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Merrion Strand

faces E Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
100
Grand · light winds, dry
Waves
0.1 m
2 s period from E · model cell 4.4 km out
Sea
15.1°
Grand. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 55 km away.
Tide
1.4 m
Falling, nearly low. Low at 09:15.
Wind
11 km/h
Light breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 27
Daylight
07:27
Sunrise. Sunset 19:01. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
08:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 11 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:15 ▲ 16:10 ▼ 21:50
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 8 km/h
▲ 04:45 ▼ 10:15 ▲ 17:15 ▼ 23:10
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 14 km/h
▲ 06:10 ▼ 11:45 ▲ 18:40
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 11 km/h
▼ 00:45 ▲ 07:45 ▼ 13:15 ▲ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 11 km/h
▼ 02:10 ▲ 09:00 ▼ 14:30 ▲ 21:10
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry, high tide · 12 km/h
▼ 03:15 ▲ 10:00 ▼ 15:40 ▲ 22:05
Thu, 8 Oct
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 9 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:50 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:55

Week at a glance

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Fri 08:00100 · Grandlight winds · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 07:00 · 100 GrandFri 08:00 · 100 GrandFri 09:00 · 100 GrandFri 10:00 · 94 GrandFri 11:00 · 94 GrandFri 12:00 · 94 GrandFri 13:00 · 94 GrandFri 14:00 · 94 GrandFri 15:00 · 76 DecentFri 16:00 · 71 DecentFri 17:00 · 70 DecentFri 18:00 · 69 DecentFri 19:00 · 82 GrandFri 20:00 · 90 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 90 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 87 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 87 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 97 GrandSat 08:00 · 97 GrandSat 09:00 · 97 GrandSat 10:00 · 100 GrandSat 11:00 · 100 GrandSat 12:00 · 100 GrandSat 13:00 · 100 GrandSat 14:00 · 100 GrandSat 15:00 · 100 GrandSat 16:00 · 100 GrandSat 17:00 · 100 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 100 GrandSat 20:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 94 GrandSun 09:00 · 94 GrandSun 10:00 · 94 GrandSun 11:00 · 94 GrandSun 12:00 · 94 GrandSun 13:00 · 94 GrandSun 14:00 · 94 GrandSun 15:00 · 94 GrandSun 16:00 · 94 GrandSun 17:00 · 94 GrandSun 18:00 · 94 GrandSun 19:00 · 94 GrandSun 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 90 GrandMon 13:00 · 90 GrandMon 16:00 · 94 GrandMon 19:00 · 100 GrandMon 22:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 92 GrandTue 13:00 · 86 GrandTue 16:00 · 92 GrandTue 19:00 · 97 GrandTue 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 92 GrandWed 13:00 · 91 GrandWed 19:00 · 83 GrandThu 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 91 GrandThu 19:00 · 97 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 08:00

100 Grand
  • light winds
  • dry
  • calm sea
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.1 m11 km/h
faces 93° E · wind cross
Waves
0.1 m @ 2 s from E
Wind
11 km/h SSW · gusts 27
Tide
1.5 m · lower half
Air
15°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
08:00100 Grand0.1 m2 sE11 km/h SSW271.5 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:00100 Grand0.1 m2 sE11 km/h SSW301.1 m ▼dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0094 Grand0.1 m2 sE16 km/h SSW371.1 m ▼dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0094 Grand0.1 m2 sE17 km/h SSW421.6 m dry18°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0094 Grand0.1 m3 sE19 km/h SSW452.2 m dry18°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0094 Grand0.1 m3 sE18 km/h S482.8 m dry18°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0094 Grand0.1 m3 sE19 km/h SSW503.2 m 0.1 mm18°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0076 Decent0.1 m8 sE22 km/h SSW503.6 m ▲0.2 mm18°moderate breeze, showers possible, calm sea
16:0071 Decent0.1 m9 sE20 km/h SSW493.8 m ▲0.5 mm18°moderate breeze, rain, calm sea
17:0070 Decent0.1 m9 sE22 km/h SSW493.7 m ▲0.6 mm17°moderate breeze, rain, calm sea
18:0069 Decent0.1 m9 sE27 km/h SW483.3 m 0.8 mm17°moderate breeze, rain, calm sea
19:0082 Grand0.1 m9 sE27 km/h WSW402.6 m 0.5 mm16°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, showers possible
20:0090 Grand0.1 m3 sE22 km/h W351.9 m dry15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
21:0090 Grand0.1 m3 sE22 km/h W361.3 m ▼dry14°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
22:0094 Grand0.1 m3 sE17 km/h W361.1 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0091 Grand0.1 m3 sE19 km/h W351.3 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Saturday, 3 October
00:0091 Grand0.1 m3 sE18 km/h W331.7 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0087 Grand0.1 m3 sE24 km/h W332.3 m dry11°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
02:0087 Grand0.1 m3 sE22 km/h W322.8 m dry11°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
03:0091 Grand0.1 m3 sE15 km/h W263.2 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0097 Grand0.1 m3 sE7 km/h W193.5 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0097 Grand0.0 m3 sE4 km/h SSW183.6 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0097 Grand0.0 m3 sE3 km/h W173.5 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0097 Grand0.0 m3 sE6 km/h W173.0 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0097 Grand0.0 m3 sE8 km/h WSW172.3 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0097 Grand0.0 m3 sE8 km/h WSW171.8 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:00100 Grand0.0 m2 sE8 km/h WSW171.4 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:00100 Grand0.0 m2 sE9 km/h W171.4 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:00100 Grand0.0 m2 sE8 km/h W171.7 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:00100 Grand0.0 m2 sE6 km/h SW182.2 m dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:00100 Grand0.0 m2 sE3 km/h WSW202.7 m dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
15:00100 Grand0.0 m2 sENE9 km/h SE233.1 m dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
16:00100 Grand0.0 m2 sENE4 km/h SW243.4 m ▲dry17°light winds, dry, calm sea
17:00100 Grand0.0 m2 sENE10 km/h WSW233.6 m ▲dry17°light winds, dry, calm sea
18:00100 Grand0.0 m2 sENE8 km/h WSW223.6 m ▲dry17°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:00100 Grand0.0 m2 sENE4 km/h SW193.3 m dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:00100 Grand0.0 m2 sENE7 km/h S192.7 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:00100 Grand0.0 m2 sENE4 km/h SSE202.1 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:00100 Grand0.0 m2 sENE2 km/h W211.6 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0097 Grand0.0 m2 sENE2 km/h WNW211.3 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0097 Grand0.0 m2 sENE1 km/h N231.3 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0097 Grand0.0 m2 sENE5 km/h E241.6 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0097 Grand0.0 m2 sENE6 km/h ESE262.1 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0097 Grand0.0 m2 sENE8 km/h ESE282.5 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0097 Grand0.0 m2 sENE5 km/h E312.9 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:00100 Grand0.0 m2 sENE8 km/h SW333.3 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:00100 Grand0.0 m2 sENE8 km/h SSW353.5 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:00100 Grand0.0 m2 sENE9 km/h SW363.4 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Dublin Port, 3 km away · metres above chart datum
03:4009:1516:1021:50
High 03:40 · 3.9 mLow 09:15 · 1.1 mHigh 16:10 · 3.8 mLow 21:50 · 1.1 m

The spot

Faces
93° E
Swell window
NE 40° → SSE 150°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 4.4 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 listedThe beach is served by both train and busDogs on lead (Reference bye law for the control of dogs)

As listed by Dublin City Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Fad Saoil Saunas (Blackrock) · Blackrock seafront · 2 km · fixed

Helios Sauna (Dun Laoghaire Floating Sauna) · Coal Harbour, Dun Laoghaire Harbour · 5 km · fixed

Fad Saoil Saunas (Clontarf) · Clontarf seafront · 6 km · fixed

Saunos Sandycove · 49 Sandycove Road, Sandycove · 7 km · fixed

Merrion beach is a sandy beach with a gradual slope which makes the water too shallow for any real swimming. There is a large inlet of water that remains even at low tide and is known locally as "Cockle Lake". Although Merrion Strand itself has little flora or fauna due to its positioning and coastal connection to Sean Moore Park and the lrishtown nature Reserve, it is a nationally important area for migrating birds.Merrion Strand had been an identified/regulated bathing water and was monitored and managed under the terms of the 2008 Bathing Water Quality Regulations. Merrion Strand was declassified in 2020 due to Poor water quality - it had been classified as Poor for five consecutive years (2015 to 2019). Merrion Strand is no longer an identified/regulated bathing water, but continues to be monitored by Dublin City Council as an other monitored water.

Put Merrion Strand in your calendar

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🌊 Merrion Strand dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.1 mFri, 2 Oct 07:30–08:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Merrion Strand dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.0 mSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Merrion Strand dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.0 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea

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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.