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Laytown/Bettystown

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Dip score now
84
Grand · moderate breeze, dry
Waves
0.6 m
5 s period from SE · model cell 2.1 km out
Sea
14.9°
Fresh. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 58 km away.
Tide
1.9 m
Rising. High at 15:55.
Wind
28 km/h
Moderate breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 42
Daylight
07:27
Sunrise. Sunset 19:01. Air 16°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
11:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.6 m · 28 km/h
▲ 03:25 ▼ 09:15 ▲ 15:55 ▼ 21:50
Sat, 3 Oct
14:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 12 km/h
▲ 04:20 ▼ 10:20 ▲ 17:00 ▼ 23:05
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 90/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry · 0.3 m · 24 km/h
▲ 05:45 ▼ 11:40 ▲ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 12 km/h
▼ 00:40 ▲ 07:20 ▼ 13:15 ▲ 19:50
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 16 km/h
▼ 02:15 ▲ 08:40 ▼ 14:35 ▲ 20:55
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry, sunny · 17 km/h
▼ 03:15 ▲ 09:40 ▼ 15:35 ▲ 22:05
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 16 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:35 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:50

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 11:0084 · Grandmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 10:00 · 94 GrandFri 11:00 · 84 GrandFri 12:00 · 68 DecentFri 13:00 · 68 DecentFri 14:00 · 60 FreshFri 15:00 · 32 BlowyFri 16:00 · 45 FreshFri 17:00 · 43 BlowyFri 18:00 · 54 FreshFri 19:00 · 84 GrandFri 20:00 · 74 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 87 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 82 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 82 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 92 GrandSat 08:00 · 92 GrandSat 09:00 · 92 GrandSat 10:00 · 91 GrandSat 11:00 · 91 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 100 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 94 GrandSat 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 87 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 87 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 87 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 87 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 87 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 87 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 87 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 87 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 90 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 90 GrandSun 09:00 · 90 GrandSun 10:00 · 90 GrandSun 11:00 · 90 GrandSun 12:00 · 90 GrandSun 13:00 · 90 GrandSun 14:00 · 74 DecentSun 15:00 · 90 GrandSun 16:00 · 90 GrandSun 17:00 · 90 GrandSun 18:00 · 90 GrandSun 19:00 · 90 GrandSun 20:00 · 90 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 90 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 90 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 90 GrandMon 13:00 · 90 GrandMon 16:00 · 90 GrandMon 19:00 · 100 GrandMon 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 82 GrandTue 13:00 · 82 GrandTue 16:00 · 94 GrandTue 19:00 · 94 GrandTue 22:00 · 85 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 85 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 91 GrandWed 19:00 · 91 GrandThu 01:00 · 82 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 91 GrandThu 19:00 · 81 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 11:00

84 Grand
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
  • calm sea
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.6 m28 km/h
faces 84° E · wind cross
Waves
0.6 m @ 5 s from SE
Wind
28 km/h SSW · gusts 42
Tide
1.8 m · lower half
Air
16°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
11:0084 Grand0.6 m5 sSE28 km/h SSW421.8 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0068 Decent0.6 m5 sSE33 km/h SSW462.6 m dry17°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0068 Decent0.7 m5 sSE35 km/h SSW503.3 m dry17°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0060 Fresh0.7 m7 sSE39 km/h SSW534.0 m 0.2 mm18°fresh breeze, showers possible, calm sea
15:0032 Blowy0.9 m7 sSE41 km/h SSW534.4 m ▲0.7 mm17°strong wind, rain, small waves 0.4 m
16:0045 Fresh1.0 m8 sSE37 km/h SSW534.5 m ▲1.1 mm16°fresh breeze, rain, small waves 0.5 m
17:0043 Blowy1.0 m8 sSE36 km/h S514.3 m ▲1.5 mm16°fresh breeze, rain, small waves 0.5 m
18:0054 Fresh0.9 m8 sSE30 km/h SSW433.7 m 0.4 mm16°fresh breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.5 m
19:0084 Grand0.9 m8 sSE24 km/h WSW362.9 m dry15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
20:0074 Decent0.8 m8 sSE29 km/h WSW292.1 m dry14°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
21:0087 Grand0.7 m8 sSE21 km/h WSW301.4 m ▼dry13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
22:0091 Grand0.6 m8 sSE18 km/h WSW311.2 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0091 Grand0.5 m8 sSE18 km/h WSW291.4 m ▼dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Saturday, 3 October
00:0091 Grand0.5 m6 sSE17 km/h WSW272.0 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0086 Grand0.4 m6 sSE16 km/h WSW262.8 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0082 Grand0.4 m6 sSE20 km/h W263.5 m dry9°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
03:0082 Grand0.3 m6 sSE22 km/h W264.0 m dry8°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
04:0086 Grand0.3 m6 sSE17 km/h W244.3 m ▲dry8°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0092 Grand0.3 m6 sSE11 km/h WSW214.3 m ▲dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0092 Grand0.2 m6 sSE10 km/h WSW204.0 m dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0092 Grand0.2 m5 sSE11 km/h WSW203.4 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0092 Grand0.2 m5 sSE12 km/h WSW202.6 m dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0092 Grand0.2 m5 sSE11 km/h WSW202.0 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0091 Grand0.2 m5 sSE13 km/h WSW211.6 m ▼dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0091 Grand0.1 m4 sSE13 km/h SW201.6 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0094 Grand0.1 m4 sSE14 km/h WSW202.0 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0094 Grand0.1 m4 sSE12 km/h WSW202.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:00100 Grand0.1 m4 sSE12 km/h SW203.2 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
15:0094 Grand0.1 m4 sSE12 km/h SW223.8 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0094 Grand0.1 m4 sSE14 km/h SSW234.2 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0094 Grand0.1 m4 sSE14 km/h SSW244.3 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:00100 Grand0.1 m4 sSE11 km/h SSW234.2 m ▲dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:0094 Grand0.1 m3 sSE15 km/h S213.8 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0094 Grand0.2 m3 sSE14 km/h S213.1 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0091 Grand0.2 m3 sSE16 km/h SSW232.3 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0081 Grand0.2 m3 sSE23 km/h SSW271.8 m ▼dry12°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0087 Grand0.2 m3 sSE21 km/h SW301.5 m ▼dry12°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0087 Grand0.2 m3 sSE20 km/h SW321.6 m ▼dry12°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
01:0087 Grand0.2 m3 sSE21 km/h SW331.9 m dry12°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
02:0087 Grand0.2 m4 sSE23 km/h SW352.5 m dry12°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
03:0087 Grand0.2 m4 sSE23 km/h SW363.1 m dry12°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
04:0087 Grand0.2 m4 sSE26 km/h SW363.6 m dry12°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
05:0087 Grand0.2 m4 sSE27 km/h SW384.0 m ▲dry12°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
06:0087 Grand0.2 m4 sSE27 km/h SW394.1 m ▲dry13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
07:0090 Grand0.3 m4 sSE27 km/h SW394.0 m dry13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
08:0090 Grand0.3 m4 sSE24 km/h SW343.5 m dry15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
09:0090 Grand0.3 m4 sSE24 km/h SW352.9 m dry15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
10:0090 Grand0.3 m4 sSE26 km/h SW362.3 m dry16°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Port Oriel, 11 km away · metres above chart datum
03:2509:1515:5521:50
High 03:25 · 4.7 mLow 09:15 · 1.2 mHigh 15:55 · 4.5 mLow 21:50 · 1.2 m

The spot

Faces
84° E
Swell window
N 10° → E 80°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 2.1 km out
Water
Excellent Quality · Blue Flag

Facing and swell window are derived from the wave model's coastline around the spot, not surveyed. Know better? Tell us.

Water quality

Recent grades: 2024 Excellent, 2023 Excellent, 2022 Excellent. The EPA flags a short-term pollution risk here after heavy rain.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

Lifeguard: YesToiletsParkingDrogheda - Laytown bus route. Train station at Laytown.Accessible: There are limited parking spaces for Disabled and Older Persons at Bettystown Beach.Dogs on lead

As listed by Meath County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

The Wood Fired Sauna (Skerries) · Skerries, Co. Dublin · 16 km · fixed

The Wood Fired Sauna (Rush) · North Beach, Rush, Co. Dublin · 22 km · fixed

The Sea Sauna · Tower Bay Beach, Portrane, Co. Dublin · 25 km · fixed

Laytown/Bettystown is a fine sand beach backing onto sand dunes. There is a links golf course located in the sand dunes. The Boyne Coast and Estuary is a designated Special Area of Conservation (SAC site code 001957) located to the north. To the south, the River Nanny Estuary and Shore is a designated Special Protected Area (SPA site code 004158). Activities on the beach include sandsculpting and kitesurfing. Laytown/Bettystown has hosted the National Sand Sculpting and Sandcastle Competition in recent years. Laytown Strand Race is a horse racing event which takes place annually on Laytown strand. The bathing area is approximately 1.5 km in length and 0.6 km2 in area.

Put Laytown/Bettystown in your calendar

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🌊 Laytown/Bettystown dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.6 mFri, 2 Oct 10:30–11:30 · moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 Laytown/Bettystown dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.1 mSat, 3 Oct 13:30–14:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Laytown/Bettystown dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry

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