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Kilcoole Beach

faces ENE Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
29
Blowy · fresh breeze, dry
Waves
1.2 m
6 s period from SSE · model cell 2 km out
Sea
15.0°
Fresh. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 58 km away.
Tide
3.1 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 16:10.
Wind
33 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 54
Daylight
07:26
Sunrise. Sunset 19:00. Air 17°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
18:00
Blowy 38/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, rain · 1.3 m · 28 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:30 ▲ 16:10 ▼ 22:10
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Grand 98/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 10 km/h
▲ 04:40 ▼ 10:30 ▲ 17:10 ▼ 23:15
Sun, 4 Oct
11:00
Grand 90/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 19 km/h
▲ 05:55 ▼ 11:55 ▲ 18:30
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m · 0.4 m · 18 km/h
▼ 00:55 ▲ 07:20 ▼ 13:20 ▲ 19:40
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 85/100
light winds, showers possible, calm sea · 0.3 m · 6 km/h
▼ 02:20 ▲ 08:40 ▼ 14:30 ▲ 20:55
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Decent 76/100
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 85/100
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 14:0031 · Blowyfresh breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 11:00 · 72 DecentFri 12:00 · 48 FreshFri 13:00 · 35 BlowyFri 14:00 · 31 BlowyFri 15:00 · 19 GrimFri 16:00 · 15 GrimFri 17:00 · 18 GrimFri 18:00 · 38 BlowyFri 19:00 · 36 BlowyFri 20:00 · 64 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 74 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 78 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 69 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 69 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSat 05:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 64 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 69 DecentSat 08:00 · 80 GrandSat 09:00 · 90 GrandSat 10:00 · 95 GrandSat 11:00 · 98 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 90 GrandSat 14:00 · 79 DecentSat 15:00 · 65 DecentSat 16:00 · 61 FreshSat 17:00 · 57 FreshSat 18:00 · 60 FreshSat 19:00 · 71 DecentSat 20:00 · 82 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 90 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 79 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 75 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 67 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 63 DecentSun 09:00 · 67 DecentSun 10:00 · 75 DecentSun 11:00 · 90 GrandSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 89 GrandSun 14:00 · 85 GrandSun 15:00 · 81 GrandSun 16:00 · 77 DecentSun 17:00 · 72 DecentSun 18:00 · 68 DecentSun 19:00 · 68 DecentSun 20:00 · 67 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 75 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 80 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 83 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 79 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 75 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 70 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 61 Fresh · nightMon 08:00 · 63 DecentMon 09:00 · 68 DecentMon 10:00 · 72 DecentMon 11:00 · 77 DecentMon 12:00 · 82 GrandMon 13:00 · 86 GrandMon 14:00 · 85 GrandMon 15:00 · 81 GrandMon 16:00 · 76 DecentMon 17:00 · 78 DecentMon 18:00 · 67 DecentMon 19:00 · 69 DecentMon 22:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 87 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 78 DecentTue 13:00 · 85 GrandTue 16:00 · 69 DecentTue 19:00 · 68 DecentTue 22:00 · 62 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 75 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 77 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 64 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 58 FreshWed 13:00 · 76 DecentWed 16:00 · 76 DecentWed 19:00 · 70 DecentWed 22:00 · 57 Fresh · nightThu 01:00 · 62 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 74 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 78 DecentThu 19:00 · 85 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 14:00

31 Blowy
  • fresh breeze
  • dry
  • waves 1.2 m
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.2 m33 km/h
faces 77° ENE · wind cross
Waves
1.2 m @ 6 s from SSE
Wind
33 km/h SSW · gusts 54
Tide
2.9 m · upper half
Air
17°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
14:0031 Blowy1.2 m6 sSSE33 km/h SSW542.9 m dry17°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
15:0019 Grim1.2 m6 sSSE36 km/h SSW553.4 m ▲dry17°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
16:0015 Grim1.3 m6 sSSE35 km/h SSW563.5 m ▲0.1 mm17°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
17:0018 Grim1.3 m7 sSSE32 km/h SSW543.5 m ▲0.3 mm16°fresh breeze, showers possible, waves 1.3 m
18:0038 Blowy1.3 m7 sSSE28 km/h SSW513.1 m 0.7 mm16°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, rain
19:0036 Blowy1.2 m7 sSSE20 km/h SSW452.5 m 1.8 mm16°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, rain
20:0064 Decent1.1 m7 sSSE8 km/h W331.8 m 0.5 mm14°light winds, showers possible, waves 1.1 m
21:0074 Decent1.0 m7 sSSE9 km/h W271.2 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
22:0078 Decent0.9 m7 sSSE10 km/h W250.9 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
23:0069 Decent0.8 m7 sSSE14 km/h W251.0 m ▼dry11°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0083 Grand0.7 m6 sSSE10 km/h W221.4 m dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
01:0074 Decent0.7 m6 sSSE2 km/h WNW191.9 m dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
02:0069 Decent0.6 m6 sSE3 km/h SSW152.4 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
03:0065 Decent0.6 m6 sSE10 km/h WSW152.9 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
04:0061 Fresh0.5 m6 sSE10 km/h WSW173.2 m ▲dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
05:0060 Fresh0.5 m5 sSE12 km/h WSW173.3 m ▲dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
06:0064 Decent0.4 m4 sSE12 km/h WSW173.1 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
07:0069 Decent0.4 m4 sSE13 km/h WSW172.7 m dry8°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0080 Grand0.4 m4 sSE12 km/h WSW172.1 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0090 Grand0.3 m4 sSE11 km/h WSW161.6 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0095 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE12 km/h WSW161.3 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:0098 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h WSW151.2 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:0094 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE5 km/h SW151.4 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:0090 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE8 km/h SSE161.9 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:0079 Decent0.3 m5 sSSE15 km/h SE202.4 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0065 Decent0.2 m5 sSSE21 km/h SSE242.8 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0061 Fresh0.2 m5 sSSE23 km/h SSE263.2 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0057 Fresh0.2 m5 sSSE22 km/h S263.4 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0060 Fresh0.2 m5 sSSE20 km/h S263.4 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0071 Decent0.2 m3 sSE15 km/h SSW233.0 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0082 Grand0.2 m3 sSE12 km/h SSW222.5 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:0081 Grand0.2 m3 sSSE13 km/h SSW241.9 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0091 Grand0.2 m3 sSSE12 km/h SW251.4 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0090 Grand0.2 m3 sSE13 km/h SW271.1 m ▼dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0088 Grand0.2 m3 sSE15 km/h SW281.1 m ▼dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0084 Grand0.2 m3 sSE13 km/h SSW291.4 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0079 Decent0.2 m3 sSE14 km/h SSW301.8 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0075 Decent0.2 m3 sSE13 km/h SSW302.2 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0071 Decent0.2 m3 sSE14 km/h S312.7 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0067 Decent0.2 m3 sSE16 km/h S313.0 m ▲dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0063 Decent0.2 m3 sSE16 km/h S323.2 m ▲dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0068 Decent0.3 m3 sSE19 km/h S323.1 m ▲dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0063 Decent0.3 m3 sSE20 km/h SSW322.7 m dry11°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0067 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE22 km/h SSW342.3 m dry13°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0075 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE21 km/h S351.8 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0090 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE19 km/h SSE361.5 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0084 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE21 km/h SSE361.4 m ▼dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0089 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE17 km/h S361.5 m ▼dry19°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea

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

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🌊 Kilcoole Beach dip · Blowy · sea 15° · 1.3 mFri, 2 Oct 17:30–18:30 · moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, rain
🌊 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 10:30–11:30 · 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.