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Portmarnock, Velvet Strand Beach

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces E

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Dip score now
78
Decent · gentle breeze, dry
Waves
0.5 m
5 s period from SE · model cell 2.3 km out
Sea
15.1°
Grand. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 46 km away.
Tide
3.3 m
Falling. Low at 09:20.
Wind
16 km/h
Gentle breeze, S, cross, gusts 27
Daylight
07:27
Sunrise. Sunset 19:00. Air 14°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
18:00
Decent 71/100
gentle breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 15 km/h
▲ 03:35 ▼ 09:20 ▲ 16:05 ▼ 21:55
Sat, 3 Oct
18:00
Grand 96/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 11 km/h
▲ 04:40 ▼ 10:20 ▲ 17:10 ▼ 23:10
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Grand 92/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 18 km/h
▲ 05:55 ▼ 11:40 ▲ 18:30
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 96/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 11 km/h
▼ 00:45 ▲ 07:30 ▼ 13:15 ▲ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 85/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 15 km/h
▼ 02:10 ▲ 08:45 ▼ 14:30 ▲ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 90/100
gentle breeze, dry, high tide · 14 km/h
▼ 03:15 ▲ 09:50 ▼ 15:30 ▲ 22:00
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 80/100
gentle breeze, dry · 14 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:45 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:55

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 06:0076 · Decentgentle breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 05:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 06:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 61 FreshFri 08:00 · 56 FreshFri 09:00 · 52 FreshFri 10:00 · 53 FreshFri 11:00 · 57 FreshFri 12:00 · 61 FreshFri 13:00 · 65 DecentFri 14:00 · 53 FreshFri 15:00 · 58 FreshFri 16:00 · 58 FreshFri 17:00 · 45 FreshFri 18:00 · 71 DecentFri 19:00 · 62 DecentFri 20:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 44 Blowy · nightFri 22:00 · 37 Blowy · nightFri 23:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 62 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 72 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 85 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 89 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 90 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 90 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 85 GrandSat 08:00 · 81 GrandSat 09:00 · 76 DecentSat 10:00 · 71 DecentSat 11:00 · 75 DecentSat 12:00 · 79 DecentSat 13:00 · 83 GrandSat 14:00 · 87 GrandSat 15:00 · 85 GrandSat 16:00 · 89 GrandSat 17:00 · 93 GrandSat 18:00 · 96 GrandSat 19:00 · 91 GrandSat 20:00 · 87 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 71 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 75 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 80 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 85 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 96 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 89 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 84 GrandSun 09:00 · 79 DecentSun 10:00 · 74 DecentSun 11:00 · 69 DecentSun 12:00 · 67 DecentSun 13:00 · 67 DecentSun 14:00 · 72 DecentSun 15:00 · 76 DecentSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 88 GrandSun 18:00 · 92 GrandSun 19:00 · 92 GrandSun 20:00 · 87 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 83 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 74 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 69 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 67 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 75 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 79 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 78 DecentMon 13:00 · 67 DecentMon 16:00 · 74 DecentMon 19:00 · 96 GrandMon 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 80 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 93 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 80 GrandTue 13:00 · 65 DecentTue 16:00 · 72 DecentTue 19:00 · 85 GrandTue 22:00 · 87 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 61 Fresh · nightWed 07:00 · 74 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 90 GrandWed 13:00 · 75 DecentWed 19:00 · 78 DecentThu 01:00 · 72 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 70 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 80 GrandThu 19:00 · 74 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 06:00

76 Decent
  • gentle breeze
  • dry
  • small waves 0.5 m
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.5 m16 km/h
faces 93° E · wind cross
Waves
0.5 m @ 5 s from SE
Wind
16 km/h S · gusts 27
Tide
3.0 m · upper half
Air
14°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
05:0081 Grand0.5 m5 sSE15 km/h SSE273.7 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
06:0076 Decent0.5 m5 sSE16 km/h S273.0 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
07:0061 Fresh0.5 m5 sSE23 km/h S282.2 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
08:0056 Fresh0.5 m5 sSE21 km/h S271.5 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
09:0052 Fresh0.5 m5 sSE21 km/h SSE301.1 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
10:0053 Fresh0.5 m5 sSE23 km/h SSW361.2 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
11:0057 Fresh0.5 m5 sSE20 km/h S391.6 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
12:0061 Fresh0.6 m5 sSE25 km/h SSW412.2 m dry18°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
13:0065 Decent0.6 m6 sSE26 km/h SSW452.9 m dry18°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
14:0053 Fresh0.7 m6 sSE32 km/h SSW483.4 m dry19°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
15:0058 Fresh0.8 m7 sSE33 km/h SSW503.7 m ▲0.1 mm18°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
16:0058 Fresh0.8 m8 sSE26 km/h S493.9 m ▲0.3 mm17°moderate breeze, showers possible, waves 0.8 m
17:0045 Fresh0.8 m8 sSE30 km/h SSW463.8 m ▲0.5 mm17°fresh breeze, rain, small waves 0.8 m
18:0071 Decent0.8 m8 sSE15 km/h SSW433.3 m 0.6 mm16°gentle breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.8 m
19:0062 Decent0.7 m8 sSE27 km/h W352.6 m 0.4 mm15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, showers possible
20:0065 Decent0.7 m8 sSE26 km/h WSW311.9 m dry14°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
21:0044 Blowy0.6 m8 sSE29 km/h WSW301.3 m ▼dry14°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
22:0037 Blowy0.5 m8 sSE29 km/h W311.1 m ▼dry13°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
23:0057 Fresh0.5 m6 sSE28 km/h W311.3 m ▼dry12°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0062 Decent0.4 m6 sSE24 km/h W291.8 m dry11°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
01:0072 Decent0.4 m6 sSE21 km/h W262.4 m dry11°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
02:0080 Grand0.3 m6 sSE14 km/h W232.9 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0085 Grand0.3 m6 sSE9 km/h WSW203.4 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0089 Grand0.3 m6 sSE10 km/h WSW183.7 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0090 Grand0.2 m5 sSE9 km/h WSW163.8 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0090 Grand0.2 m5 sSE9 km/h WSW153.5 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0085 Grand0.2 m5 sSE10 km/h WSW153.0 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0081 Grand0.2 m5 sSE12 km/h WSW152.4 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0076 Decent0.2 m5 sSE10 km/h WSW151.8 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0071 Decent0.2 m4 sSE9 km/h WSW161.4 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:0075 Decent0.1 m4 sSE8 km/h SW151.5 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:0079 Decent0.1 m4 sSE6 km/h WSW161.8 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:0083 Grand0.1 m4 sSE7 km/h S172.3 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:0087 Grand0.1 m4 sSE12 km/h SSE192.8 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
15:0085 Grand0.1 m4 sSE17 km/h SSE223.2 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0089 Grand0.1 m4 sSE18 km/h SSE243.5 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0093 Grand0.1 m4 sSE18 km/h SSE253.7 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0096 Grand0.2 m3 sSE11 km/h S253.7 m ▲dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:0091 Grand0.2 m3 sSE7 km/h S233.3 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0087 Grand0.2 m3 sSE11 km/h S222.7 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:0076 Decent0.2 m3 sSE13 km/h S222.1 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0071 Decent0.2 m3 sSE13 km/h S211.6 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0073 Decent0.2 m3 sSE12 km/h S201.3 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0075 Decent0.2 m4 sSE10 km/h S191.4 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0080 Grand0.2 m4 sSE9 km/h S211.7 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0081 Grand0.2 m4 sSE9 km/h S302.1 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0085 Grand0.2 m4 sSE10 km/h S312.6 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0092 Grand0.2 m4 sSE10 km/h SSW323.1 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 NNE and S reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Howth, 6 km away · metres above chart datum
03:3509:2016:0521:55
High 03:35 · 4.0 mLow 09:20 · 1.1 mHigh 16:05 · 3.9 mLow 21:55 · 1.1 m

The spot

Faces
93° E
Swell window
NNE 20° → S 190°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 2.3 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: 11am to 7pm weekends only in June & full time July, August & first two weeks in SeptToiletsParkingBus RouteAccessible: YesDogs on lead

As listed by Fingal County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Restore Sauna Portmarnock · White Sands Hotel, Coast Road, Portmarnock · right here · fixed

Mercury Sauna · Portmarnock Beach north car park · 1 km · fixed

The Sea Sauna · Tower Bay Beach, Portrane · 6 km · fixed

Fad Saoil Saunas (Clontarf) · Clontarf seafront · 9 km · fixed

Velvet Strand Beach is a long, open, gently sloping beach facing east. Dunes are located to the back of the beach.

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🌊 Portmarnock, Velvet Strand Beach dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.8 mFri, 2 Oct 17:30–18:30 · gentle breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.8 m
🌊 Portmarnock, Velvet Strand Beach dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.2 mSat, 3 Oct 17:30–18:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Portmarnock, Velvet Strand Beach dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · 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.