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Rosslare Strand

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Dip score now
93
Grand · light winds, dry
Waves
0.0 m
2 s period from ENE · model cell 2 km out
Sea
16.7°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 68 km away.
Tide
1.6 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 10:45.
Wind
6 km/h
Light breeze, NW, cross, gusts 13
Daylight
07:29
Sunrise. Sunset 19:00. Air 11°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
11:00
Grand 96/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 4 km/h
▼ 04:10 ▲ 10:45 ▼ 16:40 ▲ 22:45
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Grand 93/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 18 km/h
▼ 04:45 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 17:35 ▲ 23:40
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Grand 88/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry · 0.0 m · 28 km/h
▼ 05:55 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 19:10
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible, calm sea · 0.0 m · 8 km/h
▲ 02:30 ▼ 07:35 ▲ 15:20 ▼ 21:15
Wed, 7 Oct
16:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m · 0.6 m · 23 km/h
▲ 03:50 ▼ 09:00 ▲ 16:30 ▼ 22:20
Thu, 8 Oct
19:00
Grand 84/100
light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m · 0.6 m · 10 km/h
▲ 04:55 ▼ 10:15 ▲ 17:35 ▼ 23:10
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Decent 63/100
fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, showers possible · 32 km/h
▲ 05:45 ▼ 11:15 ▲ 18:20

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 10:0094 · Grandlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 89 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 66 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 70 DecentSat 08:00 · 74 DecentSat 09:00 · 85 GrandSat 10:00 · 94 GrandSat 11:00 · 96 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 89 GrandSat 14:00 · 85 GrandSat 15:00 · 80 GrandSat 16:00 · 75 DecentSat 17:00 · 74 DecentSat 18:00 · 78 DecentSat 19:00 · 80 GrandSat 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 89 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 82 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 77 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 72 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 74 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 85 GrandSun 09:00 · 89 GrandSun 10:00 · 87 GrandSun 11:00 · 91 GrandSun 12:00 · 93 GrandSun 13:00 · 88 GrandSun 14:00 · 83 GrandSun 15:00 · 74 DecentSun 16:00 · 70 DecentSun 17:00 · 65 DecentSun 18:00 · 64 DecentSun 19:00 · 69 DecentSun 20:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 82 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 87 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 89 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 80 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 75 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 62 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 70 DecentMon 09:00 · 74 DecentMon 10:00 · 77 DecentMon 11:00 · 81 GrandMon 12:00 · 85 GrandMon 13:00 · 88 GrandMon 14:00 · 87 GrandMon 15:00 · 66 DecentMon 16:00 · 77 DecentMon 17:00 · 73 DecentMon 18:00 · 68 DecentMon 19:00 · 63 DecentMon 22:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 88 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 69 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 75 DecentTue 13:00 · 84 GrandTue 16:00 · 89 GrandTue 19:00 · 69 DecentTue 22:00 · 53 Fresh · nightWed 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 74 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 53 Fresh · nightWed 10:00 · 51 FreshWed 13:00 · 65 DecentWed 16:00 · 76 DecentWed 19:00 · 73 DecentWed 22:00 · 59 Fresh · nightThu 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 69 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 71 DecentThu 19:00 · 84 GrandFri 01:00 · 42 Blowy · nightFri 07:00 · 38 Blowy · nightFri 13:00 · 23 GrimFri 19:00 · 63 Decent

Sat, 3 Oct, 10:00

94 Grand
  • light winds
  • dry
  • calm sea
  • high tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.0 m6 km/h
faces 91° E · wind cross
Waves
0.0 m @ 2 s from ENE
Wind
6 km/h NW · gusts 13
Tide
1.7 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
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
09:0085 Grand0.0 m2 sENE6 km/h NW121.6 m dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0094 Grand0.0 m2 sENE6 km/h NW131.7 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:0096 Grand0.0 m2 sENE4 km/h NW121.7 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:0094 Grand0.0 m2 sENE3 km/h E121.7 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:0089 Grand0.0 m2 sENE7 km/h E121.5 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:0085 Grand0.0 m4 sENE9 km/h ESE141.2 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
15:0080 Grand0.0 m4 sENE9 km/h ESE161.0 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
16:0075 Decent0.0 m4 sENE9 km/h SE170.8 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
17:0074 Decent0.0 m4 sENE8 km/h S160.7 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
18:0078 Decent0.0 m4 sENE6 km/h SSW140.8 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:0080 Grand0.0 m4 sENE3 km/h SSW121.0 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0084 Grand0.0 m4 sENE4 km/h SSW101.2 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:0084 Grand0.0 m4 sENE5 km/h SW91.3 m dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0089 Grand0.0 m4 sENE6 km/h SSW101.4 m ▲dry7°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0091 Grand0.0 m4 sENE6 km/h SSW101.5 m ▲dry7°light winds, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0086 Grand0.0 m4 sENE5 km/h SSW101.5 m dry7°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0082 Grand0.0 m4 sENE6 km/h SW111.4 m dry7°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0077 Decent0.0 m4 sENE8 km/h SSW121.2 m dry7°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0072 Decent0.0 m4 sNE4 km/h SW130.9 m dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0068 Decent0.0 m4 sNE6 km/h S140.8 m ▼dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0065 Decent0.0 m4 sNE5 km/h SSW150.7 m ▼dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0074 Decent0.0 m4 sNE8 km/h SSW170.8 m ▼dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0078 Decent0.0 m4 sNE12 km/h SSW181.0 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0085 Grand0.0 m3 sNE10 km/h SSW201.2 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0089 Grand0.0 m3 sNE10 km/h SW231.4 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0087 Grand0.0 m2 sNE13 km/h SW271.5 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0091 Grand0.0 m2 sNE15 km/h WSW311.6 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0093 Grand0.0 m2 sNE18 km/h SW321.7 m ▲dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0088 Grand0.0 m2 sNE19 km/h SW351.6 m dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0083 Grand0.0 m2 sNE19 km/h SW371.5 m dry18°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0074 Decent0.0 m2 sNE21 km/h SW391.3 m dry18°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
16:0070 Decent0.0 m2 sNE24 km/h SW401.1 m dry18°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
17:0065 Decent0.0 m2 sNE26 km/h WSW390.9 m ▼dry17°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
18:0064 Decent0.0 m2 sNE23 km/h WSW380.9 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
19:0069 Decent0.0 m2 sNE21 km/h SW360.9 m dry16°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
20:0073 Decent0.0 m2 sNE26 km/h SW321.1 m dry16°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
21:0078 Decent0.0 m2 sNE26 km/h SW321.2 m dry16°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
22:0082 Grand0.0 m2 sNE26 km/h SW351.3 m dry16°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
23:0087 Grand0.0 m2 sENE25 km/h SW321.4 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
Monday, 5 October
00:0089 Grand0.0 m2 sENE26 km/h SW321.4 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
01:0084 Grand0.0 m3 sENE26 km/h WSW351.4 m dry16°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
02:0080 Grand0.0 m3 sENE24 km/h WSW331.3 m dry16°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
03:0075 Decent0.0 m11 sENE22 km/h WSW331.2 m dry16°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
04:0071 Decent0.0 m11 sENE22 km/h SW321.0 m dry16°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
05:0066 Decent0.0 m11 sENE24 km/h SW330.8 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
06:0062 Decent0.0 m11 sENE24 km/h WSW330.8 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
07:0066 Decent0.0 m11 sENE23 km/h WSW340.8 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
08:0070 Decent0.0 m11 sE24 km/h WSW321.0 m dry16°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry

Where the energy comes from

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

No swell window: this spot is inland or fully sheltered.

Tide today

Rosslare, 4 km away · metres above chart datum
04:1010:4516:4022:45
Low 04:10 · 0.6 mHigh 10:45 · 1.7 mLow 16:40 · 0.7 mHigh 22:45 · 1.5 m

The spot

Faces
91° E
Swell window
None (sheltered)
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 2 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: YesToiletsParkingBus, TrainAccessible: Wooden boardwalkNo dogs (1st June and 15th September: no dogs in blue flag area between lifeguard markers from 11:00 hrs to 18:00 hrs. Dogs on a lead are permitted through the blue flag area to access other beach areas.)

As listed by Wexford County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Helios Sauna (Wexford) · Rosslare Strand · right here · fixed

SoulFire · Carne Beach · 9 km · fixed

The Sweaty Horsebox Sauna · Ballinesker Beach, Curracloe · 14 km · mobile

Saltee Sauna · Kilmore Quay beach · 18 km · fixed

The beach at Rosslare Strand is an urban fine-sand beach with a relatively gentle slope. The sand type is soft and windblown. The sand dunes extent is narrow to the rear (west) of the beach. There is no significant vegetation growing in the waters off the beach. Wexford Wildfowl Reserve, North Slob, Wexford, is Ireland's Premier Wildfowl Reserve situated on the coast, and in sight of the southeast corner of Ireland. Rosslare Strand beach is a popular fishing spot and also used by a limited number of surfers, windsurfers and canoeists. The bathing area is approximately 0.5 km long and 0.1 km² in area.

Put Rosslare Strand 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.

Set up Dipper Plus
🌊 Rosslare Strand dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.0 mSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Rosslare Strand dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.0 mSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 Rosslare Strand dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.0 mMon, 5 Oct 12:30–13:30 · moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry

Nearby spots

Rosslare Harbour

4 km · Co. Wexford · Not classified

St Helens Bay

6 km · Co. Wexford · Not classified

Lower Lake

8 km · Co. Wexford · Not classified

Lady's Island Lake

8 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.