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An Trá Mór, Coill Rua, Indreabhán

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces SSE

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13
Grim · fresh breeze, onshore, choppy
Waves
0.3 m
3 s period from SSE · model cell 1.3 km out
Sea
15.8°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 239 km away.
Tide
4.3 m
High tide. Low at 15:35.
Wind
38 km/h
Fresh breeze, S, onshore, gusts 59
Daylight
07:40
Sunrise. Sunset 19:13. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
16:00
Grand 82/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 25 km/h
▼ 03:00 ▲ 09:25 ▼ 15:35 ▲ 22:10
Sat, 3 Oct
17:00
Grand 93/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 15 km/h
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 16:40 ▲ 23:30
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Grand 83/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 28 km/h
▼ 05:15 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:20
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Decent 68/100
moderate breeze, rain, calm sea · 0.1 m · 23 km/h
▲ 00:55 ▼ 07:00 ▲ 13:20 ▼ 20:05
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 82/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 14 km/h
▲ 02:20 ▼ 08:25 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 88/100
gentle breeze, dry, low tide · 14 km/h
▲ 03:20 ▼ 09:20 ▲ 15:40 ▼ 21:55
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 71/100
moderate breeze, dry · 21 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:10 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:35

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 10:0013 · Grimfresh breeze · onshore, choppy
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 09:00 · 20 GrimFri 10:00 · 13 GrimFri 11:00 · 0 GrimFri 12:00 · 0 GrimFri 13:00 · 2 GrimFri 14:00 · 61 FreshFri 15:00 · 81 GrandFri 16:00 · 82 GrandFri 17:00 · 78 DecentFri 18:00 · 74 DecentFri 19:00 · 79 DecentFri 20:00 · 72 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 74 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 93 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 88 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 80 GrandSat 09:00 · 75 DecentSat 10:00 · 68 DecentSat 11:00 · 68 DecentSat 12:00 · 73 DecentSat 13:00 · 77 DecentSat 14:00 · 82 GrandSat 15:00 · 86 GrandSat 16:00 · 91 GrandSat 17:00 · 93 GrandSat 18:00 · 89 GrandSat 19:00 · 90 GrandSat 20:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 72 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 00:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 62 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 67 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 72 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 77 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 64 DecentSun 09:00 · 68 DecentSun 10:00 · 56 FreshSun 11:00 · 60 FreshSun 12:00 · 57 FreshSun 13:00 · 61 FreshSun 14:00 · 65 DecentSun 15:00 · 70 DecentSun 16:00 · 74 DecentSun 17:00 · 62 DecentSun 18:00 · 83 GrandSun 19:00 · 81 GrandSun 20:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 48 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 56 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 45 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 50 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 54 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 75 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 79 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 63 DecentMon 13:00 · 49 FreshMon 16:00 · 59 FreshMon 19:00 · 68 DecentMon 22:00 · 74 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 64 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 43 Blowy · nightTue 07:00 · 63 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 66 DecentTue 13:00 · 66 DecentTue 16:00 · 72 DecentTue 19:00 · 82 GrandTue 22:00 · 87 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 79 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 72 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 88 GrandWed 13:00 · 78 DecentWed 19:00 · 78 DecentThu 01:00 · 77 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 82 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 71 DecentThu 19:00 · 38 Blowy

Fri, 2 Oct, 10:00

13 Grim
  • fresh breeze
  • onshore, choppy
  • rain
  • calm sea
  • high tide
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.3 m38 km/h
faces 162° SSE · wind onshore
Waves
0.3 m @ 3 s from SSE
Wind
38 km/h S · gusts 59
Tide
4.3 m · high
Air
15°C · 1.0 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
09:0020 Grim0.3 m3 sSSE38 km/h S554.3 m ▲0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
10:0013 Grim0.3 m3 sSSE38 km/h S594.3 m ▲1.0 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, rain
11:000 Grim0.3 m3 sSSE42 km/h SSW673.9 m 2.5 mm15°strong wind, onshore, choppy, rain
12:000 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE43 km/h SSW723.3 m 6.8 mm15°strong wind, onshore, choppy, rain
13:002 Grim0.3 m3 sSSE47 km/h SW682.5 m 4.2 mm15°strong wind, rain, calm sea
14:0061 Fresh0.2 m3 sSSE26 km/h WSW551.9 m 0.4 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible, calm sea
15:0081 Grand0.2 m3 sSSE28 km/h WSW481.5 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0082 Grand0.1 m3 sSSE25 km/h W421.4 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0078 Decent0.1 m3 sSSE24 km/h W421.7 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0074 Decent0.1 m2 sSSE23 km/h W402.2 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0079 Decent0.1 m2 sSSE19 km/h W362.8 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0072 Decent0.1 m2 sSSE15 km/h WNW303.3 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0074 Decent0.1 m2 sSSE10 km/h WNW263.8 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0065 Decent0.1 m2 sSSE8 km/h WNW234.1 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0068 Decent0.1 m2 sSSE5 km/h NNW214.0 m ▲dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
Saturday, 3 October
00:0073 Decent0.1 m2 sSSE5 km/h NNW193.5 m dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0078 Decent0.1 m2 sSSE7 km/h NW202.9 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0083 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE9 km/h WNW212.3 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0093 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE12 km/h WSW221.9 m ▼dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0097 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE12 km/h W221.7 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0092 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE9 km/h WNW211.9 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0088 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE9 km/h WNW192.3 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0084 Grand0.0 m2 sSSE9 km/h WNW172.7 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0080 Grand0.0 m1 sSSE8 km/h WNW173.2 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0075 Decent0.0 m1 sSSE7 km/h WNW173.7 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0068 Decent0.0 m1 sSSE12 km/h WSW204.0 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0068 Decent0.0 m1 sSSE15 km/h SW254.0 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0073 Decent0.0 m2 sSSE17 km/h SW273.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0077 Decent0.1 m2 sSSE17 km/h SSW283.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0082 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE19 km/h SSW292.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0086 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE18 km/h SW292.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0091 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE17 km/h SW281.8 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0093 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE15 km/h SW271.7 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0089 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE14 km/h SW261.8 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0090 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE12 km/h SW272.1 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0080 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE15 km/h SSW312.5 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0076 Decent0.1 m2 sSSE18 km/h SSW363.0 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0072 Decent0.1 m2 sSSE19 km/h S403.5 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0052 Fresh0.1 m2 sSSE23 km/h SSW443.8 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0052 Fresh0.1 m2 sSSE24 km/h SSW453.8 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
01:0057 Fresh0.1 m3 sSSE26 km/h SSW473.5 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
02:0062 Decent0.2 m3 sSSE26 km/h SSW483.1 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
03:0067 Decent0.2 m3 sSSE27 km/h SSW502.6 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
04:0072 Decent0.2 m3 sSSE26 km/h SSW512.3 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
05:0077 Decent0.2 m3 sSSE27 km/h SSW512.0 m ▼0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
06:0059 Fresh0.2 m3 sSSE31 km/h SSW502.1 m ▼0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
07:0061 Fresh0.2 m3 sSSE36 km/h SW492.3 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0064 Decent0.2 m3 sSSE25 km/h SW382.6 m 0.1 mm15°moderate 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

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🌊 An Trá Mór, Coill Rua, Indreabhán dip · Grand · sea 16° · 0.1 mFri, 2 Oct 15:30–16:30 · moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 An Trá Mór, Coill Rua, Indreabhán dip · Grand · sea 16° · 0.1 mSat, 3 Oct 16:30–17:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 An Trá Mór, Coill Rua, Indreabhán dip · Grand · sea 16° · 0.2 mSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · 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.