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Duncannon

Excellent Quality 2025 faces SSE

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Dip score now
80
Grand · light winds, dry
Waves
0.0 m
6 s period from S · model cell 3.7 km out
Sea
16.8°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 61 km away.
Tide
3.2 m
Falling. Low at 17:10.
Wind
3 km/h
Light air, SSW, onshore, gusts 10
Daylight
07:31
Sunrise. Sunset 19:02. Air 14°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
17:00
Grand 99/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 11 km/h
▼ 04:40 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 17:10 ▲ 23:10
Sun, 4 Oct
19:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 18 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 90/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 19 km/h
▲ 00:25 ▼ 07:00 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 86/100
light winds, showers possible, calm sea · 0.0 m · 12 km/h
▲ 02:15 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 15:00 ▼ 21:25
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 90/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 16 km/h
▲ 03:30 ▼ 09:45 ▲ 16:00 ▼ 22:25
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 87/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 11 km/h
▲ 04:30 ▼ 10:40 ▲ 16:55 ▼ 23:20
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Fresh 49/100
fresh breeze, rain · 36 km/h
▲ 05:15 ▼ 11:40 ▲ 17:40

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 12:0078 · Decentlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 10:00 · 71 DecentSat 11:00 · 71 DecentSat 12:00 · 78 DecentSat 13:00 · 83 GrandSat 14:00 · 87 GrandSat 15:00 · 91 GrandSat 16:00 · 95 GrandSat 17:00 · 99 GrandSat 18:00 · 96 GrandSat 19:00 · 88 GrandSat 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 70 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 80 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 89 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 87 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 98 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 86 GrandSun 09:00 · 85 GrandSun 10:00 · 80 GrandSun 11:00 · 69 DecentSun 12:00 · 67 DecentSun 13:00 · 71 DecentSun 14:00 · 65 DecentSun 15:00 · 70 DecentSun 16:00 · 74 DecentSun 17:00 · 78 DecentSun 18:00 · 82 GrandSun 19:00 · 91 GrandSun 20:00 · 87 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 82 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 77 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 58 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 58 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 67 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 85 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 80 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 80 GrandMon 09:00 · 75 DecentMon 10:00 · 71 DecentMon 11:00 · 67 DecentMon 12:00 · 62 DecentMon 13:00 · 58 FreshMon 14:00 · 58 FreshMon 15:00 · 63 DecentMon 16:00 · 67 DecentMon 17:00 · 71 DecentMon 18:00 · 85 GrandMon 19:00 · 90 GrandMon 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 21:00 · 80 Grand · nightMon 22:00 · 85 Grand · nightMon 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightTue 00:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 72 Decent · nightTue 02:00 · 67 Decent · nightTue 03:00 · 69 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 74 Decent · nightTue 05:00 · 78 Decent · nightTue 06:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 87 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 86 GrandTue 13:00 · 67 DecentTue 16:00 · 62 DecentTue 19:00 · 80 GrandTue 22:00 · 88 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 70 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 60 Fresh · nightWed 07:00 · 74 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 90 GrandWed 13:00 · 75 DecentWed 16:00 · 62 DecentWed 19:00 · 76 DecentWed 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 74 Decent · nightThu 04:00 · 60 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 69 Decent · nightThu 10:00 · 83 GrandThu 13:00 · 87 GrandThu 19:00 · 78 DecentFri 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 56 Fresh · nightFri 13:00 · 49 FreshFri 19:00 · 48 Fresh

Sat, 3 Oct, 12:00

78 Decent
  • light winds
  • dry
  • calm sea
  • sunny
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.0 m3 km/h
faces 164° SSE · wind onshore
Waves
0.0 m @ 6 s from S
Wind
3 km/h SSW · gusts 10
Tide
3.4 m · upper half
Air
14°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
12:0078 Decent0.0 m6 sS3 km/h SSW103.4 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:0083 Grand0.0 m6 sS10 km/h SSW122.9 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:0087 Grand0.0 m2 sS11 km/h S152.3 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
15:0091 Grand0.0 m2 sS10 km/h S181.9 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
16:0095 Grand0.0 m2 sS10 km/h S181.6 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
17:0099 Grand0.0 m2 sS11 km/h S171.4 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
18:0096 Grand0.0 m2 sS9 km/h S141.4 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:0088 Grand0.0 m2 sS4 km/h SSE101.8 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0084 Grand0.0 m2 sS5 km/h E82.4 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:0079 Decent0.0 m2 sS8 km/h SE82.9 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0074 Decent0.0 m2 sS6 km/h ESE83.2 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0070 Decent0.0 m2 sS9 km/h SSE93.4 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0073 Decent0.0 m2 sS6 km/h SSE93.3 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0080 Grand0.0 m2 sS9 km/h SSW93.0 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0084 Grand0.0 m2 sS10 km/h SSE92.5 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0089 Grand0.0 m2 sS12 km/h SSE92.1 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0087 Grand0.0 m2 sS13 km/h SSW101.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0097 Grand0.0 m2 sS12 km/h SSW111.5 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0098 Grand0.0 m1 sSSE10 km/h WSW121.4 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0091 Grand0.0 m2 sS8 km/h WSW121.6 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0086 Grand0.0 m2 sS8 km/h SW132.1 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0085 Grand0.0 m2 sS8 km/h SW162.6 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0080 Grand0.0 m2 sS12 km/h SSW203.0 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:0069 Decent0.0 m2 sSSE16 km/h SW253.3 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0067 Decent0.1 m2 sSSE17 km/h SW283.4 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0071 Decent0.1 m2 sS18 km/h SW303.3 m ▲dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0065 Decent0.1 m2 sS20 km/h SW333.0 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0070 Decent0.1 m2 sS22 km/h SW342.5 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0074 Decent0.1 m2 sS22 km/h SW362.1 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0078 Decent0.1 m2 sS22 km/h SW361.8 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0082 Grand0.1 m2 sS21 km/h SW361.6 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0091 Grand0.1 m3 sS18 km/h SW341.6 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0087 Grand0.1 m3 sS18 km/h SW331.8 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0082 Grand0.1 m3 sS17 km/h SW322.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0077 Decent0.1 m3 sS15 km/h SW322.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0073 Decent0.1 m3 sS17 km/h SW333.0 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Monday, 5 October
00:0058 Fresh0.1 m3 sS21 km/h SW333.2 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0058 Fresh0.1 m3 sS26 km/h SW333.2 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0063 Decent0.1 m2 sS26 km/h SW333.0 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0067 Decent0.1 m2 sS25 km/h SW322.7 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0071 Decent0.1 m3 sS22 km/h SW322.3 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0085 Grand0.1 m2 sS19 km/h SW321.9 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0080 Grand0.1 m2 sS22 km/h SW321.6 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0094 Grand0.1 m2 sS19 km/h WSW321.5 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0080 Grand0.1 m2 sS22 km/h SW301.6 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0075 Decent0.1 m2 sS24 km/h SW311.9 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0071 Decent0.1 m2 sS24 km/h SW322.4 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0067 Decent0.1 m2 sS23 km/h SW342.8 m dry17°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 16:30–17:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Duncannon dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.1 mSun, 4 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 Duncannon dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.1 mMon, 5 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea

Nearby spots

Booley Bay

3 km · Co. Wexford · Not classified

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Belle Lake

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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.