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Kilfarrassey

Green Coast faces S Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
0
Grim · strong wind, onshore, choppy
Waves
2.3 m
7 s period from SSW · model cell 2.4 km out
Sea
16.9°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 61 km away.
Tide
1.6 m
Rising. High at 22:15.
Wind
44 km/h
Strong breeze, SSW, onshore, gusts 63
Daylight
07:31
Sunrise. Sunset 19:05. Air 16°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
17:00
Grim 0/100
strong wind, onshore, choppy, showers possible · 2.4 m · 49 km/h
▼ 03:45 ▲ 09:40 ▼ 16:10 ▲ 22:15
Sat, 3 Oct
14:00
Decent 79/100
light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 7 km/h
▼ 04:40 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 17:10 ▲ 23:10
Sun, 4 Oct
11:00
Grand 85/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m · 0.6 m · 17 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Decent 70/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 0.8 m · 27 km/h
▲ 00:25 ▼ 07:00 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 85/100
light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m · 0.5 m · 4 km/h
▲ 02:15 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 15:00 ▼ 21:25
Wed, 7 Oct
16:00
Grand 90/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry · 0.2 m · 25 km/h
▲ 03:30 ▼ 09:45 ▲ 16:00 ▼ 22:25
Thu, 8 Oct
19:00
Grand 85/100
gentle breeze, dry · 15 km/h
▲ 04:30 ▼ 10:40 ▲ 16:55 ▼ 23:20

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 18:000 · Grimstrong wind · onshore, choppy
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 16:00 · 0 GrimFri 17:00 · 0 GrimFri 18:00 · 0 GrimFri 19:00 · 0 GrimFri 20:00 · 41 Blowy · nightFri 21:00 · 53 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 55 Fresh · nightFri 23:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 71 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 62 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSat 03:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSat 05:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSat 08:00 · 62 DecentSat 09:00 · 67 DecentSat 10:00 · 77 DecentSat 11:00 · 77 DecentSat 12:00 · 76 DecentSat 13:00 · 72 DecentSat 14:00 · 79 DecentSat 15:00 · 75 DecentSat 16:00 · 71 DecentSat 17:00 · 67 DecentSat 18:00 · 70 DecentSat 19:00 · 75 DecentSat 20:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 78 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 87 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 80 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 62 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 61 FreshSun 09:00 · 75 DecentSun 10:00 · 80 GrandSun 11:00 · 85 GrandSun 12:00 · 77 DecentSun 13:00 · 67 DecentSun 14:00 · 63 DecentSun 15:00 · 58 FreshSun 16:00 · 54 FreshSun 17:00 · 38 BlowySun 18:00 · 34 BlowySun 19:00 · 35 BlowySun 20:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 50 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 59 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 64 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 64 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 67 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 57 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 59 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 54 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 50 Fresh · nightMon 08:00 · 54 FreshMon 09:00 · 59 FreshMon 10:00 · 63 DecentMon 11:00 · 67 DecentMon 12:00 · 66 DecentMon 13:00 · 70 DecentMon 14:00 · 70 DecentMon 15:00 · 65 DecentMon 16:00 · 61 FreshMon 17:00 · 57 FreshMon 18:00 · 53 FreshMon 19:00 · 48 FreshMon 22:00 · 69 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 80 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 67 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 72 DecentTue 13:00 · 85 GrandTue 16:00 · 82 GrandTue 19:00 · 71 DecentTue 22:00 · 65 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 75 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 85 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 66 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 60 FreshWed 13:00 · 77 DecentWed 16:00 · 90 GrandWed 19:00 · 78 DecentWed 22:00 · 65 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 70 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 75 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 76 DecentThu 19:00 · 85 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 18:00

0 Grim
  • strong wind
  • onshore, choppy
  • rain
  • big sea 2.3 m
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset2.3 m44 km/h
faces 178° S · wind onshore
Waves
2.3 m @ 7 s from SSW
Wind
44 km/h SSW · gusts 63
Tide
1.7 m · lower half
Air
16°C · 1.1 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
17:000 Grim2.4 m7 sSSW49 km/h SSW631.2 m ▼0.2 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, showers possible
18:000 Grim2.3 m (0.2 swell)7 sSSW44 km/h SSW631.7 m 1.1 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, rain
19:000 Grim2.3 m7 sSSW48 km/h SW602.4 m 1.3 mm16°strong wind, rain, big sea 2.3 m
20:0041 Blowy2.0 m7 sSSW19 km/h W453.0 m 0.3 mm15°gentle breeze, showers possible, big sea 2.0 m
21:0053 Fresh1.8 m7 sSSW18 km/h NW293.4 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.8 m
22:0055 Fresh1.6 m7 sSSW15 km/h WNW233.6 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m
23:0076 Decent1.5 m7 sSSW11 km/h WNW213.6 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, waves 1.5 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0071 Decent1.4 m7 sSSW9 km/h WNW193.1 m dry10°light winds, dry, waves 1.4 m
01:0062 Decent1.3 m7 sSSW8 km/h NW172.5 m dry10°light winds, dry, waves 1.3 m
02:0058 Fresh1.2 m7 sSSW8 km/h NW151.9 m dry9°light winds, dry, waves 1.2 m
03:0053 Fresh1.1 m7 sSSW8 km/h NW141.5 m dry9°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
04:0049 Fresh1.1 m7 sS8 km/h NNW141.3 m ▼dry8°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
05:0048 Fresh1.1 m6 sS5 km/h NNW131.2 m ▼dry8°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
06:0052 Fresh1.0 m6 sS3 km/h NNE111.5 m dry8°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
07:0057 Fresh1.0 m6 sS4 km/h ENE112.1 m dry9°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
08:0062 Decent0.9 m6 sS6 km/h N112.8 m dry9°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
09:0067 Decent0.9 m6 sS5 km/h NNE103.3 m dry10°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
10:0077 Decent0.9 m6 sS4 km/h NE103.5 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
11:0077 Decent0.9 m6 sS3 km/h E103.6 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
12:0076 Decent0.8 m6 sS5 km/h SSE123.4 m dry13°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
13:0072 Decent0.8 m5 sS6 km/h SSE142.9 m dry14°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
14:0079 Decent0.8 m5 sS7 km/h S152.3 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
15:0075 Decent0.8 m5 sS8 km/h S171.9 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
16:0071 Decent0.7 m5 sS10 km/h S181.6 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
17:0067 Decent0.7 m5 sS10 km/h SSW191.4 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
18:0070 Decent0.7 m5 sS9 km/h SSW191.4 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
19:0075 Decent0.6 m5 sS10 km/h SSW191.8 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
20:0073 Decent0.6 m5 sS14 km/h S192.4 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
21:0078 Decent0.6 m5 sS14 km/h SSW202.9 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
22:0083 Grand0.6 m5 sS15 km/h SSW213.2 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
23:0087 Grand0.6 m5 sS14 km/h SSW223.4 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0084 Grand0.6 m5 sS18 km/h SSW223.3 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
01:0080 Grand0.6 m5 sS19 km/h SSW223.0 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
02:0060 Fresh0.6 m5 sS21 km/h SSW232.5 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
03:0055 Fresh0.6 m5 sS24 km/h SSW242.1 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
04:0051 Fresh0.6 m5 sS24 km/h SSW261.7 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
05:0047 Fresh0.6 m5 sS25 km/h SSW271.5 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
06:0062 Decent0.6 m5 sS14 km/h WSW281.4 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
07:0056 Fresh0.6 m5 sSSW21 km/h WSW301.6 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
08:0061 Fresh0.6 m5 sSSW20 km/h WSW302.1 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
09:0075 Decent0.6 m5 sSSW19 km/h WSW302.6 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
10:0080 Grand0.6 m4 sSSW17 km/h WSW313.0 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
11:0085 Grand0.6 m4 sSSW17 km/h WSW333.3 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
12:0077 Decent0.6 m4 sSSW21 km/h SW343.4 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
13:0067 Decent0.6 m4 sSSW28 km/h SW363.3 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
14:0063 Decent0.7 m4 sSSW27 km/h SW323.0 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
15:0058 Fresh0.8 m4 sSSW26 km/h SW342.5 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0054 Fresh0.8 m4 sSSW27 km/h SW362.1 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry

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
03:4509:4016:1022:15
Low 03:45 · 1.0 mHigh 09:40 · 3.8 mLow 16:10 · 1.1 mHigh 22:15 · 3.6 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 · Grim · sea 17° · 2.4 mFri, 2 Oct 16:30–17:30 · strong wind, onshore, choppy, showers possible
🌊 Kilfarrassey dip · Decent · sea 17° · 0.8 mSat, 3 Oct 13:30–14:30 · light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
🌊 Kilfarrassey dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.6 mSun, 4 Oct 10:30–11:30 · gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m

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3 km · Co. Waterford · Not classified

Lake John Halley

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Newtown Cove

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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.