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Sandymount Strand

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Dip score now
57
Fresh · moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore
Waves
0.5 m
7 s period from SE · model cell 4.8 km out
Sea
15.0°
Grand. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 54 km away.
Tide
1.1 m
Low tide. High at 04:45.
Wind
22 km/h
Moderate breeze, W, offshore, gusts 35
Daylight
07:27
Sunrise. Sunset 19:01. Air 14°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
Daylight's done for today.
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:15 ▲ 16:10 ▼ 21:50
Sat, 3 Oct
18:00
Grand 96/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 10 km/h
▲ 04:45 ▼ 10:15 ▲ 17:15 ▼ 23:10
Sun, 4 Oct
19:00
Grand 92/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 14 km/h
▲ 06:10 ▼ 11:45 ▲ 18:40
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grand 93/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 14 km/h
▼ 00:45 ▲ 07:45 ▼ 13:15 ▲ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 88/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 9 km/h
▼ 02:10 ▲ 09:00 ▼ 14:30 ▲ 21:10
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 10 km/h
▼ 03:15 ▲ 10:00 ▼ 15:40 ▲ 22:05
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 80/100
gentle breeze, dry · 14 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:50 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:55

Week at a glance

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Fri 22:0057 · Freshmoderate breeze · offshore, flatter inshore
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 16:00 · 77 DecentFri 17:00 · 66 DecentFri 18:00 · 36 BlowyFri 19:00 · 62 DecentFri 20:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 60 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 57 Fresh · nightFri 23:00 · 62 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 72 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 72 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 90 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 89 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 86 GrandSat 08:00 · 80 GrandSat 09:00 · 75 DecentSat 10:00 · 73 DecentSat 11:00 · 75 DecentSat 12:00 · 79 DecentSat 13:00 · 83 GrandSat 14:00 · 87 GrandSat 15:00 · 91 GrandSat 16:00 · 95 GrandSat 17:00 · 93 GrandSat 18:00 · 96 GrandSat 19:00 · 92 GrandSat 20:00 · 87 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 75 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 70 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 72 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 80 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 96 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 93 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 88 GrandSun 09:00 · 86 GrandSun 10:00 · 75 DecentSun 11:00 · 70 DecentSun 12:00 · 73 DecentSun 13:00 · 77 DecentSun 14:00 · 75 DecentSun 15:00 · 79 DecentSun 16:00 · 83 GrandSun 17:00 · 87 GrandSun 18:00 · 91 GrandSun 19:00 · 92 GrandSun 20:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 83 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 79 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 74 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 69 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 67 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 75 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 79 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 83 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 87 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 93 GrandMon 09:00 · 88 GrandMon 10:00 · 83 GrandMon 11:00 · 77 DecentMon 12:00 · 72 DecentMon 13:00 · 63 DecentMon 14:00 · 65 DecentMon 15:00 · 73 DecentMon 16:00 · 77 DecentMon 17:00 · 82 GrandMon 18:00 · 86 GrandMon 19:00 · 90 GrandMon 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 80 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 87 GrandTue 13:00 · 72 DecentTue 16:00 · 70 DecentTue 19:00 · 88 GrandTue 22:00 · 93 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 74 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 67 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 80 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 92 GrandWed 13:00 · 76 DecentWed 16:00 · 67 DecentWed 19:00 · 78 DecentWed 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 72 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 70 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 80 GrandThu 19:00 · 80 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 22:00

57 Fresh
  • moderate breeze
  • offshore, flatter inshore
  • dry
  • small waves 0.5 m
  • sunny
  • low tide
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.5 m22 km/h
faces 94° E · wind offshore
Waves
0.5 m @ 7 s from SE
Wind
22 km/h W · gusts 35
Tide
1.1 m · low
Air
14°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
22:0057 Fresh0.5 m7 sSE22 km/h W351.1 m ▼dry14°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
23:0062 Decent0.5 m7 sSE18 km/h W341.3 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0072 Decent0.4 m7 sSE19 km/h W321.7 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0072 Decent0.3 m7 sSE24 km/h W322.3 m dry11°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
02:0076 Decent0.3 m7 sSE21 km/h W322.8 m dry11°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
03:0090 Grand0.3 m7 sSE9 km/h W273.2 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0089 Grand0.2 m7 sSE5 km/h WSW203.5 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0091 Grand0.2 m5 sSE9 km/h W173.6 m ▲dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0086 Grand0.2 m5 sSE7 km/h WSW163.5 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0086 Grand0.2 m5 sSE8 km/h WSW163.0 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0080 Grand0.2 m4 sSE8 km/h WSW162.3 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0075 Decent0.1 m4 sSE8 km/h WSW161.8 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0073 Decent0.1 m4 sSE8 km/h WSW181.4 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:0075 Decent0.1 m4 sSE9 km/h WSW201.4 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:0079 Decent0.1 m4 sSE9 km/h W211.7 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:0083 Grand0.1 m4 sSE8 km/h W202.2 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:0087 Grand0.1 m4 sSE8 km/h WSW202.7 m dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
15:0091 Grand0.1 m4 sSE9 km/h WSW213.1 m dry17°light winds, dry, calm sea
16:0095 Grand0.1 m4 sSE11 km/h SE223.4 m ▲dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
17:0093 Grand0.1 m3 sSE13 km/h SE223.6 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0096 Grand0.1 m3 sSE10 km/h SSE213.6 m ▲dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:0092 Grand0.1 m3 sSE7 km/h SSW173.3 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0087 Grand0.1 m3 sSE8 km/h SSE142.7 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:0079 Decent0.1 m3 sSE6 km/h S162.1 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0075 Decent0.1 m3 sSE6 km/h WSW181.6 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0070 Decent0.1 m3 sSE9 km/h WSW191.3 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0072 Decent0.1 m3 sSE12 km/h WSW201.3 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0076 Decent0.1 m3 sSE7 km/h W211.6 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0080 Grand0.1 m3 sSE3 km/h SSW212.1 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0084 Grand0.1 m3 sSE6 km/h SSE222.5 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0088 Grand0.1 m3 sSE4 km/h SSE242.9 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0092 Grand0.1 m3 sSE7 km/h SSE263.3 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0096 Grand0.1 m3 sSE7 km/h SSE283.5 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0093 Grand0.1 m3 sSE8 km/h SE303.4 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0088 Grand0.1 m3 sSE8 km/h SSE313.1 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0086 Grand0.2 m4 sSE4 km/h SSW332.6 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0075 Decent0.2 m4 sSE13 km/h WSW362.1 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0070 Decent0.2 m4 sSE14 km/h WSW371.7 m ▼dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0073 Decent0.1 m4 sSE11 km/h SW381.6 m ▼dry19°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:0077 Decent0.1 m4 sSE9 km/h SW391.8 m ▼dry20°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:0075 Decent0.1 m4 sSE14 km/h WSW352.1 m dry18°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0079 Decent0.1 m4 sSE17 km/h WSW352.5 m dry18°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0083 Grand0.2 m4 sSE17 km/h WSW352.9 m dry18°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0087 Grand0.2 m4 sSE14 km/h SW333.2 m dry18°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0091 Grand0.2 m4 sSE13 km/h SW313.5 m ▲dry18°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0092 Grand0.2 m4 sSE14 km/h SW313.6 m ▲dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0088 Grand0.2 m4 sSE16 km/h SW303.4 m dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0083 Grand0.2 m4 sSE16 km/h WSW303.0 m dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea

Where the energy comes from

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

No swell window: this spot is inland or fully sheltered.

Tide today

Dublin Port, 2 km away · metres above chart datum
03:4009:1516:1021:50
High 03:40 · 3.9 mLow 09:15 · 1.1 mHigh 16:10 · 3.8 mLow 21:50 · 1.1 m

The spot

Faces
94° E
Swell window
None (sheltered)
Exposure
Bay · model cell 4.8 km out
Water
Sufficient 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 Poor, 2023 Poor, 2022 Sufficient. The EPA flags a short-term pollution risk here after heavy rain.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

No lifeguard listedToiletsParkingBus/DARTAccessible: YESDogs on lead (YES)

As listed by Dublin City Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Fad Saoil Saunas (Blackrock) · Blackrock seafront · 3 km · fixed

Fad Saoil Saunas (Clontarf) · Clontarf seafront · 5 km · fixed

Helios Sauna (Dun Laoghaire Floating Sauna) · Coal Harbour, Dun Laoghaire Harbour · 6 km · fixed

Saunos Sandycove · 49 Sandycove Road, Sandycove · 7 km · fixed

Sandymount Strand is 2 km a sandy beach with a gradual slope, which makes the water too shallow for any real swimming. There is a large inlet of water that remains even at low tide and is known locally as "Cockle Lake". Although Sandymount Strand itself has little flora or fauna due to its positioning and coastal connection to Sean Moore Park and the lrishtown nature Reserve it is a nationally important area for migrating birds.

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🌊 Sandymount Strand dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.1 mSat, 3 Oct 17:30–18:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Sandymount Strand dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.2 mSun, 4 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea

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