Woodstown
faces SSE Monitored, not designated
Dip score now
60
Fresh · fresh breeze, showers possible
Waves
0.1 m
3 s period from SSE · model cell 3.1 km out
Sea
16.8°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 59 km away.
Tide
1.6 m
Rising. High at 09:40.
Wind
30 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 51
Daylight
07:30
Sunrise. Sunset 19:04. Air 16°C.
Best dip each day
Daylight hoursToday
08:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, showers possible, calm sea · 0.2 m · 22 km/h
▼ 03:45 ▲ 09:40 ▼ 16:10 ▲ 22:15
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 5 km/h
▼ 04:40 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 17:10 ▲ 23:10
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 22 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 23 km/h
▲ 00:25 ▼ 07:00 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 15 km/h
▲ 02:15 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 15:00 ▼ 21:25
Wed, 7 Oct
19:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 15 km/h
▲ 03:30 ▼ 09:45 ▲ 16:00 ▼ 22:25
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 12 km/h
▲ 04:30 ▼ 10:40 ▲ 16:55 ▼ 23:20
Week at a glance
Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.Fri 06:0060 · Fresh
Fri, 2 Oct, 06:00
60 Fresh- fresh breeze
- showers possible
- calm sea
- cross wind
Waves
0.1 m @ 3 s from SSE
Wind
30 km/h SSW · gusts 51
Tide
2.0 m · lower half
Air
16°C · 0.6 mm rain
Meteogram
Score, waves, wind (green offshore, amber cross, red onshore), rain and air, tideHour by hour
Next 48 hours| Time | Dip | Waves | Period | From | Wind | Gust | Tide | Rain | Air | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | ||||||||||
| 05:00 | 63 Decent | 0.1 m | 3 s | SSE | 24 km/h SSW | 53 | 1.3 m | 0.9 mm | 16° | moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, rain |
| 06:00 | 60 Fresh | 0.1 m | 3 s | SSE | 30 km/h SSW | 51 | 2.0 m | 0.6 mm | 16° | fresh breeze, showers possible, calm sea |
| 07:00 | 76 Decent | 0.1 m | 3 s | SSE | 28 km/h SSW | 51 | 2.8 m | 0.3 mm | 16° | moderate breeze, showers possible, calm sea |
| 08:00 | 76 Decent | 0.2 m | 3 s | SSE | 22 km/h SW | 49 | 3.4 m | 0.3 mm | 16° | moderate breeze, showers possible, calm sea |
| 09:00 | 76 Decent | 0.2 m | 3 s | SSE | 23 km/h SSW | 49 | 3.7 m ▲ | 0.2 mm | 16° | moderate breeze, showers possible, calm sea |
| 10:00 | 70 Decent | 0.2 m | 3 s | SSE | 28 km/h SSW | 52 | 3.8 m ▲ | 0.2 mm | 16° | moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible |
| 11:00 | 52 Fresh | 0.2 m | 3 s | SSE | 32 km/h SW | 55 | 3.6 m | 0.2 mm | 16° | fresh breeze, showers possible, calm sea |
| 12:00 | 60 Fresh | 0.2 m | 3 s | SSE | 33 km/h SSW | 58 | 3.0 m | dry | 16° | fresh breeze, dry, calm sea |
| 13:00 | 60 Fresh | 0.2 m | 3 s | SSE | 32 km/h SSW | 60 | 2.3 m | 0.1 mm | 16° | fresh breeze, dry, calm sea |
| 14:00 | 60 Fresh | 0.2 m | 3 s | SSE | 34 km/h SSW | 61 | 1.7 m | dry | 16° | fresh breeze, dry, calm sea |
| 15:00 | 60 Fresh | 0.2 m | 3 s | SSE | 36 km/h SSW | 61 | 1.4 m ▼ | dry | 16° | fresh breeze, dry, calm sea |
| 16:00 | 54 Fresh | 0.2 m | 3 s | SSE | 37 km/h SSW | 60 | 1.1 m ▼ | dry | 16° | fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry |
| 17:00 | 52 Fresh | 0.2 m | 3 s | SSE | 37 km/h SSW | 60 | 1.2 m ▼ | 0.2 mm | 16° | fresh breeze, showers possible, calm sea |
| 18:00 | 52 Fresh | 0.2 m | 3 s | SSE | 38 km/h SW | 59 | 1.7 m | 0.5 mm | 16° | fresh breeze, showers possible, calm sea |
| 19:00 | 52 Fresh | 0.2 m | 3 s | SSE | 30 km/h WSW | 55 | 2.4 m | 0.6 mm | 16° | fresh breeze, showers possible, calm sea |
| 20:00 | 86 Grand | 0.2 m | 3 s | SSE | 17 km/h W | 48 | 3.0 m | 0.3 mm | 16° | gentle breeze, showers possible, calm sea |
| 21:00 | 86 Grand | 0.1 m | 3 s | SSE | 13 km/h WNW | 38 | 3.4 m | 0.2 mm | 14° | gentle breeze, showers possible, calm sea |
| 22:00 | 97 Grand | 0.1 m | 3 s | S | 12 km/h WNW | 28 | 3.6 m ▲ | dry | 12° | light winds, dry, calm sea |
| 23:00 | 97 Grand | 0.1 m | 3 s | S | 10 km/h WNW | 23 | 3.6 m ▲ | dry | 11° | light winds, dry, calm sea |
| Saturday, 3 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 92 Grand | 0.1 m | 3 s | S | 10 km/h W | 19 | 3.1 m | dry | 9° | light winds, dry, calm sea |
| 01:00 | 92 Grand | 0.0 m | 3 s | S | 10 km/h WSW | 16 | 2.5 m | dry | 9° | light winds, dry, calm sea |
| 02:00 | 92 Grand | 0.0 m | 3 s | S | 12 km/h W | 14 | 1.9 m | dry | 8° | light winds, dry, calm sea |
| 03:00 | 92 Grand | 0.0 m | 3 s | S | 12 km/h W | 12 | 1.5 m | dry | 8° | light winds, dry, calm sea |
| 04:00 | 92 Grand | 0.0 m | 3 s | S | 12 km/h W | 12 | 1.3 m ▼ | dry | 7° | light winds, dry, calm sea |
| 05:00 | 92 Grand | 0.0 m | 3 s | S | 9 km/h W | 11 | 1.2 m ▼ | dry | 7° | light winds, dry, calm sea |
| 06:00 | 92 Grand | 0.0 m | 3 s | S | 7 km/h WNW | 11 | 1.5 m | dry | 7° | light winds, dry, calm sea |
| 07:00 | 92 Grand | 0.0 m | 3 s | S | 7 km/h WNW | 11 | 2.1 m | dry | 7° | light winds, dry, calm sea |
| 08:00 | 92 Grand | 0.0 m | 3 s | S | 6 km/h NW | 10 | 2.8 m | dry | 8° | light winds, dry, calm sea |
| 09:00 | 92 Grand | 0.0 m | 3 s | S | 2 km/h S | 11 | 3.3 m | dry | 9° | light winds, dry, calm sea |
| 10:00 | 97 Grand | 0.0 m | 3 s | S | 2 km/h W | 12 | 3.5 m ▲ | dry | 11° | light winds, dry, calm sea |
| 11:00 | 97 Grand | 0.0 m | 3 s | S | 1 km/h SE | 12 | 3.6 m ▲ | dry | 13° | light winds, dry, calm sea |
| 12:00 | 100 Grand | 0.0 m | 3 s | S | 5 km/h SSE | 13 | 3.4 m | dry | 14° | light winds, dry, calm sea |
| 13:00 | 100 Grand | 0.0 m | 3 s | S | 10 km/h S | 15 | 2.9 m | dry | 14° | light winds, dry, calm sea |
| 14:00 | 100 Grand | 0.0 m | 3 s | S | 10 km/h S | 17 | 2.3 m | dry | 15° | light winds, dry, calm sea |
| 15:00 | 100 Grand | 0.0 m | 3 s | S | 12 km/h S | 18 | 1.9 m | dry | 15° | light winds, dry, calm sea |
| 16:00 | 94 Grand | 0.0 m | 3 s | S | 14 km/h S | 19 | 1.6 m ▼ | dry | 15° | gentle breeze, dry, calm sea |
| 17:00 | 94 Grand | 0.0 m | 3 s | S | 15 km/h SSW | 20 | 1.4 m ▼ | dry | 15° | gentle breeze, dry, calm sea |
| 18:00 | 100 Grand | 0.0 m | 3 s | S | 10 km/h SSW | 20 | 1.4 m ▼ | dry | 14° | light winds, dry, calm sea |
| 19:00 | 100 Grand | 0.0 m | 3 s | S | 11 km/h SSW | 19 | 1.8 m | dry | 14° | light winds, dry, calm sea |
| 20:00 | 94 Grand | 0.0 m | 3 s | S | 12 km/h SSW | 18 | 2.4 m | dry | 15° | gentle breeze, dry, calm sea |
| 21:00 | 94 Grand | 0.0 m | 3 s | S | 13 km/h SSW | 19 | 2.9 m | dry | 15° | gentle breeze, dry, calm sea |
| 22:00 | 94 Grand | 0.0 m | 3 s | S | 14 km/h S | 21 | 3.2 m ▲ | dry | 15° | gentle breeze, dry, calm sea |
| 23:00 | 94 Grand | 0.0 m | 3 s | S | 13 km/h S | 21 | 3.4 m ▲ | dry | 15° | gentle breeze, dry, calm sea |
| Sunday, 4 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 94 Grand | 0.0 m | 1 s | S | 18 km/h SSW | 22 | 3.3 m ▲ | dry | 15° | gentle breeze, dry, calm sea |
| 01:00 | 94 Grand | 0.0 m | 2 s | SSE | 17 km/h SW | 23 | 3.0 m | dry | 16° | gentle breeze, dry, calm sea |
| 02:00 | 84 Grand | 0.0 m | 2 s | SSE | 20 km/h SW | 24 | 2.5 m | dry | 15° | moderate breeze, dry, calm sea |
| 03:00 | 84 Grand | 0.0 m | 2 s | SSE | 20 km/h SW | 25 | 2.1 m | dry | 15° | moderate breeze, dry, calm sea |
| 04:00 | 84 Grand | 0.0 m | 2 s | SSE | 22 km/h SW | 26 | 1.7 m | dry | 15° | moderate breeze, dry, calm sea |
Where the energy comes from
Wave energy (H²·T) this week by direction, against the swell windowSwell arriving between E and WSW reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.
Tide today
Dunmore East, 5 km away · metres above chart datumLow 03:45 · 1.0 mHigh 09:40 · 3.8 mLow 16:10 · 1.1 mHigh 22:15 · 3.6 m
The spot
Faces
157° SSE
Swell window
E 90° → WSW 240°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 3.1 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.
On the ground
No lifeguard listedNo toiletsNo parking listedAccessible: Car park adjacent to beachNo dogs (No dogs allowed on beach 11am to 7pm June, July, Aug)
As listed by Waterford City & County Council. Open in Maps.
Sauna after?
The Hot Pod (Dunmore East) · Lawlors Beach, Dunmore East · 4 km · mobile
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The Hot Pod (Newtown Cove) · Guillamene / Newtown Cove, Tramore · 14 km · mobile
The Stove Sauna · Ballyscanlan Lough (lower lake), Ballyscanlon Wellness Retreats · 16 km · fixed
Woodstown Beach is a long sandy beach surrounded by private woodlands. It is a tidal beach which extends out around a kilometre at low tide, exposing a large and flat beach.
Put Woodstown in your calendar
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Set up Dipper Plus🌊 Woodstown dip · Decent · sea 17° · 0.2 mFri, 2 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, showers possible, calm sea
🌊 Woodstown dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.0 mSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Woodstown dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.0 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
Nearby spots
Score is Dipper's own blend. It rates comfort, not safety. Forecast: Met Éireann. Waves: Marine Institute Irish Shelf wave model.