Youghal Front Strand Beach
Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces SSE
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23
Grim · knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind
Waves
0.6 m
5 s period from SSE · model cell 3 km out
Sea
16.8°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 83 km away.
Tide
2.5 m
Rising. High at 10:30.
Wind
10 km/h
Light breeze, NNW, offshore, gusts 12
Daylight
07:35
Sunrise. Sunset 19:06. Air 6°C.
Best surf each day
Daylight hours, preferring high tideToday
10:00
Blowy 31/100
knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide · 0.6 m · 7 km/h
▼ 04:40 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 17:10 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
09:00
Grim 24/100
knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide · 0.3 m · 6 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:35
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Grim 14/100
knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide · 0.3 m · 21 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 07:15 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 20:05
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 11 km/h
▲ 01:55 ▼ 08:35 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:15
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 13 km/h
▲ 03:10 ▼ 09:50 ▲ 15:50 ▼ 22:25
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 10 km/h
▲ 04:20 ▼ 10:45 ▲ 16:45 ▼ 23:15
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 32 km/h
▲ 05:05 ▼ 11:30 ▲ 17:30 ▼ 23:55
Week at a glance
Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.Sat 08:0024 · Grim
Sat, 3 Oct, 08:00
24 Grim- knee-high 0.6 m
- offshore wind
- high-ish tide
- offshore wind
Waves
0.6 m @ 5 s from SSE
Wind
10 km/h NNW · gusts 12
Tide
2.8 m · upper half
Air
6°C · dry
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 | ||||||||||
| 07:00 | 21 Grim | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 10 km/h NNW | 10 | 2.1 m | dry | 5° | knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide |
| 08:00 | 24 Grim | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 10 km/h NNW | 12 | 2.8 m | dry | 6° | knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 09:00 | 28 Blowy | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 12 km/h N | 14 | 3.3 m | dry | 8° | knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 10:00 | 31 Blowy | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 7 km/h N | 14 | 3.6 m ▲ | dry | 10° | knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 11:00 | 22 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 3 km/h NE | 13 | 3.6 m ▲ | dry | 12° | knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 12:00 | 17 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 5 km/h SSE | 13 | 3.3 m | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 13:00 | 14 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 6 km/h SSE | 16 | 2.8 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 14:00 | 11 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 8 km/h SE | 18 | 2.3 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 15:00 | 8 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 10 km/h SE | 19 | 1.9 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 16:00 | 5 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 10 km/h SE | 18 | 1.5 m ▼ | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 17:00 | 2 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 10 km/h SE | 17 | 1.3 m ▼ | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 18:00 | 4 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 10 km/h SSE | 14 | 1.4 m ▼ | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 19:00 | 7 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 8 km/h S | 10 | 1.7 m | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 20:00 | 11 Grim | 0.4 m | 4 s | SSE | 8 km/h SSE | 8 | 2.3 m | dry | 12° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 21:00 | 14 Grim | 0.4 m | 4 s | SSE | 5 km/h S | 9 | 2.9 m | dry | 11° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 22:00 | 18 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 4 km/h SSE | 9 | 3.3 m ▲ | dry | 11° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 23:00 | 21 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 10 km/h SSE | 9 | 3.4 m ▲ | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| Sunday, 4 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 18 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 12 km/h S | 9 | 3.3 m ▲ | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 01:00 | 15 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 9 km/h S | 9 | 3.0 m | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 02:00 | 14 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 5 km/h SW | 9 | 2.5 m | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 03:00 | 21 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 4 km/h NNW | 10 | 2.1 m | dry | 11° | knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide |
| 04:00 | 18 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 5 km/h NNW | 10 | 1.7 m | dry | 10° | knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide |
| 05:00 | 15 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 6 km/h NW | 11 | 1.4 m ▼ | dry | 10° | knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide |
| 06:00 | 4 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 1 km/h NE | 12 | 1.4 m ▼ | dry | 11° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 07:00 | 17 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 1 km/h N | 12 | 1.6 m | dry | 12° | knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide |
| 08:00 | 21 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 6 km/h N | 13 | 2.0 m | dry | 12° | knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide |
| 09:00 | 24 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 6 km/h W | 15 | 2.6 m | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 10:00 | 17 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 9 km/h WSW | 18 | 3.0 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 11:00 | 21 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 10 km/h WSW | 22 | 3.4 m ▲ | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 12:00 | 22 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 16 km/h SW | 24 | 3.4 m ▲ | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 13:00 | 19 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 18 km/h SW | 27 | 3.3 m ▲ | dry | 18° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 14:00 | 8 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 18 km/h SW | 30 | 2.9 m | dry | 18° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 15:00 | 5 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 19 km/h SW | 31 | 2.5 m | dry | 17° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 16:00 | 3 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 23 km/h SW | 32 | 2.1 m | dry | 17° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 17:00 | 0 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 23 km/h SW | 31 | 1.7 m | dry | 17° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 18:00 | 5 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 17 km/h SW | 31 | 1.5 m ▼ | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 19:00 | 4 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 13 km/h SW | 28 | 1.5 m ▼ | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 20:00 | 8 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 15 km/h SW | 26 | 1.7 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 21:00 | 11 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 17 km/h SW | 25 | 2.1 m | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 22:00 | 15 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 15 km/h SW | 24 | 2.6 m | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 23:00 | 18 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 13 km/h SW | 24 | 3.0 m | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| Monday, 5 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 22 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 13 km/h WSW | 23 | 3.3 m ▲ | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 01:00 | 21 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 15 km/h WSW | 23 | 3.3 m ▲ | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 02:00 | 10 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 22 km/h SW | 31 | 3.0 m | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 03:00 | 7 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 22 km/h SW | 31 | 2.7 m | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 04:00 | 4 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 23 km/h SW | 31 | 2.3 m | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 05:00 | 2 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 20 km/h SW | 31 | 1.9 m | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 06:00 | 0 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 19 km/h SW | 30 | 1.6 m ▼ | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish 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 04:40 · 1.2 mHigh 10:30 · 3.6 mLow 17:10 · 1.3 mHigh 22:55 · 3.4 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.
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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.
Put Youghal Front Strand Beach in your calendar
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Set up Dipper Plus🏄 Youghal Front Strand Beach surf · Blowy · sea 17° · 0.6 mSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
🏄 Youghal Front Strand Beach surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 08:30–09:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
🏄 Youghal Front Strand Beach surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.3 mMon, 5 Oct 12:30–13:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
Nearby spots
Score is Dipper's own blend. It rates comfort, not safety. Forecast: Met Éireann. Waves: Marine Institute Irish Shelf wave model.