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Worth the drive?

Pick your town. Dipper takes the best dip hour at every beach over the weekend, knocks off points for the drive, and tells you where it's worth going.

1

Grattan Road Beach Go

Co. Galway · 10 min drive (2 km) from Galway · best at Sat 11:00 · waves 0.4 m
100
Grand · worth 98
2

Ballyloughane Beach Go

Co. Galway · 11 min drive (3 km) from Galway · best at Sat 11:00 · waves 0.4 m
100
Grand · worth 98
3

Lochán Mhionlaigh Go

Co. Galway · 12 min drive (5 km) from Galway · best at Sat 11:00
100
Grand · worth 98
4

Salthill Beach Go

Co. Galway · 12 min drive (4 km) from Galway · best at Sat 11:00 · waves 0.4 m
100
Grand · worth 98
5

Ballindooly Lough Go

Co. Galway · 13 min drive (6 km) from Galway · best at Sat 11:00
100
Grand · worth 97
6

Lough Nabrocky Go

Co. Galway · 13 min drive (5 km) from Galway · best at Sat 11:00
100
Grand · worth 97
7

Silverstrand Beach Go

Co. Galway · 14 min drive (7 km) from Galway · best at Sat 11:00 · waves 0.4 m
100
Grand · worth 97
8

Drum Lough Go

Co. Galway · 15 min drive (8 km) from Galway · best at Sat 11:00
100
Grand · worth 97
9

Loughaunascalia Go

Co. Galway · 15 min drive (7 km) from Galway · best at Sat 11:00
100
Grand · worth 97
10

Trá Saorphort (Bóithrín Mags), Bearna Go

Co. Galway · 16 min drive (8 km) from Galway · best at Sat 11:00 · waves 0.4 m
100
Grand · worth 97

Drive time is a rough estimate (road distance about 1.3× the straight line at 65 km/h, plus parking). Every half hour of driving costs about six points. Scores in the dark hours are discounted. Comfort, not safety.