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Kilcoole Beach

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Dip score now
79
Decent · light winds, dry
Waves
0.8 m
7 s period from SSE · model cell 2 km out
Sea
14.9°
Fresh. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 58 km away.
Tide
1.2 m
Rising. High at 04:40.
Wind
12 km/h
Light breeze, WSW, offshore, gusts 24
Daylight
07:26
Sunrise. Sunset 19:00. Air 11°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
Daylight's done for today.
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:30 ▲ 16:10 ▼ 22:10
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 7 km/h
▲ 04:40 ▼ 10:30 ▲ 17:10 ▼ 23:15
Sun, 4 Oct
16:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 12 km/h
▲ 05:55 ▼ 11:55 ▲ 18:30
Mon, 5 Oct
17:00
Grand 94/100
light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m · 0.4 m · 12 km/h
▼ 00:55 ▲ 07:20 ▼ 13:20 ▲ 19:40
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 6 km/h
▼ 02:20 ▲ 08:40 ▼ 14:30 ▲ 20:55
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Grand 88/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m · 0.5 m · 19 km/h
▼ 03:15 ▲ 09:50 ▼ 15:30 ▲ 21:55
Thu, 8 Oct
19:00
Grand 97/100
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 23:0079 · Decentlight winds · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 17:00 · 42 BlowyFri 18:00 · 38 BlowyFri 19:00 · 58 FreshFri 20:00 · 74 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 82 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 73 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 · 92 GrandSat 08:00 · 92 GrandSat 09:00 · 92 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 100 GrandSat 12:00 · 100 GrandSat 13:00 · 100 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 97 GrandSat 20:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 91 GrandSun 09:00 · 81 GrandSun 10:00 · 94 GrandSun 11:00 · 94 GrandSun 12:00 · 94 GrandSun 13:00 · 84 GrandSun 14:00 · 94 GrandSun 15:00 · 94 GrandSun 16:00 · 100 GrandSun 17:00 · 94 GrandSun 18:00 · 94 GrandSun 19:00 · 100 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 · 88 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 88 GrandMon 09:00 · 88 GrandMon 10:00 · 88 GrandMon 11:00 · 88 GrandMon 12:00 · 88 GrandMon 13:00 · 88 GrandMon 14:00 · 88 GrandMon 15:00 · 88 GrandMon 16:00 · 88 GrandMon 17:00 · 94 GrandMon 18:00 · 88 GrandMon 19:00 · 94 GrandMon 22:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 100 GrandTue 13:00 · 92 GrandTue 16:00 · 76 DecentTue 19:00 · 88 GrandTue 22:00 · 85 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 85 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 80 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 80 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 85 GrandWed 13:00 · 88 GrandWed 16:00 · 78 DecentWed 19:00 · 85 GrandWed 22:00 · 85 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 94 GrandThu 19:00 · 97 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 23:00

79 Decent
  • light winds
  • dry
  • waves 0.8 m
  • sunny
  • low tide
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.8 m12 km/h
faces 77° ENE · wind offshore
Waves
0.8 m @ 7 s from SSE
Wind
12 km/h WSW · gusts 24
Tide
1.0 m · low
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
23:0079 Decent0.8 m7 sSSE12 km/h WSW241.0 m ▼dry11°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0091 Grand0.7 m6 sSSE6 km/h W231.4 m dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
01:0086 Grand0.7 m6 sSSE0 km/h SSE201.9 m dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
02:0086 Grand0.6 m6 sSE5 km/h SW152.4 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
03:0086 Grand0.6 m6 sSE9 km/h WSW152.9 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
04:0086 Grand0.5 m6 sSE11 km/h W163.2 m ▲dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
05:0086 Grand0.5 m5 sSE11 km/h WSW173.3 m ▲dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
06:0086 Grand0.4 m4 sSE10 km/h WSW173.1 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
07:0092 Grand0.4 m4 sSE8 km/h WSW172.7 m dry7°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0092 Grand0.4 m4 sSE9 km/h WSW172.1 m dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0092 Grand0.3 m4 sSE10 km/h W161.6 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0097 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h WSW161.3 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:00100 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE7 km/h W141.2 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:00100 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE4 km/h ENE131.4 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE10 km/h ESE161.9 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:0094 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE14 km/h SE202.4 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0094 Grand0.2 m5 sSSE15 km/h SSE232.8 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0094 Grand0.2 m5 sSSE18 km/h SSE243.2 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0094 Grand0.2 m5 sSSE18 km/h S243.4 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0094 Grand0.2 m5 sSSE17 km/h S233.4 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0097 Grand0.2 m3 sSE10 km/h SSW213.0 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0097 Grand0.2 m3 sSE10 km/h SW202.5 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:0097 Grand0.2 m3 sSSE9 km/h SSW201.9 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0092 Grand0.2 m3 sSSE9 km/h SSW211.4 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0092 Grand0.2 m3 sSE10 km/h SSW231.1 m ▼dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0092 Grand0.2 m3 sSE12 km/h SW241.1 m ▼dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0092 Grand0.2 m3 sSE11 km/h SSW241.4 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0092 Grand0.2 m3 sSE12 km/h S251.8 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0086 Grand0.2 m3 sSE14 km/h S252.2 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0086 Grand0.2 m3 sSE13 km/h S262.7 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0091 Grand0.2 m3 sSE14 km/h S263.0 m ▲dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0091 Grand0.2 m3 sSE14 km/h SSW263.2 m ▲dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0091 Grand0.3 m3 sSE12 km/h SW263.1 m ▲dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0091 Grand0.3 m3 sSE13 km/h S272.7 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0081 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE21 km/h S282.3 m dry13°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0094 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE18 km/h S301.8 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0094 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE15 km/h SSE311.5 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0094 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE18 km/h S311.4 m ▼dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0084 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE20 km/h S321.5 m ▼dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0094 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE19 km/h S321.8 m dry18°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0094 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE19 km/h S322.2 m dry19°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:00100 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE12 km/h SSW322.7 m dry19°light winds, dry, calm sea
17:0094 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE15 km/h SSW303.1 m dry19°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0094 Grand0.4 m4 sSSE13 km/h SSW283.3 m ▲dry19°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
19:00100 Grand0.4 m4 sSSE12 km/h SW263.3 m ▲dry18°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0088 Grand0.4 m4 sSSE18 km/h SW303.1 m dry17°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
21:0088 Grand0.5 m4 sSSE18 km/h SW302.6 m dry17°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
22:0088 Grand0.5 m4 sSSE17 km/h SW332.1 m dry17°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m

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.

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🌊 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° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 15:30–16:30 · light winds, 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.