Dublin Bay Buoy
📍 What this is
A free, open service that publishes real-time readings from the Dublin Bay weather buoy (MMSI 992501301), operated by Irish Lights. Data refreshes every hour, with forecast updates every 30 minutes.
Built for Dublin sailors, swimmers, paddlers, rowers, and anyone who watches the bay.
🖥️ Read it on the web
The website is the main way to use it. Live dashboard, 7-day trend charts, tides, and a 48-hour forecast — all in one page, no sign-up.
📣 Follow on Telegram
Want hourly readings pushed to you? The Telegram channel posts a short summary every hour, plus automatic gale warnings when wind force 8+ is detected.
💬 Chat with the bot
The Telegram bot answers questions and lets you set personal wind alerts. Start by messaging @Dublin_bay_bouy_bot.
/nowLatest reading from the buoy/at 14:00Reading from a specific hour today/alert 20ktGet a DM when wind exceeds 20 knots/subscribeDaily morning summary in your DMs/feedback <message>Send a note straight to the maintainer
🛠️ How it works & credits
Observed data comes from Irish Lights MetOcean. Forecast data comes from Open-Meteo (ECMWF IFS + WAM models). Tide predictions are harmonic from local stations.
This is an independent project, not affiliated with Irish Lights. Data is provided as-is and must not be used for navigation.
Questions, bugs, or ideas? Message the bot with /feedback or email [email protected].