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Old Bawn

Green Coast faces ESE Monitored, not designated

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11
Grim · waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy
Waves
0.7 m
6 s period from SSE · model cell 1.4 km out
Sea
16.7°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 101 km away.
Tide
0.9 m
Rising. High at 17:15.
Wind
49 km/h
Strong breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 54
Daylight
07:27
Sunrise. Sunset 19:01. Air 16°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
10:00
Grim 13/100
waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind · 0.7 m · 40 km/h
▲ 04:30 ▼ 08:35 ▲ 17:15 ▼ 21:15
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Blowy 32/100
knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide · 0.3 m · 7 km/h
▲ 06:10 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 18:30 ▼ 22:50
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 22 km/h
▲ 07:15 ▼ 11:00 ▲ 19:15
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 24 km/h
▼ 00:35 ▲ 08:15 ▼ 12:25 ▲ 20:15
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 21 km/h
▼ 01:40 ▲ 09:30 ▼ 13:30 ▲ 21:00
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 21 km/h
▼ 02:35 ▲ 10:05 ▼ 14:15 ▲ 21:45
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 15 km/h
▼ 03:05 ▲ 10:50 ▼ 15:00 ▲ 22:25

Week at a glance

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Fri 11:0010 · Grimwaist-high 0.7 m · short period 6 s, choppy
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 10:00 · 13 GrimFri 11:00 · 10 GrimFri 12:00 · 3 GrimFri 13:00 · 1 GrimFri 14:00 · 0 GrimFri 15:00 · 8 GrimFri 16:00 · 6 GrimFri 17:00 · 4 GrimFri 18:00 · 7 GrimFri 19:00 · 12 GrimFri 20:00 · 34 Blowy · nightFri 21:00 · 57 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 56 Fresh · nightFri 23:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 25 Grim · nightSat 02:00 · 22 Grim · nightSat 03:00 · 20 Grim · nightSat 04:00 · 18 Grim · nightSat 05:00 · 16 Grim · nightSat 06:00 · 13 Grim · nightSat 07:00 · 18 GrimSat 08:00 · 23 GrimSat 09:00 · 29 BlowySat 10:00 · 32 BlowySat 11:00 · 30 BlowySat 12:00 · 5 GrimSat 13:00 · 5 GrimSat 14:00 · 5 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 10:00 · 5 GrimMon 13:00 · 5 GrimMon 16:00 · 5 GrimMon 19:00 · 5 GrimMon 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 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 · 0 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 0 GrimWed 13:00 · 0 GrimWed 19:00 · 0 GrimThu 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 11:00

10 Grim
  • waist-high 0.7 m
  • short period 6 s, choppy
  • cross-shore wind
  • low-ish tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.7 m49 km/h
faces 108° ESE · wind cross
Waves
0.7 m @ 6 s from SSE
Wind
49 km/h SSW · gusts 54
Tide
0.9 m · lower half
Air
16°C · 0.3 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
10:0013 Grim0.7 m5 sSSE40 km/h SSW490.8 m ▼0.2 mm16°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
11:0010 Grim0.7 m6 sSSE49 km/h SSW540.9 m 0.3 mm16°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
12:003 Grim0.8 m6 sSSE47 km/h SSW561.1 m 0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
13:001 Grim0.8 m6 sSSE48 km/h SSW581.1 m dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
14:000 Grim0.8 m6 sSSE47 km/h SSW611.0 m dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
15:008 Grim0.8 m6 sSSE47 km/h SSW611.0 m dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
16:006 Grim0.8 m6 sSSE50 km/h SSW601.0 m ▲dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
17:004 Grim0.8 m6 sSSE50 km/h SSW591.1 m ▲0.2 mm16°waist-high 0.8 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
18:007 Grim0.8 m6 sSSE47 km/h SSW581.1 m ▲0.6 mm16°waist-high 0.8 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
19:0012 Grim0.8 m6 sSSE40 km/h SW560.9 m 0.8 mm16°waist-high 0.8 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
20:0034 Blowy0.7 m6 sSSE23 km/h SW480.8 m 0.7 mm16°waist-high 0.7 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
21:0057 Fresh0.7 m6 sSSE22 km/h W370.6 m ▼dry14°waist-high 0.7 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
22:0056 Fresh0.7 m6 sSSE17 km/h W270.6 m ▼dry13°waist-high 0.7 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
23:0054 Fresh0.7 m6 sSSE14 km/h W250.7 m dry11°waist-high 0.7 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
Saturday, 3 October
00:0052 Fresh0.6 m6 sSSE13 km/h W230.9 m dry10°waist-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
01:0025 Grim0.6 m6 sSSE12 km/h W210.9 m dry9°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
02:0022 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE13 km/h W190.9 m dry8°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
03:0020 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE12 km/h W170.9 m dry8°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
04:0018 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h W150.9 m dry8°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
05:0016 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE8 km/h W141.1 m ▲dry7°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
06:0013 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE6 km/h W131.1 m ▲dry7°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
07:0018 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE8 km/h WNW131.1 m dry8°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
08:0023 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE9 km/h WNW131.0 m dry8°knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
09:0029 Blowy0.3 m5 sSSE10 km/h WNW130.8 m ▼dry10°knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
10:0032 Blowy0.3 m5 sSSE7 km/h WNW120.8 m ▼dry11°knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
11:0030 Blowy0.3 m5 sSSE5 km/h WSW110.8 m ▼dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
12:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE8 km/h S110.9 m dry14°flat
13:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE14 km/h S141.0 m dry14°flat
14:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE17 km/h S171.0 m dry14°flat
15:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE18 km/h S201.0 m dry14°flat
16:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE19 km/h S231.0 m dry15°flat
17:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE20 km/h SSW241.1 m ▲dry15°flat
18:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE19 km/h SSW241.2 m ▲dry14°flat
19:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE21 km/h SSW221.2 m ▲dry14°flat
20:005 Grim0.2 m5 sSSE15 km/h SSW201.1 m dry13°flat
21:005 Grim0.2 m5 sSSE17 km/h SSW210.9 m dry12°flat
22:005 Grim0.2 m5 sSSE13 km/h SW210.7 m ▼dry11°flat
23:005 Grim0.2 m5 sSSE14 km/h SW220.6 m ▼dry10°flat
Sunday, 4 October
00:005 Grim0.2 m5 sSSE16 km/h SW220.7 m ▼dry11°flat
01:005 Grim0.2 m5 sSSE14 km/h SW220.7 m dry10°flat
02:005 Grim0.2 m5 sSSE15 km/h SW240.8 m dry11°flat
03:005 Grim0.2 m5 sSSE13 km/h SW260.8 m dry11°flat
04:005 Grim0.2 m5 sSSE16 km/h SSW270.8 m dry12°flat
05:005 Grim0.2 m5 sSSE22 km/h SSW280.9 m dry13°flat
06:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSSE22 km/h SSW281.1 m ▲dry14°flat
07:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSSE16 km/h SW291.2 m ▲dry14°flat
08:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSSE22 km/h WSW301.2 m dry15°flat
09:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSSE23 km/h WSW311.1 m dry15°flat

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Arklow, 27 km away · metres above chart datum
04:3008:3517:1521:15
High 04:30 · 1.1 mLow 08:35 · 0.7 mHigh 17:15 · 1.1 mLow 21:15 · 0.6 m

The spot

Faces
108° ESE
Swell window
N 0° → SSW 210°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 1.4 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 listedDogs on lead

As listed by Wexford County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Realt na Mara Saunas · South Beach, Courtown · 10 km · fixed

The Sweaty Horsebox Sauna · Ballinesker Beach, Curracloe · 20 km · mobile

Old Bawn Beach is on the east coast of County Wexford, 5 Kilometres South East of Ballygarrett village. The Beach is a 3 kilometre section of a long stretch of sandy coastline extending south from Cahore Point and includes part of the Cahore Polders and Dunes National Heritage Area. The Beach has an easterly aspect overlooking the Irish Sea and is bordered on the west by a line of sand dunes.

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🏄 Old Bawn surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.7 mFri, 2 Oct 09:30–10:30 · waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
🏄 Old Bawn surf · Blowy · sea 17° · 0.3 mSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
🏄 Old Bawn surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.2 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · flat

Nearby spots

Cahore

2 km · Co. Wexford · Not classified

Morriscastle

4 km · Co. Wexford · Excellent Quality

Courtown, North Beach

11 km · Co. Wexford · Excellent Quality

Talbot Lake

15 km · Co. Wexford · Not classified

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