

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38
Blowy · strong wind, onshore, choppy
Waves
0.2 m
3 s period from SSE · model cell 3.7 km out
Sea
16.7°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 61 km away.
Tide
3.8 m
High tide. High at 09:40.
Wind
40 km/h
Strong breeze, SSW, onshore, gusts 54
Daylight
07:29
Sunrise. Sunset 19:04. Air 16°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
19:00
Decent 68/100
moderate breeze, showers possible, calm sea · 0.2 m · 26 km/h
▼ 03:45 ▲ 09:40 ▼ 16:10 ▲ 22:15
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 6 km/h
▼ 04:40 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 17:10 ▲ 23:10
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 21 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 22 km/h
▲ 00:25 ▼ 07:00 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 15 km/h
▲ 02:15 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 15:00 ▼ 21:25
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry, low tide · 19 km/h
▲ 03:30 ▼ 09:45 ▲ 16:00 ▼ 22:25
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
▲ 04:30 ▼ 10:40 ▲ 16:55 ▼ 23:20

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 10:0038 · Blowystrong wind · onshore, choppy
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 05:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 06:00 · 70 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 78 DecentFri 08:00 · 78 DecentFri 09:00 · 54 FreshFri 10:00 · 38 BlowyFri 11:00 · 30 BlowyFri 12:00 · 38 BlowyFri 13:00 · 54 FreshFri 14:00 · 38 BlowyFri 15:00 · 38 BlowyFri 16:00 · 30 BlowyFri 17:00 · 30 BlowyFri 18:00 · 29 BlowyFri 19:00 · 68 DecentFri 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 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 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 100 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 100 GrandSat 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 84 GrandSun 09:00 · 84 GrandSun 10:00 · 84 GrandSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 84 GrandSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 84 GrandSun 18:00 · 84 GrandSun 19:00 · 84 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 · 84 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 84 GrandMon 13:00 · 84 GrandMon 16:00 · 84 GrandMon 19:00 · 84 GrandMon 22:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 94 GrandTue 13:00 · 86 GrandTue 16:00 · 86 GrandTue 19:00 · 92 GrandTue 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 82 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 90 GrandWed 19:00 · 91 GrandThu 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 97 GrandThu 19:00 · 81 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 10:00

38 Blowy
  • strong wind
  • onshore, choppy
  • showers possible
  • calm sea
  • high tide
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.2 m40 km/h
faces 164° SSE · wind onshore
Waves
0.2 m @ 3 s from SSE
Wind
40 km/h SSW · gusts 54
Tide
3.8 m · high
Air
16°C · 0.2 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
09:0054 Fresh0.2 m3 sSSE33 km/h SSW513.7 m ▲0.2 mm16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
10:0038 Blowy0.2 m3 sSSE40 km/h SSW543.8 m ▲0.2 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, showers possible
11:0030 Blowy0.2 m3 sSSE41 km/h SSW573.6 m 0.3 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, showers possible
12:0038 Blowy0.2 m3 sSSE39 km/h SSW603.0 m 0.1 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, dry
13:0054 Fresh0.2 m3 sSSE39 km/h SSW622.3 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
14:0038 Blowy0.2 m3 sSSE40 km/h SSW631.7 m dry16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, dry
15:0038 Blowy0.2 m3 sSSE41 km/h SSW631.4 m ▼dry16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0030 Blowy0.2 m3 sSSE43 km/h SSW621.1 m ▼0.2 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, showers possible
17:0030 Blowy0.2 m3 sSSE43 km/h SSW621.2 m ▼0.5 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, showers possible
18:0029 Blowy0.2 m3 sSSE39 km/h SW611.7 m 0.8 mm16°strong wind, rain, calm sea
19:0068 Decent0.2 m3 sSSE26 km/h SW562.4 m 0.7 mm16°moderate breeze, showers possible, calm sea
20:0094 Grand0.2 m3 sSSE18 km/h WNW463.0 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0091 Grand0.1 m3 sSSE18 km/h WNW313.4 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0091 Grand0.1 m3 sS13 km/h WNW233.6 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0097 Grand0.1 m3 sS9 km/h WNW193.6 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
Saturday, 3 October
00:0092 Grand0.1 m3 sS8 km/h W153.1 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0092 Grand0.0 m3 sS9 km/h W142.5 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 sS6 km/h WNW101.5 m dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0092 Grand0.0 m3 sS6 km/h NW101.3 m ▼dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0092 Grand0.0 m3 sS5 km/h N101.2 m ▼dry7°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0092 Grand0.0 m3 sS4 km/h NNE91.5 m dry7°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0092 Grand0.0 m3 sS3 km/h N92.1 m dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0092 Grand0.0 m3 sS5 km/h NNE82.8 m dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0092 Grand0.0 m3 sS6 km/h N83.3 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0097 Grand0.0 m3 sS2 km/h NNW83.5 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:0097 Grand0.0 m3 sS3 km/h SSW93.6 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:00100 Grand0.0 m3 sS6 km/h SSW133.4 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:00100 Grand0.0 m3 sS10 km/h S162.9 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:00100 Grand0.0 m3 sS11 km/h S182.3 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
15:0094 Grand0.0 m3 sS14 km/h SSW201.9 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0094 Grand0.0 m3 sS13 km/h SSW211.6 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:00100 Grand0.0 m3 sS11 km/h SSW211.4 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
18:00100 Grand0.0 m3 sS9 km/h SSW191.4 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:00100 Grand0.0 m3 sS12 km/h S171.8 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0091 Grand0.0 m3 sS12 km/h S162.4 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0097 Grand0.0 m3 sS11 km/h SSW172.9 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0097 Grand0.0 m3 sS10 km/h SSW183.2 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0097 Grand0.0 m3 sS12 km/h SSW193.4 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0094 Grand0.0 m1 sS13 km/h SSW203.3 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0097 Grand0.0 m2 sSSE11 km/h SSW223.0 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0094 Grand0.0 m2 sSSE13 km/h SSW232.5 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0094 Grand0.0 m2 sSSE18 km/h SSW252.1 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0078 Decent0.0 m2 sSSE21 km/h SSW261.7 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
05:0094 Grand0.0 m2 sSSE15 km/h SSW271.5 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0094 Grand0.0 m2 sS14 km/h SW281.4 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0094 Grand0.0 m2 sS16 km/h WSW301.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0084 Grand0.0 m2 sS21 km/h SW272.1 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
03:4509:4016:1022:15
Low 03:45 · 1.0 mHigh 09:40 · 3.8 mLow 16:10 · 1.1 mHigh 22:15 · 3.6 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.

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🌊 Duncannon dip · Decent · sea 17° · 0.2 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · moderate breeze, showers possible, calm sea
🌊 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 · moderate breeze, dry, calm sea

Nearby spots

Booley Bay

3 km · Co. Wexford · Not classified

Woodstown

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.