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Shelley Banks

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Dip score now
78
Decent · moderate breeze, dry
Waves
0.7 m
7 s period from SE · model cell 3 km out
Sea
15.1°
Grand. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 52 km away.
Tide
3.1 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 16:10.
Wind
28 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 51
Daylight
07:27
Sunrise. Sunset 19:01. Air 18°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
13:00
Decent 78/100
moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m · 0.6 m · 27 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:15 ▲ 16:10 ▼ 21:50
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 10 km/h
▲ 04:45 ▼ 10:15 ▲ 17:15 ▼ 23:10
Sun, 4 Oct
09:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 6 km/h
▲ 06:10 ▼ 11:45 ▲ 18:40
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grand 94/100
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 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 9 km/h
▼ 02:10 ▲ 09:00 ▼ 14:30 ▲ 21:10
Wed, 7 Oct
16:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 18 km/h
▼ 03:15 ▲ 10:00 ▼ 15:40 ▲ 22:05
Thu, 8 Oct
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 5 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:50 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:55

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 14:0078 · Decentmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 11:00 · 88 GrandFri 12:00 · 78 DecentFri 13:00 · 78 DecentFri 14:00 · 78 DecentFri 15:00 · 78 DecentFri 16:00 · 62 DecentFri 17:00 · 70 DecentFri 18:00 · 45 FreshFri 19:00 · 76 DecentFri 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 87 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 87 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 87 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 97 GrandSat 08:00 · 97 GrandSat 09:00 · 97 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 100 GrandSat 12:00 · 100 GrandSat 13:00 · 100 GrandSat 14:00 · 100 GrandSat 15:00 · 100 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 100 GrandSat 20:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 91 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 · 100 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 94 GrandSun 09:00 · 100 GrandSun 10:00 · 100 GrandSun 11:00 · 94 GrandSun 12:00 · 100 GrandSun 13:00 · 100 GrandSun 14:00 · 94 GrandSun 15:00 · 94 GrandSun 16:00 · 94 GrandSun 17:00 · 94 GrandSun 18:00 · 100 GrandSun 19:00 · 94 GrandSun 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 94 GrandMon 09:00 · 94 GrandMon 10:00 · 94 GrandMon 11:00 · 94 GrandMon 12:00 · 94 GrandMon 13:00 · 90 GrandMon 14:00 · 90 GrandMon 15:00 · 94 GrandMon 16:00 · 94 GrandMon 17:00 · 94 GrandMon 18:00 · 94 GrandMon 19:00 · 94 GrandMon 22:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 92 GrandTue 13:00 · 92 GrandTue 16:00 · 86 GrandTue 19:00 · 100 GrandTue 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 97 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 92 GrandWed 13:00 · 91 GrandWed 16:00 · 94 GrandWed 19:00 · 91 GrandWed 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 91 GrandThu 19:00 · 97 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 14:00

78 Decent
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
  • small waves 0.6 m
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.7 m28 km/h
faces 98° E · wind cross
Waves
0.7 m @ 7 s from SE
Wind
28 km/h SSW · gusts 51
Tide
3.2 m · upper half
Air
18°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 Decent0.6 m6 sSE27 km/h S482.8 m dry18°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
14:0078 Decent0.7 m7 sSE28 km/h SSW513.2 m dry18°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
15:0078 Decent0.7 m7 sSE26 km/h SSW513.6 m ▲dry18°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
16:0062 Decent0.7 m7 sSE29 km/h SSW503.8 m ▲0.1 mm18°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
17:0070 Decent0.7 m8 sSE28 km/h SSW483.7 m ▲0.4 mm17°moderate breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.7 m
18:0045 Fresh0.7 m8 sSE38 km/h SW463.3 m 1.1 mm17°fresh breeze, rain, small waves 0.7 m
19:0076 Decent0.7 m8 sSE25 km/h WSW402.6 m 0.9 mm17°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, showers possible
20:0084 Grand0.6 m7 sSE27 km/h WSW371.9 m dry16°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
21:0084 Grand0.6 m7 sSE26 km/h W381.3 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
22:0084 Grand0.5 m7 sSE26 km/h W361.1 m ▼dry14°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
23:0081 Grand0.5 m7 sSE22 km/h W351.3 m ▼dry13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0087 Grand0.4 m7 sSE23 km/h W341.7 m dry12°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
01:0087 Grand0.3 m7 sSE28 km/h W342.3 m dry11°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
02:0087 Grand0.3 m7 sSE23 km/h W322.8 m dry11°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
03:0097 Grand0.3 m7 sSE10 km/h W263.2 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0097 Grand0.2 m7 sSE9 km/h W203.5 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0097 Grand0.2 m5 sSE11 km/h W183.6 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0097 Grand0.2 m5 sSE9 km/h WSW173.5 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0097 Grand0.2 m5 sSE10 km/h WSW163.0 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0097 Grand0.2 m4 sSE9 km/h W162.3 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0097 Grand0.1 m4 sSE9 km/h WSW161.8 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0097 Grand0.1 m4 sSE9 km/h WSW181.4 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:00100 Grand0.1 m4 sSE10 km/h W191.4 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:00100 Grand0.1 m4 sSE10 km/h W201.7 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:00100 Grand0.1 m4 sSE10 km/h WSW192.2 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:00100 Grand0.1 m4 sSE9 km/h WSW192.7 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
15:00100 Grand0.1 m4 sSE9 km/h SW213.1 m dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
16:0094 Grand0.1 m4 sSE19 km/h SE223.4 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0094 Grand0.1 m3 sSE19 km/h SSE233.6 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0094 Grand0.1 m3 sSE18 km/h SSE213.6 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
19:00100 Grand0.1 m3 sSE12 km/h S183.3 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:00100 Grand0.1 m3 sSE10 km/h SSE152.7 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:00100 Grand0.1 m3 sSE10 km/h S172.1 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:00100 Grand0.1 m3 sSE6 km/h SW181.6 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0097 Grand0.1 m3 sSE10 km/h WSW181.3 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0091 Grand0.1 m3 sSE14 km/h W191.3 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0097 Grand0.1 m3 sSE8 km/h WSW191.6 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0097 Grand0.1 m3 sSE6 km/h SW192.1 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0097 Grand0.1 m3 sSE6 km/h SE212.5 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0097 Grand0.1 m3 sSE5 km/h S222.9 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0097 Grand0.1 m3 sSE10 km/h SSE243.3 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0097 Grand0.1 m3 sSE9 km/h SSE263.5 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:00100 Grand0.1 m3 sSE10 km/h SSE273.4 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0094 Grand0.1 m3 sSE12 km/h SSE293.1 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:00100 Grand0.2 m4 sSE6 km/h S312.6 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:00100 Grand0.2 m4 sSE12 km/h WSW342.1 m dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:0094 Grand0.2 m4 sSE14 km/h SW351.7 m ▼dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:00100 Grand0.1 m4 sSE9 km/h SSW361.6 m ▼dry18°light winds, dry, calm sea

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Dublin Port, 3 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
98° E
Swell window
NNE 30° → SSE 150°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 3 km out
Water
Not classified

Facing and swell window are derived from the wave model's coastline around the spot, not surveyed. Know better? Tell us.

Water quality

No annual classification yet.

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On the ground

No lifeguard listedNo toiletsParkingAccessible: Car Park adjacent to the beach. Ramp down onto the beach.Dogs on lead

As listed by Dublin City Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

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

Fad Saoil Saunas (Blackrock) · Blackrock seafront · 4 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

Shelly Banks beach is located at the end of Southbank Road.

Put Shelley Banks in your calendar

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🌊 Shelley Banks dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.6 mFri, 2 Oct 12:30–13:30 · moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
🌊 Shelley Banks dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.1 mSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Shelley Banks dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.2 mSun, 4 Oct 08:30–09:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea

Nearby spots

Half Moon

1 km · Co. Dublin · Excellent Quality

North Bull Wall

2 km · Co. Dublin · Not classified

Sandymount Strand

2 km · Co. Dublin · Sufficient Quality

Merrion Strand

3 km · Co. Dublin · Not classified

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