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Murrough Beach

faces E Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
76
Decent · moderate breeze, dry
Waves
0.1 m
9 s period from E · model cell 2.4 km out
Sea
15.2°
Grand. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 68 km away.
Tide
2.4 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 16:20.
Wind
28 km/h
Moderate breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 56
Daylight
07:26
Sunrise. Sunset 19:00. Air 16°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
15:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 28 km/h
▲ 03:50 ▼ 09:35 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:00
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 11 km/h
▲ 04:50 ▼ 10:25 ▲ 17:10 ▼ 23:25
Sun, 4 Oct
10:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 13 km/h
▲ 06:10 ▼ 11:50 ▲ 18:30
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 10 km/h
▼ 00:50 ▲ 07:30 ▼ 13:10 ▲ 19:40
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 9 km/h
▼ 02:20 ▲ 08:40 ▼ 14:25 ▲ 20:55
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Grand 88/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m · 0.5 m · 18 km/h
▼ 03:15 ▲ 09:45 ▼ 15:25 ▲ 21:55
Thu, 8 Oct
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
▼ 04:00 ▲ 10:40 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:40

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 15:0076 · Decentmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 13:00 · 68 DecentFri 14:00 · 60 FreshFri 15:00 · 76 DecentFri 16:00 · 60 FreshFri 17:00 · 52 FreshFri 18:00 · 69 DecentFri 19:00 · 70 DecentFri 20:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 100 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 86 GrandSat 08:00 · 86 GrandSat 09:00 · 86 GrandSat 10:00 · 91 GrandSat 11:00 · 100 GrandSat 12:00 · 100 GrandSat 13:00 · 100 GrandSat 14:00 · 100 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 94 GrandSat 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 91 GrandSun 09:00 · 91 GrandSun 10:00 · 94 GrandSun 11:00 · 94 GrandSun 12:00 · 94 GrandSun 13:00 · 94 GrandSun 14:00 · 90 GrandSun 15:00 · 90 GrandSun 16:00 · 90 GrandSun 17:00 · 94 GrandSun 18:00 · 94 GrandSun 19:00 · 94 GrandSun 20:00 · 84 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 08:00 · 94 GrandMon 09:00 · 94 GrandMon 10:00 · 94 GrandMon 11:00 · 94 GrandMon 12:00 · 90 GrandMon 13:00 · 90 GrandMon 14:00 · 94 GrandMon 15:00 · 90 GrandMon 16:00 · 90 GrandMon 17:00 · 94 GrandMon 18:00 · 94 GrandMon 19:00 · 100 GrandMon 22:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 100 GrandTue 13:00 · 92 GrandTue 16:00 · 76 DecentTue 19:00 · 84 GrandTue 22:00 · 85 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 85 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 70 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 80 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 85 GrandWed 13:00 · 88 GrandWed 16:00 · 88 GrandWed 19:00 · 85 GrandWed 22:00 · 85 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 80 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 94 GrandThu 19:00 · 97 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 15:00

76 Decent
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
  • calm sea
  • high tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.1 m28 km/h
faces 88° E · wind cross
Waves
0.1 m @ 9 s from E
Wind
28 km/h SSW · gusts 56
Tide
2.4 m · upper 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
15:0076 Decent0.1 m9 sE28 km/h SSW562.4 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0060 Fresh0.1 m9 sENE33 km/h SSW562.6 m ▲0.1 mm17°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0052 Fresh0.1 m9 sENE31 km/h SSW552.5 m ▲0.3 mm16°fresh breeze, showers possible, calm sea
18:0069 Decent0.1 m9 sENE25 km/h SW522.3 m 0.8 mm16°moderate breeze, rain, calm sea
19:0070 Decent0.1 m9 sENE21 km/h WSW491.8 m 1.7 mm16°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, rain
20:0086 Grand0.1 m9 sENE19 km/h WSW391.4 m 0.6 mm15°gentle breeze, showers possible, calm sea
21:00100 Grand0.1 m9 sENE11 km/h WNW270.9 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0091 Grand0.1 m10 sENE13 km/h W220.8 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0091 Grand0.1 m10 sENE17 km/h W210.8 m ▼dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Saturday, 3 October
00:0091 Grand0.1 m2 sENE13 km/h W191.0 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0092 Grand0.1 m2 sENE8 km/h SSW161.4 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0092 Grand0.1 m2 sENE7 km/h SSW131.7 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0092 Grand0.1 m4 sNE9 km/h SSW132.0 m dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0092 Grand0.1 m4 sNE10 km/h SW132.3 m ▲dry7°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0086 Grand0.1 m4 sNE13 km/h SW142.4 m ▲dry7°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0086 Grand0.1 m4 sNE14 km/h SW142.3 m dry7°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0086 Grand0.1 m4 sNNE14 km/h SW162.0 m dry7°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0086 Grand0.1 m4 sNNE14 km/h WSW161.6 m dry8°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0086 Grand0.1 m4 sNNE13 km/h WSW151.3 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0091 Grand0.1 m4 sNNE12 km/h WSW151.0 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:00100 Grand0.1 m4 sNE11 km/h WSW151.0 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:00100 Grand0.1 m4 sNE8 km/h WSW151.1 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:00100 Grand0.1 m3 sNE6 km/h SSW171.4 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:00100 Grand0.1 m3 sNE8 km/h S211.7 m dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
15:0094 Grand0.1 m3 sNNE15 km/h SSE242.1 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0094 Grand0.1 m4 sNNE17 km/h SSE262.3 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0094 Grand0.1 m4 sNNE19 km/h S262.5 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0094 Grand0.1 m4 sNE17 km/h S262.5 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0094 Grand0.1 m4 sNE15 km/h S232.3 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0091 Grand0.1 m4 sNE15 km/h SSW221.9 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0091 Grand0.1 m4 sNE15 km/h SSW221.4 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0091 Grand0.1 m4 sNE14 km/h SW231.1 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0086 Grand0.1 m4 sNE15 km/h SW230.9 m ▼dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0086 Grand0.1 m4 sNE15 km/h SW240.8 m ▼dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0086 Grand0.1 m4 sNE16 km/h SW251.0 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0086 Grand0.1 m4 sNE16 km/h SW261.3 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0086 Grand0.1 m4 sNE15 km/h SW271.6 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0086 Grand0.0 m4 sNE13 km/h SSW271.9 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0086 Grand0.0 m4 sNE13 km/h SSW282.1 m ▲dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0086 Grand0.0 m4 sNE13 km/h SW292.3 m ▲dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0091 Grand0.0 m4 sNE14 km/h SSW292.3 m ▲dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0091 Grand0.0 m4 sNE14 km/h SSW292.0 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0091 Grand0.0 m4 sNE14 km/h SSW311.7 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0094 Grand0.0 m4 sNE13 km/h SSW341.4 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0094 Grand0.0 m2 sNE16 km/h SSW351.2 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0094 Grand0.0 m2 sNE18 km/h SSW361.1 m ▼dry18°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0094 Grand0.0 m2 sNE19 km/h SW361.1 m ▼dry19°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0090 Grand0.0 m2 sENE21 km/h SW331.4 m dry18°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 S reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Wicklow (modelled), 2 km away · metres above chart datum
03:5009:3516:2022:00
High 03:50 · 2.5 mLow 09:35 · 0.8 mHigh 16:20 · 2.6 mLow 22:00 · 0.8 m

The spot

Faces
88° E
Swell window
N 10° → S 180°
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.

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On the ground

No lifeguard listedNo toiletsParking250m from Wicklow Train Station and 500m from Wicklow Bus StopDogs on lead

As listed by Wicklow County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

The Boat Yard Sauna · Wicklow Harbour, Wicklow town · 1 km · fixed

Fad Saoil Saunas (Greystones) · Rise at The Cove, Marine Road, Greystones · 17 km · fixed

The Barrel Sauna (Greystones) · The Boatyard, Beach Road, Greystones · 18 km · fixed

Helios Sauna (Bray Rooftop) · Bray seafront · 23 km · fixed

Accessed from the Murrough Car Park, close to the port access bridge at the north end of Wicklow town. It is a long gravelly beach that can shelve quickly into deep water. The beach is a two minute walk from the car park.

Put Murrough Beach in your calendar

Dipper Plus drops the best dip hour here into your phone every day, with waves, sea temperature, tide and a 45-minute nudge. Up to three spots.

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🌊 Murrough Beach dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.1 mFri, 2 Oct 14:30–15:30 · moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 Murrough Beach dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.1 mSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Murrough Beach dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.0 mSun, 4 Oct 09:30–10:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea

Nearby spots

Wicklow Harbour bathing area

1 km · Co. Wicklow · Not classified

Wicklow Reservoir

3 km · Co. Wicklow · Not classified

Silver Strand

5 km · Co. Wicklow · Sufficient Quality

Brittas Bay North

12 km · Co. Wicklow · Excellent Quality

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