Courtown

Co. Wexford · faces E · exposed ·

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Cross-shore wind, calm sea.

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

Tides (model): Low 01:00 · High 09:00 · Low 13:00 · High 16:00 · Low 17:00 · High 21:00

Sunrise 07:45 · Sunset 16:32 · 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 (Courtown, North 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	4.4	4.5	4.7	4.9	5.6	5.9	6.0	5.5	5.1	5.0	dark	dark	dark	dark	dark
Wind kn	9	8	8	10	10	10	13	14	14	13	14	14	13	12	12	13
Direction	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Waves at beach m	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2
Swell offshore m · s	0.6 4s	0.7 4s	0.8 4s	0.9 4s	1.0 4s	1.1 4s	1.2 4s	1.2 5s	1.3 5s	1.3 5s	1.4 5s	1.4 5s	1.4 5s	1.4 5s	1.4 5s	1.4 5s
Tide
Water °C	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1
Air °C	9	9	9	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	11	10	10
Rain chance %	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	12
Rain mm	0	0	0	0	0.2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cloud %	91	95	73	35	100	22	0	1	94	99	100	100	100	100	66	83

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.