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Dunmore Strand, Dunmore East

Good Quality 2025 faces SSE

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Dip score now
65
Decent · light winds, dry
Waves
0.4 m
5 s period from SSE · model cell 2 km out
Sea
16.7°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 55 km away.
Tide
3.6 m
High tide. High at 10:30.
Wind
9 km/h
Light breeze, N, offshore, gusts 14
Daylight
07:31
Sunrise. Sunset 19:02. Air 11°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
18:00
Grand 96/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 10 km/h
▼ 04:40 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 17:10 ▲ 23:10
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 14 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grand 80/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 25 km/h
▲ 00:25 ▼ 07:00 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 19 km/h
▲ 02:15 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 15:00 ▼ 21:25
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 90/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 18 km/h
▲ 03:30 ▼ 09:45 ▲ 16:00 ▼ 22:25
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grand 88/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 15 km/h
▲ 04:30 ▼ 10:40 ▲ 16:55 ▼ 23:20
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Blowy 33/100
strong wind, rain · 40 km/h
▲ 05:15 ▼ 11:40 ▲ 17:40

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 10:0065 · Decentlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 06:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 75 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 70 DecentSat 09:00 · 59 FreshSat 10:00 · 65 DecentSat 11:00 · 71 DecentSat 12:00 · 78 DecentSat 13:00 · 83 GrandSat 14:00 · 87 GrandSat 15:00 · 91 GrandSat 16:00 · 89 GrandSat 17:00 · 93 GrandSat 18:00 · 96 GrandSat 19:00 · 91 GrandSat 20:00 · 87 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 82 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 71 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 67 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 70 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 87 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 82 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 83 GrandSun 09:00 · 79 DecentSun 10:00 · 74 DecentSun 11:00 · 59 FreshSun 12:00 · 57 FreshSun 13:00 · 61 FreshSun 14:00 · 65 DecentSun 15:00 · 70 DecentSun 16:00 · 74 DecentSun 17:00 · 62 DecentSun 18:00 · 66 DecentSun 19:00 · 65 DecentSun 20:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 58 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 42 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 47 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 51 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 55 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 59 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 64 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 68 Decent · 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 · 75 DecentMon 19:00 · 80 GrandMon 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 21:00 · 80 Grand · nightMon 22:00 · 75 Decent · nightMon 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightTue 00:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 72 Decent · nightTue 02:00 · 57 Fresh · nightTue 03:00 · 59 Fresh · nightTue 04:00 · 64 Decent · nightTue 05:00 · 78 Decent · nightTue 06:00 · 73 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 80 GrandTue 13:00 · 63 DecentTue 16:00 · 58 FreshTue 19:00 · 83 GrandTue 22:00 · 88 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 75 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 · 72 DecentWed 22:00 · 85 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 70 Decent · nightThu 04:00 · 56 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 69 Decent · nightThu 10:00 · 88 GrandThu 13:00 · 87 GrandThu 19:00 · 81 GrandFri 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 40 Blowy · nightFri 13:00 · 33 BlowyFri 19:00 · 33 Blowy

Sat, 3 Oct, 10:00

65 Decent
  • light winds
  • dry
  • small waves 0.4 m
  • high tide
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.4 m9 km/h
faces 154° SSE · wind offshore
Waves
0.4 m @ 5 s from SSE
Wind
9 km/h N · gusts 14
Tide
3.5 m · high
Air
11°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
10:0065 Decent0.4 m5 sSSE9 km/h N143.5 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
11:0071 Decent0.4 m5 sSSE5 km/h NE143.6 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:0078 Decent0.4 m5 sSSE5 km/h ESE113.4 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:0083 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE9 km/h SSE112.9 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:0087 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE9 km/h SSE152.3 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
15:0091 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE10 km/h SE161.9 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
16:0089 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE12 km/h SSE161.6 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0093 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE13 km/h S151.4 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0096 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h S141.4 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:0091 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE6 km/h S111.8 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0087 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE9 km/h S102.4 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:0082 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE12 km/h S112.9 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0071 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE14 km/h S123.2 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0067 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE16 km/h S133.4 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0070 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE16 km/h S143.3 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0058 Fresh0.3 m4 sSSE22 km/h S153.0 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
02:0078 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE17 km/h S152.5 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0073 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE20 km/h SW152.1 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0087 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE15 km/h SW151.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0081 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW161.5 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0082 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE20 km/h WSW171.4 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0088 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE13 km/h WSW171.6 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0083 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE14 km/h WSW182.1 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0079 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE14 km/h SW212.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0074 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE19 km/h SW233.0 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0059 Fresh0.2 m4 sSSE24 km/h SW273.3 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0057 Fresh0.2 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW293.4 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0061 Fresh0.3 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW313.3 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0065 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE24 km/h SW333.0 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0070 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE26 km/h SW352.5 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0074 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE28 km/h SW372.1 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0062 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE29 km/h SW381.8 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0066 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE32 km/h SW381.6 m ▼dry16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0065 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE30 km/h SW371.6 m ▼dry16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0061 Fresh0.3 m4 sSSE30 km/h SW371.8 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0056 Fresh0.3 m4 sSSE29 km/h SW372.2 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0051 Fresh0.3 m4 sSSE29 km/h SW372.6 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0063 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE26 km/h SW373.0 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
Monday, 5 October
00:0058 Fresh0.3 m4 sSSE27 km/h SW373.2 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0042 Blowy0.3 m4 sSSE29 km/h SW373.2 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0047 Fresh0.3 m4 sSSE32 km/h SW373.0 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0051 Fresh0.3 m4 sSSE33 km/h SW362.7 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0055 Fresh0.3 m4 sSSE33 km/h WSW362.3 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0059 Fresh0.3 m4 sSSE32 km/h WSW361.9 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0064 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE33 km/h SW361.6 m ▼dry16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0068 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE30 km/h WSW361.5 m ▼dry15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0080 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE25 km/h SW311.6 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0075 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE28 km/h SW311.9 m dry16°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 NE and W reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Dunmore East, 1 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
154° SSE
Swell window
NE 50° → W 260°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 2 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 Excellent. The EPA flags a short-term pollution risk here after heavy rain.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

Lifeguard: YesToiletsParkingPublic busesAccessible: Ramp to beachNo dogs (No dogs allowed between 11am to 7pm, June, July and August)

As listed by Waterford City & County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

The Hot Pod (Dunmore East) · Lawlors Beach, Dunmore East · right here · mobile

Sweathouse (Baginbun) · Baginbun Beach, Fethard-on-Sea, Co. Wexford · 12 km · fixed

The Hot Pod (Newtown Cove) · Guillamene / Newtown Cove, Tramore · 12 km · mobile

The Stove Sauna · Ballyscanlan Lough (lower lake), Ballyscanlon Wellness Retreats · 15 km · fixed

Dunmore Strand is a sandy beach set within a large steep sided cove. The beach has a gentle slope and is well protected and sheltered. The cliffs support a variety of seabirds not least being the colony of kittiwakes which nest along the face of the cliffs. The designated bathing area is approximately 100 metres long and 75 metres wide (at low tide). Activities include swimming, bodyboarding and kayaking. An adventure centre is located at the harbour offering a variety of water sports and land based activities such as rock climbing.

Put Dunmore Strand, Dunmore East 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.

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🌊 Dunmore Strand, Dunmore East dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.3 mSat, 3 Oct 17:30–18:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Dunmore Strand, Dunmore East dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 Dunmore Strand, Dunmore East dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.3 mMon, 5 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, dry, calm sea

Nearby spots

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Booley Bay

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