Shelling Hill/Templetown
Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces SE
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18
Grim · knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind
Waves
0.3 m
6 s period from SSE · model cell 2.2 km out
Sea
15.0°
Fresh. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 73 km away.
Tide
2.0 m
Falling, nearly low. Low at 10:20.
Wind
14 km/h
Gentle breeze, W, cross, gusts 18
Daylight
07:29
Sunrise. Sunset 18:58. Air 9°C.
Best surf each day
Daylight hours, preferring low tideToday
10:00
Grim 22/100
knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide · 0.3 m · 13 km/h
▲ 04:20 ▼ 10:20 ▲ 17:00 ▼ 23:05
Sun, 4 Oct
10:00
Grim 17/100
knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide · 0.5 m · 16 km/h
▲ 05:45 ▼ 11:40 ▲ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Grim 27/100
waist-high 0.8 m, short period 4 s, choppy, cross-shore wind · 0.8 m · 30 km/h
▼ 00:40 ▲ 07:20 ▼ 13:15 ▲ 19:50
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 18/100
knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide · 0.3 m · 13 km/h
▼ 02:15 ▲ 08:40 ▼ 14:35 ▲ 20:55
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.1 m · 14 km/h
▼ 03:15 ▲ 09:40 ▼ 15:35 ▲ 22:05
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 18 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:35 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:50
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 33 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 09:0019 · Grim
Sat, 3 Oct, 09:00
19 Grim- knee-high 0.4 m
- cross-shore wind
- low-ish tide
- cross wind
Waves
0.3 m @ 6 s from SSE
Wind
14 km/h W · gusts 18
Tide
2.0 m · lower half
Air
9°C · dry
Meteogram
Score, waves, wind (green offshore, amber cross, red onshore), rain and air, tideHour by hour
Next 48 hours| Time | Surf | Waves | Period | From | Wind | Gust | Tide | Rain | Air | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | ||||||||||
| 08:00 | 15 Grim | 0.4 m | 6 s | SSE | 13 km/h W | 18 | 2.6 m | dry | 9° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 09:00 | 19 Grim | 0.3 m | 6 s | SSE | 14 km/h W | 18 | 2.0 m | dry | 9° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 10:00 | 22 Grim | 0.3 m | 5 s | SSE | 13 km/h W | 19 | 1.6 m ▼ | dry | 9° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 11:00 | 21 Grim | 0.3 m | 5 s | SSE | 12 km/h W | 19 | 1.6 m ▼ | dry | 10° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 12:00 | 5 Grim | 0.3 m | 5 s | SSE | 12 km/h W | 19 | 2.0 m | dry | 11° | flat |
| 13:00 | 5 Grim | 0.3 m | 5 s | SSE | 10 km/h WSW | 18 | 2.6 m | dry | 12° | flat |
| 14:00 | 5 Grim | 0.3 m | 5 s | SSE | 8 km/h SW | 18 | 3.2 m | dry | 13° | flat |
| 15:00 | 5 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 10 km/h SSW | 18 | 3.8 m | dry | 14° | flat |
| 16:00 | 5 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 13 km/h SW | 19 | 4.2 m ▲ | dry | 15° | flat |
| 17:00 | 5 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 9 km/h SSW | 20 | 4.3 m ▲ | dry | 15° | flat |
| 18:00 | 5 Grim | 0.2 m | 4 s | SSE | 15 km/h S | 21 | 4.2 m ▲ | dry | 15° | flat |
| 19:00 | 5 Grim | 0.3 m | 3 s | SSE | 23 km/h S | 21 | 3.8 m | dry | 14° | flat |
| 20:00 | 0 Grim | 0.4 m | 3 s | SSE | 23 km/h S | 23 | 3.1 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.4 m, onshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 21:00 | 8 Grim | 0.4 m | 3 s | SSE | 19 km/h SSW | 24 | 2.3 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 22:00 | 19 Grim | 0.4 m | 3 s | SSE | 17 km/h SSW | 25 | 1.8 m ▼ | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 23:00 | 15 Grim | 0.4 m | 3 s | SSE | 26 km/h SSW | 29 | 1.5 m ▼ | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| Sunday, 4 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 12 Grim | 0.4 m | 3 s | SSE | 26 km/h SW | 32 | 1.6 m ▼ | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 01:00 | 9 Grim | 0.4 m | 3 s | SSE | 27 km/h SW | 33 | 1.9 m | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 02:00 | 6 Grim | 0.4 m | 3 s | SSE | 25 km/h SW | 31 | 2.5 m | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 03:00 | 3 Grim | 0.4 m | 3 s | SSE | 23 km/h SW | 29 | 3.1 m | dry | 12° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 04:00 | 0 Grim | 0.4 m | 3 s | SSE | 24 km/h SW | 27 | 3.6 m | dry | 12° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 05:00 | 0 Grim | 0.4 m | 3 s | SSE | 21 km/h SW | 27 | 4.0 m ▲ | dry | 11° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 06:00 | 0 Grim | 0.4 m | 3 s | SSE | 22 km/h SW | 27 | 4.1 m ▲ | dry | 12° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 07:00 | 0 Grim | 0.4 m | 3 s | SSE | 26 km/h SW | 27 | 4.0 m | dry | 12° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 08:00 | 3 Grim | 0.4 m | 3 s | SSE | 23 km/h SW | 28 | 3.5 m | dry | 12° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 09:00 | 6 Grim | 0.5 m | 3 s | SSE | 21 km/h SW | 28 | 2.9 m | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 10:00 | 17 Grim | 0.5 m | 3 s | SSE | 16 km/h SW | 29 | 2.3 m | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 11:00 | 13 Grim | 0.5 m | 3 s | S | 23 km/h SW | 30 | 1.9 m ▼ | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 12:00 | 14 Grim | 0.5 m | 3 s | S | 23 km/h SW | 30 | 1.9 m ▼ | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 13:00 | 11 Grim | 0.5 m | 4 s | S | 19 km/h SW | 31 | 2.0 m | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 14:00 | 8 Grim | 0.5 m | 4 s | S | 19 km/h SW | 31 | 2.5 m | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 15:00 | 5 Grim | 0.6 m | 4 s | S | 21 km/h SW | 31 | 3.0 m | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 16:00 | 2 Grim | 0.6 m | 4 s | S | 19 km/h SW | 31 | 3.5 m | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 17:00 | 0 Grim | 0.6 m | 4 s | S | 24 km/h SW | 31 | 4.0 m | dry | 17° | knee-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 18:00 | 0 Grim | 0.6 m | 4 s | S | 19 km/h SW | 30 | 4.3 m ▲ | dry | 17° | knee-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 19:00 | 0 Grim | 0.6 m | 4 s | S | 21 km/h WSW | 30 | 4.3 m ▲ | dry | 17° | knee-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 20:00 | 0 Grim | 0.6 m | 4 s | S | 24 km/h SW | 35 | 3.9 m | 0.1 mm | 16° | knee-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 21:00 | 3 Grim | 0.6 m | 4 s | S | 25 km/h WSW | 35 | 3.4 m | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 22:00 | 6 Grim | 0.6 m | 4 s | S | 22 km/h WSW | 36 | 2.7 m | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 23:00 | 10 Grim | 0.6 m | 4 s | S | 23 km/h SW | 36 | 2.0 m | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| Monday, 5 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 26 Grim | 0.6 m | 4 s | S | 27 km/h SW | 36 | 1.6 m ▼ | dry | 16° | waist-high 0.6 m, short period 4 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 01:00 | 27 Grim | 0.7 m | 4 s | S | 26 km/h WSW | 39 | 1.5 m ▼ | dry | 16° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 4 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 02:00 | 24 Grim | 0.7 m | 4 s | S | 24 km/h WSW | 36 | 1.7 m | dry | 16° | waist-high 0.6 m, short period 4 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 03:00 | 21 Grim | 0.7 m | 5 s | S | 25 km/h SW | 37 | 2.2 m | dry | 16° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 4 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 04:00 | 18 Grim | 0.7 m | 5 s | S | 26 km/h WSW | 38 | 2.7 m | dry | 16° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 05:00 | 15 Grim | 0.7 m | 5 s | S | 24 km/h WSW | 37 | 3.3 m | 0.1 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 06:00 | 12 Grim | 0.7 m | 5 s | S | 26 km/h SW | 36 | 3.8 m | dry | 15° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 4 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 07:00 | 9 Grim | 0.7 m | 4 s | S | 26 km/h WSW | 42 | 4.1 m ▲ | 0.1 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 4 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
Where the energy comes from
Wave energy (H²·T) this week by direction, against the swell windowSwell 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 datumHigh 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.
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.
Put Shelling Hill/Templetown in your calendar
Dipper Plus drops the best surf hour here into your phone every day, with waves, sea temperature, tide and a 45-minute nudge. Up to three spots.
Set up Dipper Plus🏄 Shelling Hill/Templetown surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.3 mSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
🏄 Shelling Hill/Templetown surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.5 mSun, 4 Oct 09:30–10:30 · knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
🏄 Shelling Hill/Templetown surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.8 mMon, 5 Oct 12:30–13:30 · waist-high 0.8 m, short period 4 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
Nearby spots
Score is Dipper's own blend. It rates comfort, not safety. Forecast: Met Éireann. Waves: Marine Institute Irish Shelf wave model.