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Laytown/Bettystown

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Dip score now
73
Decent · moderate breeze, dry
Waves
0.6 m
6 s period from SE · model cell 2.1 km out
Sea
15.1°
Grand. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 58 km away.
Tide
3.7 m
Falling. Low at 09:15.
Wind
20 km/h
Moderate breeze, SSE, cross, gusts 28
Daylight
07:27
Sunrise. Sunset 19:01. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
07:00
Decent 77/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.6 m · 17 km/h
▲ 03:25 ▼ 09:15 ▲ 15:55 ▼ 21:50
Sat, 3 Oct
17:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 19 km/h
▲ 04:20 ▼ 10:20 ▲ 17:00 ▼ 23:05
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Grand 88/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry · 0.3 m · 24 km/h
▲ 05:45 ▼ 11:40 ▲ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 96/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 12 km/h
▼ 00:40 ▲ 07:20 ▼ 13:15 ▲ 19:50
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.4 m · 14 km/h
▼ 02:15 ▲ 08:40 ▼ 14:35 ▲ 20:55
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 89/100
gentle breeze, dry, sunny · 17 km/h
▼ 03:15 ▲ 09:40 ▼ 15:35 ▲ 22:05
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 79/100
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 06:0072 · Decentmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 06:00 · 72 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 77 DecentFri 08:00 · 72 DecentFri 09:00 · 67 DecentFri 10:00 · 59 FreshFri 11:00 · 63 DecentFri 12:00 · 52 FreshFri 13:00 · 56 FreshFri 14:00 · 60 FreshFri 15:00 · 34 BlowyFri 16:00 · 47 FreshFri 17:00 · 24 GrimFri 18:00 · 66 DecentFri 19:00 · 69 DecentFri 20:00 · 68 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 63 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 64 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 72 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 72 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 85 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 89 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 80 GrandSat 08:00 · 75 DecentSat 09:00 · 70 DecentSat 10:00 · 65 DecentSat 11:00 · 72 DecentSat 12:00 · 79 DecentSat 13:00 · 83 GrandSat 14:00 · 81 GrandSat 15:00 · 86 GrandSat 16:00 · 90 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 89 GrandSat 19:00 · 85 GrandSat 20:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 67 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 80 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 87 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 89 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 79 DecentSun 09:00 · 75 DecentSun 10:00 · 70 DecentSun 11:00 · 65 DecentSun 12:00 · 63 DecentSun 13:00 · 68 DecentSun 14:00 · 56 FreshSun 15:00 · 76 DecentSun 16:00 · 80 GrandSun 17:00 · 84 GrandSun 18:00 · 88 GrandSun 19:00 · 87 GrandSun 20:00 · 83 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 74 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 69 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 65 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 72 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 80 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 89 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 77 DecentMon 13:00 · 63 DecentMon 16:00 · 74 DecentMon 19:00 · 96 GrandMon 22:00 · 85 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 74 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 76 DecentTue 13:00 · 61 FreshTue 16:00 · 72 DecentTue 19:00 · 86 GrandTue 22:00 · 80 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 67 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 61 Fresh · nightWed 07:00 · 74 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 89 GrandWed 13:00 · 75 DecentWed 19:00 · 78 DecentThu 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 71 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 79 DecentThu 19:00 · 64 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 06:00

72 Decent
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
  • calm sea
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.6 m20 km/h
faces 84° E · wind cross
Waves
0.6 m @ 6 s from SE
Wind
20 km/h SSE · gusts 28
Tide
3.4 m · upper half
Air
13°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
05:0086 Grand0.6 m6 sSE17 km/h S304.2 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0072 Decent0.6 m6 sSE20 km/h SSE283.4 m dry13°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0077 Decent0.6 m5 sSE17 km/h S272.5 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0072 Decent0.6 m5 sSE15 km/h S271.7 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0067 Decent0.6 m5 sSE18 km/h S301.2 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0059 Fresh0.6 m5 sSE21 km/h S361.3 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0063 Decent0.6 m5 sSE24 km/h SSW411.8 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0052 Fresh0.6 m5 sSE34 km/h SSW452.6 m dry17°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0056 Fresh0.7 m5 sSE34 km/h SSW483.3 m dry18°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0060 Fresh0.7 m7 sSE35 km/h SSW504.0 m 0.1 mm18°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0034 Blowy0.9 m7 sSE44 km/h SSW524.4 m ▲0.5 mm16°strong wind, showers possible, small waves 0.4 m
16:0047 Fresh1.0 m8 sSE36 km/h SSW514.5 m ▲0.7 mm16°fresh breeze, rain, small waves 0.5 m
17:0024 Grim1.0 m8 sSE40 km/h SSW494.3 m ▲1.2 mm16°strong wind, rain, small waves 0.5 m
18:0066 Decent0.9 m8 sSE24 km/h SW413.7 m 0.4 mm16°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, showers possible
19:0069 Decent0.9 m8 sSE20 km/h WSW312.9 m dry14°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
20:0068 Decent0.8 m8 sSE22 km/h WSW272.1 m dry13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
21:0063 Decent0.7 m8 sSE20 km/h WSW271.4 m ▼dry13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
22:0064 Decent0.6 m8 sSE19 km/h WSW281.2 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0068 Decent0.5 m8 sSE18 km/h WSW291.4 m ▼dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Saturday, 3 October
00:0072 Decent0.5 m6 sSE18 km/h W272.0 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0072 Decent0.4 m6 sSE17 km/h W242.8 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0076 Decent0.4 m6 sSE19 km/h W223.5 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0080 Grand0.3 m6 sSE18 km/h W224.0 m dry8°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0085 Grand0.3 m6 sSE14 km/h W214.3 m ▲dry8°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0089 Grand0.3 m6 sSE11 km/h SW194.3 m ▲dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0084 Grand0.2 m6 sSE12 km/h WSW184.0 m dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0080 Grand0.2 m5 sSE12 km/h WSW183.4 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0075 Decent0.2 m5 sSE11 km/h WSW192.6 m dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0070 Decent0.2 m5 sSE12 km/h WSW192.0 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0065 Decent0.2 m5 sSE14 km/h SW191.6 m ▼dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0072 Decent0.1 m4 sSE11 km/h WSW181.6 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:0079 Decent0.1 m4 sSE12 km/h WSW182.0 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:0083 Grand0.1 m4 sSE10 km/h SW192.6 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:0081 Grand0.1 m4 sSE13 km/h SSW203.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0086 Grand0.1 m4 sSE14 km/h SSW213.8 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0090 Grand0.1 m4 sSE16 km/h SSW224.2 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0094 Grand0.1 m4 sSE19 km/h SSE234.3 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0089 Grand0.1 m4 sSE16 km/h SSE224.2 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0085 Grand0.1 m3 sSE12 km/h SSE213.8 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0080 Grand0.2 m3 sSE15 km/h S203.1 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0073 Decent0.2 m3 sSE19 km/h SSW222.3 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0058 Fresh0.2 m3 sSE22 km/h SSW241.8 m ▼dry12°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0063 Decent0.2 m3 sSE19 km/h SSW261.5 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0057 Fresh0.2 m3 sSE23 km/h SSW271.6 m ▼dry12°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0067 Decent0.2 m3 sSE26 km/h SW301.9 m dry12°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
02:0065 Decent0.2 m4 sSE21 km/h SSW302.5 m dry12°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0069 Decent0.2 m4 sSE21 km/h SSW313.1 m dry13°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0080 Grand0.2 m4 sSE22 km/h SW323.6 m dry13°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.

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🌊 Laytown/Bettystown dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.6 mFri, 2 Oct 06:30–07:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 Laytown/Bettystown dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.1 mSat, 3 Oct 16:30–17:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 Laytown/Bettystown dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · 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.