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Stradbally

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16
Grim · waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy
Waves
0.8 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
3.5 m
Falling. Low at 15:55.
Wind
34 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 54
Daylight
07:31
Sunrise. Sunset 19:06. Air 16°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
15:00
Blowy 36/100
chest-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind · 0.9 m · 43 km/h
▼ 03:30 ▲ 09:30 ▼ 15:55 ▲ 21:50
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Blowy 33/100
knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind · 0.6 m · 8 km/h
▼ 04:25 ▲ 10:25 ▼ 17:00 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grim 15/100
knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind · 0.3 m · 19 km/h
▼ 05:20 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:05
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grim 23/100
knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low tide · 0.3 m · 16 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 06:55 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 19:45
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 12 km/h
▲ 01:55 ▼ 08:15 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 17 km/h
▲ 03:10 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 15:50 ▼ 22:10
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 12 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:35 ▲ 16:40 ▼ 22:55

Week at a glance

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Fri 11:0016 · Grimwaist-high 0.8 m · short period 5 s, choppy
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 10:00 · 16 GrimFri 11:00 · 16 GrimFri 12:00 · 11 GrimFri 13:00 · 11 GrimFri 14:00 · 11 GrimFri 15:00 · 36 BlowyFri 16:00 · 36 BlowyFri 17:00 · 11 GrimFri 18:00 · 23 GrimFri 19:00 · 36 BlowyFri 20:00 · 46 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 46 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 46 Fresh · nightFri 23:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSat 01:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSat 02:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSat 03:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 05:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 06:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 07:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 08:00 · 33 BlowySat 09:00 · 33 BlowySat 10:00 · 33 BlowySat 11:00 · 21 GrimSat 12:00 · 21 GrimSat 13:00 · 21 GrimSat 14:00 · 21 GrimSat 15:00 · 21 GrimSat 16:00 · 21 GrimSat 17:00 · 21 GrimSat 18:00 · 21 GrimSat 19:00 · 21 GrimSat 20:00 · 21 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 23 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 23:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSun 00:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSun 01:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSun 03:00 · 7 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 15 GrimSun 09:00 · 15 GrimSun 10:00 · 15 GrimSun 11:00 · 15 GrimSun 12:00 · 15 GrimSun 13:00 · 15 GrimSun 14:00 · 15 GrimSun 15:00 · 15 GrimSun 16:00 · 15 GrimSun 17:00 · 15 GrimSun 18:00 · 15 GrimSun 19:00 · 15 GrimSun 20:00 · 15 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 15 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 23 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 23 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 23 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 10:00 · 5 GrimMon 13:00 · 5 GrimMon 16:00 · 5 GrimMon 19:00 · 23 GrimMon 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 5 GrimTue 13:00 · 5 GrimTue 16:00 · 5 GrimTue 19:00 · 5 GrimTue 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 04:00 · 0 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 0 GrimWed 13:00 · 0 GrimWed 19:00 · 0 GrimThu 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 11:00

16 Grim
  • waist-high 0.8 m
  • short period 5 s, choppy
  • cross-shore wind
  • high tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.8 m34 km/h
faces 152° SSE · wind cross
Waves
0.8 m @ 5 s from SSE
Wind
34 km/h SSW · gusts 54
Tide
3.4 m · upper half
Air
16°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
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
10:0016 Grim0.7 m5 sSSE36 km/h SSW503.7 m ▲0.2 mm15°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
11:0016 Grim0.8 m5 sSSE34 km/h SSW543.4 m 0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
12:0011 Grim0.8 m6 sSSE42 km/h SSW582.8 m 0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
13:0011 Grim0.9 m6 sSSE42 km/h SSW612.1 m 0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
14:0011 Grim0.9 m6 sSSE44 km/h SSW621.5 m dry16°waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
15:0036 Blowy0.9 m6 sSSE43 km/h SSW631.0 m ▼0.3 mm16°chest-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
16:0036 Blowy0.9 m6 sSSE43 km/h SSW620.8 m ▼0.6 mm16°chest-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
17:0011 Grim0.9 m6 sSSE44 km/h SSW601.0 m ▼0.8 mm16°waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
18:0023 Grim0.9 m5 sSSE26 km/h SW551.5 m 0.9 mm16°waist-high 0.9 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
19:0036 Blowy0.9 m5 sSSE15 km/h WSW452.1 m 0.1 mm15°waist-high 0.9 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
20:0046 Fresh0.8 m5 sSSE12 km/h NW302.8 m dry13°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind
21:0046 Fresh0.8 m5 sSSE10 km/h WNW223.3 m ▲dry11°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind
22:0046 Fresh0.7 m5 sSSE12 km/h WNW193.5 m ▲dry10°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind
23:0046 Fresh0.7 m5 sSSE10 km/h NW173.4 m ▲dry9°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0036 Blowy0.7 m5 sSSE5 km/h W152.9 m dry8°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
01:0036 Blowy0.6 m5 sSSE6 km/h WSW132.4 m dry7°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
02:0036 Blowy0.6 m5 sSSE6 km/h W121.8 m dry7°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
03:0046 Fresh0.6 m5 sSSE8 km/h NW121.2 m dry6°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind
04:0033 Blowy0.6 m5 sSSE8 km/h NNW120.9 m ▼dry6°knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, low tide
05:0033 Blowy0.6 m5 sSSE9 km/h NW120.9 m ▼dry6°knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, low tide
06:0033 Blowy0.6 m5 sSSE7 km/h NW121.3 m dry6°knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind
07:0033 Blowy0.6 m5 sSSE8 km/h WNW111.9 m dry8°knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind
08:0033 Blowy0.6 m5 sSSE8 km/h NW112.5 m dry8°knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind
09:0033 Blowy0.5 m5 sSSE7 km/h NW103.1 m dry10°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high tide
10:0033 Blowy0.5 m5 sSSE2 km/h NNW93.4 m ▲dry12°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high tide
11:0021 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE5 km/h S103.4 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, high tide
12:0021 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE6 km/h SSW123.2 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, high tide
13:0021 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE9 km/h SSE152.7 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore
14:0021 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE12 km/h S172.2 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore
15:0021 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE13 km/h SSW191.6 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore
16:0021 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE13 km/h SSW201.2 m ▼dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low tide
17:0021 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE11 km/h SSW201.1 m ▼dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low tide
18:0021 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE10 km/h SSW201.2 m ▼dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low tide
19:0021 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE12 km/h S181.6 m dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore
20:0021 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE14 km/h SSW172.1 m dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore
21:0023 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE11 km/h SW172.7 m dry12°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind
22:0033 Blowy0.4 m5 sSSE7 km/h NW173.1 m ▲dry10°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high tide
23:0033 Blowy0.4 m5 sSSE8 km/h WNW183.2 m ▲dry10°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high tide
Sunday, 4 October
00:0033 Blowy0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h WNW183.1 m ▲dry10°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high tide
01:0023 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE8 km/h WNW202.8 m dry11°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind
02:0033 Blowy0.4 m5 sSSE4 km/h WNW212.4 m dry12°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind
03:007 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE15 km/h SSW221.9 m dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, onshore wind
04:0023 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE9 km/h WSW231.4 m dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
05:0023 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h W231.2 m ▼dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
06:0023 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE12 km/h W241.1 m ▼dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
07:0023 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE9 km/h WSW241.4 m dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind
08:0015 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE19 km/h SW261.8 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
09:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE19 km/h SW272.4 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind

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.

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🏄 Stradbally surf · Blowy · sea 17° · 0.9 mFri, 2 Oct 14:30–15:30 · chest-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
🏄 Stradbally surf · Blowy · sea 17° · 0.6 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind
🏄 Stradbally surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind

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.