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Kilcoole Beach

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28
Blowy · waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy
Waves
0.8 m
5 s period from SSE · model cell 2 km out
Sea
14.9°
Fresh. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 58 km away.
Tide
1.1 m
Low tide. High at 16:10.
Wind
19 km/h
Gentle breeze, S, cross, gusts 40
Daylight
07:26
Sunrise. Sunset 19:00. Air 15°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
19:00
Grand 83/100
chest-high 1.2 m, offshore wind · 1.2 m · 13 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:30 ▲ 16:10 ▼ 22:10
Sat, 3 Oct
07:00
Blowy 33/100
knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind · 0.4 m · 10 km/h
▲ 04:40 ▼ 10:30 ▲ 17:10 ▼ 23:15
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Blowy 33/100
knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind · 0.4 m · 17 km/h
▲ 05:55 ▼ 11:55 ▲ 18:30
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Blowy 33/100
knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind · 0.4 m · 11 km/h
▼ 00:55 ▲ 07:20 ▼ 13:20 ▲ 19:40
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Blowy 33/100
knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high tide · 0.4 m · 11 km/h
▼ 02:20 ▲ 08:40 ▼ 14:30 ▲ 20:55
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 19 km/h
▼ 03:15 ▲ 09:50 ▼ 15:30 ▲ 21:55
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 8 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:40 ▼ 16:15 ▲ 22:50

Week at a glance

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Fri 10:0028 · Blowywaist-high 0.8 m · short period 5 s, choppy
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 10:00 · 28 BlowyFri 11:00 · 28 BlowyFri 12:00 · 53 FreshFri 13:00 · 53 FreshFri 14:00 · 53 FreshFri 15:00 · 48 FreshFri 16:00 · 36 BlowyFri 17:00 · 65 DecentFri 18:00 · 53 FreshFri 19:00 · 83 GrandFri 20:00 · 83 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 71 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 46 Fresh · nightFri 23:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSat 02:00 · 34 Blowy · nightSat 03:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 04:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 05:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 06:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 07:00 · 33 BlowySat 08:00 · 33 BlowySat 09:00 · 33 BlowySat 10:00 · 33 BlowySat 11:00 · 23 GrimSat 12:00 · 23 GrimSat 13:00 · 5 GrimSat 14:00 · 5 GrimSat 15:00 · 5 GrimSat 16:00 · 5 GrimSat 17:00 · 5 GrimSat 18:00 · 5 GrimSat 19:00 · 5 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 · 23 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 33 BlowySun 09:00 · 33 BlowySun 10:00 · 33 BlowySun 11:00 · 33 BlowySun 12:00 · 33 BlowySun 13:00 · 33 BlowySun 14:00 · 33 BlowySun 15:00 · 33 BlowySun 16:00 · 33 BlowySun 17:00 · 23 GrimSun 18:00 · 23 GrimSun 19:00 · 23 GrimSun 20:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 01:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 23 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 04:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 05:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 06:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 07:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 10:00 · 33 BlowyMon 13:00 · 33 BlowyMon 16:00 · 33 BlowyMon 19:00 · 33 BlowyMon 22:00 · 33 Blowy · nightTue 01:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 33 Blowy · nightTue 10:00 · 33 BlowyTue 13:00 · 33 BlowyTue 16:00 · 33 BlowyTue 19:00 · 33 BlowyTue 22:00 · 28 Blowy · nightWed 01:00 · 28 Blowy · nightWed 04:00 · 0 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 0 GrimWed 13:00 · 0 GrimWed 19:00 · 0 GrimThu 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 10:00

28 Blowy
  • waist-high 0.8 m
  • short period 5 s, choppy
  • cross-shore wind
  • low tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.8 m19 km/h
faces 77° ENE · wind cross
Waves
0.8 m @ 5 s from SSE
Wind
19 km/h S · gusts 40
Tide
0.9 m · low
Air
15°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
10:0028 Blowy0.8 m5 sSSE19 km/h S400.9 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
11:0028 Blowy0.9 m5 sSSE23 km/h S441.3 m 0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.9 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
12:0053 Fresh0.9 m5 sSSE24 km/h S481.8 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 0.9 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
13:0053 Fresh1.1 m6 sSSE31 km/h SSW512.4 m 0.1 mm17°chest-high 1.1 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
14:0053 Fresh1.2 m6 sSSE32 km/h SSW542.9 m 0.2 mm16°chest-high 1.2 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
15:0048 Fresh1.2 m6 sSSE31 km/h SSW553.4 m ▲0.2 mm16°chest-high 1.2 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
16:0036 Blowy1.3 m6 sSSE33 km/h SSW553.5 m ▲0.3 mm17°chest-high 1.3 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
17:0065 Decent1.3 m6 sSSE31 km/h SSW533.5 m ▲0.5 mm16°chest-high 1.3 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
18:0053 Fresh1.2 m6 sSSE35 km/h SSW493.1 m 0.6 mm16°chest-high 1.2 m, cross-shore wind
19:0083 Grand1.2 m6 sSSE13 km/h SW402.5 m 0.9 mm16°chest-high 1.2 m, offshore wind
20:0083 Grand1.1 m6 sSSE10 km/h WSW301.8 m dry14°chest-high 1.1 m, offshore wind
21:0071 Decent1.0 m6 sSSE12 km/h W241.2 m ▼dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
22:0046 Fresh0.9 m6 sSSE13 km/h W240.9 m ▼dry12°waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
23:0046 Fresh0.8 m6 sSSE12 km/h W231.0 m ▼dry11°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0046 Fresh0.7 m6 sSSE5 km/h WNW211.4 m dry10°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
01:0036 Blowy0.7 m6 sSSE5 km/h NW181.9 m dry10°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
02:0034 Blowy0.6 m6 sSSE0 km/h ESE152.4 m dry9°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 6 s, choppy, light onshore
03:0033 Blowy0.6 m6 sSE10 km/h SW142.9 m dry9°knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind
04:0033 Blowy0.5 m5 sSE10 km/h SW143.2 m ▲dry9°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high tide
05:0033 Blowy0.5 m5 sSE8 km/h SW153.3 m ▲dry8°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high tide
06:0033 Blowy0.5 m5 sSE8 km/h WSW153.1 m dry8°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high tide
07:0033 Blowy0.4 m5 sSE10 km/h WSW152.7 m dry9°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind
08:0033 Blowy0.4 m4 sSE11 km/h WSW152.1 m dry9°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind
09:0033 Blowy0.4 m4 sSE10 km/h SW141.6 m dry11°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind
10:0033 Blowy0.3 m4 sSE11 km/h SSW151.3 m ▼dry12°knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low tide
11:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSE11 km/h SSW151.2 m ▼dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
12:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSE12 km/h S161.4 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
13:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSE14 km/h SSE181.9 m dry15°flat
14:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE21 km/h SSE232.4 m dry15°flat
15:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE24 km/h SSE272.8 m dry15°flat
16:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSE23 km/h S293.2 m ▲dry15°flat
17:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSE23 km/h S303.4 m ▲dry15°flat
18:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSE21 km/h S293.4 m ▲dry14°flat
19:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSE18 km/h S273.0 m dry13°flat
20:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSE15 km/h SSW262.5 m dry12°flat
21:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSE15 km/h SSW271.9 m dry11°flat
22:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSE14 km/h SSW281.4 m dry11°flat
23:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSE15 km/h S281.1 m ▼dry11°flat
Sunday, 4 October
00:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSE17 km/h SSE291.1 m ▼dry11°flat
01:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSE15 km/h SSE301.4 m dry11°flat
02:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSE18 km/h SSE301.8 m dry11°flat
03:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSE19 km/h SSE312.2 m dry11°flat
04:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSE18 km/h S322.7 m dry12°flat
05:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE17 km/h S333.0 m ▲dry12°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
06:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE15 km/h SSE343.2 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
07:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE15 km/h SSE343.1 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
08:0033 Blowy0.4 m4 sSSE17 km/h SW312.7 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind
09:0033 Blowy0.4 m4 sSSE17 km/h SW312.3 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind

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 surf · Grand · sea 15° · 1.2 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · chest-high 1.2 m, offshore wind
🏄 Kilcoole Beach surf · Blowy · sea 15° · 0.4 mSat, 3 Oct 06:30–07:30 · knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind
🏄 Kilcoole Beach surf · Blowy · sea 15° · 0.4 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind

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.