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Balscadden Beach, Fingal

Fingal · Weather unavailable

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Undetermined—not provided · Forecast 48 h / 7 j

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Practical information

Tide

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The tide remains visible, but no temperature forecast can be shown.

Length: 121 mSource record 9/15/2026 · Open source
Cliffs nearby: 72 mSource record 9/15/2026 · Open source
Shade features nearby: TreesNearby, does not guarantee shade on the beach.recorded by the source · Source record 9/15/2026 · Open source
Shore axis: 163°Source record 9/15/2026 · Open source

Sun and shore orientation

September 23, 2026 · Estimated times · local time

Sunrise

07:09 AM

Shore orientation unavailable

Sunset

07:22 PM

Shore orientation unavailable

Estimated position for this date. Terrain, buildings and clouds may hide the sun; an unobstructed view has not been verified. Calculation method

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These answers come from visitors, not from a source we cite. They describe the place, not today's conditions.

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Practical information recorded by the source

This information is source-recorded and may not describe the current situation.

Nearby services: toilets 1 · parking 16 · restaurant 5 · cafe 8 · shop 20 · drinking water 1 · bus stop 7recorded by the source · Source record 9/15/2026 · Open source
Accessible toilets: Yesrecorded by the source · Source record 9/15/2026 · Open source

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Local area: Fingalrecorded by the source · Source record 9/15/2026 · Open source
Catalogue record: Mapped beachrecorded by the source · Source record 9/15/2026 · Open source
Coast: FingalSource record 9/15/2026 · Open source
Water body: OceanSource record 9/15/2026 · Open source

Today’s windows

06:00 — 22:00 · select a row for details

Calculated at 11:45 AM

family beach time11:00 AM – 02:00 PM

family beach time

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11:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Confidence 0 % · rules coast-v4

shore gathering11:45 AM – 02:45 PM

shore gathering

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11:45 AM – 02:45 PM

Confidence 25 % · rules coast-v4

coastal walk12:00 PM – 02:00 PM

coastal walk

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12:00 PM – 02:00 PM

Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v4

beach run01:00 PM – 02:30 PM

beach run

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01:00 PM – 02:30 PM

Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v4

photography02:00 PM – 04:00 PM

photography

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Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v4

sunset03:00 PM – 04:30 PM

sunset

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Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v4

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Beaches nearby

Nearby alternatives ranked from the information available in the catalogue.

Sutton, Burrow Beach, Fingal

Annual classification available

Annual classification: Excellent

Portmarnock, Velvet Strand Beach, Fingal

Annual classification available

Annual classification: Excellent

Half Moon, Dublin

Annual classification available

Annual classification: Excellent

William Murphy · CC BY-SA 3.0

Dollymount Strand, Dublin

Annual classification available

Annual classification: Good

William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.0

Claremont Beach, Fingal

Annual classification available

Annual classification: Sufficient

Hidden Beach, Fingal

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Discovery score: distance, available annual classification and catalogue quality. It is neither real-time health advice nor a safety conclusion.

Seven-day tide

Modelled tidal range · source reference

The range is calculated from each day’s modelled heights. Heights retain the source reference and do not replace official times.

Tide calendarBrowse the month day by day with the modelled tidal range when available.

Tide and currents

Reflex

A baïne is a hollow in the sand filled with water that can create a current pulling out to sea: even a strong swimmer cannot fight it. Reflex: swim parallel to the shore to get out of it, never straight against it.

Source: SNSM (Sauveteurs en Mer)

Did you know

A sandbank can look stable and then be surrounded by the sea within minutes: between 1 May and 1 August 2025, CROSS Gris-Nez recorded 38 people cut off by the tide, notably around the Somme bay.

Source: Préfecture maritime de la Manche et de la mer du Nord

Did you know

In the Mont-Saint-Michel bay, the sea can rise by about 6 km/h: it is best never to venture in alone, and always to cross the bay with a guide.

Source: Normandie Tourisme

The place in pictures

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Real photographs of Balscadden Beach. They provide context but do not show current conditions.

The weather was good this morning so I decided to get the DART to Howth. When I got there I discovered that while it was sunny it was fairly cold and rather windy. Howth is located on the peninsula of Howth Head, which begins around 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) east-north-east of Dublin, on the north side of Dublin Bay. The village itself is located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Dublin city centre (the ninth of a series of eighteenth century milestones from the Dublin General Post Office (GPO) is in the village itself), and spans most of the northern part of Howth Head, which is connected to the rest of Dublin via a narrow strip of land (or tombolo) at Sutton Cross. Howth is at the end of a regional road from Dublin and is one of the northern termini of the DART suburban rail system. Howth Head is one of the dominant features of Dublin Bay, with a number of peaks, the highest of which is Black Linn. In one area, near Shielmartin, there is a small peat bog, the Bog of the Frogs. The wilder parts of Howth can be accessed by a network of paths (many are rights of way) and much of the centre and east is protected as part of a Special Area of Conservation of 2.3 square kilometres (570 acres). The island of Ireland's Eye, part of the Special Area of Conservation, lies about a kilometre north of Howth harbour, with Lambay Island some 5 km further to the north. A Martello tower exists on each of these islands with another tower overlooking Howth harbour (opened as a visitor centre and Ye Olde Hurdy-Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio on June 8, 2001 [I am not sure if this is still operational]. — Balscadden Beach - Howth County Dublin (Ireland) (7897264040)Photo William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Sources and method

How to read the figures on this page, and what they do not say.

Tide heights: Heights retain the vertical reference supplied by the source and are not an official hydrographic zero.
Sea temperature and conditions: Temperature and conditions come from a limited-resolution coastal model, not an observation at the beach. Do not use for navigation or to conclude that bathing is safe.
Beach characteristics: These place characteristics are recorded from the linked sources. They describe the place, not current conditions.

Source & freshness

© OpenStreetMap contributors — named coastal features, ODbL; geographic catalogue, not current bathing-health informationaging

Official catalogue · bathing

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