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St Helens Bay

faces E Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
28
Blowy · fresh breeze, dry
Waves
0.8 m
6 s period from SSE · model cell 0.9 km out
Sea
16.9°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 66 km away.
Tide
1.3 m
Falling, nearly low. Low at 15:50.
Wind
36 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 61
Daylight
07:27
Sunrise. Sunset 19:02. Air 16°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
12:00
Blowy 44/100
fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 35 km/h
▼ 03:20 ▲ 10:00 ▼ 15:50 ▲ 22:15
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Grand 99/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.4 m · 1 km/h
▼ 04:10 ▲ 10:45 ▼ 16:40 ▲ 22:45
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Grand 93/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 19 km/h
▼ 04:45 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 17:35 ▲ 23:40
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Decent 72/100
fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry · 0.3 m · 31 km/h
▼ 05:55 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 19:10
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 12 km/h
▲ 02:30 ▼ 07:35 ▲ 15:20 ▼ 21:15
Wed, 7 Oct
16:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m · 0.7 m · 25 km/h
▲ 03:50 ▼ 09:00 ▲ 16:30 ▼ 22:20
Thu, 8 Oct
19:00
Grand 87/100
gentle breeze, dry · 13 km/h
▲ 04:55 ▼ 10:15 ▲ 17:35 ▼ 23:10

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 13:0028 · Blowyfresh breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 12:00 · 44 BlowyFri 13:00 · 28 BlowyFri 14:00 · 23 GrimFri 15:00 · 18 GrimFri 16:00 · 15 GrimFri 17:00 · 19 GrimFri 18:00 · 15 GrimFri 19:00 · 12 GrimFri 20:00 · 15 Grim · nightFri 21:00 · 43 Blowy · nightFri 22:00 · 75 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 64 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSat 05:00 · 62 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 66 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 70 DecentSat 08:00 · 74 DecentSat 09:00 · 84 GrandSat 10:00 · 94 GrandSat 11:00 · 99 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 89 GrandSat 14:00 · 85 GrandSat 15:00 · 80 GrandSat 16:00 · 75 DecentSat 17:00 · 74 DecentSat 18:00 · 78 DecentSat 19:00 · 80 GrandSat 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 89 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 96 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 87 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 82 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 77 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 79 DecentSun 09:00 · 83 GrandSun 10:00 · 87 GrandSun 11:00 · 91 GrandSun 12:00 · 93 GrandSun 13:00 · 84 GrandSun 14:00 · 63 DecentSun 15:00 · 58 FreshSun 16:00 · 54 FreshSun 17:00 · 49 FreshSun 18:00 · 48 FreshSun 19:00 · 53 FreshSun 20:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 62 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 87 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 80 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 75 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 62 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 70 DecentMon 09:00 · 58 FreshMon 10:00 · 61 FreshMon 11:00 · 65 DecentMon 12:00 · 69 DecentMon 13:00 · 72 DecentMon 14:00 · 71 DecentMon 15:00 · 66 DecentMon 16:00 · 61 FreshMon 17:00 · 57 FreshMon 18:00 · 68 DecentMon 19:00 · 63 DecentMon 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 69 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 75 DecentTue 13:00 · 92 GrandTue 16:00 · 89 GrandTue 19:00 · 75 DecentTue 22:00 · 43 Blowy · nightWed 01:00 · 66 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 74 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 58 Fresh · nightWed 10:00 · 51 FreshWed 13:00 · 65 DecentWed 16:00 · 76 DecentWed 19:00 · 66 DecentWed 22:00 · 59 Fresh · nightThu 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 75 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 77 DecentThu 19:00 · 87 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 13:00

28 Blowy
  • fresh breeze
  • dry
  • waves 0.8 m
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.8 m36 km/h
faces 89° E · wind cross
Waves
0.8 m @ 6 s from SSE
Wind
36 km/h SSW · gusts 61
Tide
1.3 m · lower half
Air
16°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
12:0044 Blowy0.8 m6 sSSE35 km/h SSW591.6 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
13:0028 Blowy0.8 m6 sSSE36 km/h SSW611.3 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
14:0023 Grim0.9 m6 sSSE37 km/h SSW630.9 m dry17°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
15:0018 Grim1.0 m6 sSSE38 km/h SSW630.7 m ▼dry17°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
16:0015 Grim1.0 m7 sSSE37 km/h SSW620.6 m ▼dry16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
17:0019 Grim1.0 m7 sSSE38 km/h SSW620.7 m ▼dry17°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
18:0015 Grim1.0 m7 sSSE38 km/h SSW610.9 m 0.2 mm16°fresh breeze, showers possible, waves 1.0 m
19:0012 Grim0.9 m7 sSSE35 km/h SSW611.1 m 1.0 mm16°fresh breeze, rain, waves 0.9 m
20:0015 Grim0.9 m7 sSSE36 km/h SSW611.3 m 1.2 mm16°fresh breeze, rain, waves 0.9 m
21:0043 Blowy0.9 m7 sSSE30 km/h SW531.5 m ▲0.6 mm16°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, showers possible
22:0075 Decent0.8 m7 sSSE18 km/h WNW381.6 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
23:0081 Grand0.8 m6 sSSE13 km/h WNW291.6 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0083 Grand0.7 m6 sSSE10 km/h W241.5 m dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
01:0073 Decent0.6 m6 sSSE7 km/h SW211.3 m dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
02:0068 Decent0.6 m6 sSSE8 km/h WSW191.0 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
03:0064 Decent0.6 m6 sSSE8 km/h W180.7 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
04:0059 Fresh0.5 m6 sSSE7 km/h W180.6 m ▼dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
05:0062 Decent0.5 m5 sSSE5 km/h W160.7 m ▼dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
06:0066 Decent0.5 m5 sSSE6 km/h W140.9 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
07:0070 Decent0.4 m5 sSSE5 km/h W131.1 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
08:0074 Decent0.4 m5 sSSE3 km/h W121.4 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
09:0084 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE5 km/h WNW121.6 m dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
10:0094 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE4 km/h NW121.7 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:0099 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE1 km/h NW111.7 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:0094 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE1 km/h SE111.7 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:0089 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE6 km/h ESE121.5 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:0085 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE9 km/h SSE151.2 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
15:0080 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE11 km/h SSE171.0 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
16:0075 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h S180.8 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
17:0074 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h SSW180.7 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
18:0078 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE6 km/h SSW170.8 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:0080 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE6 km/h S161.0 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0084 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE6 km/h S151.2 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:0089 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE5 km/h SW161.3 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0094 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE7 km/h SSW171.4 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0096 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE9 km/h SSW181.5 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0091 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h SSW191.5 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0087 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE9 km/h SSW201.4 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0082 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE9 km/h SSW211.2 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0077 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE10 km/h SSW230.9 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0073 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE11 km/h SSW250.8 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0073 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE12 km/h SSW270.7 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0071 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE16 km/h SSW280.8 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0065 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE20 km/h SSW301.0 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0079 Decent0.2 m4 sSSE17 km/h SW311.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0083 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE13 km/h SW321.4 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0087 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE19 km/h WSW341.5 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0091 Grand0.2 m4 sSSE19 km/h WSW351.6 m ▲dry16°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 NNW and WSW reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Rosslare, 3 km away · metres above chart datum
03:2010:0015:5022:15
Low 03:20 · 0.5 mHigh 10:00 · 1.8 mLow 15:50 · 0.6 mHigh 22:15 · 1.6 m

The spot

Faces
89° E
Swell window
NNW 340° → WSW 250°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 0.9 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.

· beaches.ie

On the ground

No lifeguard listedNo toiletsNo parking listedDogs on lead

As listed by Wexford County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

SoulFire · Carne Beach · 4 km · fixed

Helios Sauna (Wexford) · Rosslare Strand · 6 km · fixed

The Sweaty Horsebox Sauna · Ballinesker Beach, Curracloe · 19 km · mobile

Saltee Sauna · Kilmore Quay beach · 19 km · fixed

St Helens Bay Beach is a secluded beach in a sheltered bay south of Rosslare Euro Port. Car parking is available beside the beach.

Put St Helens Bay in your calendar

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🌊 St Helens Bay dip · Blowy · sea 17° · 0.8 mFri, 2 Oct 11:30–12:30 · fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
🌊 St Helens Bay dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.4 mSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 St Helens Bay dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.2 mSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea

Nearby spots

Rosslare Harbour

2 km · Co. Wexford · Not classified

Carne

4 km · Co. Wexford · Excellent Quality

Lady's Island Lake

6 km · Co. Wexford · Not classified

Rosslare Strand

6 km · Co. Wexford · Excellent Quality

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