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Sandycove Beach

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33
Blowy · waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy
Waves
0.7 m
5 s period from SE · model cell 1.8 km out
Sea
14.9°
Fresh. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 50 km away.
Tide
1.1 m
Low tide. High at 16:10.
Wind
16 km/h
Gentle breeze, S, cross, gusts 37
Daylight
07:27
Sunrise. Sunset 19:00. Air 16°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
19:00
Decent 72/100
chest-high 1.1 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide · 1.1 m · 19 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:30 ▲ 16:10 ▼ 22:10
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Grim 14/100
knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide · 0.3 m · 7 km/h
▲ 04:40 ▼ 10:30 ▲ 17:10 ▼ 23:15
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Blowy 33/100
knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide · 0.4 m · 16 km/h
▲ 05:55 ▼ 11:55 ▲ 18:30
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Blowy 32/100
knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide · 0.3 m · 16 km/h
▼ 00:55 ▲ 07:20 ▼ 13:20 ▲ 19:40
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Blowy 28/100
knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide · 0.3 m · 12 km/h
▼ 02:20 ▲ 08:40 ▼ 14:30 ▲ 20:55
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 16 km/h
▼ 03:15 ▲ 09:50 ▼ 15:30 ▲ 21:55
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 13 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:40 ▼ 16:15 ▲ 22:50

Week at a glance

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Fri 10:0035 · Blowywaist-high 0.7 m · short period 5 s, choppy
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 10:00 · 35 BlowyFri 11:00 · 32 BlowyFri 12:00 · 21 GrimFri 13:00 · 43 BlowyFri 14:00 · 40 BlowyFri 15:00 · 37 BlowyFri 16:00 · 46 FreshFri 17:00 · 48 FreshFri 18:00 · 59 FreshFri 19:00 · 72 DecentFri 20:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 54 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 45 Fresh · nightFri 23:00 · 43 Blowy · nightSat 00:00 · 40 Blowy · nightSat 01:00 · 24 Grim · nightSat 02:00 · 21 Grim · nightSat 03:00 · 18 Grim · nightSat 04:00 · 15 Grim · nightSat 05:00 · 4 Grim · nightSat 06:00 · 8 Grim · nightSat 07:00 · 11 GrimSat 08:00 · 14 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 · 7 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 20 GrimSun 09:00 · 23 GrimSun 10:00 · 27 GrimSun 11:00 · 30 BlowySun 12:00 · 33 BlowySun 13:00 · 30 BlowySun 14:00 · 27 GrimSun 15:00 · 24 GrimSun 16:00 · 21 GrimSun 17:00 · 18 GrimSun 18:00 · 15 GrimSun 19:00 · 15 GrimSun 20:00 · 18 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 24 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 27 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 30 Blowy · nightMon 01:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 30 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 27 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 23 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 20 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 17 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 14 Grim · nightMon 10:00 · 22 GrimMon 13:00 · 32 BlowyMon 16:00 · 25 GrimMon 19:00 · 15 GrimMon 22:00 · 20 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 29 Blowy · nightTue 04:00 · 18 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 8 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 18 GrimTue 13:00 · 28 BlowyTue 16:00 · 5 GrimTue 19:00 · 9 GrimTue 22:00 · 6 Grim · nightWed 01:00 · 16 Grim · nightWed 04:00 · 0 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 0 GrimWed 13:00 · 0 GrimWed 19:00 · 0 GrimThu 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 10:00

35 Blowy
  • waist-high 0.7 m
  • short period 5 s, choppy
  • cross-shore wind
  • low-ish tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.7 m16 km/h
faces 82° E · wind cross
Waves
0.7 m @ 5 s from SE
Wind
16 km/h S · gusts 37
Tide
0.9 m · low
Air
16°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
10:0035 Blowy0.7 m5 sSE16 km/h S370.9 m ▼dry16°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
11:0032 Blowy0.8 m5 sSE17 km/h S401.3 m dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
12:0021 Grim0.8 m5 sSE21 km/h S431.8 m dry17°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
13:0043 Blowy0.9 m5 sSE22 km/h S462.4 m dry17°chest-high 0.9 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
14:0040 Blowy1.0 m6 sSE18 km/h SSE482.9 m 0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.0 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
15:0037 Blowy1.1 m6 sSE19 km/h S483.4 m ▲0.2 mm17°chest-high 1.1 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
16:0046 Fresh1.2 m6 sSE21 km/h S473.5 m ▲0.4 mm17°chest-high 1.2 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
17:0048 Fresh1.2 m6 sSE19 km/h S463.5 m ▲0.4 mm16°chest-high 1.2 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
18:0059 Fresh1.1 m6 sSE14 km/h S443.1 m 0.6 mm16°chest-high 1.1 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
19:0072 Decent1.1 m6 sSE19 km/h WSW382.5 m 0.6 mm17°chest-high 1.1 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
20:0076 Decent1.0 m6 sSE18 km/h W341.8 m dry15°chest-high 1.0 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
21:0054 Fresh0.9 m6 sSE19 km/h W351.2 m ▼dry14°waist-high 0.9 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
22:0045 Fresh0.8 m6 sSE20 km/h W360.9 m ▼dry13°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
23:0043 Blowy0.7 m6 sSE24 km/h W371.0 m ▼dry13°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0040 Blowy0.6 m6 sSE22 km/h W351.4 m dry12°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
01:0024 Grim0.6 m6 sSE20 km/h WNW341.9 m dry12°knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
02:0021 Grim0.5 m6 sSE10 km/h WNW302.4 m dry12°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
03:0018 Grim0.5 m5 sSE6 km/h W222.9 m dry11°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
04:0015 Grim0.4 m5 sSE4 km/h SW183.2 m ▲dry11°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
05:004 Grim0.4 m5 sSE5 km/h SSW183.3 m ▲dry11°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
06:008 Grim0.4 m5 sSE6 km/h S173.1 m dry11°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
07:0011 Grim0.3 m5 sSE7 km/h S172.7 m dry11°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
08:0014 Grim0.3 m5 sSE7 km/h SSE172.1 m dry11°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
09:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSE7 km/h SSE161.6 m dry12°flat
10:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSE2 km/h SSE161.3 m ▼dry13°flat
11:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSE5 km/h WNW151.2 m ▼dry14°flat
12:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSE4 km/h WNW151.4 m dry15°flat
13:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSE5 km/h SSE181.9 m dry15°flat
14:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSE15 km/h SE212.4 m dry15°flat
15:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSE17 km/h SSE252.8 m dry15°flat
16:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSE17 km/h SSE273.2 m ▲dry15°flat
17:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSE5 km/h S273.4 m ▲dry16°flat
18:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSE8 km/h SSE263.4 m ▲dry16°flat
19:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSE14 km/h SSE243.0 m dry15°flat
20:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSE11 km/h S232.5 m dry14°flat
21:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSE9 km/h S231.9 m dry13°flat
22:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSE6 km/h SSE231.4 m dry13°flat
23:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSE5 km/h SE231.1 m ▼dry13°flat
Sunday, 4 October
00:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSE8 km/h SE241.1 m ▼dry13°flat
01:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSE7 km/h SSE241.4 m dry13°flat
02:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSE9 km/h SSE261.8 m dry13°flat
03:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSE10 km/h SSE272.2 m dry13°flat
04:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSE11 km/h S292.7 m dry14°flat
05:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSE8 km/h SSE303.0 m ▲dry14°flat
06:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSE11 km/h SSE313.2 m ▲dry14°flat
07:007 Grim0.3 m4 sSE10 km/h SSE333.1 m ▲dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
08:0020 Grim0.3 m4 sSE13 km/h SW322.7 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
09:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSE13 km/h SW322.3 m dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide

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.

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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, high-ish tide
🏄 Sandycove Beach surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.3 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
🏄 Sandycove Beach surf · Blowy · sea 15° · 0.4 mSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, low-ish 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.