Velvet Strand

County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:10 pm

9 am
1.2
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor

10 am
1.2
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor

11 am
1.2
38 km/h23 mph wind, Poor

12 pm
1.3
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor

1 pm
1.5
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor

2 pm
1.9
44 km/h28 mph wind, Poor

3 pm
2.4
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor

4 pm
4.2
43 km/h26 mph wind, Fair

5 pm
4.8
36 km/h22 mph wind, Fair

6 pm
5.0
33 km/h20 mph wind, Fair

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air: 7°C45°F
Water: 13°C55°F
Wind: 3622 km/hmph NW
Gusts: 5232 km/hmph
Waves: 1.1 m4 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 100%
Sunset: 6:10 pm

Today

1.2Poor9 am3924

1.2Poor10 am4125

1.2Poor11 am3823

1.3Poor12 pm3924

1.5Poor1 pm4125

1.9Poor2 pm4428

2.4Poor3 pm4025

4.2Fair4 pm4326

4.8Fair5 pm3622

5.0Fair6 pm3320

Sat

1.4Poor9 am4125

1.3Poor10 am3924

1.2Poor11 am4327

1.2Poor12 pm4528

1.2Poor1 pm3522

1.2Poor2 pm3421

1.2Poor3 pm3119

1.2Poor4 pm4326

1.5Poor5 pm3924

1.9Poor6 pm4125

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

High 10 am, 0.4 m1 ft
Low 3 pm, -1.3 m4 ft
High 9 pm, 0.9 m3 ft
Low 4 am, -2.4 m8 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 55 km/h34 mph, rain 4%
Mon2.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 50 km/h31 mph, rain 68%
Tue3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 53 km/h33 mph, rain 24%
Wed4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h23 mph, rain 6%
Thu3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 17%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 970 m0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 860 m0.5 miStrand Road
Nearest town: 1 km0.6 miPortmarnock (village)
Nearest airport: 116 km72 miKilkenny Airport (KKY)

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

Nearby beaches

Portmarnock Beach0.8 km0.5 mi south away
1.9 Poor tomorrow
Malahide Beach3.2 km2.0 mi north away
1.9 Poor tomorrow
Burrow Beach3.3 km2.1 mi south away
2.0 Poor tomorrow
Sutton Strand3.7 km2.3 mi south away
2.0 Poor tomorrow
Corballis Nudist Beach4.3 km2.7 mi north away
1.9 Poor tomorrow