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Kilfarrassey

Green Coast faces S Monitored, not designated

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45
Fresh · overhead 2.3 m, onshore wind
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
1.2 m
Low tide. Low at 16:10.
Wind
51 km/h
Near gale, SSW, onshore, gusts 63
Daylight
07:31
Sunrise. Sunset 19:05. Air 16°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
19:00
Decent 70/100
overhead 2.3 m, cross-shore wind · 2.3 m · 29 km/h
▼ 03:45 ▲ 09:40 ▼ 16:10 ▲ 22:15
Sat, 3 Oct
09:00
Decent 71/100
chest-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind · 0.9 m · 6 km/h
▼ 04:40 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 17:10 ▲ 23:10
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Grim 20/100
waist-high 0.6 m, short period 4 s, choppy, onshore wind · 0.6 m · 25 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Blowy 28/100
waist-high 0.7 m, short period 4 s, choppy, cross-shore wind · 0.7 m · 24 km/h
▲ 00:25 ▼ 07:00 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 23/100
knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low tide · 0.5 m · 14 km/h
▲ 02:15 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 15:00 ▼ 21:25
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 21 km/h
▲ 03:30 ▼ 09:45 ▲ 16:00 ▼ 22:25
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 13 km/h
▲ 04:30 ▼ 10:40 ▲ 16:55 ▼ 23:20

Week at a glance

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Fri 15:0045 · Freshoverhead 2.3 m · onshore wind
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 08:00 · 40 BlowyFri 09:00 · 40 BlowyFri 10:00 · 50 FreshFri 11:00 · 45 FreshFri 12:00 · 45 FreshFri 13:00 · 45 FreshFri 14:00 · 45 FreshFri 15:00 · 45 FreshFri 16:00 · 45 FreshFri 17:00 · 45 FreshFri 18:00 · 45 FreshFri 19:00 · 70 DecentFri 20:00 · 75 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 83 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 83 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSat 08:00 · 61 FreshSat 09:00 · 71 DecentSat 10:00 · 46 FreshSat 11:00 · 34 BlowySat 12:00 · 34 BlowySat 13:00 · 34 BlowySat 14:00 · 34 BlowySat 15:00 · 34 BlowySat 16:00 · 34 BlowySat 17:00 · 34 BlowySat 18:00 · 34 BlowySat 19:00 · 20 GrimSat 20:00 · 20 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 7 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 7 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 7 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 7 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 7 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 7 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 7 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 7 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 15 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 15 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 15 GrimSun 09:00 · 15 GrimSun 10:00 · 15 GrimSun 11:00 · 15 GrimSun 12:00 · 20 GrimSun 13:00 · 20 GrimSun 14:00 · 20 GrimSun 15:00 · 20 GrimSun 16:00 · 20 GrimSun 17:00 · 20 GrimSun 18:00 · 20 GrimSun 19:00 · 20 GrimSun 20:00 · 20 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 28 Blowy · nightSun 22:00 · 28 Blowy · nightSun 23:00 · 28 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 28 Blowy · nightMon 01:00 · 28 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 28 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 28 Blowy · nightMon 04:00 · 28 Blowy · nightMon 05:00 · 28 Blowy · nightMon 06:00 · 28 Blowy · nightMon 07:00 · 28 Blowy · nightMon 10:00 · 28 BlowyMon 13:00 · 20 GrimMon 16:00 · 20 GrimMon 19:00 · 28 BlowyMon 22:00 · 36 Blowy · nightTue 01:00 · 36 Blowy · nightTue 04:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 15 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 23 GrimTue 13:00 · 7 GrimTue 16:00 · 7 GrimTue 19:00 · 7 GrimTue 22:00 · 23 Grim · nightWed 01:00 · 33 Blowy · nightWed 04:00 · 33 Blowy · nightWed 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 5 GrimWed 13:00 · 5 GrimWed 19:00 · 5 GrimThu 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 15:00

45 Fresh
  • overhead 2.3 m
  • onshore wind
  • low tide
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset2.3 m51 km/h
faces 178° S · wind onshore
Waves
2.3 m @ 7 s from SSW
Wind
51 km/h SSW · gusts 63
Tide
1.4 m · low
Air
16°C · 0.1 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
15:0045 Fresh2.3 m7 sSSW51 km/h SSW631.4 m ▼0.1 mm16°overhead 2.3 m, onshore wind, low tide
16:0045 Fresh2.3 m7 sSSW51 km/h SSW631.1 m ▼0.3 mm16°overhead 2.3 m, onshore wind, low tide
17:0045 Fresh2.4 m7 sSSW53 km/h SSW631.2 m ▼0.5 mm16°overhead 2.4 m, onshore wind, low tide
18:0045 Fresh2.3 m (0.2 swell)7 sSSW46 km/h SW611.7 m 0.8 mm16°overhead 2.3 m, onshore wind
19:0070 Decent2.3 m7 sSSW29 km/h SW542.4 m 0.4 mm16°overhead 2.3 m, cross-shore wind
20:0075 Decent2.0 m7 sSSW19 km/h WNW413.0 m dry15°overhead 2.0 m, cross-shore wind
21:0083 Grand1.8 m7 sSSW18 km/h WNW283.4 m dry13°overhead 1.8 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
22:0083 Grand1.6 m7 sSSW18 km/h WNW233.6 m ▲dry12°overhead 1.6 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
23:0073 Decent1.5 m7 sSSW12 km/h WNW213.6 m ▲dry11°chest-high 1.5 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
Saturday, 3 October
00:0073 Decent1.4 m7 sSSW12 km/h WNW183.1 m dry10°chest-high 1.4 m, cross-shore wind
01:0073 Decent1.3 m7 sSSW12 km/h W172.5 m dry11°chest-high 1.3 m, cross-shore wind
02:0073 Decent1.2 m7 sSSW13 km/h W141.9 m dry10°chest-high 1.2 m, cross-shore wind
03:0073 Decent1.1 m7 sSSW9 km/h WNW131.5 m dry9°chest-high 1.1 m, cross-shore wind
04:0083 Grand1.1 m7 sS7 km/h NW121.3 m ▼dry9°chest-high 1.1 m, offshore wind, low tide
05:0083 Grand1.1 m6 sS8 km/h NW121.2 m ▼dry8°chest-high 1.0 m, offshore wind, low tide
06:0083 Grand1.0 m6 sS5 km/h NW121.5 m dry8°chest-high 1.0 m, offshore wind, low tide
07:0061 Fresh1.0 m6 sS4 km/h NW112.1 m dry9°chest-high 1.0 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
08:0061 Fresh0.9 m6 sS8 km/h NW102.8 m dry10°chest-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
09:0071 Decent0.9 m6 sS6 km/h NW93.3 m dry11°chest-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
10:0046 Fresh0.9 m6 sS4 km/h NNE93.5 m ▲dry12°waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
11:0034 Blowy0.9 m6 sS4 km/h SSE103.6 m ▲dry13°waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, light onshore
12:0034 Blowy0.8 m6 sS5 km/h SSW123.4 m dry13°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, light onshore
13:0034 Blowy0.8 m5 sS7 km/h SSW142.9 m dry14°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, light onshore
14:0034 Blowy0.8 m5 sS10 km/h SSW162.3 m dry14°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, light onshore
15:0034 Blowy0.8 m5 sS13 km/h SSW181.9 m dry14°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, light onshore
16:0034 Blowy0.7 m5 sS13 km/h SSW191.6 m ▼dry14°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, light onshore
17:0034 Blowy0.7 m5 sS12 km/h SSW201.4 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, light onshore
18:0034 Blowy0.7 m5 sS12 km/h SSW211.4 m ▼dry14°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, light onshore
19:0020 Grim0.6 m5 sS15 km/h S211.8 m dry14°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, onshore wind
20:0020 Grim0.6 m5 sS18 km/h SSW212.4 m dry14°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, onshore wind
21:007 Grim0.6 m5 sS18 km/h SSW222.9 m dry14°knee-high 0.6 m, onshore wind
22:007 Grim0.6 m5 sS17 km/h SSW233.2 m ▲dry14°knee-high 0.6 m, onshore wind, high tide
23:007 Grim0.6 m5 sS20 km/h SSW233.4 m ▲dry15°knee-high 0.6 m, onshore wind, high tide
Sunday, 4 October
00:007 Grim0.6 m5 sS23 km/h SSW253.3 m ▲dry15°knee-high 0.6 m, onshore wind, high tide
01:007 Grim0.6 m5 sS21 km/h SW263.0 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, onshore wind
02:007 Grim0.6 m5 sS22 km/h SSW272.5 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, onshore wind
03:007 Grim0.6 m5 sS24 km/h SSW282.1 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, onshore wind
04:007 Grim0.6 m5 sS20 km/h SSW281.7 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, onshore wind
05:0015 Grim0.6 m5 sS22 km/h WSW301.5 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
06:0015 Grim0.6 m5 sS23 km/h WSW311.4 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
07:0023 Grim0.6 m5 sSSW16 km/h W311.6 m dry14°knee-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
08:0015 Grim0.6 m5 sSSW23 km/h SW272.1 m dry15°knee-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind
09:0015 Grim0.6 m5 sSSW23 km/h SW282.6 m dry16°knee-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind
10:0015 Grim0.6 m4 sSSW24 km/h SW303.0 m dry16°knee-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind
11:0015 Grim0.6 m4 sSSW24 km/h SW323.3 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
12:0020 Grim0.6 m4 sSSW25 km/h SW333.4 m ▲dry17°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 4 s, choppy, onshore wind
13:0020 Grim0.6 m4 sSSW27 km/h SW343.3 m ▲dry17°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 4 s, choppy, onshore wind
14:0020 Grim0.7 m4 sSSW28 km/h SW353.0 m dry17°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 4 s, choppy, onshore wind

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 surf · Decent · sea 17° · 2.3 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · overhead 2.3 m, cross-shore wind
🏄 Kilfarrassey surf · Decent · sea 17° · 0.9 mSat, 3 Oct 08:30–09:30 · chest-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
🏄 Kilfarrassey surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.6 mSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · waist-high 0.6 m, short period 4 s, choppy, onshore wind

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.