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Kilcoole Beach

faces ENE Monitored, not designated

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28
Blowy · chest-high 1.2 m, short period 6 s, choppy
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
2.9 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 surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
18:00
Decent 69/100
chest-high 1.3 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide · 1.3 m · 28 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:30 ▲ 16:10 ▼ 22:10
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Blowy 31/100
knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide · 0.3 m · 12 km/h
▲ 04:40 ▼ 10:30 ▲ 17:10 ▼ 23:15
Sun, 4 Oct
14:00
Grim 27/100
knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide · 0.3 m · 17 km/h
▲ 05:55 ▼ 11:55 ▲ 18:30
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Blowy 32/100
knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide · 0.4 m · 18 km/h
▼ 00:55 ▲ 07:20 ▼ 13:20 ▲ 19:40
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 8/100
knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide · 0.3 m · 6 km/h
▼ 02:20 ▲ 08:40 ▼ 14:30 ▲ 20:55
Wed, 7 Oct
16:00
Grim 13/100
knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide · 0.5 m · 21 km/h
▼ 03:15 ▲ 09:50 ▼ 15:30 ▲ 21:55
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 15 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:40 ▼ 16:15 ▲ 22:50

Week at a glance

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Fri 14:0028 · Blowychest-high 1.2 m · short period 6 s, choppy
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 11:00 · 24 GrimFri 12:00 · 46 FreshFri 13:00 · 43 BlowyFri 14:00 · 28 BlowyFri 15:00 · 32 BlowyFri 16:00 · 29 BlowyFri 17:00 · 48 FreshFri 18:00 · 69 DecentFri 19:00 · 67 DecentFri 20:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 79 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 82 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSat 02:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSat 03:00 · 18 Grim · nightSat 04:00 · 15 Grim · nightSat 05:00 · 14 Grim · nightSat 06:00 · 18 Grim · nightSat 07:00 · 21 GrimSat 08:00 · 24 GrimSat 09:00 · 28 BlowySat 10:00 · 31 BlowySat 11:00 · 5 GrimSat 12:00 · 5 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 · 5 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 5 GrimSun 09:00 · 5 GrimSun 10:00 · 5 GrimSun 11:00 · 5 GrimSun 12:00 · 5 GrimSun 13:00 · 5 GrimSun 14:00 · 27 GrimSun 15:00 · 24 GrimSun 16:00 · 21 GrimSun 17:00 · 18 GrimSun 18:00 · 15 GrimSun 19:00 · 15 GrimSun 20:00 · 18 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 24 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 27 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 30 Blowy · nightMon 01:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 30 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 27 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 13 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 10 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 7 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 4 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 5 GrimMon 09:00 · 1 GrimMon 10:00 · 12 GrimMon 11:00 · 15 GrimMon 12:00 · 29 BlowyMon 13:00 · 32 BlowyMon 14:00 · 31 BlowyMon 15:00 · 28 BlowyMon 16:00 · 25 GrimMon 17:00 · 21 GrimMon 18:00 · 18 GrimMon 19:00 · 15 GrimMon 22:00 · 10 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 29 Blowy · nightTue 04:00 · 28 Blowy · nightTue 07:00 · 18 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 8 GrimTue 13:00 · 5 GrimTue 16:00 · 5 GrimTue 19:00 · 1 GrimTue 22:00 · 6 Grim · nightWed 01:00 · 8 Grim · nightWed 04:00 · 13 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 4 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 4 GrimWed 13:00 · 6 GrimWed 16:00 · 13 GrimWed 19:00 · 4 GrimWed 22:00 · 13 Grim · nightThu 01:00 · 23 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 14:00

28 Blowy
  • chest-high 1.2 m
  • short period 6 s, choppy
  • cross-shore wind
  • high-ish tide
  • 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
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
13:0043 Blowy1.1 m6 sSSE30 km/h SSW522.4 m 0.1 mm17°chest-high 1.1 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
14:0028 Blowy1.2 m6 sSSE33 km/h SSW542.9 m dry17°chest-high 1.2 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
15:0032 Blowy1.2 m6 sSSE36 km/h SSW553.4 m ▲dry17°chest-high 1.2 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
16:0029 Blowy1.3 m6 sSSE35 km/h SSW563.5 m ▲0.1 mm17°chest-high 1.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
17:0048 Fresh1.3 m7 sSSE32 km/h SSW543.5 m ▲0.3 mm16°chest-high 1.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
18:0069 Decent1.3 m7 sSSE28 km/h SSW513.1 m 0.7 mm16°chest-high 1.3 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
19:0067 Decent1.2 m7 sSSE20 km/h SSW452.5 m 1.8 mm16°chest-high 1.2 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
20:0076 Decent1.1 m7 sSSE8 km/h W331.8 m 0.5 mm14°chest-high 1.1 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
21:0079 Decent1.0 m7 sSSE9 km/h W271.2 m ▼dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
22:0082 Grand0.9 m7 sSSE10 km/h W250.9 m ▼dry12°chest-high 0.9 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
23:0055 Fresh0.8 m7 sSSE14 km/h W251.0 m ▼dry11°waist-high 0.8 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
Saturday, 3 October
00:0052 Fresh0.7 m6 sSSE10 km/h W221.4 m dry10°waist-high 0.7 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
01:0049 Fresh0.7 m6 sSSE2 km/h WNW191.9 m dry10°waist-high 0.7 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
02:0036 Blowy0.6 m6 sSE3 km/h SSW152.4 m dry9°waist-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
03:0018 Grim0.6 m6 sSE10 km/h WSW152.9 m dry7°knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
04:0015 Grim0.5 m6 sSE10 km/h WSW173.2 m ▲dry7°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
05:0014 Grim0.5 m5 sSE12 km/h WSW173.3 m ▲dry7°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
06:0018 Grim0.4 m4 sSE12 km/h WSW173.1 m dry7°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
07:0021 Grim0.4 m4 sSE13 km/h WSW172.7 m dry8°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
08:0024 Grim0.4 m4 sSE12 km/h WSW172.1 m dry9°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
09:0028 Blowy0.3 m4 sSE11 km/h WSW161.6 m dry10°knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
10:0031 Blowy0.3 m4 sSSE12 km/h WSW161.3 m ▼dry12°knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
11:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h WSW151.2 m ▼dry14°flat
12:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE5 km/h SW151.4 m dry14°flat
13:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE8 km/h SSE161.9 m dry15°flat
14:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE15 km/h SE202.4 m dry15°flat
15:005 Grim0.2 m5 sSSE21 km/h SSE242.8 m dry15°flat
16:005 Grim0.2 m5 sSSE23 km/h SSE263.2 m ▲dry15°flat
17:005 Grim0.2 m5 sSSE22 km/h S263.4 m ▲dry15°flat
18:005 Grim0.2 m5 sSSE20 km/h S263.4 m ▲dry14°flat
19:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSE15 km/h SSW233.0 m dry13°flat
20:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSE12 km/h SSW222.5 m dry12°flat
21:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSSE13 km/h SSW241.9 m dry11°flat
22:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSSE12 km/h SW251.4 m dry10°flat
23:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSE13 km/h SW271.1 m ▼dry10°flat
Sunday, 4 October
00:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSE15 km/h SW281.1 m ▼dry10°flat
01:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSE13 km/h SSW291.4 m dry10°flat
02:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSE14 km/h SSW301.8 m dry10°flat
03:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSE13 km/h SSW302.2 m dry10°flat
04:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSE14 km/h S312.7 m dry10°flat
05:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSE16 km/h S313.0 m ▲dry10°flat
06:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSE16 km/h S323.2 m ▲dry11°flat
07:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSE19 km/h S323.1 m ▲dry11°flat
08:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSE20 km/h SSW322.7 m dry11°flat
09:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE22 km/h SSW342.3 m dry13°flat
10:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE21 km/h S351.8 m dry14°flat
11:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE19 km/h SSE361.5 m ▼dry16°flat
12:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE21 km/h SSE361.4 m ▼dry17°flat

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 · Decent · sea 15° · 1.3 mFri, 2 Oct 17:30–18:30 · chest-high 1.3 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
🏄 Kilcoole Beach surf · Blowy · sea 15° · 0.3 mSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
🏄 Kilcoole Beach surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 13:30–14:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide

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.