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Rush, South Beach

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Dip score now
78
Decent · moderate breeze, dry
Waves
0.5 m
6 s period from SSE · model cell 2.2 km out
Sea
15.1°
Grand. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 44 km away.
Tide
3.6 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 16:00.
Wind
21 km/h
Moderate breeze, S, cross, gusts 48
Daylight
07:27
Sunrise. Sunset 19:00. Air 17°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
13:00
Decent 78/100
moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m · 0.5 m · 21 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 · 9 km/h
▲ 04:25 ▼ 10:20 ▲ 16:55 ▼ 23:05
Sun, 4 Oct
09:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 9 km/h
▲ 05:45 ▼ 11:40 ▲ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 19 km/h
▼ 00:45 ▲ 07:25 ▼ 13:15 ▲ 19:45
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 17 km/h
▼ 02:10 ▲ 08:45 ▼ 14:30 ▲ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.4 m · 18 km/h
▼ 03:20 ▲ 09:40 ▼ 15:35 ▲ 21:55
Thu, 8 Oct
19:00
Grand 97/100
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 13:0078 · Decentmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 13:00 · 78 DecentFri 14:00 · 62 DecentFri 15:00 · 62 DecentFri 16:00 · 70 DecentFri 17:00 · 63 DecentFri 18:00 · 63 DecentFri 19:00 · 76 DecentFri 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 85 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 85 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 92 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 · 100 GrandSat 16:00 · 100 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 94 GrandSat 20:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 97 GrandSun 09:00 · 100 GrandSun 10:00 · 94 GrandSun 11:00 · 94 GrandSun 12:00 · 94 GrandSun 13:00 · 94 GrandSun 14:00 · 90 GrandSun 15:00 · 90 GrandSun 16:00 · 90 GrandSun 17:00 · 94 GrandSun 18:00 · 94 GrandSun 19:00 · 94 GrandSun 20:00 · 90 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 94 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 08:00 · 94 GrandMon 09:00 · 90 GrandMon 10:00 · 90 GrandMon 11:00 · 90 GrandMon 12:00 · 90 GrandMon 13:00 · 90 GrandMon 14:00 · 90 GrandMon 15:00 · 90 GrandMon 16:00 · 94 GrandMon 17:00 · 94 GrandMon 18:00 · 94 GrandMon 19:00 · 94 GrandMon 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 86 GrandTue 13:00 · 86 GrandTue 16:00 · 94 GrandTue 19:00 · 94 GrandTue 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 85 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 80 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 80 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 85 GrandWed 13:00 · 91 GrandWed 16:00 · 90 GrandWed 19:00 · 87 GrandWed 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 82 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 82 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 91 GrandThu 19:00 · 97 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 13:00

78 Decent
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
  • small waves 0.5 m
  • sunny
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.5 m21 km/h
faces 82° E · wind cross
Waves
0.5 m @ 6 s from SSE
Wind
21 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
13:0078 Decent0.5 m6 sSSE21 km/h S483.3 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
14:0062 Decent0.6 m6 sSSE32 km/h SSW523.9 m dry18°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
15:0062 Decent0.6 m6 sSSE31 km/h SSW544.3 m ▲0.1 mm17°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
16:0070 Decent0.6 m6 sSSE28 km/h SSW534.5 m ▲0.3 mm17°moderate breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.6 m
17:0063 Decent0.6 m7 sSSE23 km/h SSW514.3 m ▲0.8 mm16°moderate breeze, rain, small waves 0.6 m
18:0063 Decent0.6 m7 sSSE20 km/h SW483.7 m 1.8 mm16°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, rain
19:0076 Decent0.6 m7 sSSE23 km/h WSW402.9 m 0.6 mm16°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, showers possible
20:0084 Grand0.5 m7 sSSE21 km/h WSW342.1 m dry14°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
21:0084 Grand0.5 m7 sSSE20 km/h WSW331.5 m ▼dry14°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
22:0085 Grand0.4 m7 sSSE17 km/h WSW331.3 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
23:0085 Grand0.4 m7 sSSE14 km/h WSW321.5 m ▼dry11°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0091 Grand0.4 m7 sSSE13 km/h WSW302.1 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0086 Grand0.3 m7 sSSE17 km/h W302.8 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0086 Grand0.3 m6 sSSE17 km/h W303.4 m dry8°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0092 Grand0.3 m6 sSSE8 km/h WSW263.9 m dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0092 Grand0.2 m6 sSSE9 km/h SW224.2 m ▲dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0092 Grand0.2 m6 sSSE10 km/h WSW194.3 m ▲dry7°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0092 Grand0.2 m6 sSSE10 km/h W193.9 m dry7°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0092 Grand0.2 m5 sSSE10 km/h W193.3 m dry7°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0092 Grand0.2 m5 sSSE9 km/h W192.6 m dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0092 Grand0.1 m5 sSSE10 km/h W192.0 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0097 Grand0.1 m4 sSSE10 km/h WSW211.6 m ▼dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:0097 Grand0.1 m4 sSSE10 km/h WSW211.7 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:00100 Grand0.1 m4 sSSE9 km/h SW212.0 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:00100 Grand0.1 m4 sSSE10 km/h WSW202.6 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:00100 Grand0.1 m4 sSSE10 km/h WSW193.2 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
15:00100 Grand0.1 m4 sSSE10 km/h WSW213.7 m dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
16:00100 Grand0.1 m4 sSSE10 km/h WSW234.1 m ▲dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
17:0094 Grand0.1 m4 sSSE14 km/h SSE234.3 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0094 Grand0.1 m4 sSSE13 km/h S234.2 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0094 Grand0.1 m3 sSSE14 km/h S203.7 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:00100 Grand0.1 m3 sSSE10 km/h S183.1 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:00100 Grand0.1 m3 sSSE9 km/h S192.4 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0097 Grand0.1 m3 sSSE10 km/h SSW201.8 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0097 Grand0.1 m3 sSSE9 km/h WSW221.5 m ▼dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0097 Grand0.1 m3 sSSE11 km/h WSW221.6 m ▼dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0097 Grand0.1 m3 sSSE11 km/h WSW232.0 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0097 Grand0.1 m3 sSSE9 km/h SW232.5 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0097 Grand0.1 m3 sSSE9 km/h SW243.0 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0097 Grand0.1 m3 sSE7 km/h WSW253.5 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0097 Grand0.1 m3 sSE8 km/h SW263.9 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0097 Grand0.1 m3 sSE10 km/h SSW284.0 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0097 Grand0.1 m3 sSE10 km/h SSW293.9 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0097 Grand0.1 m3 sSE12 km/h SSW313.5 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:00100 Grand0.1 m4 sSE9 km/h SW322.9 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0094 Grand0.1 m4 sSSE14 km/h SW352.3 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0094 Grand0.1 m4 sSSE16 km/h SW362.0 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0094 Grand0.1 m4 sSSE18 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 S reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Skerries, 8 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 340° → S 180°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 2.2 km out
Water
Good 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 Good, 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 & AugustToiletsParkingBus RouteAccessible: YesDogs on lead

As listed by Fingal County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

The Wood Fired Sauna (Rush) · North Beach, Rush · 1 km · fixed

The Sea Sauna · Tower Bay Beach, Portrane · 3 km · fixed

The Wood Fired Sauna (Skerries) · Skerries · 7 km · fixed

Restore Sauna Portmarnock · White Sands Hotel, Coast Road, Portmarnock · 9 km · fixed

Rush South Beach is a gently sloping sandy beach consisting of a large sandy dune area at the rear of the beach. There is a rocky headland to the North providing some shelter to the beach.

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🌊 Rush, South Beach dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.5 mFri, 2 Oct 12:30–13:30 · moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
🌊 Rush, South Beach dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.1 mSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Rush, South Beach dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.1 mSun, 4 Oct 08:30–09:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea

Nearby spots

Rush North Beach

1 km · Co. Dublin · Excellent Quality

Portrane, the Brook Beach

2 km · Co. Dublin · Good Quality

Loughshinny Beach

4 km · Co. Dublin · Good Quality

Donabate, Balcarrick Beach

5 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.