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Swim spots
Every official sea bathing water around Ireland, from the EPA, grouped by coast. Dublin’s spots live in Home Waters.
Tides
Times are predictions for the station, in Irish time. Wind and air pressure can shift the real tide by a good bit, and harbours and beaches a few kilometres away can be 10 to 20 minutes different. Tide data © Marine Institute, CC BY 4.0. Loaded to 31 December 2027.
Safety
Ask for the Coast Guard. Don’t go in after them. Throw them something that floats and keep your eyes on them.
Weather
Live wind and wave forecasts come to this tab when the app moves to dublindippers.ie. Until then, these are the ones to check.
Dublin Dippers
A social sea swimming club for Dublin Fire Brigade crews. We swim all year, in all weathers, usually straight after a night shift.
Neil “Nemo” McCabe has swum the Dublin coast since he was eight, raced for Ireland, and spent 25 years swimming through the winters with the Frostys in Skerries. In August 2025 he started bringing his own crew down to the sea after nights to shake off the shift. On 16 October 2025, Nemo’s birthday, the crew gave the club its name. They’ve been going ever since.
- Never swim alone. Post the dip, wait for someone to say they’re in.
- Know your way out before you get in.
- Short and often beats long and brave. In winter a few minutes is plenty.
- Warm up before you drive home. Nobody drives while they’re still shivering.
- Everyone’s welcome, fast, slow or just a dip to the shoulders.
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