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Kilfarrassey

Green Coast faces S Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
79
Decent · light winds, dry
Waves
0.9 m
6 s period from S · model cell 2.4 km out
Sea
16.7°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 61 km away.
Tide
3.5 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 10:30.
Wind
6 km/h
Light breeze, N, offshore, gusts 13
Daylight
07:32
Sunrise. Sunset 19:03. Air 11°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
13:00
Grand 94/100
light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 8 km/h
▼ 04:40 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 17:10 ▲ 23:10
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 88/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m · 0.5 m · 18 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Decent 78/100
moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 22 km/h
▲ 00:25 ▼ 07:00 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 4 km/h
▲ 02:15 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 15:00 ▼ 21:25
Wed, 7 Oct
19:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 18 km/h
▲ 03:30 ▼ 09:45 ▲ 16:00 ▼ 22:25
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 13 km/h
▲ 04:30 ▼ 10:40 ▲ 16:55 ▼ 23:20
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 27 km/h
▲ 05:15 ▼ 11:40 ▲ 17:40

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 10:0079 · Decentlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 74 DecentSat 09:00 · 74 DecentSat 10:00 · 79 DecentSat 11:00 · 79 DecentSat 12:00 · 82 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 94 GrandSat 20:00 · 88 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 88 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 88 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 88 GrandSun 09:00 · 88 GrandSun 10:00 · 88 GrandSun 11:00 · 88 GrandSun 12:00 · 78 DecentSun 13:00 · 72 DecentSun 14:00 · 72 DecentSun 15:00 · 56 FreshSun 16:00 · 56 FreshSun 17:00 · 62 DecentSun 18:00 · 62 DecentSun 19:00 · 62 DecentSun 20:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 72 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 78 DecentMon 09:00 · 78 DecentMon 10:00 · 78 DecentMon 11:00 · 78 DecentMon 12:00 · 72 DecentMon 13:00 · 72 DecentMon 14:00 · 72 DecentMon 15:00 · 72 DecentMon 16:00 · 72 DecentMon 17:00 · 72 DecentMon 18:00 · 72 DecentMon 19:00 · 72 DecentMon 22:00 · 88 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 88 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 88 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 88 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 94 GrandTue 13:00 · 100 GrandTue 16:00 · 92 GrandTue 19:00 · 94 GrandTue 22:00 · 90 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 87 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 87 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 82 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 87 GrandWed 13:00 · 90 GrandWed 16:00 · 90 GrandWed 19:00 · 91 GrandWed 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 94 GrandThu 19:00 · 94 GrandFri 01:00 · 62 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightFri 13:00 · 44 BlowyFri 19:00 · 76 Decent

Sat, 3 Oct, 10:00

79 Decent
  • light winds
  • dry
  • waves 0.9 m
  • sunny
  • high tide
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.9 m6 km/h
faces 178° S · wind offshore
Waves
0.9 m @ 6 s from S
Wind
6 km/h N · gusts 13
Tide
3.5 m · high
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
09:0074 Decent0.9 m6 sS12 km/h N133.3 m dry9°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
10:0079 Decent0.9 m6 sS6 km/h N133.5 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
11:0079 Decent0.8 m6 sS4 km/h ENE113.6 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
12:0082 Grand0.8 m6 sS7 km/h ESE113.4 m dry13°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
13:0094 Grand0.8 m6 sS8 km/h SE122.9 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
14:0094 Grand0.7 m6 sSSW8 km/h SSE152.3 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
15:0094 Grand0.7 m6 sSSW9 km/h SSE171.9 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
16:0094 Grand0.7 m6 sSSW12 km/h SSE171.6 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
17:0094 Grand0.7 m6 sSSW10 km/h SSE171.4 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
18:0094 Grand0.7 m5 sSSW10 km/h SSE151.4 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
19:0094 Grand0.6 m5 sSSW10 km/h S141.8 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
20:0088 Grand0.6 m5 sSSW13 km/h SSW142.4 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
21:0088 Grand0.6 m5 sSSW15 km/h SSW152.9 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
22:0088 Grand0.6 m5 sS15 km/h S153.2 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
23:0094 Grand0.6 m5 sS12 km/h S163.4 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0088 Grand0.6 m5 sS16 km/h SSW173.3 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
01:0088 Grand0.5 m5 sS16 km/h S173.0 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
02:0088 Grand0.5 m5 sS19 km/h SSW172.5 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
03:0088 Grand0.5 m5 sS16 km/h SSW182.1 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
04:0088 Grand0.5 m5 sS14 km/h SSW181.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
05:0094 Grand0.5 m5 sS12 km/h SSW191.5 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
06:0094 Grand0.5 m4 sS10 km/h WSW201.4 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
07:0094 Grand0.5 m4 sS12 km/h SW221.6 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
08:0088 Grand0.5 m4 sS18 km/h WSW242.1 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
09:0088 Grand0.5 m4 sS15 km/h WSW262.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
10:0088 Grand0.5 m4 sS12 km/h WSW273.0 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
11:0088 Grand0.5 m4 sSSW18 km/h WSW293.3 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
12:0078 Decent0.5 m4 sSSW21 km/h SW303.4 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
13:0072 Decent0.5 m4 sSSW23 km/h SW333.3 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
14:0072 Decent0.5 m4 sSSW27 km/h SW363.0 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
15:0056 Fresh0.5 m4 sSSW31 km/h SW372.5 m dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0056 Fresh0.6 m4 sSSW35 km/h SW392.1 m dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0062 Decent0.7 m4 sSSW36 km/h SW391.8 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
18:0062 Decent0.7 m4 sSSW35 km/h SW391.6 m ▼dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
19:0062 Decent0.8 m4 sSSW34 km/h SW371.6 m ▼dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
20:0078 Decent0.8 m4 sSSW27 km/h SW301.8 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
21:0078 Decent0.8 m4 sSSW26 km/h SW302.2 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
22:0078 Decent0.8 m4 sSSW25 km/h SW322.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
23:0078 Decent0.7 m4 sSSW24 km/h SW283.0 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
Monday, 5 October
00:0078 Decent0.8 m4 sSSW23 km/h SW293.2 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
01:0078 Decent0.8 m4 sSSW22 km/h SW313.2 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
02:0078 Decent0.8 m4 sSSW21 km/h SW303.0 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
03:0078 Decent0.8 m4 sSSW21 km/h SW302.7 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
04:0072 Decent0.8 m4 sSSW23 km/h SW302.3 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
05:0078 Decent0.8 m4 sSSW24 km/h SW301.9 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
06:0078 Decent0.8 m4 sSSW23 km/h WSW301.6 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
07:0078 Decent0.8 m4 sSSW22 km/h WSW311.5 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
08:0078 Decent0.8 m4 sSSW22 km/h WSW291.6 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Dunmore East, 16 km away · metres above chart datum
04:4010:3017:1023:10
Low 04:40 · 1.2 mHigh 10:30 · 3.6 mLow 17:10 · 1.3 mHigh 23:10 · 3.4 m

The spot

Faces
178° S
Swell window
E 90° → W 260°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 2.4 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 toiletsNo parking listedAccessible: Ramp adjacent to beachDogs on lead

As listed by Waterford City & County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

The Hot Pod (Newtown Cove) · Guillamene / Newtown Cove, Tramore · 5 km · mobile

Endorfin · Dunabrattin Pier, Boatstrand · 5 km · mobile

The Stove Sauna · Ballyscanlan Lough (lower lake), Ballyscanlon Wellness Retreats · 5 km · fixed

The Hot Pod (Kilmurrin Cove) · Kilmurrin Cove, Copper Coast · 6 km · mobile

Kilfarrassey is a 200m shingle beach 5 km west of Tramore, with spectacular coastal views. Beach is quite steep and water gets deep quickly, so care should be taken in the water.

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🌊 Kilfarrassey dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.8 mSat, 3 Oct 12:30–13:30 · light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
🌊 Kilfarrassey dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.5 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
🌊 Kilfarrassey dip · Decent · sea 17° · 0.8 mMon, 5 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m

Nearby spots

Annestown

3 km · Co. Waterford · Not classified

Lake John Halley

5 km · Co. Waterford · Not classified

Newtown Cove

5 km · Co. Waterford · Not classified

Carrigavantry Lake

5 km · Co. Waterford · Not classified

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