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Goat Island

Green Coast faces SSE Monitored, not designated

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28
Blowy · knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind
Waves
0.5 m
6 s period from SSW · model cell 1 km out
Sea
16.7°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 78 km away.
Tide
3.1 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 10:25.
Wind
12 km/h
Gentle breeze, N, offshore, gusts 13
Daylight
07:34
Sunrise. Sunset 19:05. Air 9°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
10:00
Blowy 32/100
knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide · 0.4 m · 7 km/h
▼ 04:25 ▲ 10:25 ▼ 17:00 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Grim 22/100
knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide · 0.3 m · 14 km/h
▼ 05:20 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:05
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Grim 14/100
knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide · 0.5 m · 22 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 06:55 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 19:45
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 11 km/h
▲ 01:55 ▼ 08:15 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.1 m · 13 km/h
▲ 03:10 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 15:50 ▼ 22:10
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 11 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:35 ▲ 16:40 ▼ 22:55
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 35 km/h
▲ 04:55 ▼ 11:20 ▲ 17:25 ▼ 23:35

Week at a glance

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Sat 09:0028 · Blowyknee-high 0.5 m · offshore wind
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 07:00 · 12 Grim · nightSat 08:00 · 25 GrimSat 09:00 · 28 BlowySat 10:00 · 32 BlowySat 11:00 · 21 GrimSat 12:00 · 16 GrimSat 13:00 · 13 GrimSat 14:00 · 10 GrimSat 15:00 · 7 GrimSat 16:00 · 4 GrimSat 17:00 · 1 GrimSat 18:00 · 4 GrimSat 19:00 · 8 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 · 18 GrimSun 11:00 · 21 GrimSun 12:00 · 22 GrimSun 13:00 · 19 GrimSun 14:00 · 8 GrimSun 15:00 · 5 GrimSun 16:00 · 2 GrimSun 17:00 · 0 GrimSun 18:00 · 0 GrimSun 19:00 · 0 GrimSun 20:00 · 1 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 4 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 16 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 11 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 14 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 13 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 10 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 7 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 4 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 1 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 3 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 0 GrimMon 09:00 · 2 GrimMon 10:00 · 5 GrimMon 11:00 · 8 GrimMon 12:00 · 11 GrimMon 13:00 · 14 GrimMon 14:00 · 13 GrimMon 15:00 · 10 GrimMon 16:00 · 7 GrimMon 17:00 · 3 GrimMon 18:00 · 0 GrimMon 19:00 · 0 GrimMon 20:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 21:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 22:00 · 10 Grim · nightMon 23:00 · 14 Grim · nightTue 00:00 · 17 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 20 Grim · nightTue 02:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 03:00 · 20 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 16 Grim · nightTue 05:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 06:00 · 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 04:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 10:00 · 0 GrimThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 GrimFri 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 19:00 · 0 Grim

Sat, 3 Oct, 09:00

28 Blowy
  • knee-high 0.5 m
  • offshore wind
  • high-ish tide
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.5 m12 km/h
faces 164° SSE · wind offshore
Waves
0.5 m @ 6 s from SSW
Wind
12 km/h N · gusts 13
Tide
3.1 m · upper half
Air
9°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
08:0025 Grim0.5 m6 sSSW14 km/h NNW122.5 m dry7°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
09:0028 Blowy0.5 m6 sSSW12 km/h N133.1 m dry9°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
10:0032 Blowy0.4 m6 sSSW7 km/h N143.4 m ▲dry12°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
11:0021 Grim0.4 m6 sSSW3 km/h NE133.4 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
12:0016 Grim0.4 m6 sSSW7 km/h SE133.2 m dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide
13:0013 Grim0.4 m6 sSSW8 km/h SE152.7 m dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide
14:0010 Grim0.4 m6 sSSW9 km/h ESE172.2 m dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
15:007 Grim0.4 m5 sSSW12 km/h SE181.6 m dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
16:004 Grim0.3 m5 sSSW13 km/h SE181.2 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
17:001 Grim0.3 m5 sSSW12 km/h SSE171.1 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
18:004 Grim0.3 m5 sSSW9 km/h SSE151.2 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
19:008 Grim0.3 m5 sSSW7 km/h SE111.6 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
20:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSW9 km/h SE92.1 m dry14°flat
21:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSW10 km/h SE102.7 m dry14°flat
22:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSW10 km/h SE103.1 m ▲dry14°flat
23:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSW13 km/h SSE103.2 m ▲dry15°flat
Sunday, 4 October
00:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSW12 km/h SSE103.1 m ▲dry15°flat
01:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSW12 km/h SSW112.8 m dry15°flat
02:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSW12 km/h SW102.4 m dry15°flat
03:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSW13 km/h SSW111.9 m dry15°flat
04:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSW17 km/h W121.4 m dry14°flat
05:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSW5 km/h W121.2 m ▼dry13°flat
06:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSW5 km/h WNW121.1 m ▼dry13°flat
07:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSW3 km/h WNW131.4 m dry13°flat
08:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSW1 km/h N141.8 m dry13°flat
09:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSW7 km/h SW152.4 m dry14°flat
10:0018 Grim0.3 m5 sSSW8 km/h WSW182.8 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
11:0021 Grim0.3 m5 sSSW11 km/h WSW223.1 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
12:0022 Grim0.3 m5 sSSW14 km/h SW243.2 m ▲dry17°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
13:0019 Grim0.4 m5 sSSW18 km/h SW263.1 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
14:008 Grim0.4 m4 sSSW21 km/h SW292.7 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
15:005 Grim0.4 m4 sSSW24 km/h SW322.3 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
16:002 Grim0.5 m4 sSSW22 km/h SW331.9 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
17:000 Grim0.5 m4 sSSW19 km/h SW321.5 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
18:000 Grim0.5 m4 sSSW20 km/h SW321.3 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
19:000 Grim0.5 m4 sSSW20 km/h SW311.3 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
20:001 Grim0.5 m4 sSSW20 km/h SW301.6 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
21:004 Grim0.5 m4 sSSW19 km/h SW282.0 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
22:0016 Grim0.4 m4 sSSW17 km/h SW292.4 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
23:0011 Grim0.4 m4 sSSW22 km/h SW292.8 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
Monday, 5 October
00:0014 Grim0.4 m4 sSSW25 km/h SW303.0 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
01:0013 Grim0.4 m4 sSSW23 km/h SW303.0 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
02:0010 Grim0.4 m4 sSSW26 km/h SW292.8 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
03:007 Grim0.4 m4 sSSW24 km/h WSW282.5 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
04:004 Grim0.4 m4 sSSW18 km/h WSW282.0 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
05:001 Grim0.4 m4 sSSW22 km/h SW281.6 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
06:000 Grim0.4 m4 sSSW19 km/h SW281.3 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
07:003 Grim0.4 m4 sSSW17 km/h WSW281.2 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide

Where the energy comes from

Wave energy (H²·T) this week by direction, against the swell window

Swell arriving between ENE and WSW reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Dungarvan (modelled), 20 km away · metres above chart datum
04:2510:2517:0022:55
Low 04:25 · 0.9 mHigh 10:25 · 3.4 mLow 17:00 · 1.1 mHigh 22:55 · 3.2 m

The spot

Faces
164° SSE
Swell window
ENE 70° → WSW 240°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 1 km out
Water
Not classified

Facing and swell window are derived from the wave model's coastline around the spot, not surveyed. Know better? Tell us.

Water quality

No annual classification yet.

· beaches.ie

On the ground

No lifeguard listedNo toiletsNo parking listedDogs on lead

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

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Goats Island Beach is located approx 5km west of Ardmore in Co Waterford. The beach is located in an inlet that faces south and is sheltered to the west side by the island itself.

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🏄 Goat Island surf · Blowy · sea 17° · 0.4 mSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
🏄 Goat Island surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
🏄 Goat Island surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.5 mMon, 5 Oct 12:30–13:30 · knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide

Nearby spots

Whiting Bay

1 km · Co. Waterford · Not classified

Ardmore Beach

3 km · Co. Waterford · Good Quality

Curragh

4 km · Co. Waterford · Not classified

Ballyquin

5 km · Co. Waterford · Not classified

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