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Dunmore Strand, Dunmore East

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14
Grim · waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy
Waves
0.7 m
6 s period from SSE · model cell 2 km out
Sea
16.9°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 55 km away.
Tide
3.2 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 22:15.
Wind
30 km/h
Fresh breeze, WSW, cross, gusts 53
Daylight
07:30
Sunrise. Sunset 19:04. Air 16°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
Daylight's done for today.
▼ 03:45 ▲ 09:40 ▼ 16:10 ▲ 22:15
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Grim 22/100
knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide · 0.5 m · 7 km/h
▼ 04:40 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 17:10 ▲ 23:10
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Grim 14/100
knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide · 0.3 m · 28 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 24 km/h
▲ 00:25 ▼ 07:00 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 13 km/h
▲ 02:15 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 15:00 ▼ 21:25
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.1 m · 21 km/h
▲ 03:30 ▼ 09:45 ▲ 16:00 ▼ 22:25
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 14 km/h
▲ 04:30 ▼ 10:40 ▲ 16:55 ▼ 23:20

Week at a glance

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Fri 20:0015 · Grimwaist-high 0.7 m · short period 6 s, choppy
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 14:00 · 4 GrimFri 15:00 · 7 GrimFri 16:00 · 10 GrimFri 17:00 · 8 GrimFri 18:00 · 5 GrimFri 19:00 · 0 GrimFri 20:00 · 15 Grim · nightFri 21:00 · 30 Blowy · nightFri 22:00 · 27 Grim · nightFri 23:00 · 28 Blowy · nightSat 00:00 · 18 Grim · nightSat 01:00 · 22 Grim · nightSat 02:00 · 25 Grim · nightSat 03:00 · 28 Blowy · nightSat 04:00 · 31 Blowy · nightSat 05:00 · 32 Blowy · nightSat 06:00 · 28 Blowy · nightSat 07:00 · 15 Grim · nightSat 08:00 · 22 GrimSat 09:00 · 18 GrimSat 10:00 · 15 GrimSat 11:00 · 5 GrimSat 12:00 · 6 GrimSat 13:00 · 9 GrimSat 14:00 · 12 GrimSat 15:00 · 15 GrimSat 16:00 · 18 GrimSat 17:00 · 21 GrimSat 18:00 · 18 GrimSat 19:00 · 15 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 · 8 GrimSun 17:00 · 11 GrimSun 18:00 · 14 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 08:00 · 5 GrimMon 09:00 · 5 GrimMon 10:00 · 5 GrimMon 11:00 · 5 GrimMon 12:00 · 5 GrimMon 13:00 · 5 GrimMon 14:00 · 5 GrimMon 15:00 · 5 GrimMon 16:00 · 5 GrimMon 17:00 · 5 GrimMon 18:00 · 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 · 5 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 5 GrimWed 13:00 · 5 GrimWed 16:00 · 5 GrimWed 19:00 · 5 GrimWed 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 20:00

15 Grim
  • waist-high 0.7 m
  • short period 6 s, choppy
  • cross-shore wind
  • high-ish tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.7 m30 km/h
faces 154° SSE · wind cross
Waves
0.7 m @ 6 s from SSE
Wind
30 km/h WSW · gusts 53
Tide
3.0 m · upper half
Air
16°C · 0.9 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
20:0015 Grim0.7 m6 sSSE30 km/h WSW533.0 m 0.9 mm16°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
21:0030 Blowy0.7 m6 sSSE13 km/h NW373.4 m dry14°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
22:0027 Grim0.7 m6 sSSE17 km/h WNW283.6 m ▲dry13°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
23:0028 Blowy0.6 m6 sSSE11 km/h WNW243.6 m ▲dry12°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0018 Grim0.6 m6 sSSE10 km/h WNW213.1 m dry11°knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
01:0022 Grim0.6 m6 sSSE9 km/h WNW182.5 m dry10°knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
02:0025 Grim0.6 m6 sSSE10 km/h WNW161.9 m dry10°knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
03:0028 Blowy0.5 m6 sSSE9 km/h NW151.5 m dry9°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
04:0031 Blowy0.5 m5 sSSE10 km/h NW151.3 m ▼dry9°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
05:0032 Blowy0.5 m5 sSSE7 km/h NW141.2 m ▼dry8°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
06:0028 Blowy0.5 m5 sSSE5 km/h N121.5 m dry8°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
07:0015 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE4 km/h NNE112.1 m dry9°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
08:0022 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE7 km/h NNW122.8 m dry9°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
09:0018 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE8 km/h N113.3 m dry10°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
10:0015 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE6 km/h N103.5 m ▲dry11°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
11:005 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE2 km/h NE103.6 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
12:006 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE4 km/h SSE113.4 m dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide
13:009 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE6 km/h S132.9 m dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide
14:0012 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE8 km/h S152.3 m dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
15:0015 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE9 km/h S171.9 m dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
16:0018 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE10 km/h S181.6 m ▼dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
17:0021 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE10 km/h SSW181.4 m ▼dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
18:0018 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE9 km/h SSW181.4 m ▼dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
19:0015 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE9 km/h SSW181.8 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
20:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE13 km/h S182.4 m dry13°flat
21:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE13 km/h SSW192.9 m dry13°flat
22:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE15 km/h SSW203.2 m ▲dry13°flat
23:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE15 km/h SSW213.4 m ▲dry13°flat
Sunday, 4 October
00:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE17 km/h SSW223.3 m ▲dry13°flat
01:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE19 km/h SSW233.0 m dry14°flat
02:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE22 km/h SSW242.5 m dry14°flat
03:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE22 km/h SSW252.1 m dry15°flat
04:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE24 km/h SSW271.7 m dry15°flat
05:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE26 km/h SSW291.5 m ▼dry15°flat
06:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE19 km/h SW301.4 m ▼dry15°flat
07:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW321.6 m dry15°flat
08:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE23 km/h WSW322.1 m dry15°flat
09:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE21 km/h WSW332.6 m dry15°flat
10:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE21 km/h WSW343.0 m dry15°flat
11:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE19 km/h SW353.3 m ▲dry15°flat
12:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE20 km/h SW363.4 m ▲dry16°flat
13:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE26 km/h SW383.3 m ▲dry16°flat
14:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE27 km/h SW323.0 m dry16°flat
15:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE27 km/h SW332.5 m dry16°flat
16:008 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE27 km/h SW362.1 m dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
17:0011 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE28 km/h SW341.8 m dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
18:0014 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE28 km/h SW331.6 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
19:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE28 km/h SW341.6 m ▼dry16°flat

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
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
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.

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🏄 Dunmore Strand, Dunmore East surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.5 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
🏄 Dunmore Strand, Dunmore East surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide

Nearby spots

Counsellors' Strand, Dunmore East

0 km · Co. Waterford · Good Quality

Woodstown

4 km · Co. Waterford · Not classified

Belle Lake

5 km · Co. Waterford · Not classified

Booley Bay

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.