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Stradbally

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Dip score now
78
Decent · moderate breeze, dry
Waves
0.7 m
5 s period from SSE · model cell 2 km out
Sea
16.7°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 71 km away.
Tide
3.7 m
High tide. High at 09:30.
Wind
26 km/h
Moderate breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 46
Daylight
07:31
Sunrise. Sunset 19:06. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
09:00
Decent 78/100
moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m · 0.7 m · 26 km/h
▼ 03:30 ▲ 09:30 ▼ 15:55 ▲ 21:50
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Grand 94/100
light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m · 0.5 m · 6 km/h
▼ 04:25 ▲ 10:25 ▼ 17:00 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 19 km/h
▼ 05:20 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:05
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 19 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 06:55 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 19:45
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 10 km/h
▲ 01:55 ▼ 08:15 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry, low tide · 17 km/h
▲ 03:10 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 15:50 ▼ 22:10
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:35 ▲ 16:40 ▼ 22:55

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 09:0078 · Decentmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 08:00 · 46 FreshFri 09:00 · 78 DecentFri 10:00 · 54 FreshFri 11:00 · 62 DecentFri 12:00 · 26 GrimFri 13:00 · 26 GrimFri 14:00 · 26 GrimFri 15:00 · 18 GrimFri 16:00 · 18 GrimFri 17:00 · 11 GrimFri 18:00 · 43 BlowyFri 19:00 · 68 DecentFri 20:00 · 79 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 86 GrandSat 09:00 · 86 GrandSat 10:00 · 91 GrandSat 11:00 · 91 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 88 GrandSat 16:00 · 88 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 88 GrandSat 20:00 · 85 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 94 GrandSun 09:00 · 94 GrandSun 10:00 · 84 GrandSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 84 GrandSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 84 GrandSun 18:00 · 84 GrandSun 19:00 · 84 GrandSun 20:00 · 84 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 10:00 · 94 GrandMon 13:00 · 94 GrandMon 16:00 · 84 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 · 94 GrandTue 13:00 · 86 GrandTue 16:00 · 86 GrandTue 19:00 · 100 GrandTue 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 82 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 90 GrandWed 19:00 · 91 GrandThu 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 97 GrandThu 19:00 · 81 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 09:00

78 Decent
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
  • small waves 0.7 m
  • high tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.7 m26 km/h
faces 152° SSE · wind cross
Waves
0.7 m @ 5 s from SSE
Wind
26 km/h SSW · gusts 46
Tide
3.6 m · high
Air
15°C · 0.1 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
09:0078 Decent0.7 m5 sSSE26 km/h SSW463.6 m ▲0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
10:0054 Fresh0.7 m5 sSSE36 km/h SSW503.7 m ▲0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.7 m
11:0062 Decent0.8 m5 sSSE34 km/h SSW543.4 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
12:0026 Grim0.8 m6 sSSE42 km/h SSW582.8 m 0.1 mm16°strong wind, dry, waves 0.8 m
13:0026 Grim0.9 m6 sSSE42 km/h SSW612.1 m 0.1 mm16°strong wind, dry, waves 0.9 m
14:0026 Grim0.9 m6 sSSE44 km/h SSW621.5 m dry16°strong wind, dry, waves 0.9 m
15:0018 Grim0.9 m6 sSSE43 km/h SSW631.0 m ▼0.3 mm16°strong wind, showers possible, waves 0.9 m
16:0018 Grim0.9 m6 sSSE43 km/h SSW620.8 m ▼0.6 mm16°strong wind, showers possible, waves 0.9 m
17:0011 Grim0.9 m6 sSSE44 km/h SSW601.0 m ▼0.8 mm16°strong wind, rain, waves 0.9 m
18:0043 Blowy0.9 m5 sSSE26 km/h SW551.5 m 0.9 mm16°moderate breeze, rain, waves 0.9 m
19:0068 Decent0.9 m5 sSSE15 km/h WSW452.1 m 0.1 mm15°gentle breeze, showers possible, waves 0.9 m
20:0079 Decent0.8 m5 sSSE12 km/h NW302.8 m dry13°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
21:0091 Grand0.8 m5 sSSE10 km/h WNW223.3 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
22:0086 Grand0.7 m5 sSSE12 km/h WNW193.5 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
23:0086 Grand0.7 m5 sSSE10 km/h NW173.4 m ▲dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand0.7 m5 sSSE5 km/h W152.9 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
01:0086 Grand0.6 m5 sSSE6 km/h WSW132.4 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
02:0086 Grand0.6 m5 sSSE6 km/h W121.8 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
03:0086 Grand0.6 m5 sSSE8 km/h NW121.2 m dry6°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
04:0080 Grand0.6 m5 sSSE8 km/h NNW120.9 m ▼dry6°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
05:0080 Grand0.6 m5 sSSE9 km/h NW120.9 m ▼dry6°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
06:0086 Grand0.6 m5 sSSE7 km/h NW121.3 m dry6°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
07:0086 Grand0.6 m5 sSSE8 km/h WNW111.9 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
08:0086 Grand0.6 m5 sSSE8 km/h NW112.5 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
09:0086 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE7 km/h NW103.1 m dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
10:0091 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE2 km/h NNW93.4 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
11:0091 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE5 km/h S103.4 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
12:0094 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE6 km/h SSW123.2 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
13:0094 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE9 km/h SSE152.7 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
14:0094 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE12 km/h S172.2 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
15:0088 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE13 km/h SSW191.6 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
16:0088 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE13 km/h SSW201.2 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
17:0094 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE11 km/h SSW201.1 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
18:0094 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE10 km/h SSW201.2 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
19:0088 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE12 km/h S181.6 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
20:0085 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE14 km/h SSW172.1 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
21:0091 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE11 km/h SW172.7 m dry12°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
22:0091 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE7 km/h NW173.1 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
23:0091 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE8 km/h WNW183.2 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0091 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h WNW183.1 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
01:0097 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE8 km/h WNW202.8 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0097 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE4 km/h WNW212.4 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0094 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE15 km/h SSW221.9 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:00100 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE9 km/h WSW231.4 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:00100 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h W231.2 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0097 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE12 km/h W241.1 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE9 km/h WSW241.4 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0094 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE19 km/h SW261.8 m dry15°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 E and SW reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Dungarvan (modelled), 9 km away · metres above chart datum
03:3009:3015:5521:50
Low 03:30 · 0.7 mHigh 09:30 · 3.7 mLow 15:55 · 0.8 mHigh 21:50 · 3.5 m

The spot

Faces
152° SSE
Swell window
E 90° → SW 220°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 2 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 Waterford City & County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

The Hot Pod (Clonea) · Clonea Lower Beach, Dungarvan · 6 km · mobile

The Hot Pod (Kilmurrin Cove) · Kilmurrin Cove, Copper Coast · 10 km · mobile

Endorfin · Dunabrattin Pier, Boatstrand · 11 km · mobile

The Stove Sauna · Ballyscanlan Lough (lower lake), Ballyscanlon Wellness Retreats · 18 km · fixed

Stradbally cove is a very scenic cove, 1 km from Stradbally village, with a sandy beach.

Put Stradbally in your calendar

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🌊 Stradbally dip · Decent · sea 17° · 0.7 mFri, 2 Oct 08:30–09:30 · moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
🌊 Stradbally dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.5 mSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
🌊 Stradbally dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea

Nearby spots

Ballyvooney

1 km · Co. Waterford · Not classified

Clonea Beach

6 km · Co. Waterford · Excellent Quality

Bunmahon Beach

7 km · Co. Waterford · Excellent Quality

Boatstrand

10 km · Co. Waterford · Not classified

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