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Newtown Cove

Green Coast faces S Monitored, not designated

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33
Blowy · knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind
Waves
0.4 m
5 s period from SSE · model cell 2.1 km out
Sea
16.7°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 60 km away.
Tide
3.5 m
High tide. High at 10:30.
Wind
8 km/h
Light breeze, N, offshore, gusts 13
Daylight
07:32
Sunrise. Sunset 19:03. Air 11°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
09:00
Blowy 33/100
knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind · 0.4 m · 13 km/h
▼ 04:40 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 17:10 ▲ 23:10
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 8 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 24 km/h
▲ 00:25 ▼ 07:00 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 12 km/h
▲ 02:15 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 15:00 ▼ 21:25
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.1 m · 16 km/h
▲ 03:30 ▼ 09:45 ▲ 16:00 ▼ 22:25
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.0 m · 14 km/h
▲ 04:30 ▼ 10:40 ▲ 16:55 ▼ 23:20
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 38 km/h
▲ 05:15 ▼ 11:40 ▲ 17:40

Week at a glance

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Sat 10:0033 · Blowyknee-high 0.4 m · offshore wind
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 07:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 08:00 · 33 BlowySat 09:00 · 33 BlowySat 10:00 · 33 BlowySat 11:00 · 33 BlowySat 12:00 · 21 GrimSat 13:00 · 21 GrimSat 14:00 · 21 GrimSat 15:00 · 5 GrimSat 16:00 · 5 GrimSat 17:00 · 5 GrimSat 18:00 · 5 GrimSat 19:00 · 5 GrimSat 20:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 5 GrimSun 09:00 · 5 GrimSun 10:00 · 5 GrimSun 11:00 · 5 GrimSun 12:00 · 5 GrimSun 13:00 · 5 GrimSun 14:00 · 5 GrimSun 15:00 · 5 GrimSun 16:00 · 5 GrimSun 17:00 · 5 GrimSun 18:00 · 5 GrimSun 19:00 · 5 GrimSun 20:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 5 GrimMon 09:00 · 5 GrimMon 10:00 · 5 GrimMon 11:00 · 5 GrimMon 12:00 · 5 GrimMon 13:00 · 5 GrimMon 14:00 · 5 GrimMon 15:00 · 5 GrimMon 16:00 · 5 GrimMon 17:00 · 5 GrimMon 18:00 · 5 GrimMon 19:00 · 5 GrimMon 20:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 21:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 23:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 00:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 02:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 03:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 05:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 06:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 5 GrimTue 13:00 · 5 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, 10:00

33 Blowy
  • knee-high 0.4 m
  • offshore wind
  • high tide
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.4 m8 km/h
faces 170° S · wind offshore
Waves
0.4 m @ 5 s from SSE
Wind
8 km/h N · gusts 13
Tide
3.5 m · high
Air
11°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
09:0033 Blowy0.4 m5 sSSE13 km/h NNW123.3 m dry9°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind
10:0033 Blowy0.4 m5 sSSE8 km/h N133.5 m ▲dry11°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high tide
11:0033 Blowy0.3 m5 sSSE4 km/h NE133.6 m ▲dry12°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high tide
12:0021 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE5 km/h SE113.4 m dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, high tide
13:0021 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE9 km/h SSE122.9 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore
14:0021 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE9 km/h SSE162.3 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore
15:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE9 km/h SSE181.9 m dry14°flat
16:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE12 km/h SSE181.6 m ▼dry14°flat
17:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE11 km/h S171.4 m ▼dry14°flat
18:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE9 km/h S141.4 m ▼dry14°flat
19:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE6 km/h S111.8 m dry14°flat
20:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE7 km/h S92.4 m dry14°flat
21:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE9 km/h S102.9 m dry14°flat
22:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE12 km/h S113.2 m ▲dry15°flat
23:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE11 km/h S123.4 m ▲dry15°flat
Sunday, 4 October
00:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE12 km/h S123.3 m ▲dry15°flat
01:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE13 km/h S133.0 m dry15°flat
02:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE15 km/h S132.5 m dry15°flat
03:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE16 km/h SW132.1 m dry15°flat
04:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE11 km/h SSW131.7 m dry15°flat
05:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE15 km/h SW141.5 m ▼dry15°flat
06:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE12 km/h W141.4 m ▼dry14°flat
07:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE6 km/h WSW151.6 m dry13°flat
08:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE8 km/h WSW172.1 m dry14°flat
09:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE6 km/h WSW192.6 m dry15°flat
10:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE15 km/h SW223.0 m dry16°flat
11:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE17 km/h SW263.3 m ▲dry16°flat
12:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE16 km/h SW283.4 m ▲dry16°flat
13:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE18 km/h SW303.3 m ▲dry16°flat
14:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE20 km/h SW333.0 m dry16°flat
15:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW352.5 m dry16°flat
16:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW372.1 m dry16°flat
17:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW371.8 m dry16°flat
18:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW371.6 m ▼dry16°flat
19:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW361.6 m ▼dry16°flat
20:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW351.8 m dry16°flat
21:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW352.2 m dry16°flat
22:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW352.6 m dry15°flat
23:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW343.0 m dry15°flat
Monday, 5 October
00:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW343.2 m ▲dry16°flat
01:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE24 km/h SW343.2 m ▲dry16°flat
02:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE26 km/h SW343.0 m dry16°flat
03:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE28 km/h SW332.7 m dry16°flat
04:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE24 km/h SW332.3 m dry15°flat
05:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE24 km/h SW331.9 m dry16°flat
06:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW331.6 m ▼dry16°flat
07:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE18 km/h WSW331.5 m ▼dry15°flat
08:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE24 km/h SW301.6 m ▼dry16°flat

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, 12 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
170° S
Swell window
E 80° → W 260°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 2.1 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 · right here · mobile

The Stove Sauna · Ballyscanlan Lough (lower lake), Ballyscanlon Wellness Retreats · 5 km · fixed

Endorfin · Dunabrattin Pier, Boatstrand · 9 km · mobile

The Hot Pod (Kilmurrin Cove) · Kilmurrin Cove, Copper Coast · 10 km · mobile

Newtown Cove in Co Waterford is a small sheltered cove with access to the deep water via ladders and a slipway and a stony beach. There is a large car park and basic toilets and wheelchair access is via a path through the Newtown woods.

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🏄 Newtown Cove surf · Blowy · sea 17° · 0.4 mSat, 3 Oct 08:30–09:30 · knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind
🏄 Newtown Cove surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.2 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · flat
🏄 Newtown Cove surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.2 mMon, 5 Oct 07:30–08:30 · flat

Nearby spots

Guillamene

0 km · Co. Waterford · Not classified

Lake John Halley

2 km · Co. Waterford · Not classified

Tramore Beach

2 km · Co. Waterford · Excellent Quality

Carrigavantry Lake

4 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.