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Swimming spots at low tide

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  • 01-09-2020 4:01pm
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    Thelonious Monk
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    Hi all. Just wondering if anyone knows of any decent places to swim on the Northside when the tide is out? If there are any places?
    I'm pretty sure the 40ft in Sandycove is always swimmable, but I'm not aware of such a place on the Northside. I live near the coast at St Anne's park.
    I'm just asking because I find it very hard to get a time when Bull Wall works for a swim, high tide is usually when I'm at work or at stupid o'clock.
    Thanks.


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    neris
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    Balscadden out in howth is a very popular swimming spot


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    Thelonious Monk
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    neris wrote: »
    Balscadden out in howth is a very popular swimming spot

    Thanks. Yes maybe one of the first few coves would be pretty deep and easy to get to.


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    neris
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    Thelonious Monk wrote: »
    Thanks. Yes maybe one of the first few coves would be pretty deep and easy to get to.

    The beach at Balscadden is pretty easy to get to. Its down a set of steps just up past the apartments and swimmers go out a fair bit from the beach


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    budhabob
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    neris wrote: »
    The beach at Balscadden is pretty easy to get to. Its down a set of steps just up past the apartments and swimmers go out a fair bit from the beach

    Where exactly is this? i googled it but its coming up North West of Skerries.


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    wench
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    if you google "Balscadden Beach" you'll find it. It's just beyond the harbour.
    https://www.google.com/maps/place/Balscadden+Bay+Beach/@53.38684,-6.0624773,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x53fc904715480cc9!8m2!3d53.38684!4d-6.0624773


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    neris
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    budhabob wrote: »
    Where exactly is this? i googled it but its coming up North West of Skerries.

    at the east pier in howth take the road to the right up by East/King Sitric. Theres a small block of Apartments on the sea side and up past those is a grey metal gate which has steps down to the beach


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    odyssey06
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    The steps down to the beach are a bit Famous Five at Smuggler's Cove :)

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



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    iancairns
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    Thelonious Monk wrote: »
    Hi all. Just wondering if anyone knows of any decent places to swim on the Northside when the tide is out? If there are any places?
    I'm pretty sure the 40ft in Sandycove is always swimmable, but I'm not aware of such a place on the Northside. I live near the coast at St Anne's park.
    I'm just asking because I find it very hard to get a time when Bull Wall works for a swim, high tide is usually when I'm at work or at stupid o'clock.
    Thanks.

    The tides flip sure once a week so no reason why half the year tides shouldn't work for ya!


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