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Stradbally

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37
Blowy · waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy
Waves
0.7 m
6 s period from SSE · model cell 2 km out
Sea
16.9°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 71 km away.
Tide
2.5 m
Falling. Low at 04:25.
Wind
5 km/h
Light air, NW, offshore, gusts 13
Daylight
07:33
Sunrise. Sunset 19:04. Air 7°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
10:00
Blowy 32/100
knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide · 0.6 m · 4 km/h
▼ 04:25 ▲ 10:25 ▼ 17:00 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Grim 22/100
knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide · 0.3 m · 11 km/h
▼ 05:20 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:05
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Grim 14/100
knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide · 0.3 m · 23 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 06:55 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 19:45
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 10 km/h
▲ 01:55 ▼ 08:15 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 17 km/h
▲ 03:10 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 15:50 ▼ 22:10
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 13 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:35 ▲ 16:40 ▼ 22:55
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 39 km/h
▲ 04:55 ▼ 11:20 ▲ 17:25 ▼ 23:35

Week at a glance

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Sat 01:0036 · Blowywaist-high 0.7 m · short period 6 s, choppy
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 01:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSat 02:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 03:00 · 30 Blowy · nightSat 04:00 · 27 Grim · nightSat 05:00 · 28 Blowy · nightSat 06:00 · 31 Blowy · nightSat 07:00 · 22 Grim · nightSat 08:00 · 25 GrimSat 09:00 · 28 BlowySat 10:00 · 32 BlowySat 11:00 · 19 GrimSat 12:00 · 16 GrimSat 13:00 · 13 GrimSat 14:00 · 10 GrimSat 15:00 · 7 GrimSat 16:00 · 4 GrimSat 17:00 · 1 GrimSat 18:00 · 4 GrimSat 19:00 · 10 GrimSat 20:00 · 11 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 17 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 30 Blowy · nightSat 23:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSun 00:00 · 30 Blowy · nightSun 01:00 · 27 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 10 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 7 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 4 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 8 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 11 GrimSun 09:00 · 14 GrimSun 10:00 · 18 GrimSun 11:00 · 21 GrimSun 12:00 · 22 GrimSun 13:00 · 19 GrimSun 14:00 · 8 GrimSun 15:00 · 5 GrimSun 16:00 · 2 GrimSun 17:00 · 0 GrimSun 18:00 · 0 GrimSun 19:00 · 0 GrimSun 20:00 · 1 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 4 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 16 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 19 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 22 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 21 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 18 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 4 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 1 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 6 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 3 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 6 GrimMon 09:00 · 10 GrimMon 10:00 · 5 GrimMon 11:00 · 8 GrimMon 12:00 · 11 GrimMon 13:00 · 14 GrimMon 14:00 · 13 GrimMon 15:00 · 10 GrimMon 16:00 · 7 GrimMon 17:00 · 3 GrimMon 18:00 · 0 GrimMon 19:00 · 0 GrimMon 22:00 · 10 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 · 5 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 5 GrimWed 13:00 · 5 GrimWed 16:00 · 5 GrimWed 19:00 · 5 GrimWed 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 GrimFri 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 19:00 · 0 Grim

Sat, 3 Oct, 01:00

36 Blowy
  • waist-high 0.7 m
  • short period 6 s, choppy
  • offshore wind
  • high-ish tide
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.7 m5 km/h
faces 152° SSE · wind offshore
Waves
0.7 m @ 6 s from SSE
Wind
5 km/h NW · gusts 13
Tide
2.4 m · upper half
Air
7°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
00:0039 Blowy0.7 m6 sSSE5 km/h NW152.9 m dry8°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
01:0036 Blowy0.7 m6 sSSE5 km/h NW132.4 m dry7°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
02:0033 Blowy0.7 m6 sSSE8 km/h NW121.8 m dry6°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
03:0030 Blowy0.7 m6 sSSE8 km/h NNW121.2 m dry6°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
04:0027 Grim0.7 m6 sSSE9 km/h NNW130.9 m ▼dry5°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
05:0028 Blowy0.6 m6 sSSE8 km/h NNW130.9 m ▼dry5°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind
06:0031 Blowy0.6 m5 sSSE7 km/h N121.3 m dry5°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind
07:0022 Grim0.6 m5 sSSE5 km/h N121.9 m dry6°knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
08:0025 Grim0.6 m5 sSSE7 km/h NNW122.5 m dry7°knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
09:0028 Blowy0.6 m5 sSSE6 km/h N113.1 m dry9°knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
10:0032 Blowy0.6 m5 sSSE4 km/h N103.4 m ▲dry11°knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
11:0019 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE3 km/h SSE113.4 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, high-ish tide
12:0016 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE7 km/h SSE133.2 m dry13°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, high-ish tide
13:0013 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE7 km/h SSE152.7 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, high-ish tide
14:0010 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE9 km/h SSE182.2 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
15:007 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE9 km/h SSE201.6 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
16:004 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h S211.2 m ▼dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
17:001 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE9 km/h SSW211.1 m ▼dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
18:004 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE6 km/h SSW201.2 m ▼dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
19:0010 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE5 km/h SSW181.6 m dry12°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
20:0011 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE12 km/h SSW162.1 m dry11°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide
21:0017 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE8 km/h SW152.7 m dry10°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
22:0030 Blowy0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h NW153.1 m ▲dry8°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
23:0033 Blowy0.3 m4 sSSE6 km/h NNW163.2 m ▲dry8°knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
Sunday, 4 October
00:0030 Blowy0.3 m4 sSSE7 km/h NNW163.1 m ▲dry8°knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
01:0027 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE7 km/h NNW172.8 m dry9°knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
02:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE6 km/h NW172.4 m dry10°knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
03:0010 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h WSW181.9 m dry12°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
04:007 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE11 km/h SW191.4 m dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
05:004 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE7 km/h WSW211.2 m ▼dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
06:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h W221.1 m ▼dry12°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
07:008 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE12 km/h WSW231.4 m dry12°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
08:0011 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE14 km/h WSW231.8 m dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
09:0014 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE12 km/h WSW242.4 m dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
10:0018 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE9 km/h WSW262.8 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
11:0021 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE9 km/h SW283.1 m ▲dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
12:0022 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE11 km/h SW303.2 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
13:0019 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE17 km/h SW313.1 m dry17°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
14:008 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW322.7 m dry17°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
15:005 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW332.3 m dry17°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
16:002 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW351.9 m dry17°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
17:000 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW331.5 m ▼dry17°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
18:000 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW321.3 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
19:000 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE22 km/h SW331.3 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
20:001 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW291.6 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
21:004 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE20 km/h SW282.0 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
22:0016 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE18 km/h SW312.4 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
23:0019 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE18 km/h SW272.8 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide

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
04:2510:2517:0022:55
Low 04:25 · 0.9 mHigh 10:25 · 3.4 mLow 17:00 · 1.1 mHigh 22:55 · 3.2 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 surf · Blowy · sea 17° · 0.6 mSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
🏄 Stradbally surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
🏄 Stradbally surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.3 mMon, 5 Oct 12:30–13:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide

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.