Clonea Strand

Co. Waterford · faces SE · exposed ·

Blue FlagGreen Coastsandy beachLifeguards in seasonToiletsParkingAccessible: Ramp to beachPublic transport: Public busesNo dogs (check local bylaws for dates)

Onshore wind: exposed beach, small waves.

Scores are estimates from forecasts, not a safety rating. Before you go in

Tides (model): Low 01:00 · High 07:00 · Low 14:00 · High 20:00

Sunrise 07:48 · Sunset 16:40 · UV 1 (low)

Water quality

ExcellentLatest official EPA rating (2025 season) · 2024: Excellent · 2023: Excellent · 2022: Excellent

The EPA rates each bathing season after it ends, using the last four years of samples: the 2026 rating is usually published in spring 2027.

After heavy rain this beach can have short-term pollution. Check for alerts on beaches.ie before swimming, especially in summer.

Source: EPA bathing water data (Clonea Beach), CC BY 4.0. Water is tested from June to mid-September. Beach profile (PDF)

Hour by hour · Overall · Today

Wind in

Time	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Score	dark	5.0	5.2	5.0	5.2	5.2	6.0	5.1	5.3	4.8	4.8	dark	dark	dark	dark	dark
Wind kn	15	11	14	9	14	15	17	16	17	18	18	18	19	18	17	19
Direction	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Waves at beach m	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.9
Swell offshore m · s	1.3 6s	1.4 6s	1.5 6s	1.6 6s	1.6 6s	1.7 6s	1.8 6s	1.9 6s	2.0 6s	2.0 6s	2.1 6s	2.1 6s	2.2 6s	2.2 6s	2.2 6s	2.3 6s
Tide
Water °C	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6
Air °C	10	10	11	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11
Rain chance %	31	28	20	12	6	2	0	2	8	16	29	44	59	72	85	94
Rain mm	0.1	0.2	0	0.2	0.1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.8	1.1
Cloud %	98	94	92	99	100	99	21	100	98	97	100	100	100	100	100	100

Highlighted columns: the best 3-hour window; grey columns are before sunrise or after sunset. Tides come from a global model and can be off by up to an hour: check local tide tables before swimming.