Youghal Front Strand Beach
Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces SSE
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28
Blowy · waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy
Waves
0.7 m
5 s period from SSE · model cell 3 km out
Sea
16.7°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 83 km away.
Tide
3.7 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 09:25.
Wind
32 km/h
Fresh breeze, SW, cross, gusts 46
Daylight
07:33
Sunrise. Sunset 19:08. Air 16°C.
Best surf each day
Daylight hoursToday
19:00
Blowy 36/100
waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind · 0.8 m · 12 km/h
▼ 03:40 ▲ 09:25 ▼ 16:10 ▲ 22:00
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Blowy 33/100
knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind · 0.5 m · 10 km/h
▼ 04:40 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 17:10 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grim 15/100
knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind · 0.3 m · 19 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:35
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 22 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 07:15 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 20:05
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 12 km/h
▲ 01:55 ▼ 08:35 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:15
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 14 km/h
▲ 03:10 ▼ 09:50 ▲ 15:50 ▼ 22:25
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 13 km/h
▲ 04:20 ▼ 10:45 ▲ 16:45 ▼ 23:15
Week at a glance
Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.Fri 08:0028 · Blowy
Fri, 2 Oct, 08:00
28 Blowy- waist-high 0.7 m
- short period 5 s, choppy
- cross-shore wind
- high tide
- cross wind
Waves
0.7 m @ 5 s from SSE
Wind
32 km/h SW · gusts 46
Tide
3.4 m · upper half
Air
16°C · 0.2 mm rain
Meteogram
Score, waves, wind (green offshore, amber cross, red onshore), rain and air, tideHour by hour
Next 48 hours| Time | Surf | Waves | Period | From | Wind | Gust | Tide | Rain | Air | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | ||||||||||
| 08:00 | 28 Blowy | 0.7 m | 5 s | SSE | 32 km/h SW | 46 | 3.4 m | 0.2 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 09:00 | 28 Blowy | 0.7 m | 5 s | SSE | 25 km/h SSW | 47 | 3.8 m ▲ | 0.1 mm | 15° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 10:00 | 28 Blowy | 0.7 m | 5 s | SSE | 30 km/h SW | 50 | 3.8 m ▲ | 0.1 mm | 15° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 11:00 | 3 Grim | 0.8 m | 5 s | SSE | 33 km/h SSW | 53 | 3.5 m | 0.1 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, onshore wind |
| 12:00 | 11 Grim | 0.8 m | 6 s | SSE | 38 km/h SSW | 57 | 2.9 m | 0.1 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 13:00 | 11 Grim | 0.8 m | 6 s | SSE | 37 km/h SSW | 59 | 2.2 m | 0.1 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 14:00 | 11 Grim | 0.8 m | 6 s | SSE | 40 km/h SSW | 60 | 1.7 m | 0.1 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 15:00 | 11 Grim | 0.8 m | 6 s | SSE | 41 km/h SSW | 60 | 1.3 m ▼ | 0.4 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 16:00 | 11 Grim | 0.8 m | 6 s | SSE | 42 km/h SSW | 60 | 1.1 m ▼ | 0.7 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 17:00 | 11 Grim | 0.8 m | 6 s | SSE | 38 km/h SW | 59 | 1.2 m ▼ | 0.9 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 18:00 | 28 Blowy | 0.8 m | 5 s | SSE | 20 km/h WSW | 52 | 1.6 m | 0.8 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 19:00 | 36 Blowy | 0.8 m | 5 s | SSE | 12 km/h W | 42 | 2.4 m | 0.1 mm | 15° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 20:00 | 46 Fresh | 0.8 m | 5 s | SSE | 12 km/h WNW | 26 | 3.0 m | dry | 13° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 21:00 | 46 Fresh | 0.8 m | 5 s | SSE | 10 km/h WNW | 20 | 3.5 m ▲ | dry | 12° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 22:00 | 46 Fresh | 0.7 m | 5 s | SSE | 9 km/h WNW | 18 | 3.7 m ▲ | dry | 10° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 23:00 | 46 Fresh | 0.7 m | 5 s | SSE | 10 km/h WNW | 16 | 3.5 m ▲ | dry | 9° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| Saturday, 3 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 46 Fresh | 0.7 m | 5 s | SSE | 9 km/h WNW | 15 | 3.1 m | dry | 8° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 01:00 | 46 Fresh | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 5 km/h WNW | 14 | 2.5 m | dry | 7° | waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 02:00 | 46 Fresh | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 4 km/h NW | 12 | 1.9 m | dry | 6° | waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 03:00 | 46 Fresh | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 2 km/h NNW | 10 | 1.5 m | dry | 6° | waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 04:00 | 33 Blowy | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 5 km/h NNW | 10 | 1.3 m ▼ | dry | 6° | knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, low tide |
| 05:00 | 33 Blowy | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 5 km/h N | 10 | 1.2 m ▼ | dry | 6° | knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, low tide |
| 06:00 | 33 Blowy | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 4 km/h NW | 10 | 1.5 m | dry | 6° | knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, low tide |
| 07:00 | 23 Grim | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 3 km/h NNE | 10 | 2.1 m | dry | 7° | knee-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind |
| 08:00 | 33 Blowy | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 10 km/h N | 10 | 2.8 m | dry | 8° | knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind |
| 09:00 | 33 Blowy | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 9 km/h N | 10 | 3.3 m | dry | 9° | knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind |
| 10:00 | 33 Blowy | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 4 km/h N | 9 | 3.6 m ▲ | dry | 11° | knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high tide |
| 11:00 | 21 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 1 km/h SSE | 10 | 3.6 m ▲ | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, high tide |
| 12:00 | 21 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 6 km/h SSE | 13 | 3.3 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, high tide |
| 13:00 | 21 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 8 km/h SSE | 16 | 2.8 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore |
| 14:00 | 21 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 10 km/h SSE | 18 | 2.3 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore |
| 15:00 | 21 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 11 km/h S | 19 | 1.9 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore |
| 16:00 | 21 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 12 km/h S | 19 | 1.5 m ▼ | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low tide |
| 17:00 | 21 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 10 km/h S | 20 | 1.3 m ▼ | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low tide |
| 18:00 | 21 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 9 km/h S | 19 | 1.4 m ▼ | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low tide |
| 19:00 | 21 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 12 km/h S | 16 | 1.7 m | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore |
| 20:00 | 21 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 13 km/h S | 15 | 2.3 m | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore |
| 21:00 | 21 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 11 km/h S | 15 | 2.9 m | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore |
| 22:00 | 21 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 10 km/h S | 17 | 3.3 m ▲ | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high tide |
| 23:00 | 21 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 12 km/h S | 17 | 3.4 m ▲ | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high tide |
| Sunday, 4 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 21 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 9 km/h SSW | 19 | 3.3 m ▲ | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high tide |
| 01:00 | 23 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 4 km/h SW | 20 | 3.0 m | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind |
| 02:00 | 21 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 11 km/h S | 21 | 2.5 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore |
| 03:00 | 23 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 11 km/h SW | 21 | 2.1 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind |
| 04:00 | 23 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 6 km/h W | 22 | 1.7 m | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low tide |
| 05:00 | 23 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 4 km/h W | 23 | 1.4 m ▼ | dry | 12° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low tide |
| 06:00 | 33 Blowy | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 6 km/h WNW | 23 | 1.4 m ▼ | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, low tide |
| 07:00 | 33 Blowy | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 2 km/h NW | 25 | 1.6 m | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low tide |
Where the energy comes from
Wave energy (H²·T) this week by direction, against the swell windowSwell arriving between E and SW reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.
Tide today
Ballycotton, 16 km away · metres above chart datumLow 03:40 · 1.0 mHigh 09:25 · 3.9 mLow 16:10 · 1.1 mHigh 22:00 · 3.7 m
The spot
Faces
147° SSE
Swell window
E 80° → SW 220°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 3 km out
Water
Excellent Quality · Blue Flag
Facing and swell window are derived from the wave model's coastline around the spot, not surveyed. Know better? Tell us.
Water quality
Recent grades: 2024 Excellent, 2023 Excellent, 2022 Excellent. The EPA flags a short-term pollution risk here after heavy rain.
On the ground
Lifeguard: YesToiletsParkingPublic busAccessible: Wheelchair RampNo dogs (Dogs are not allowed on this beach between 10.30 a.m. & 7.00 p.m. during the bathing season which runs from 1st June to 15th September.)
As listed by Cork County Council. Open in Maps.
Sauna after?
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Youghal Front Strand is a gently sloping sandy beach with a concrete promenade area to the rear for most of the length of the beach. Around 100m to the south west, there is a small area of the proposed NHA, Ballyvergan Marsh NHA, (Site Code 000078). Activities include surfing, windsurfing, canoeing and angling.
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Set up Dipper Plus🏄 Youghal Front Strand Beach surf · Blowy · sea 17° · 0.8 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
🏄 Youghal Front Strand Beach surf · Blowy · sea 17° · 0.5 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind
🏄 Youghal Front Strand Beach surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
Nearby spots
Score is Dipper's own blend. It rates comfort, not safety. Forecast: Met Éireann. Waves: Marine Institute Irish Shelf wave model.