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Rush North Beach

Excellent Quality 2025 faces E

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Dip score now
56
Fresh · fresh breeze, dry
Waves
0.7 m
6 s period from SE · model cell 1.8 km out
Sea
15.1°
Grand. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 43 km away.
Tide
3.3 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 16:00.
Wind
30 km/h
Fresh breeze, S, cross, gusts 48
Daylight
07:27
Sunrise. Sunset 19:00. Air 17°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
19:00
Decent 68/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, showers possible · 0.8 m · 28 km/h
▲ 03:25 ▼ 09:15 ▲ 16:00 ▼ 21:50
Sat, 3 Oct
16:00
Grand 96/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 10 km/h
▲ 04:25 ▼ 10:20 ▲ 16:55 ▼ 23:05
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Grand 92/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 19 km/h
▲ 05:45 ▼ 11:40 ▲ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 18 km/h
▼ 00:45 ▲ 07:25 ▼ 13:15 ▲ 19:45
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 85/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 13 km/h
▼ 02:10 ▲ 08:45 ▼ 14:30 ▲ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m · 0.4 m · 16 km/h
▼ 03:20 ▲ 09:40 ▼ 15:35 ▲ 21:55
Thu, 8 Oct
19:00
Grand 80/100
light winds, dry · 10 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 13:0056 · Freshfresh breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 12:00 · 67 DecentFri 13:00 · 56 FreshFri 14:00 · 60 FreshFri 15:00 · 58 FreshFri 16:00 · 54 FreshFri 17:00 · 42 BlowyFri 18:00 · 58 FreshFri 19:00 · 68 DecentFri 20:00 · 71 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 66 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 60 Fresh · nightFri 23:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 72 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 67 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 74 DecentSat 08:00 · 75 DecentSat 09:00 · 64 DecentSat 10:00 · 65 DecentSat 11:00 · 66 DecentSat 12:00 · 79 DecentSat 13:00 · 83 GrandSat 14:00 · 88 GrandSat 15:00 · 92 GrandSat 16:00 · 96 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 89 GrandSat 19:00 · 75 DecentSat 20:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 75 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 71 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 67 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 79 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 90 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 90 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 83 GrandSun 09:00 · 85 GrandSun 10:00 · 74 DecentSun 11:00 · 69 DecentSun 12:00 · 67 DecentSun 13:00 · 72 DecentSun 14:00 · 72 DecentSun 15:00 · 76 DecentSun 16:00 · 80 GrandSun 17:00 · 84 GrandSun 18:00 · 92 GrandSun 19:00 · 91 GrandSun 20:00 · 83 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 79 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 74 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 70 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 65 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 67 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 80 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 87 GrandMon 09:00 · 82 GrandMon 10:00 · 78 DecentMon 11:00 · 73 DecentMon 12:00 · 68 DecentMon 13:00 · 63 DecentMon 14:00 · 65 DecentMon 15:00 · 70 DecentMon 16:00 · 78 DecentMon 17:00 · 82 GrandMon 18:00 · 86 GrandMon 19:00 · 91 GrandMon 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 74 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 80 GrandTue 13:00 · 65 DecentTue 16:00 · 72 DecentTue 19:00 · 85 GrandTue 22:00 · 87 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 67 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 60 Fresh · nightWed 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 83 GrandWed 13:00 · 75 DecentWed 16:00 · 64 DecentWed 19:00 · 74 DecentWed 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 66 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 79 DecentThu 19:00 · 80 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 13:00

56 Fresh
  • fresh breeze
  • dry
  • calm sea
  • sunny
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.7 m30 km/h
faces 82° E · wind cross
Waves
0.7 m @ 6 s from SE
Wind
30 km/h S · gusts 48
Tide
3.3 m · upper half
Air
17°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
13:0056 Fresh0.7 m6 sSE30 km/h S483.3 m dry17°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0060 Fresh0.8 m6 sSE33 km/h SSW523.9 m dry18°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0058 Fresh0.8 m7 sSE34 km/h SSW544.3 m ▲0.1 mm18°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
16:0054 Fresh0.8 m7 sSE29 km/h SSW534.5 m ▲0.3 mm17°fresh breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.4 m
17:0042 Blowy0.8 m7 sSE29 km/h S524.3 m ▲0.8 mm16°fresh breeze, rain, small waves 0.4 m
18:0058 Fresh0.8 m7 sSE18 km/h SW493.7 m 1.8 mm16°gentle breeze, rain, small waves 0.4 m
19:0068 Decent0.8 m7 sSE28 km/h WSW412.9 m 0.7 mm16°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, showers possible
20:0071 Decent0.7 m7 sSE24 km/h WSW352.1 m dry15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
21:0066 Decent0.6 m7 sSE24 km/h WSW351.5 m ▼dry14°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
22:0060 Fresh0.6 m7 sSE22 km/h WSW351.3 m ▼dry12°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
23:0068 Decent0.5 m7 sSE18 km/h WSW341.5 m ▼dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Saturday, 3 October
00:0072 Decent0.4 m7 sSE17 km/h WSW332.1 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0067 Decent0.4 m7 sSE22 km/h W332.8 m dry10°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
02:0076 Decent0.3 m7 sSE19 km/h W313.4 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0086 Grand0.3 m7 sSE11 km/h WSW273.9 m dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0084 Grand0.3 m6 sSE13 km/h WSW234.2 m ▲dry8°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0083 Grand0.2 m6 sSE14 km/h WSW214.3 m ▲dry8°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0079 Decent0.2 m6 sSE14 km/h WSW213.9 m dry8°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0074 Decent0.2 m5 sSSE13 km/h WSW213.3 m dry8°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0075 Decent0.2 m5 sSSE12 km/h W212.6 m dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0064 Decent0.2 m5 sSSE13 km/h WSW212.0 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0065 Decent0.1 m4 sSSE12 km/h WSW221.6 m ▼dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0066 Decent0.1 m4 sSSE12 km/h WSW221.7 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0079 Decent0.1 m4 sSSE10 km/h SW212.0 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:0083 Grand0.1 m4 sSSE11 km/h WSW202.6 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:0088 Grand0.1 m4 sSSE10 km/h WSW193.2 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
15:0092 Grand0.1 m4 sSSE10 km/h SW203.7 m dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
16:0096 Grand0.1 m4 sSE10 km/h WSW234.1 m ▲dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
17:0094 Grand0.1 m4 sSE18 km/h S244.3 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0089 Grand0.2 m2 sSE19 km/h S244.2 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0075 Decent0.2 m3 sSE20 km/h S223.7 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0080 Grand0.2 m3 sSE17 km/h S203.1 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0075 Decent0.2 m3 sSE13 km/h S212.4 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0071 Decent0.1 m3 sSE15 km/h SSW221.8 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0063 Decent0.1 m3 sSE12 km/h SW231.5 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0067 Decent0.1 m3 sSE14 km/h WSW231.6 m ▼dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0071 Decent0.1 m3 sSE14 km/h WSW242.0 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0081 Grand0.1 m3 sSE12 km/h SW242.5 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0079 Decent0.1 m3 sSE13 km/h SSW253.0 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0090 Grand0.1 m3 sSE8 km/h SW263.5 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0088 Grand0.2 m3 sSE13 km/h SSW273.9 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0090 Grand0.2 m3 sSE16 km/h SSW284.0 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0088 Grand0.2 m3 sSE17 km/h SSW303.9 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0083 Grand0.2 m4 sSE17 km/h S313.5 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0085 Grand0.2 m4 sSE11 km/h SSW322.9 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0074 Decent0.2 m4 sSE15 km/h SW342.3 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0069 Decent0.2 m4 sSE17 km/h SW362.0 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0067 Decent0.2 m4 sSE19 km/h SW361.9 m ▼dry17°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 · Decent · sea 15° · 0.8 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, showers possible
🌊 Rush North Beach dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.1 mSat, 3 Oct 15:30–16:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Rush North Beach dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.2 mSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · 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.