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Kilfarrassey

Green Coast faces S Monitored, not designated

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26
Grim · waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy
Waves
0.8 m
6 s period from S · model cell 2.4 km out
Sea
16.8°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 61 km away.
Tide
2.7 m
Falling. Low at 17:10.
Wind
8 km/h
Light breeze, SSE, onshore, gusts 12
Daylight
07:32
Sunrise. Sunset 19:03. Air 14°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
13:00
Grim 27/100
waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, light onshore · 0.8 m · 8 km/h
▼ 04:40 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 17:10 ▲ 23:10
Sun, 4 Oct
09:00
Grim 14/100
knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide · 0.5 m · 12 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Grim 27/100
waist-high 0.7 m, short period 4 s, choppy, cross-shore wind · 0.7 m · 23 km/h
▲ 00:25 ▼ 07:00 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grim 27/100
knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide · 0.3 m · 22 km/h
▲ 02:15 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 15:00 ▼ 21:25
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 15 km/h
▲ 03:30 ▼ 09:45 ▲ 16:00 ▼ 22:25
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 14 km/h
▲ 04:30 ▼ 10:40 ▲ 16:55 ▼ 23:20
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 39 km/h
▲ 05:15 ▼ 11:40 ▲ 17:40

Week at a glance

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Sat 13:0027 · Grimwaist-high 0.8 m · short period 6 s, choppy
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 10:00 · 44 BlowySat 11:00 · 35 BlowySat 12:00 · 32 BlowySat 13:00 · 27 GrimSat 14:00 · 24 GrimSat 15:00 · 21 GrimSat 16:00 · 18 GrimSat 17:00 · 15 GrimSat 18:00 · 17 GrimSat 19:00 · 20 GrimSat 20:00 · 23 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 14 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 3 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 6 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 4 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 1 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 7 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 11 GrimSun 09:00 · 14 GrimSun 10:00 · 1 GrimSun 11:00 · 5 GrimSun 12:00 · 14 GrimSun 13:00 · 3 GrimSun 14:00 · 0 GrimSun 15:00 · 0 GrimSun 16:00 · 2 GrimSun 17:00 · 0 GrimSun 18:00 · 9 GrimSun 19:00 · 10 GrimSun 20:00 · 13 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 17 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 20 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 23 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 27 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 26 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 11 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 8 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 17 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 14 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 11 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 8 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 3 GrimMon 09:00 · 14 GrimMon 10:00 · 17 GrimMon 11:00 · 20 GrimMon 12:00 · 24 GrimMon 13:00 · 27 GrimMon 14:00 · 18 GrimMon 15:00 · 15 GrimMon 16:00 · 12 GrimMon 17:00 · 9 GrimMon 18:00 · 6 GrimMon 19:00 · 3 GrimMon 20:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 21:00 · 11 Grim · nightMon 22:00 · 14 Grim · nightMon 23:00 · 13 Grim · nightTue 00:00 · 16 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 19 Grim · nightTue 02:00 · 22 Grim · nightTue 03:00 · 13 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 9 Grim · nightTue 05:00 · 6 Grim · nightTue 06:00 · 3 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 8 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 8 GrimTue 13:00 · 27 GrimTue 16:00 · 5 GrimTue 19:00 · 5 GrimTue 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 5 GrimWed 13:00 · 5 GrimWed 16:00 · 5 GrimWed 19:00 · 5 GrimWed 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 10:00 · 5 GrimThu 13:00 · 5 GrimThu 19:00 · 5 GrimFri 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightFri 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 19:00 · 0 Grim

Sat, 3 Oct, 13:00

27 Grim
  • waist-high 0.8 m
  • short period 6 s, choppy
  • light onshore
  • high-ish tide
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.8 m8 km/h
faces 178° S · wind onshore
Waves
0.8 m @ 6 s from S
Wind
8 km/h SSE · gusts 12
Tide
2.9 m · upper half
Air
14°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
13:0027 Grim0.8 m6 sS8 km/h SSE122.9 m dry14°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, light onshore
14:0024 Grim0.7 m6 sSSW9 km/h SSE152.3 m dry14°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, light onshore
15:0021 Grim0.7 m6 sSSW10 km/h SE171.9 m dry14°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, light onshore
16:0018 Grim0.7 m6 sSSW13 km/h SSE171.6 m ▼dry14°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, light onshore
17:0015 Grim0.7 m6 sSSW13 km/h SSE161.4 m ▼dry14°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, light onshore
18:0017 Grim0.7 m5 sSSW9 km/h S141.4 m ▼dry14°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, light onshore
19:0020 Grim0.6 m5 sSSW6 km/h S121.8 m dry14°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, light onshore
20:0023 Grim0.6 m5 sSSW9 km/h S102.4 m dry13°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, light onshore
21:0014 Grim0.6 m5 sSSW12 km/h SSE112.9 m dry14°knee-high 0.6 m, light onshore, high-ish tide
22:003 Grim0.6 m5 sS15 km/h S123.2 m ▲dry15°knee-high 0.6 m, onshore wind, high-ish tide
23:006 Grim0.6 m5 sS15 km/h S133.4 m ▲dry15°knee-high 0.6 m, onshore wind, high-ish tide
Sunday, 4 October
00:004 Grim0.6 m5 sS17 km/h S143.3 m ▲dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, onshore wind, high-ish tide
01:001 Grim0.5 m5 sS19 km/h S143.0 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, onshore wind, high-ish tide
02:000 Grim0.5 m5 sS18 km/h S142.5 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, onshore wind, high-ish tide
03:000 Grim0.5 m5 sS20 km/h SW142.1 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, onshore wind, low-ish tide
04:000 Grim0.5 m5 sS15 km/h SSW141.7 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, onshore wind, low-ish tide
05:000 Grim0.5 m5 sS21 km/h SW151.5 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, onshore wind, low-ish tide
06:000 Grim0.5 m4 sS19 km/h W161.4 m ▼dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
07:007 Grim0.5 m4 sS9 km/h WSW161.6 m dry13°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
08:0011 Grim0.5 m4 sS12 km/h WSW182.1 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
09:0014 Grim0.5 m4 sS12 km/h WSW202.6 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
10:001 Grim0.5 m4 sS20 km/h SW223.0 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, onshore wind, high-ish tide
11:005 Grim0.5 m4 sSSW21 km/h SW253.3 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, onshore wind, high-ish tide
12:0014 Grim0.5 m4 sSSW21 km/h SW273.4 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
13:003 Grim0.5 m4 sSSW22 km/h SW303.3 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, onshore wind, high-ish tide
14:000 Grim0.5 m4 sSSW26 km/h SW323.0 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, onshore wind, high-ish tide
15:000 Grim0.5 m4 sSSW26 km/h SW352.5 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, onshore wind, high-ish tide
16:002 Grim0.6 m4 sSSW30 km/h SW372.1 m dry16°knee-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
17:000 Grim0.7 m4 sSSW31 km/h SW381.8 m dry16°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 4 s, choppy, onshore wind
18:009 Grim0.7 m4 sSSW30 km/h SW371.6 m ▼dry16°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 4 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
19:0010 Grim0.8 m4 sSSW29 km/h SW371.6 m ▼dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 4 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
20:0013 Grim0.8 m4 sSSW27 km/h SW361.8 m dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 4 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
21:0017 Grim0.8 m4 sSSW27 km/h SW352.2 m dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 4 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
22:0020 Grim0.8 m4 sSSW24 km/h WSW352.6 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 4 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
23:0023 Grim0.7 m4 sSSW25 km/h WSW343.0 m dry16°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 4 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
Monday, 5 October
00:0027 Grim0.8 m4 sSSW26 km/h WSW343.2 m ▲dry16°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 4 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
01:0026 Grim0.8 m4 sSSW29 km/h SW343.2 m ▲dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 4 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
02:0011 Grim0.8 m4 sSSW33 km/h SW343.0 m dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 4 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
03:008 Grim0.8 m4 sSSW35 km/h SW342.7 m dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 4 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
04:0017 Grim0.8 m4 sSSW29 km/h WSW342.3 m dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 4 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
05:0014 Grim0.8 m4 sSSW27 km/h SW341.9 m dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 4 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
06:0011 Grim0.8 m4 sSSW28 km/h SW341.6 m ▼dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 4 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
07:008 Grim0.8 m4 sSSW22 km/h WSW341.5 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 4 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
08:003 Grim0.8 m4 sSSW24 km/h SW301.6 m ▼dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 4 s, choppy, onshore wind
09:0014 Grim0.8 m4 sSSW26 km/h SW301.9 m dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 4 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
10:0017 Grim0.8 m4 sSSW24 km/h SW322.4 m dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 4 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
11:0020 Grim0.8 m4 sSSW24 km/h SW332.8 m dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 4 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
12:0024 Grim0.7 m4 sSSW22 km/h WSW333.2 m dry17°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 4 s, choppy, cross-shore 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
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 surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.8 mSat, 3 Oct 12:30–13:30 · waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, light onshore
🏄 Kilfarrassey surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.5 mSun, 4 Oct 08:30–09:30 · knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
🏄 Kilfarrassey surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.7 mMon, 5 Oct 12:30–13:30 · waist-high 0.7 m, short period 4 s, choppy, cross-shore 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.