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Bray Beach

County Wicklow, Leinster, Ireland

Bray Beach 2 photos

  • BRAY AIR DISPLAY 2008

    BRAY AIR DISPLAY 2008. William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Strand Road, Bray At the corner with Sidmonton Avenue, outside the Martello.

    Strand Road, Bray At the corner with Sidmonton Avenue, outside the Martello.. Dean Molyneaux, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:10 pm
Now
1.2
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.2
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.3
30 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.6
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.8
33 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.2
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.8
33 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
4.7
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.9
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.0
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Bray Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
7°C44°F
Water
14°C56°F
Wind
3220 km/hmph NW
Gusts
6138 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:10 pm
Today
1.2PoorNow3220
1.2Poor10 am3421
1.3Poor11 am3018
1.6Poor12 pm3220
1.8Poor1 pm3321
2.2Poor2 pm3119
3.8Poor3 pm3320
4.7Fair4 pm3019
4.9Fair5 pm3019
5.0Fair6 pm3019
Sat
2.0Poor9 am2012
1.5Poor10 am2616
1.0Poor11 am3220
0.9Poor12 pm3220
1.4Poor1 pm2616
1.6Poor2 pm1711
1.5Poor3 pm2515
1.2Poor4 pm3421
1.4Poor5 pm3220
1.8Poor6 pm4125
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 10 am, 0.2 m. Low at 3 pm, -1.2 m. High at 9 pm, 0.8 m. Low at 4 am, -2.2 mHigh 10 am, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 3 pm, -1.2 m4 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.8 m3 ftLow 4 am, -2.2 m7 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • High 10 am, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -1.2 m4 ft
  • High 9 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 4 am, -2.2 m7 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 52 km/h32 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon2.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 50 km/h31 mph, rain 73%
  • Tue4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 45 km/h28 mph, rain 31%
  • Wed4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 8%
  • Thu3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 20%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardListedOpenStreetMap lists lifeguards here.
  • Restrooms120 m390 ft away
  • Parking13 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 210 m690 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink61 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground230 m760 ft awayEsplanade Playground
  • Wheelchair rampMapped nearbyWithin 500 m0.3 mi
  • DogsOn a leash
  • SurfacePebbles

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
90 m300 ftStrand Road
Nearest town
920 m0.6 miBray (town)
Nearest airport
101 km63 miKilkenny Airport (KKY)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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