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Sandycove Beach

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65
Decent · chest-high 1.1 m, cross-shore wind
Waves
1.1 m
6 s period from SE · model cell 1.8 km out
Sea
15.2°
Grand. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 50 km away.
Tide
3.4 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 16:10.
Wind
18 km/h
Gentle breeze, S, cross, gusts 50
Daylight
07:27
Sunrise. Sunset 19:00. Air 17°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
19:00
Decent 78/100
chest-high 1.1 m, offshore wind, rain · 1.1 m · 12 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:30 ▲ 16:10 ▼ 22:10
Sat, 3 Oct
07:00
Blowy 33/100
knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind · 0.3 m · 6 km/h
▲ 04:40 ▼ 10:30 ▲ 17:10 ▼ 23:15
Sun, 4 Oct
19:00
Blowy 33/100
knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, high tide · 0.3 m · 14 km/h
▲ 05:55 ▼ 11:55 ▲ 18:30
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Blowy 33/100
knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high tide · 0.4 m · 13 km/h
▼ 00:55 ▲ 07:20 ▼ 13:20 ▲ 19:40
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grim 23/100
knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind · 0.3 m · 13 km/h
▼ 02:20 ▲ 08:40 ▼ 14:30 ▲ 20:55
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Blowy 33/100
knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high tide · 0.4 m · 14 km/h
▼ 03:15 ▲ 09:50 ▼ 15:30 ▲ 21:55
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 16 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:40 ▼ 16:15 ▲ 22:50

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 15:0065 · Decentchest-high 1.1 m · cross-shore wind
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 14:00 · 53 FreshFri 15:00 · 65 DecentFri 16:00 · 65 DecentFri 17:00 · 65 DecentFri 18:00 · 60 FreshFri 19:00 · 78 DecentFri 20:00 · 83 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 83 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 58 Fresh · nightFri 23:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 02:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 03:00 · 23 Grim · nightSat 04:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 05:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 06:00 · 23 Grim · nightSat 07:00 · 33 BlowySat 08:00 · 5 GrimSat 09:00 · 5 GrimSat 10:00 · 5 GrimSat 11:00 · 5 GrimSat 12:00 · 5 GrimSat 13:00 · 5 GrimSat 14:00 · 5 GrimSat 15:00 · 5 GrimSat 16:00 · 5 GrimSat 17:00 · 5 GrimSat 18:00 · 5 GrimSat 19:00 · 5 GrimSat 20:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 5 GrimSun 09:00 · 5 GrimSun 10:00 · 5 GrimSun 11:00 · 5 GrimSun 12:00 · 5 GrimSun 13:00 · 5 GrimSun 14:00 · 5 GrimSun 15:00 · 5 GrimSun 16:00 · 5 GrimSun 17:00 · 5 GrimSun 18:00 · 5 GrimSun 19:00 · 33 BlowySun 20:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSun 21:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSun 22:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSun 23:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 01:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 04:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 05:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 06:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 07:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 08:00 · 33 BlowyMon 09:00 · 23 GrimMon 10:00 · 33 BlowyMon 11:00 · 33 BlowyMon 12:00 · 33 BlowyMon 13:00 · 33 BlowyMon 14:00 · 33 BlowyMon 15:00 · 33 BlowyMon 16:00 · 33 BlowyMon 17:00 · 33 BlowyMon 18:00 · 33 BlowyMon 19:00 · 33 BlowyMon 22:00 · 33 Blowy · nightTue 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 5 GrimTue 13:00 · 5 GrimTue 16:00 · 5 GrimTue 19:00 · 23 GrimTue 22:00 · 23 Grim · nightWed 01:00 · 23 Grim · nightWed 04:00 · 23 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 23 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 33 BlowyWed 13:00 · 15 GrimWed 16:00 · 15 GrimWed 19:00 · 33 BlowyWed 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 15:00

65 Decent
  • chest-high 1.1 m
  • cross-shore wind
  • high tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.1 m18 km/h
faces 82° E · wind cross
Waves
1.1 m @ 6 s from SE
Wind
18 km/h S · gusts 50
Tide
3.4 m · high
Air
17°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
15:0065 Decent1.1 m6 sSE18 km/h S503.4 m ▲dry17°chest-high 1.1 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
16:0065 Decent1.1 m6 sSE22 km/h S493.5 m ▲0.1 mm17°chest-high 1.1 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
17:0065 Decent1.2 m7 sSE21 km/h S483.5 m ▲0.3 mm17°chest-high 1.2 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
18:0060 Fresh1.1 m7 sSE23 km/h SSW453.1 m 1.0 mm17°chest-high 1.2 m, cross-shore wind, rain
19:0078 Decent1.1 m7 sSE12 km/h SW402.5 m 1.2 mm17°chest-high 1.1 m, offshore wind, rain
20:0083 Grand1.0 m7 sSE19 km/h W361.8 m dry16°chest-high 1.0 m, offshore wind
21:0083 Grand0.9 m7 sSE22 km/h W371.2 m ▼dry15°chest-high 0.9 m, offshore wind, low tide
22:0058 Fresh0.8 m7 sSE23 km/h W370.9 m ▼dry14°waist-high 0.8 m, offshore wind, low tide
23:0058 Fresh0.7 m7 sSE24 km/h WNW371.0 m ▼dry13°waist-high 0.7 m, offshore wind, low tide
Saturday, 3 October
00:0058 Fresh0.7 m7 sSE24 km/h WNW361.4 m dry12°waist-high 0.7 m, offshore wind
01:0033 Blowy0.6 m7 sSE22 km/h WNW351.9 m dry12°knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind
02:0033 Blowy0.5 m6 sSE9 km/h WNW312.4 m dry11°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind
03:0023 Grim0.5 m6 sSE2 km/h SSW242.9 m dry11°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind
04:0033 Blowy0.4 m5 sSE8 km/h W203.2 m ▲dry10°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high tide
05:0033 Blowy0.4 m5 sSE8 km/h WNW183.3 m ▲dry10°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high tide
06:0023 Grim0.3 m5 sSE5 km/h SSW183.1 m dry10°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
07:0033 Blowy0.3 m5 sSE6 km/h SW172.7 m dry11°knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind
08:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSE6 km/h WSW172.1 m dry12°flat
09:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSE6 km/h SW171.6 m dry12°flat
10:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSE5 km/h SW171.3 m ▼dry13°flat
11:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSE6 km/h W171.2 m ▼dry14°flat
12:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSE7 km/h W171.4 m dry15°flat
13:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSE6 km/h WNW171.9 m dry15°flat
14:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSE3 km/h SSE182.4 m dry16°flat
15:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSE11 km/h SE212.8 m dry15°flat
16:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSE13 km/h SE223.2 m ▲dry15°flat
17:005 Grim0.2 m2 sSE14 km/h SSE233.4 m ▲dry15°flat
18:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSE11 km/h SSE223.4 m ▲dry15°flat
19:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSE9 km/h S193.0 m dry14°flat
20:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSE9 km/h S182.5 m dry14°flat
21:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSE9 km/h S191.9 m dry13°flat
22:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSE6 km/h S211.4 m dry13°flat
23:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSE5 km/h SE211.1 m ▼dry12°flat
Sunday, 4 October
00:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSE6 km/h S221.1 m ▼dry12°flat
01:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSE6 km/h SSE221.4 m dry12°flat
02:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSE6 km/h SE221.8 m dry12°flat
03:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSE8 km/h SSE232.2 m dry13°flat
04:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSE8 km/h SSE242.7 m dry12°flat
05:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSE9 km/h SSE263.0 m ▲dry12°flat
06:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSE10 km/h SSE283.2 m ▲dry13°flat
07:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSE10 km/h SSE293.1 m ▲dry13°flat
08:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSE11 km/h SSE302.7 m dry13°flat
09:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSE6 km/h SSE322.3 m dry14°flat
10:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSE4 km/h SE331.8 m dry15°flat
11:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSE6 km/h SE351.5 m ▼dry16°flat
12:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSE14 km/h SSE351.4 m ▼dry16°flat
13:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSE14 km/h SE351.5 m ▼dry17°flat
14:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSE11 km/h SW341.8 m dry18°flat

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Bray Harbour (modelled), 8 km away · metres above chart datum
03:4009:3016:1022:10
High 03:40 · 3.5 mLow 09:30 · 0.9 mHigh 16:10 · 3.6 mLow 22:10 · 0.9 m

The spot

Faces
82° E
Swell window
N 0° → S 170°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 1.8 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 Good. The EPA flags a short-term pollution risk here after heavy rain.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

Lifeguard: During bathing season onlyToiletsParkingAccessible: Disabled parking bayNo dogs (Guide dogs only)

As listed by Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Sandycove Sauna by the Sea · Sandycove Point, beside the Forty Foot · right here · fixed

Saunos Sandycove · 49 Sandycove Road, Sandycove · right here · fixed

SAY Saunas (Sandycove Store & Yard) · Sandycove Road, Sandycove · right here · fixed

Helios Sauna (Dun Laoghaire Floating Sauna) · Coal Harbour, Dun Laoghaire Harbour · 2 km · fixed

Sandycove beach is a tiny beach which offers shallow water to paddle and lovely views to admire. This seaside suburb is located around a pleasant harbour and has a famous Martello Tower where the writer James Joyce once stayed for a week as a guest of poet Oliver St. John Gogarty. It is also home to the traditional Irish bathing place, the Forty Foot, where brave bathers swim all year round.

Put Sandycove Beach in your calendar

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🏄 Sandycove Beach surf · Decent · sea 15° · 1.1 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · chest-high 1.1 m, offshore wind, rain
🏄 Sandycove Beach surf · Blowy · sea 15° · 0.3 mSat, 3 Oct 06:30–07:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind
🏄 Sandycove Beach surf · Blowy · sea 15° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 18:30–19:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, high tide

Nearby spots

Forty Foot Bathing Place

0 km · Co. Dublin · Excellent Quality

Dun Laoghaire Baths

1 km · Co. Dublin · Poor Quality

Coliemore Harbour

2 km · Co. Dublin · Not classified

White Rock Beach

3 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.