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Kilcoole Beach

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Dip score now
80
Grand · gentle breeze, showers possible
Waves
0.8 m
5 s period from SSE · model cell 2 km out
Sea
15.1°
Grand. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 58 km away.
Tide
3.1 m
Falling. Low at 09:30.
Wind
13 km/h
Gentle breeze, S, cross, gusts 32
Daylight
07:26
Sunrise. Sunset 19:00. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
08:00
Grand 80/100
gentle breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 16 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:30 ▲ 16:10 ▼ 22:10
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 5 km/h
▲ 04:40 ▼ 10:30 ▲ 17:10 ▼ 23:15
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.4 m · 17 km/h
▲ 05:55 ▼ 11:55 ▲ 18:30
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.4 m · 11 km/h
▼ 00:55 ▲ 07:20 ▼ 13:20 ▲ 19:40
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.4 m · 11 km/h
▼ 02:20 ▲ 08:40 ▼ 14:30 ▲ 20:55
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
▼ 03:15 ▲ 09:50 ▼ 15:30 ▲ 21:55
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 8 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:40 ▼ 16:15 ▲ 22:50

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 05:0080 · Grandgentle breeze · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 03:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 05:00 · 80 Grand · nightFri 06:00 · 58 Fresh · nightFri 07:00 · 68 DecentFri 08:00 · 80 GrandFri 09:00 · 78 DecentFri 10:00 · 66 DecentFri 11:00 · 66 DecentFri 12:00 · 66 DecentFri 13:00 · 50 FreshFri 14:00 · 58 FreshFri 15:00 · 42 BlowyFri 16:00 · 42 BlowyFri 17:00 · 53 FreshFri 18:00 · 53 FreshFri 19:00 · 68 DecentFri 20:00 · 68 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 79 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 79 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 86 GrandSat 08:00 · 92 GrandSat 09:00 · 97 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 100 GrandSat 12:00 · 100 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 84 GrandSat 16:00 · 84 GrandSat 17:00 · 84 GrandSat 18:00 · 84 GrandSat 19:00 · 94 GrandSat 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 87 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 90 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 94 GrandSun 09:00 · 94 GrandSun 10:00 · 94 GrandSun 11:00 · 94 GrandSun 12:00 · 94 GrandSun 13:00 · 94 GrandSun 14:00 · 94 GrandSun 15:00 · 94 GrandSun 16:00 · 94 GrandSun 17:00 · 94 GrandSun 18:00 · 88 GrandSun 19:00 · 88 GrandSun 20:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 100 GrandMon 13:00 · 94 GrandMon 16:00 · 94 GrandMon 19:00 · 100 GrandMon 22:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 100 GrandTue 13:00 · 100 GrandTue 16:00 · 92 GrandTue 19:00 · 100 GrandTue 22:00 · 75 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 75 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 94 GrandWed 19:00 · 91 GrandThu 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 100 GrandThu 19:00 · 91 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 05:00

80 Grand
  • gentle breeze
  • showers possible
  • small waves 0.8 m
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.8 m13 km/h
faces 77° ENE · wind cross
Waves
0.8 m @ 5 s from SSE
Wind
13 km/h S · gusts 32
Tide
3.3 m · upper half
Air
13°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
05:0080 Grand0.8 m5 sSSE13 km/h S323.3 m 0.2 mm13°gentle breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.8 m
06:0058 Fresh0.8 m5 sSSE23 km/h S342.8 m 0.3 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible, waves 0.8 m
07:0068 Decent0.8 m5 sSSE15 km/h S342.1 m 0.5 mm14°gentle breeze, showers possible, waves 0.8 m
08:0080 Grand0.8 m5 sSSE16 km/h SSW341.4 m 0.2 mm14°gentle breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.8 m
09:0078 Decent0.8 m5 sSSE22 km/h SSW381.0 m ▼0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
10:0066 Decent0.8 m5 sSSE22 km/h SSW410.9 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
11:0066 Decent0.9 m5 sSSE27 km/h SSW441.3 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
12:0066 Decent0.9 m5 sSSE24 km/h S461.8 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
13:0050 Fresh1.1 m6 sSSE30 km/h SSW502.4 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
14:0058 Fresh1.2 m6 sSSE26 km/h SSW522.9 m 0.2 mm17°moderate breeze, showers possible, waves 1.2 m
15:0042 Blowy1.2 m6 sSSE32 km/h SSW533.4 m ▲0.2 mm17°fresh breeze, showers possible, waves 1.2 m
16:0042 Blowy1.3 m6 sSSE31 km/h SSW523.5 m ▲0.3 mm16°fresh breeze, showers possible, waves 1.3 m
17:0053 Fresh1.3 m6 sSSE28 km/h SSW493.5 m ▲0.5 mm16°moderate breeze, rain, waves 1.3 m
18:0053 Fresh1.2 m6 sSSE27 km/h SSW433.1 m 0.5 mm16°moderate breeze, rain, waves 1.2 m
19:0068 Decent1.2 m6 sSSE15 km/h SW362.5 m 0.3 mm16°gentle breeze, showers possible, waves 1.2 m
20:0068 Decent1.1 m6 sSSE17 km/h W281.8 m 0.2 mm15°gentle breeze, showers possible, waves 1.1 m
21:0079 Decent1.0 m6 sSSE11 km/h W251.2 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
22:0079 Decent0.9 m6 sSSE9 km/h WSW230.9 m ▼dry11°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
23:0079 Decent0.8 m6 sSSE1 km/h SE201.0 m ▼dry10°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0091 Grand0.7 m6 sSSE3 km/h NNW181.4 m dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
01:0086 Grand0.7 m6 sSSE3 km/h NNW151.9 m dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
02:0086 Grand0.6 m6 sSSE5 km/h WSW142.4 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
03:0086 Grand0.6 m6 sSE10 km/h SW152.9 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
04:0086 Grand0.5 m5 sSE10 km/h WSW153.2 m ▲dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
05:0086 Grand0.5 m5 sSE10 km/h WSW153.3 m ▲dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
06:0086 Grand0.5 m5 sSE11 km/h WSW153.1 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
07:0086 Grand0.4 m5 sSE12 km/h WSW162.7 m dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
08:0092 Grand0.4 m4 sSE9 km/h WSW152.1 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0097 Grand0.4 m4 sSE8 km/h WSW141.6 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0097 Grand0.3 m4 sSE7 km/h WSW141.3 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:00100 Grand0.3 m4 sSE5 km/h SW131.2 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:00100 Grand0.3 m4 sSE5 km/h SSE131.4 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:0094 Grand0.3 m4 sSE13 km/h SE151.9 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0094 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE18 km/h SSE192.4 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0084 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE23 km/h SSE222.8 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0084 Grand0.3 m5 sSE24 km/h SSE243.2 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0084 Grand0.3 m3 sSE22 km/h S253.4 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0084 Grand0.3 m3 sSE21 km/h S253.4 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0094 Grand0.3 m3 sSE15 km/h S233.0 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0091 Grand0.3 m3 sSE16 km/h SSW232.5 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0091 Grand0.3 m3 sSE14 km/h S231.9 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0091 Grand0.3 m3 sSE15 km/h S241.4 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0091 Grand0.3 m3 sSE18 km/h SSW251.1 m ▼dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0081 Grand0.3 m3 sSE21 km/h SSW261.1 m ▼dry12°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0081 Grand0.3 m3 sSE20 km/h SSW261.4 m dry13°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0091 Grand0.3 m3 sSE16 km/h SSW281.8 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0087 Grand0.3 m3 sSE21 km/h SSW302.2 m dry13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
04:0090 Grand0.3 m3 sSE20 km/h SSW312.7 m dry13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Bray Harbour (modelled), 13 km away · metres above chart datum
03:4009:3016:1022:10
High 03:40 · 3.5 mLow 09:30 · 0.9 mHigh 16:10 · 3.6 mLow 22:10 · 0.9 m

The spot

Faces
77° ENE
Swell window
N 350° → S 170°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 2 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 toiletsParkingAdjacent to Kilcoole Train Station and 1km from Bus stop in Kilcoole Village.Dogs on lead

As listed by Wicklow County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Fad Saoil Saunas (Greystones) · Rise at The Cove, Marine Road, Greystones · 5 km · fixed

The Barrel Sauna (Greystones) · The Boatyard, Beach Road, Greystones · 5 km · fixed

Helios Sauna (Bray Rooftop) · Bray seafront · 11 km · fixed

The Boat Yard Sauna · Wicklow Harbour, Wicklow town · 14 km · fixed

Kilcoole Beach is located east of Kilcoole via Sea Road. It is a long gravelly beach.

Put Kilcoole Beach 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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🌊 Kilcoole Beach dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.8 mFri, 2 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.8 m
🌊 Kilcoole Beach dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.3 mSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Kilcoole Beach dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.4 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea

Nearby spots

Greystones South

4 km · Co. Wicklow · Excellent Quality

The Cove Greystones

5 km · Co. Wicklow · Excellent Quality

Bray South Promenade

11 km · Co. Wicklow · Good Quality

South of Bray Harbour

12 km · Co. Wicklow · Not classified

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