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Skerries, South Beach

Excellent Quality 2025 faces NE

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84
Grand · moderate breeze, dry
Waves
0.1 m
2 s period from E · model cell 0.8 km out
Sea
15.2°
Grand. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 46 km away.
Tide
2.9 m
Falling, nearly low. Low at 09:15.
Wind
25 km/h
Moderate breeze, SSE, cross, gusts 30
Daylight
07:27
Sunrise. Sunset 19:00. Air 14°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
07:00
Grand 90/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry · 0.1 m · 24 km/h
▲ 03:25 ▼ 09:15 ▲ 16:00 ▼ 21:50
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 12 km/h
▲ 04:25 ▼ 10:20 ▲ 16:55 ▼ 23:05
Sun, 4 Oct
17:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 18 km/h
▲ 05:45 ▼ 11:40 ▲ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 11 km/h
▼ 00:45 ▲ 07:25 ▼ 13:15 ▲ 19:45
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.4 m · 15 km/h
▼ 02:10 ▲ 08:45 ▼ 14:30 ▲ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry, high tide · 18 km/h
▼ 03:20 ▲ 09:40 ▼ 15:35 ▲ 21:55
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 16 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:40 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:50

Week at a glance

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Fri 06:0084 · Grandmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 01:00 · 90 Grand · nightFri 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightFri 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightFri 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightFri 05:00 · 90 Grand · nightFri 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightFri 07:00 · 90 GrandFri 08:00 · 90 GrandFri 09:00 · 90 GrandFri 10:00 · 90 GrandFri 11:00 · 90 GrandFri 12:00 · 74 DecentFri 13:00 · 90 GrandFri 14:00 · 74 DecentFri 15:00 · 66 DecentFri 16:00 · 60 FreshFri 17:00 · 60 FreshFri 18:00 · 82 GrandFri 19:00 · 82 GrandFri 20:00 · 90 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 90 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 87 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 71 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 87 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 87 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 86 GrandSat 08:00 · 86 GrandSat 09:00 · 86 GrandSat 10:00 · 91 GrandSat 11:00 · 91 GrandSat 12:00 · 100 GrandSat 13:00 · 100 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 84 GrandSat 17:00 · 84 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 100 GrandSat 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 90 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 90 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 90 GrandSun 09:00 · 90 GrandSun 10:00 · 90 GrandSun 11:00 · 90 GrandSun 12:00 · 90 GrandSun 13:00 · 90 GrandSun 14:00 · 90 GrandSun 15:00 · 90 GrandSun 16:00 · 90 GrandSun 17:00 · 94 GrandSun 18:00 · 90 GrandSun 19:00 · 90 GrandSun 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 90 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 90 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 90 GrandMon 13:00 · 94 GrandMon 16:00 · 90 GrandMon 19:00 · 100 GrandMon 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 82 GrandTue 13:00 · 82 GrandTue 16:00 · 86 GrandTue 19:00 · 94 GrandTue 22:00 · 85 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 69 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 91 GrandWed 19:00 · 81 GrandThu 01:00 · 82 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 82 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 91 GrandThu 19:00 · 91 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 06:00

84 Grand
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
  • calm sea
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.1 m25 km/h
faces 47° NE · wind cross
Waves
0.1 m @ 2 s from E
Wind
25 km/h SSE · gusts 30
Tide
3.4 m · upper half
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
06:0084 Grand0.1 m2 sE25 km/h SSE303.4 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0090 Grand0.1 m2 sE24 km/h S312.5 m dry14°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
08:0090 Grand0.1 m2 sE25 km/h S311.7 m dry14°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
09:0090 Grand0.1 m2 sE23 km/h S321.3 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
10:0090 Grand0.1 m2 sE26 km/h S371.3 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
11:0090 Grand0.1 m2 sE23 km/h S401.8 m dry17°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
12:0074 Decent0.1 m2 sE30 km/h SSW432.6 m dry17°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
13:0090 Grand0.1 m2 sE28 km/h SSW463.3 m dry18°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
14:0074 Decent0.1 m8 sE31 km/h SSW493.9 m dry18°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
15:0066 Decent0.1 m8 sE39 km/h SSW514.3 m ▲0.3 mm18°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, showers possible
16:0060 Fresh0.1 m9 sE32 km/h SSW504.5 m ▲0.6 mm17°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, rain
17:0060 Fresh0.1 m9 sE37 km/h SSW494.3 m ▲0.6 mm16°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, rain
18:0082 Grand0.1 m9 sE24 km/h SSW443.7 m 0.5 mm16°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, showers possible
19:0082 Grand0.1 m9 sE25 km/h W352.9 m 0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, showers possible
20:0090 Grand0.1 m9 sE28 km/h WSW302.1 m dry13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
21:0090 Grand0.1 m9 sE28 km/h WSW301.5 m ▼dry13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
22:0087 Grand0.1 m9 sE28 km/h W321.3 m ▼dry13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
23:0071 Decent0.1 m9 sE30 km/h W321.5 m ▼dry12°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0087 Grand0.1 m9 sENE26 km/h W312.1 m dry11°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
01:0087 Grand0.1 m5 sENE23 km/h W282.8 m dry11°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
02:0091 Grand0.1 m5 sENE19 km/h W263.4 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0086 Grand0.1 m5 sENE15 km/h WSW243.9 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0086 Grand0.1 m5 sNE13 km/h WSW224.2 m ▲dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0086 Grand0.0 m3 sNE14 km/h SW204.3 m ▲dry8°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0086 Grand0.0 m3 sNE17 km/h WSW193.9 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0086 Grand0.0 m3 sNE18 km/h WSW203.3 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0086 Grand0.0 m3 sNE18 km/h SW202.6 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0086 Grand0.0 m3 sNE18 km/h WSW202.0 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0091 Grand0.0 m2 sNE16 km/h SW191.6 m ▼dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0091 Grand0.0 m2 sNE13 km/h SW181.7 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:00100 Grand0.0 m5 sNE12 km/h SW172.0 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:00100 Grand0.0 m5 sNE10 km/h SSW182.6 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:0094 Grand0.0 m5 sNE13 km/h S183.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0094 Grand0.0 m5 sNE19 km/h S213.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0084 Grand0.0 m4 sNE21 km/h S234.1 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0084 Grand0.0 m4 sNE21 km/h SSE244.3 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0094 Grand0.0 m4 sENE19 km/h SSE254.2 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
19:00100 Grand0.0 m2 sENE12 km/h S243.7 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0094 Grand0.0 m2 sENE13 km/h S233.1 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0097 Grand0.0 m2 sENE12 km/h SSW242.4 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0091 Grand0.0 m2 sENE13 km/h S241.8 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0091 Grand0.0 m2 sENE13 km/h SSW241.5 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0091 Grand0.0 m2 sENE13 km/h SSW241.6 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0091 Grand0.1 m2 sENE15 km/h SSW252.0 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0091 Grand0.1 m2 sENE15 km/h SSW302.5 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0091 Grand0.1 m2 sENE17 km/h SSW313.0 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0094 Grand0.1 m2 sENE18 km/h SSW323.5 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0094 Grand0.1 m2 sENE19 km/h SW333.9 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Skerries, 0 km away · metres above chart datum
03:2509:1516:0021:50
High 03:25 · 4.6 mLow 09:15 · 1.2 mHigh 16:00 · 4.5 mLow 21:50 · 1.3 m

The spot

Faces
47° NE
Swell window
NW 310° → S 180°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 0.8 km out
Water
Excellent 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 Sufficient, 2022 Sufficient. The EPA flags a short-term pollution risk here after heavy rain.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

Lifeguard: 11am to 7pm weekends only in June & full time July & AugustToiletsParkingBus RouteAccessible: YesDogs on lead

As listed by Fingal County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

The Wood Fired Sauna (Skerries) · Skerries · right here · fixed

The Wood Fired Sauna (Rush) · North Beach, Rush · 6 km · fixed

The Sea Sauna · Tower Bay Beach, Portrane · 10 km · fixed

Restore Sauna Portmarnock · White Sands Hotel, Coast Road, Portmarnock · 16 km · fixed

Skerries South Beach is a long sandy beach, sloping gently towards the sea. The rocks of Red Island headland form the boundary at the northern end of the beach.

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🌊 Skerries, South Beach dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.1 mFri, 2 Oct 06:30–07:30 · moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
🌊 Skerries, South Beach dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.0 mSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Skerries, South Beach dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.0 mSun, 4 Oct 16:30–17:30 · 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.