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Woodstown

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Dip score now
92
Grand · light winds, dry
Waves
0.0 m
3 s period from S · model cell 3.1 km out
Sea
16.8°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 59 km away.
Tide
1.5 m
Falling, nearly low. Low at 04:40.
Wind
12 km/h
Light breeze, W, cross, gusts 11
Daylight
07:31
Sunrise. Sunset 19:02. Air 8°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
12:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 4 km/h
▼ 04:40 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 17:10 ▲ 23:10
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 9 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
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
19:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 17 km/h
▲ 02:15 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 15:00 ▼ 21:25
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 17 km/h
▲ 03:30 ▼ 09:45 ▲ 16:00 ▼ 22:25
Thu, 8 Oct
19:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 7 km/h
▲ 04:30 ▼ 10:40 ▲ 16:55 ▼ 23:20
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Fresh 56/100
fresh breeze, rain · 37 km/h
▲ 05:15 ▼ 11:40 ▲ 17:40

Week at a glance

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Sat 03:0092 · Grandlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 92 GrandSat 09:00 · 92 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 97 GrandSat 12:00 · 100 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 · 97 GrandSat 20:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 100 GrandSun 09:00 · 94 GrandSun 10:00 · 94 GrandSun 11:00 · 94 GrandSun 12:00 · 94 GrandSun 13:00 · 94 GrandSun 14:00 · 94 GrandSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 84 GrandSun 18:00 · 84 GrandSun 19:00 · 84 GrandSun 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 84 GrandMon 09:00 · 84 GrandMon 10:00 · 84 GrandMon 11:00 · 84 GrandMon 12:00 · 84 GrandMon 13:00 · 84 GrandMon 14:00 · 84 GrandMon 15:00 · 84 GrandMon 16:00 · 84 GrandMon 17:00 · 84 GrandMon 18:00 · 84 GrandMon 19:00 · 84 GrandMon 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 23:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 00:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 86 GrandTue 13:00 · 86 GrandTue 16:00 · 86 GrandTue 19:00 · 94 GrandTue 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 90 GrandWed 16:00 · 90 GrandWed 19:00 · 91 GrandWed 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 10:00 · 91 GrandThu 13:00 · 97 GrandThu 19:00 · 100 GrandFri 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightFri 13:00 · 56 FreshFri 19:00 · 55 Fresh

Sat, 3 Oct, 03:00

92 Grand
  • light winds
  • dry
  • calm sea
  • sunny
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.0 m12 km/h
faces 157° SSE · wind cross
Waves
0.0 m @ 3 s from S
Wind
12 km/h W · gusts 11
Tide
1.5 m · lower half
Air
8°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
03:0092 Grand0.0 m3 sS12 km/h W111.5 m dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0092 Grand0.0 m3 sS10 km/h W101.3 m ▼dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0092 Grand0.0 m3 sS8 km/h W101.2 m ▼dry7°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0092 Grand0.0 m3 sS7 km/h WNW91.5 m dry7°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0092 Grand0.0 m3 sS6 km/h WNW92.1 m dry7°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0092 Grand0.0 m3 sS8 km/h NW102.8 m dry6°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0092 Grand0.0 m6 sS10 km/h NW113.3 m dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0097 Grand0.0 m6 sS6 km/h NW133.5 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:0097 Grand0.0 m6 sS2 km/h ENE123.6 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:00100 Grand0.0 m6 sS4 km/h SE113.4 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:00100 Grand0.0 m2 sS7 km/h SE132.9 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:00100 Grand0.0 m2 sS12 km/h SSE162.3 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
15:00100 Grand0.0 m2 sS10 km/h SSE181.9 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
16:00100 Grand0.0 m2 sS10 km/h S181.6 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
17:00100 Grand0.0 m2 sS9 km/h S171.4 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
18:00100 Grand0.0 m2 sS7 km/h S141.4 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:0097 Grand0.0 m2 sS6 km/h SSW101.8 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0097 Grand0.0 m2 sS5 km/h SW92.4 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:0097 Grand0.0 m2 sS6 km/h SW82.9 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0097 Grand0.0 m2 sS8 km/h SSW93.2 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0097 Grand0.0 m2 sS12 km/h SSW103.4 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0097 Grand0.0 m2 sS9 km/h SSW103.3 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0097 Grand0.0 m1 sSSE7 km/h SSW103.0 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0097 Grand0.1 m1 sSSE10 km/h SSW112.5 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0094 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE12 km/h SSW122.1 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0094 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE13 km/h S121.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
05:00100 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE10 km/h SW131.5 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:00100 Grand0.0 m2 sS11 km/h SW131.4 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:00100 Grand0.0 m2 sS11 km/h SW151.6 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:00100 Grand0.0 m2 sS9 km/h SW172.1 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0094 Grand0.1 m2 sS14 km/h SW202.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0094 Grand0.1 m2 sS16 km/h WSW233.0 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0094 Grand0.1 m2 sS15 km/h WSW273.3 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0094 Grand0.1 m2 sS16 km/h SW283.4 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0094 Grand0.1 m2 sS19 km/h SW313.3 m ▲dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0094 Grand0.1 m3 sS18 km/h SW333.0 m dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0084 Grand0.1 m3 sS21 km/h SW362.5 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0084 Grand0.1 m3 sS26 km/h SW372.1 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0084 Grand0.1 m3 sS27 km/h SW371.8 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0084 Grand0.1 m3 sS24 km/h WSW371.6 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0084 Grand0.1 m3 sS21 km/h SW351.6 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0084 Grand0.1 m2 sS22 km/h SW331.8 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0084 Grand0.1 m2 sS24 km/h SW332.2 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0084 Grand0.1 m2 sS24 km/h SW322.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0084 Grand0.1 m3 sS27 km/h WSW323.0 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
Monday, 5 October
00:0084 Grand0.1 m2 sS24 km/h WSW313.2 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0084 Grand0.1 m2 sS21 km/h WSW313.2 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0084 Grand0.1 m2 sS26 km/h SW323.0 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea

Where the energy comes from

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

Swell 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 datum
04:4010:3017:1023:10
Low 04:40 · 1.2 mHigh 10:30 · 3.6 mLow 17:10 · 1.3 mHigh 23:10 · 3.4 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.

Water quality

No annual classification yet.

· beaches.ie

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

Sweathouse (Baginbun) · Baginbun Beach, Fethard-on-Sea, Co. Wexford · 11 km · fixed

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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🌊 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 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Woodstown dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.1 mMon, 5 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, dry, calm sea

Nearby spots

Belle Lake

3 km · Co. Waterford · Not classified

Counsellors' Strand, Dunmore East

4 km · Co. Waterford · Good Quality

Dunmore Strand, Dunmore East

4 km · Co. Waterford · Good Quality

Duncannon

5 km · Co. Wexford · Excellent Quality

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