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Whiting Bay

Green Coast faces SSE Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
86
Grand · light winds, dry
Waves
0.7 m
7 s period from SSW · model cell 1.8 km out
Sea
16.9°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 79 km away.
Tide
2.8 m
Falling. Low at 04:25.
Wind
4 km/h
Light air, WNW, cross, gusts 17
Daylight
07:34
Sunrise. Sunset 19:05. Air 9°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
13:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.4 m · 9 km/h
▼ 04:25 ▲ 10:25 ▼ 17:00 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
09:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 9 km/h
▼ 05:20 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:05
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.4 m · 19 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 06:55 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 19:45
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 10 km/h
▲ 01:55 ▼ 08:15 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 17 km/h
▲ 03:10 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 15:50 ▼ 22:10
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 13 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:35 ▲ 16:40 ▼ 22:55
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Grand 82/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, showers possible · 28 km/h
▲ 04:55 ▼ 11:20 ▲ 17:25 ▼ 23:35

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 00:0086 · Grandlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 86 GrandSat 09:00 · 86 GrandSat 10:00 · 91 GrandSat 11:00 · 94 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 100 GrandSat 14:00 · 100 GrandSat 15:00 · 100 GrandSat 16:00 · 100 GrandSat 17:00 · 100 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 100 GrandSat 20:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 97 GrandSun 09:00 · 100 GrandSun 10:00 · 100 GrandSun 11:00 · 100 GrandSun 12:00 · 94 GrandSun 13:00 · 94 GrandSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 78 DecentSun 16:00 · 78 DecentSun 17:00 · 78 DecentSun 18:00 · 78 DecentSun 19:00 · 78 DecentSun 20:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 94 GrandMon 09:00 · 94 GrandMon 10:00 · 84 GrandMon 11:00 · 78 DecentMon 12:00 · 78 DecentMon 13:00 · 78 DecentMon 14:00 · 78 DecentMon 15:00 · 78 DecentMon 16:00 · 78 DecentMon 17:00 · 78 DecentMon 18:00 · 78 DecentMon 19:00 · 78 DecentMon 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 100 GrandTue 13:00 · 92 GrandTue 16:00 · 92 GrandTue 19:00 · 86 GrandTue 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 94 GrandWed 16:00 · 90 GrandWed 19:00 · 91 GrandWed 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 94 GrandThu 19:00 · 91 GrandFri 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightFri 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightFri 13:00 · 44 BlowyFri 19:00 · 82 Grand

Sat, 3 Oct, 00:00

86 Grand
  • light winds
  • dry
  • small waves 0.7 m
  • sunny
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.7 m4 km/h
faces 157° SSE · wind cross
Waves
0.7 m @ 7 s from SSW
Wind
4 km/h WNW · gusts 17
Tide
2.9 m · upper half
Air
9°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
00:0086 Grand0.7 m7 sSSW4 km/h WNW172.9 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
01:0086 Grand0.6 m7 sSSW3 km/h N142.4 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
02:0086 Grand0.6 m7 sSSW4 km/h N121.8 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
03:0086 Grand0.6 m7 sSSW5 km/h N111.2 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
04:0086 Grand0.5 m7 sSSW6 km/h NNW110.9 m ▼dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
05:0086 Grand0.5 m7 sSSW6 km/h NNW110.9 m ▼dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
06:0086 Grand0.5 m7 sSSW5 km/h N101.3 m dry6°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
07:0080 Grand0.5 m6 sSSW8 km/h N111.9 m dry6°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
08:0086 Grand0.5 m6 sSSW11 km/h NNW122.5 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
09:0086 Grand0.5 m6 sSSW10 km/h N143.1 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
10:0091 Grand0.4 m6 sSSW6 km/h N133.4 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
11:0094 Grand0.4 m6 sSSW2 km/h NE113.4 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
12:0094 Grand0.4 m6 sSSW6 km/h SE123.2 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
13:00100 Grand0.4 m6 sSSW9 km/h SE142.7 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:00100 Grand0.4 m6 sSSW9 km/h SE162.2 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
15:00100 Grand0.4 m5 sSSW9 km/h SE171.6 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
16:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSW9 km/h SE171.2 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
17:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSW10 km/h SSE171.1 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
18:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSW10 km/h SSE151.2 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSW10 km/h S131.6 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSW10 km/h S122.1 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSW12 km/h S122.7 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSW10 km/h SSE123.1 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSW11 km/h SSE123.2 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSW8 km/h S123.1 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSW6 km/h SSW122.8 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSW8 km/h SSE122.4 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSW12 km/h S121.9 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSW8 km/h WSW131.4 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSW4 km/h N141.2 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0097 Grand0.3 m5 sSSW3 km/h NNE151.1 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0097 Grand0.3 m5 sSSW3 km/h NNW171.4 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0097 Grand0.3 m5 sSSW6 km/h WNW191.8 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSW9 km/h WSW212.4 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSW9 km/h W232.8 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSW9 km/h WSW263.1 m ▲dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:0094 Grand0.3 m5 sSSW17 km/h SW273.2 m ▲dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0094 Grand0.4 m5 sSSW18 km/h WSW303.1 m dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0084 Grand0.4 m4 sSSW20 km/h SW312.7 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0078 Decent0.4 m4 sSSW26 km/h SW332.3 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
16:0078 Decent0.5 m4 sSSW28 km/h SW331.9 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
17:0078 Decent0.5 m4 sSSW28 km/h SW331.5 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
18:0078 Decent0.5 m4 sSSW27 km/h SW321.3 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
19:0078 Decent0.5 m4 sSSW21 km/h WSW301.3 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
20:0078 Decent0.5 m4 sSSW22 km/h SW301.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
21:0078 Decent0.5 m4 sSSW22 km/h SW292.0 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
22:0078 Decent0.4 m4 sSSW22 km/h SW312.4 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
23:0078 Decent0.4 m4 sSSW22 km/h SW282.8 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Dungarvan (modelled), 20 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
157° SSE
Swell window
ENE 70° → SW 230°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 1.8 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 listedAccessible: Ramp adjacent to beachDogs on lead

As listed by Waterford City & County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

My Hot Spot · Redbarn Strand, Youghal, Co. Cork · 8 km · fixed

Coastal Cabin Beach Sauna · Garryvoe Beach, Ballycotton, Co. Cork · 19 km · fixed

The Hot Pod (Clonea) · Clonea Lower Beach, Dungarvan · 23 km · mobile

Cedar & Steam Sauna · Ballycroneen Strand (also Guileen Bay), Cloyne, Co. Cork · 28 km · mobile

Whiting Bay is a sweeping sandy bay 3.5 km west of Ardmore village

Put Whiting Bay in your calendar

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🌊 Whiting Bay dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.4 mSat, 3 Oct 12:30–13:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Whiting Bay dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 08:30–09:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Whiting Bay dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.4 mMon, 5 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea

Nearby spots

Goat Island

1 km · Co. Waterford · Not classified

Ardmore Beach

3 km · Co. Waterford · Good Quality

Curragh

4 km · Co. Waterford · Not classified

Ballyquin

5 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.