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Shelling Hill/Templetown

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces SE

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Dip score now
84
Grand · light winds, dry
Waves
0.3 m
5 s period from SSE · model cell 2.2 km out
Sea
14.9°
Fresh. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 73 km away.
Tide
2.8 m
Rising. High at 17:00.
Wind
8 km/h
Light breeze, WSW, cross, gusts 19
Daylight
07:29
Sunrise. Sunset 18:58. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
17:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 19 km/h
▲ 04:20 ▼ 10:20 ▲ 17:00 ▼ 23:05
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m · 0.5 m · 13 km/h
▲ 05:45 ▼ 11:40 ▲ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 84/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m · 0.5 m · 19 km/h
▼ 00:40 ▲ 07:20 ▼ 13:15 ▲ 19:50
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 12 km/h
▼ 02:15 ▲ 08:40 ▼ 14:35 ▲ 20:55
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 89/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 18 km/h
▼ 03:15 ▲ 09:40 ▼ 15:35 ▲ 22:05
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 11 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:35 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:50
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Fresh 55/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, rain · 24 km/h
▼ 04:55 ▲ 11:15 ▼ 17:00 ▲ 23:30

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 13:0083 · Grandlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 09:00 · 64 DecentSat 10:00 · 65 DecentSat 11:00 · 66 DecentSat 12:00 · 76 DecentSat 13:00 · 83 GrandSat 14:00 · 87 GrandSat 15:00 · 92 GrandSat 16:00 · 90 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 73 DecentSat 19:00 · 69 DecentSat 20:00 · 64 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 22:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSun 00:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 79 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 80 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 75 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 70 DecentSun 09:00 · 66 DecentSun 10:00 · 71 DecentSun 11:00 · 69 DecentSun 12:00 · 67 DecentSun 13:00 · 62 DecentSun 14:00 · 60 FreshSun 15:00 · 74 DecentSun 16:00 · 78 DecentSun 17:00 · 82 GrandSun 18:00 · 86 GrandSun 19:00 · 85 GrandSun 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 62 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 57 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 53 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 51 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 56 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 64 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 72 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 77 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 75 DecentMon 09:00 · 70 DecentMon 10:00 · 65 DecentMon 11:00 · 61 FreshMon 12:00 · 56 FreshMon 13:00 · 51 FreshMon 14:00 · 53 FreshMon 15:00 · 57 FreshMon 16:00 · 62 DecentMon 17:00 · 66 DecentMon 18:00 · 70 DecentMon 19:00 · 84 GrandMon 20:00 · 87 Grand · nightMon 21:00 · 83 Grand · nightMon 22:00 · 79 Decent · nightMon 23:00 · 74 Decent · nightTue 00:00 · 70 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 02:00 · 67 Decent · nightTue 03:00 · 61 Fresh · nightTue 04:00 · 56 Fresh · nightTue 05:00 · 60 Fresh · nightTue 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 71 DecentTue 13:00 · 65 DecentTue 16:00 · 72 DecentTue 19:00 · 89 GrandTue 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 74 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 61 Fresh · nightWed 07:00 · 74 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 89 GrandWed 13:00 · 71 DecentWed 16:00 · 53 FreshWed 19:00 · 74 DecentWed 22:00 · 82 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightThu 04:00 · 58 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 71 Decent · nightThu 10:00 · 89 GrandThu 13:00 · 85 GrandThu 19:00 · 66 DecentFri 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 31 Blowy · nightFri 13:00 · 44 BlowyFri 19:00 · 55 Fresh

Sat, 3 Oct, 13:00

83 Grand
  • light winds
  • dry
  • calm sea
  • sunny
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.3 m8 km/h
faces 143° SE · wind cross
Waves
0.3 m @ 5 s from SSE
Wind
8 km/h WSW · gusts 19
Tide
2.6 m · lower half
Air
13°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
13:0083 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE8 km/h WSW192.6 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:0087 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE10 km/h SW183.2 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
15:0092 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE9 km/h SSW173.8 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
16:0090 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE12 km/h SSE184.2 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0094 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE19 km/h SSE194.3 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0073 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE28 km/h S224.2 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0069 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE27 km/h S243.8 m dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0064 Decent0.3 m3 sSSE27 km/h S273.1 m dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
21:0060 Fresh0.4 m3 sSSE24 km/h S272.3 m dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
22:0061 Fresh0.4 m3 sSSE27 km/h SSW261.8 m ▼dry14°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0053 Fresh0.4 m3 sSSE26 km/h SW281.5 m ▼dry13°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0057 Fresh0.4 m3 sSSE24 km/h SW301.6 m ▼dry13°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0061 Fresh0.4 m3 sSSE22 km/h SW291.9 m dry12°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0065 Decent0.4 m3 sSSE20 km/h WSW292.5 m dry12°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0079 Decent0.4 m3 sSSE19 km/h WSW283.1 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0084 Grand0.4 m3 sSSE19 km/h WSW263.6 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0078 Decent0.4 m3 sSSE23 km/h WSW264.0 m ▲dry11°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0080 Grand0.4 m3 sSSE23 km/h SW264.1 m ▲dry11°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0075 Decent0.3 m3 sSSE24 km/h SW264.0 m dry11°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0070 Decent0.3 m3 sSSE24 km/h SW273.5 m dry11°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0066 Decent0.4 m3 sSSE20 km/h SW272.9 m dry12°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0071 Decent0.4 m3 sSSE17 km/h SW262.3 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0069 Decent0.4 m3 sSSE13 km/h SW271.9 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0067 Decent0.4 m3 sSSE13 km/h WSW271.9 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0062 Decent0.4 m3 sSSE23 km/h WSW282.0 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0060 Fresh0.4 m3 sSSE20 km/h WSW282.5 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
15:0074 Decent0.4 m3 sSSE19 km/h SW293.0 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
16:0078 Decent0.5 m3 sSSE15 km/h SSW283.5 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
17:0082 Grand0.5 m4 sSSE16 km/h SSW274.0 m dry17°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
18:0086 Grand0.5 m4 sSSE13 km/h SSW274.3 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
19:0085 Grand0.5 m4 sSSE14 km/h SSW274.3 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
20:0081 Grand0.5 m4 sSSE16 km/h SSW273.9 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
21:0076 Decent0.5 m4 sSSE19 km/h SSW283.4 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
22:0062 Decent0.5 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW312.7 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
23:0057 Fresh0.5 m4 sSSE26 km/h SW322.0 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
Monday, 5 October
00:0053 Fresh0.6 m4 sSSE26 km/h SW341.6 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
01:0051 Fresh0.6 m4 sSSE27 km/h SW341.5 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
02:0056 Fresh0.7 m4 sSSE27 km/h SW351.7 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
03:0060 Fresh0.7 m4 sSSE28 km/h SW352.2 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
04:0064 Decent0.7 m4 sSSE26 km/h SSW342.7 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
05:0068 Decent0.7 m4 sSSE24 km/h SSW333.3 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
06:0072 Decent0.7 m5 sSSE24 km/h SW333.8 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
07:0077 Decent0.6 m5 sSSE27 km/h SW334.1 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
08:0075 Decent0.6 m5 sSSE22 km/h SW364.1 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
09:0070 Decent0.6 m5 sSSE21 km/h SW353.8 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
10:0065 Decent0.6 m5 sSSE22 km/h SW373.2 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
11:0061 Fresh0.6 m5 sSSE26 km/h WSW382.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
12:0056 Fresh0.6 m5 sSSE27 km/h WSW392.2 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Port Oriel, 21 km away · metres above chart datum
04:2010:2017:0023:05
High 04:20 · 4.4 mLow 10:20 · 1.6 mHigh 17:00 · 4.3 mLow 23:05 · 1.4 m

The spot

Faces
143° SE
Swell window
NE 50° → W 260°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 2.2 km out
Water
Excellent Quality · Blue Flag

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 Excellent, 2023 Excellent, 2022 Excellent. The EPA flags a short-term pollution risk here after heavy rain.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

Lifeguard: YesToiletsParkingAccessible: Wheelchair AccessDogs on lead (During the blue flag season dogs are not allowed on the beach between 11am and 6pm)

As listed by Louth County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

The Hot Box Sauna (Carlingford) · Carlingford Marina, Carlingford Lough · 8 km · fixed

The Wood Fired Sauna (Skerries) · Skerries, Co. Dublin · 44 km · fixed

Templetown beach is a large open gently sloping beach consisting of sand and shingle and facing to the south. The bathing water is located in an area that is backing onto sandy dunes. Templetown beach consists of sand dunes which support a variety of plant species. There is a variety of wildlife located including limpets and crabs. The bathing area is approximately 0.2Km in length however the beach extends beyond the designated bathing area to the west and the east. The beach is gently sloping into the sea.

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🌊 Shelling Hill/Templetown dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.2 mSat, 3 Oct 16:30–17:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 Shelling Hill/Templetown dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.5 mSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
🌊 Shelling Hill/Templetown dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.5 mMon, 5 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m

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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.