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An Trá Mór, Coill Rua, Indreabhán

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces SSE

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Dip score now
62
Decent · fresh breeze, onshore, choppy
Waves
0.2 m
3 s period from SSE · model cell 1.3 km out
Sea
15.5°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 239 km away.
Tide
2.4 m
Rising. High at 09:25.
Wind
31 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, onshore, gusts 44
Daylight
07:40
Sunrise. Sunset 19:13. Air 14°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
19:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 14 km/h
▼ 03:00 ▲ 09:25 ▼ 15:35 ▲ 22:10
Sat, 3 Oct
16:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 11 km/h
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 16:40 ▲ 23:30
Sun, 4 Oct
09:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 25 km/h
▼ 05:15 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:20
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, showers possible, calm sea · 0.2 m · 28 km/h
▲ 00:55 ▼ 07:00 ▲ 13:20 ▼ 20:05
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 14 km/h
▲ 02:20 ▼ 08:25 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
▲ 03:20 ▼ 09:20 ▲ 15:40 ▼ 21:55
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 21 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:10 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:35

Week at a glance

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Fri 06:0062 · Decentfresh breeze · onshore, choppy
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightFri 02:00 · 78 Decent · nightFri 03:00 · 78 Decent · nightFri 04:00 · 78 Decent · nightFri 05:00 · 62 Decent · nightFri 06:00 · 62 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 62 Decent · nightFri 08:00 · 54 FreshFri 09:00 · 46 FreshFri 10:00 · 23 GrimFri 11:00 · 18 GrimFri 12:00 · 8 GrimFri 13:00 · 46 FreshFri 14:00 · 76 DecentFri 15:00 · 84 GrandFri 16:00 · 84 GrandFri 17:00 · 84 GrandFri 18:00 · 84 GrandFri 19:00 · 91 GrandFri 20:00 · 97 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 97 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 91 GrandSat 09:00 · 94 GrandSat 10:00 · 94 GrandSat 11:00 · 94 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 100 GrandSat 17:00 · 100 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 94 GrandSat 20:00 · 78 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 76 DecentSun 09:00 · 84 GrandSun 10:00 · 76 DecentSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 84 GrandSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 68 DecentSun 18:00 · 84 GrandSun 19:00 · 84 GrandSun 20:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 76 DecentMon 13:00 · 76 DecentMon 16:00 · 76 DecentMon 19:00 · 72 DecentMon 22:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 64 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 70 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 73 DecentTue 13:00 · 86 GrandTue 16:00 · 94 GrandTue 19:00 · 91 GrandTue 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 97 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 97 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 94 GrandWed 19:00 · 91 GrandThu 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 84 GrandThu 19:00 · 54 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 06:00

62 Decent
  • fresh breeze
  • onshore, choppy
  • dry
  • calm sea
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.2 m31 km/h
faces 162° SSE · wind onshore
Waves
0.2 m @ 3 s from SSE
Wind
31 km/h SSW · gusts 44
Tide
2.7 m · lower half
Air
14°C · dry

Meteogram

Score, waves, wind (green offshore, amber cross, red onshore), rain and air, tide

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
05:0062 Decent0.2 m3 sSSE29 km/h SSW422.1 m dry14°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
06:0062 Decent0.2 m3 sSSE31 km/h SSW442.7 m dry14°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
07:0062 Decent0.2 m3 sSSE35 km/h S473.3 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
08:0054 Fresh0.2 m3 sSSE36 km/h SSW513.9 m 0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
09:0046 Fresh0.3 m3 sSSE37 km/h S554.3 m ▲0.9 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
10:0023 Grim0.3 m3 sSSE39 km/h S604.3 m ▲0.9 mm15°strong wind, onshore, choppy, rain
11:0018 Grim0.3 m3 sSSE41 km/h SSW643.9 m 1.6 mm15°strong wind, onshore, choppy, rain
12:008 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE49 km/h SSW673.3 m 4.6 mm15°strong wind, onshore, choppy, rain
13:0046 Fresh0.3 m3 sSSE27 km/h SW612.5 m 5.2 mm14°moderate breeze, rain, calm sea
14:0076 Decent0.2 m3 sSSE28 km/h WSW491.9 m 0.8 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible, calm sea
15:0084 Grand0.2 m3 sSSE20 km/h W441.5 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0084 Grand0.1 m3 sSSE20 km/h W401.4 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0084 Grand0.1 m3 sSSE22 km/h W391.7 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0084 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE20 km/h W372.2 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0091 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE14 km/h W332.8 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0097 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE11 km/h W263.3 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:0097 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE8 km/h WNW223.8 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0092 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE4 km/h NW194.1 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0097 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE5 km/h WNW184.0 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
Saturday, 3 October
00:0097 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE9 km/h WNW183.5 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0097 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE10 km/h WNW182.9 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0097 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE9 km/h WNW182.3 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0091 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE12 km/h W171.9 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0097 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE12 km/h W151.7 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0097 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE10 km/h W151.9 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0097 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE9 km/h W152.3 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0097 Grand0.0 m2 sSSE11 km/h W162.7 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0091 Grand0.0 m1 sSSE13 km/h WSW153.2 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0094 Grand0.0 m1 sSSE12 km/h SW133.7 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0094 Grand0.0 m1 sSSE17 km/h SSW164.0 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0094 Grand0.0 m1 sSSE17 km/h SSW224.0 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0094 Grand0.0 m2 sSSE17 km/h S243.7 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0094 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE17 km/h SSW253.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0094 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE17 km/h SSW262.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0094 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE14 km/h SSW272.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:00100 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE11 km/h SSW261.8 m ▼dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
17:00100 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE10 km/h SW251.7 m ▼dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
18:00100 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE9 km/h SSW241.8 m dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:0094 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE19 km/h SW272.1 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0078 Decent0.1 m2 sSSE21 km/h SSW302.5 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
21:0084 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE26 km/h SW343.0 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0084 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE27 km/h SW363.5 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0084 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE26 km/h SSW393.8 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0084 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE28 km/h SW413.8 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0084 Grand0.1 m3 sSSE28 km/h SW433.5 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0084 Grand0.2 m3 sSSE28 km/h SW383.1 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0076 Decent0.2 m3 sSSE28 km/h SSW392.6 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible, calm sea
04:0060 Fresh0.2 m3 sSSE31 km/h SW392.3 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible, calm sea

Where the energy comes from

Wave energy (H²·T) this week by direction, against the swell window

Swell arriving between E and W reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Rossaveel, 14 km away · metres above chart datum
03:0009:2515:3522:10
Low 03:00 · 1.3 mHigh 09:25 · 4.4 mLow 15:35 · 1.4 mHigh 22:10 · 4.1 m

The spot

Faces
162° SSE
Swell window
E 90° → W 260°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 1.3 km out
Water
Excellent Quality · Blue Flag

Facing and swell window are derived from the wave model's coastline around the spot, not surveyed. Know better? Tell us.

Water quality

Recent grades: 2024 Excellent, 2023 Excellent, 2022 Excellent. The EPA flags a short-term pollution risk here after heavy rain.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

Lifeguard: weekends June/Sept. weekdays July AugToiletsParkingNo dogs (No dogs allowed on designated blue flag beaches during lifeguard hours. Dogs allowed on a lead at all other times.)

As listed by Galway County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Driftwood Sauna · Spiddal Pier, An Spideal · 3 km · fixed

Power Saunas · Silverstrand beach, Barna · 15 km · fixed

Fad Saoil Saunas (Salthill) · Salthill promenade · 17 km · fixed

Oileanra Seaweed Baths and Sauna · Cuigeal, Lettermullan · 25 km · fixed

An Trá Mór is a sandy beach located along the Connemara coastline. The strand itself is located between areas of rocky shore and is surrounded by farmland. The beach supports a variety of plants, birds and animals. Seals and otters can be spotted off the coastline. Activities include swimming, bathing and some water sports.

Put An Trá Mór, Coill Rua, Indreabhán in your calendar

Dipper Plus drops the best dip hour here into your phone every day, with waves, sea temperature, tide and a 45-minute nudge. Up to three spots.

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🌊 An Trá Mór, Coill Rua, Indreabhán dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.1 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 An Trá Mór, Coill Rua, Indreabhán dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.1 mSat, 3 Oct 15:30–16:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 An Trá Mór, Coill Rua, Indreabhán dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.1 mSun, 4 Oct 08:30–09:30 · moderate breeze, dry, calm sea

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Score is Dipper's own blend. It rates comfort, not safety. Forecast: Met Éireann. Waves: Marine Institute Irish Shelf wave model.