Sandycove Beach

Co. Dublin · faces W · well sheltered ·

small sandy beachharbouryear-round swimmingLifeguards: During bathing season onlyToiletsParkingAccessible: Disabled parking bayNo dogs (check local bylaws for dates)

Cross-shore wind, calm sea.

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

Tides (model): High 02:00 · Low 07:00 · High 14:00 · Low 20:00

Sunrise 07:47 · Sunset 16:29 · UV 1 (low)

Water quality

GoodLatest official EPA rating (2025 season) · 2024: Good · 2023: Good · 2022: Good

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 (Sandycove 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	4.6	4.7	4.9	5.1	5.4	6.1	6.2	5.9	5.4	5.2	dark	dark	dark	dark	dark
Wind kn	10	12	10	11	13	11	9	11	9	8	8	9	12	14	13	15
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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Swell offshore m · s	0.3 3s	0.4 3s	0.4 3s	0.4 3s	0.5 4s	0.6 4s	0.7 4s	0.8 4s	0.9 4s	1.0 4s	1.0 5s	1.0 5s	1.0 5s	1.1 5s	1.1 5s	1.1 5s
Tide
Water °C	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Air °C	8	9	9	10	10	11	11	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10
Rain chance %	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	8
Rain mm	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cloud %	73	100	87	92	95	100	0	7	80	100	100	100	87	11	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.