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Rush North Beach

Excellent Quality 2025 faces E

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Dip score now
84
Grand · moderate breeze, dry
Waves
0.5 m
5 s period from SE · model cell 1.8 km out
Sea
15.2°
Grand. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 43 km away.
Tide
2.9 m
Falling, nearly low. Low at 09:15.
Wind
21 km/h
Moderate breeze, S, cross, gusts 29
Daylight
07:27
Sunrise. Sunset 19:00. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
08:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.5 m · 19 km/h
▲ 03:25 ▼ 09:15 ▲ 16:00 ▼ 21:50
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 12 km/h
▲ 04:25 ▼ 10:20 ▲ 16:55 ▼ 23:05
Sun, 4 Oct
09:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 19 km/h
▲ 05:45 ▼ 11:40 ▲ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 11 km/h
▼ 00:45 ▲ 07:25 ▼ 13:15 ▲ 19:45
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 17 km/h
▼ 02:10 ▲ 08:45 ▼ 14:30 ▲ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry, high tide · 18 km/h
▼ 03:20 ▲ 09:40 ▼ 15:35 ▲ 21:55
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 15 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:40 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:50

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 07:0084 · Grandmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightFri 07:00 · 84 GrandFri 08:00 · 94 GrandFri 09:00 · 84 GrandFri 10:00 · 68 DecentFri 11:00 · 84 GrandFri 12:00 · 84 GrandFri 13:00 · 84 GrandFri 14:00 · 60 FreshFri 15:00 · 76 DecentFri 16:00 · 47 FreshFri 17:00 · 61 FreshFri 18:00 · 51 FreshFri 19:00 · 66 DecentFri 20:00 · 74 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 90 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 87 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 87 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 87 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 82 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 82 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 92 GrandSat 08:00 · 92 GrandSat 09:00 · 92 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 97 GrandSat 12:00 · 100 GrandSat 13:00 · 100 GrandSat 14:00 · 100 GrandSat 15:00 · 84 GrandSat 16:00 · 84 GrandSat 17:00 · 84 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 100 GrandSat 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 90 GrandSun 09:00 · 94 GrandSun 10:00 · 90 GrandSun 11:00 · 90 GrandSun 12:00 · 90 GrandSun 13:00 · 90 GrandSun 14:00 · 90 GrandSun 15:00 · 90 GrandSun 16:00 · 90 GrandSun 17:00 · 94 GrandSun 18:00 · 90 GrandSun 19:00 · 94 GrandSun 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 90 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 90 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 90 GrandMon 13:00 · 94 GrandMon 16:00 · 90 GrandMon 19:00 · 100 GrandMon 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 82 GrandTue 13:00 · 82 GrandTue 16:00 · 94 GrandTue 19:00 · 88 GrandTue 22:00 · 85 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 75 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 91 GrandWed 19:00 · 87 GrandThu 01:00 · 82 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 91 GrandThu 19:00 · 91 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 07:00

84 Grand
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
  • calm sea
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.5 m21 km/h
faces 82° E · wind cross
Waves
0.5 m @ 5 s from SE
Wind
21 km/h S · gusts 29
Tide
2.5 m · lower half
Air
15°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
06:0084 Grand0.5 m5 sSE21 km/h S283.4 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0084 Grand0.5 m5 sSE21 km/h S292.5 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0094 Grand0.5 m5 sSE19 km/h S291.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0084 Grand0.5 m5 sSE23 km/h S311.3 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0068 Decent0.5 m5 sSE30 km/h S361.3 m ▼dry15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0084 Grand0.5 m5 sSE22 km/h S411.8 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0084 Grand0.6 m5 sSE26 km/h S442.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0084 Grand0.6 m6 sSE27 km/h S473.3 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0060 Fresh0.7 m6 sSE30 km/h S503.9 m 0.2 mm18°fresh breeze, showers possible, calm sea
15:0076 Decent0.8 m7 sSE28 km/h SSW514.3 m ▲0.5 mm17°moderate breeze, showers possible, calm sea
16:0047 Fresh0.8 m7 sSE32 km/h SSW514.5 m ▲0.9 mm17°fresh breeze, rain, small waves 0.4 m
17:0061 Fresh0.8 m8 sSE27 km/h S494.3 m ▲1.2 mm16°moderate breeze, rain, small waves 0.4 m
18:0051 Fresh0.8 m8 sSE29 km/h SSW453.7 m 1.1 mm16°fresh breeze, rain, calm sea
19:0066 Decent0.7 m8 sSE33 km/h WSW382.9 m 0.2 mm16°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, showers possible
20:0074 Decent0.7 m8 sSE32 km/h WSW332.1 m dry14°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
21:0090 Grand0.6 m7 sSE25 km/h W331.5 m ▼dry13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
22:0087 Grand0.5 m6 sSE22 km/h W341.3 m ▼dry13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
23:0087 Grand0.5 m6 sSE20 km/h W331.5 m ▼dry12°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0087 Grand0.4 m6 sSE21 km/h W312.1 m dry11°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
01:0082 Grand0.4 m6 sSE22 km/h W312.8 m dry10°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
02:0082 Grand0.3 m6 sSE21 km/h W303.4 m dry9°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
03:0086 Grand0.3 m6 sSE15 km/h W263.9 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0092 Grand0.3 m6 sSE12 km/h WSW224.2 m ▲dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0092 Grand0.3 m6 sSE12 km/h WSW214.3 m ▲dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0092 Grand0.2 m5 sSE11 km/h WSW203.9 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0092 Grand0.2 m5 sSE12 km/h WSW203.3 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0092 Grand0.2 m5 sSE12 km/h WSW202.6 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0092 Grand0.2 m5 sSE10 km/h WSW202.0 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0097 Grand0.2 m5 sSSE12 km/h WSW201.6 m ▼dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:0097 Grand0.1 m5 sSSE12 km/h WSW191.7 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:00100 Grand0.1 m5 sSSE12 km/h WSW182.0 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:00100 Grand0.1 m4 sSSE10 km/h SW182.6 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:00100 Grand0.1 m4 sSSE9 km/h SSW203.2 m dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
15:0084 Grand0.1 m4 sSSE20 km/h S233.7 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0084 Grand0.1 m4 sSSE21 km/h S264.1 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0084 Grand0.1 m4 sSE21 km/h S274.3 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0094 Grand0.2 m3 sSE17 km/h S274.2 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
19:00100 Grand0.2 m3 sSE11 km/h SW253.7 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0094 Grand0.2 m3 sSE19 km/h S243.1 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0094 Grand0.2 m3 sSE18 km/h SSW252.4 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0094 Grand0.2 m3 sSE15 km/h SW251.8 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0091 Grand0.2 m3 sSE16 km/h SW241.5 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0091 Grand0.2 m4 sSE15 km/h SW231.6 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0091 Grand0.2 m4 sSE16 km/h SSW242.0 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0094 Grand0.2 m4 sSE17 km/h SSW252.5 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0094 Grand0.2 m4 sSE17 km/h SSW273.0 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0094 Grand0.2 m4 sSE13 km/h SW283.5 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0094 Grand0.2 m4 sSE16 km/h SW313.9 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Skerries, 7 km away · metres above chart datum
03:2509:1516:0021:50
High 03:25 · 4.6 mLow 09:15 · 1.2 mHigh 16:00 · 4.5 mLow 21:50 · 1.3 m

The spot

Faces
82° E
Swell window
NNW 330° → E 80°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 1.8 km out
Water
Excellent Quality

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 Good, 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 & AugustNo toiletsParkingBus RouteDogs on lead

As listed by Fingal County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

The Wood Fired Sauna (Rush) · North Beach, Rush · right here · fixed

The Sea Sauna · Tower Bay Beach, Portrane · 4 km · fixed

The Wood Fired Sauna (Skerries) · Skerries · 6 km · fixed

Restore Sauna Portmarnock · White Sands Hotel, Coast Road, Portmarnock · 10 km · fixed

Rush North Beach is a gently sloping sandy beach consisting of a large sandy dune area at the rear. The beach is bordered by Rush Harbour to the South and a steep rocky headland to the North.

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🌊 Rush North Beach dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.5 mFri, 2 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 Rush North Beach dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.1 mSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Rush North Beach dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.2 mSun, 4 Oct 08:30–09:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea

Nearby spots

Rush, South Beach

1 km · Co. Dublin · Good Quality

Loughshinny Beach

2 km · Co. Dublin · Good Quality

Portrane, the Brook Beach

4 km · Co. Dublin · Good Quality

Donabate, Balcarrick Beach

6 km · Co. Dublin · Excellent Quality

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