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Wicklow Harbour bathing area

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Dip score now
89
Grand · light winds, dry
Waves
0.1 m
3 s period from NE · model cell 1.8 km out
Sea
14.9°
Fresh. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 69 km away.
Tide
1.5 m
Rising. High at 17:10.
Wind
9 km/h
Light breeze, ESE, onshore, gusts 15
Daylight
07:28
Sunrise. Sunset 18:58. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
13:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 9 km/h
▲ 04:50 ▼ 10:25 ▲ 17:10 ▼ 23:25
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Grand 93/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 17 km/h
▲ 06:10 ▼ 11:50 ▲ 18:30
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Grand 93/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 19 km/h
▼ 00:50 ▲ 07:30 ▼ 13:10 ▲ 19:40
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Decent 79/100
gentle breeze, showers possible, calm sea · 0.0 m · 19 km/h
▼ 02:20 ▲ 08:40 ▼ 14:25 ▲ 20:55
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Decent 76/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m · 0.7 m · 17 km/h
▼ 03:15 ▲ 09:45 ▼ 15:25 ▲ 21:55
Thu, 8 Oct
19:00
Decent 79/100
light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m · 0.7 m · 12 km/h
▼ 04:00 ▲ 10:40 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:40
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Decent 72/100
gentle breeze, rain · 15 km/h
▼ 04:50 ▲ 11:20 ▼ 17:00 ▲ 23:35

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 13:0089 · Grandlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 06:00 · 64 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 69 DecentSat 08:00 · 80 GrandSat 09:00 · 85 GrandSat 10:00 · 95 GrandSat 11:00 · 98 GrandSat 12:00 · 93 GrandSat 13:00 · 89 GrandSat 14:00 · 79 DecentSat 15:00 · 75 DecentSat 16:00 · 71 DecentSat 17:00 · 67 DecentSat 18:00 · 70 DecentSat 19:00 · 71 DecentSat 20:00 · 82 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 79 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 75 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 70 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 67 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 72 DecentSun 09:00 · 77 DecentSun 10:00 · 85 GrandSun 11:00 · 90 GrandSun 12:00 · 93 GrandSun 13:00 · 89 GrandSun 14:00 · 85 GrandSun 15:00 · 81 GrandSun 16:00 · 77 DecentSun 17:00 · 72 DecentSun 18:00 · 68 DecentSun 19:00 · 68 DecentSun 20:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 77 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 77 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 82 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 93 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 89 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 85 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 77 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 72 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 68 DecentMon 09:00 · 63 DecentMon 10:00 · 68 DecentMon 11:00 · 73 DecentMon 12:00 · 88 GrandMon 13:00 · 93 GrandMon 14:00 · 90 GrandMon 15:00 · 82 GrandMon 16:00 · 82 GrandMon 17:00 · 77 DecentMon 18:00 · 79 DecentMon 19:00 · 75 DecentMon 20:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 21:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 22:00 · 82 Grand · nightMon 23:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 00:00 · 90 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 02:00 · 93 Grand · nightTue 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 87 Grand · nightTue 05:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 06:00 · 78 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 64 DecentTue 13:00 · 79 DecentTue 16:00 · 79 DecentTue 19:00 · 65 DecentTue 22:00 · 62 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 70 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 77 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 70 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 58 FreshWed 13:00 · 76 DecentWed 16:00 · 73 DecentWed 19:00 · 70 DecentWed 22:00 · 52 Fresh · nightThu 01:00 · 62 Decent · nightThu 04:00 · 58 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 45 Fresh · nightThu 10:00 · 48 FreshThu 13:00 · 63 DecentThu 19:00 · 79 DecentFri 01:00 · 56 Fresh · nightFri 07:00 · 57 Fresh · nightFri 13:00 · 39 BlowyFri 19:00 · 72 Decent

Sat, 3 Oct, 13:00

89 Grand
  • light winds
  • dry
  • calm sea
  • sunny
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.1 m9 km/h
faces 86° E · wind onshore
Waves
0.1 m @ 3 s from NE
Wind
9 km/h ESE · gusts 15
Tide
1.4 m · lower half
Air
15°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
13:0089 Grand0.1 m3 sNE9 km/h ESE151.4 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:0079 Decent0.1 m3 sNE14 km/h SE211.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0075 Decent0.1 m3 sNE16 km/h SSE242.1 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0071 Decent0.1 m4 sNE16 km/h SSE242.3 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0067 Decent0.1 m4 sNE16 km/h S242.5 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0070 Decent0.1 m4 sNE15 km/h S222.5 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0071 Decent0.1 m4 sNE13 km/h SSW192.3 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0082 Grand0.1 m4 sNE11 km/h SSW151.9 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:0086 Grand0.1 m4 sNE12 km/h SW151.4 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0080 Grand0.1 m4 sNE12 km/h SW161.1 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0084 Grand0.1 m4 sNE15 km/h SW170.9 m ▼dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0084 Grand0.1 m4 sNE15 km/h SW180.8 m ▼dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0079 Decent0.1 m4 sNE13 km/h SW181.0 m dry8°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0075 Decent0.1 m4 sNE12 km/h SW191.3 m dry8°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0071 Decent0.1 m4 sNE13 km/h SW191.6 m dry8°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0078 Decent0.1 m4 sNE12 km/h SSW201.9 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0069 Decent0.0 m4 sNE9 km/h SSW202.1 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0070 Decent0.0 m4 sNE12 km/h SW202.3 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0067 Decent0.0 m4 sNE13 km/h SSW212.3 m ▲dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0072 Decent0.0 m4 sNE14 km/h SSW222.0 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0077 Decent0.0 m3 sNE16 km/h SW231.7 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0085 Grand0.0 m2 sNE15 km/h SSW261.4 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0090 Grand0.0 m2 sNE16 km/h SW281.2 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0093 Grand0.0 m2 sNE17 km/h SW301.1 m ▼dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0089 Grand0.0 m2 sNE17 km/h SW311.1 m ▼dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0085 Grand0.0 m2 sNE17 km/h SW311.4 m dry19°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0081 Grand0.0 m2 sENE18 km/h SW311.6 m dry19°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0077 Decent0.0 m3 sENE19 km/h SW312.0 m dry19°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0072 Decent0.0 m3 sENE19 km/h SW302.3 m dry19°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0068 Decent0.0 m2 sENE13 km/h SW282.5 m ▲dry18°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0068 Decent0.0 m2 sENE13 km/h SSW262.5 m ▲dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0073 Decent0.0 m2 sENE15 km/h SSW262.3 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0077 Decent0.0 m2 sENE17 km/h SSW272.0 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0077 Decent0.0 m2 sE22 km/h SW291.6 m dry15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
23:0082 Grand0.0 m2 sE24 km/h SW301.2 m dry15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
Monday, 5 October
00:0086 Grand0.0 m2 sE22 km/h SW300.9 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
01:0093 Grand0.0 m2 sE19 km/h SW300.8 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0089 Grand0.0 m2 sE18 km/h SW300.9 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0085 Grand0.0 m2 sE17 km/h SW281.1 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0081 Grand0.0 m2 sE15 km/h SSW271.4 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0077 Decent0.0 m2 sE15 km/h SW271.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0072 Decent0.0 m2 sE17 km/h SW272.0 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0068 Decent0.0 m2 sE18 km/h SW272.3 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0068 Decent0.0 m2 sE18 km/h SSW322.3 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0063 Decent0.0 m2 sE23 km/h SSW322.1 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0068 Decent0.0 m2 sE20 km/h SW331.9 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0073 Decent0.0 m2 sE20 km/h SSW341.5 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0088 Grand0.0 m2 sE19 km/h SW351.2 m dry18°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 N and S reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Wicklow (modelled), 2 km away · metres above chart datum
04:5010:2517:1023:25
High 04:50 · 2.4 mLow 10:25 · 1.0 mHigh 17:10 · 2.5 mLow 23:25 · 0.8 m

The spot

Faces
86° E
Swell window
N 10° → S 180°
Exposure
Open coast · 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

Lifeguard: YesNo toiletsParking1km from Wicklow Train Station and 400m from Wicklow Bus stopDogs: no info

As listed by Wicklow County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

The Boat Yard Sauna · Wicklow Harbour, Wicklow town · right here · fixed

Fad Saoil Saunas (Greystones) · Rise at The Cove, Marine Road, Greystones · 18 km · fixed

The Barrel Sauna (Greystones) · The Boatyard, Beach Road, Greystones · 19 km · fixed

Helios Sauna (Bray Rooftop) · Bray seafront · 24 km · fixed

Located inside Wicklow Harbour, this is a sheltered bathing area with a fine gravely beach with parking adjacent. There is a raft in summer months.

Put Wicklow Harbour bathing area in your calendar

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🌊 Wicklow Harbour bathing area dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.1 mSat, 3 Oct 12:30–13:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Wicklow Harbour bathing area dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.0 mSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 Wicklow Harbour bathing area dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.0 mMon, 5 Oct 12:30–13:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea

Nearby spots

Murrough Beach

1 km · Co. Wicklow · Not classified

Wicklow Reservoir

2 km · Co. Wicklow · Not classified

Silver Strand

4 km · Co. Wicklow · Sufficient Quality

Brittas Bay North

11 km · Co. Wicklow · Excellent Quality

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