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An Trá Mór, Coill Rua, Indreabhán

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces SSE

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5
Grim · flat
Waves
0.0 m
1 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
3.9 m
Falling. Low at 16:40.
Wind
15 km/h
Gentle breeze, S, onshore, gusts 22
Daylight
07:41
Sunrise. Sunset 19:11. Air 14°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
11:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.0 m · 11 km/h
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 16:40 ▲ 23:30
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.1 m · 23 km/h
▼ 05:15 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:20
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.1 m · 30 km/h
▲ 00:55 ▼ 07:00 ▲ 13:20 ▼ 20:05
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.0 m · 12 km/h
▲ 02:20 ▼ 08:25 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.0 m · 14 km/h
▲ 03:20 ▼ 09:20 ▲ 15:40 ▼ 21:55
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.0 m · 9 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:10 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:35
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 36 km/h
▲ 04:45 ▼ 10:50 ▲ 17:10 ▼ 23:10

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 12:005 · Grimflat
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 08:00 · 5 GrimSat 09:00 · 5 GrimSat 10:00 · 5 GrimSat 11:00 · 5 GrimSat 12:00 · 5 GrimSat 13:00 · 5 GrimSat 14:00 · 5 GrimSat 15:00 · 5 GrimSat 16:00 · 5 GrimSat 17:00 · 5 GrimSat 18:00 · 5 GrimSat 19:00 · 5 GrimSat 20:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 5 GrimSun 09:00 · 5 GrimSun 10:00 · 5 GrimSun 11:00 · 5 GrimSun 12:00 · 5 GrimSun 13:00 · 5 GrimSun 14:00 · 5 GrimSun 15:00 · 5 GrimSun 16:00 · 5 GrimSun 17:00 · 5 GrimSun 18:00 · 5 GrimSun 19:00 · 5 GrimSun 20:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 5 GrimMon 09:00 · 5 GrimMon 10:00 · 5 GrimMon 11:00 · 5 GrimMon 12:00 · 5 GrimMon 13:00 · 5 GrimMon 14:00 · 5 GrimMon 15:00 · 5 GrimMon 16:00 · 5 GrimMon 17:00 · 5 GrimMon 18:00 · 5 GrimMon 19:00 · 5 GrimMon 20:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 21:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 23:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 00:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 02:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 03:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 05:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 06:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 5 GrimTue 13:00 · 5 GrimTue 16:00 · 5 GrimTue 19:00 · 5 GrimTue 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 5 GrimWed 13:00 · 5 GrimWed 16:00 · 5 GrimWed 19:00 · 5 GrimWed 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 10:00 · 5 GrimThu 13:00 · 5 GrimThu 19:00 · 5 GrimFri 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightFri 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 19:00 · 0 Grim

Sat, 3 Oct, 12:00

5 Grim
  • flat
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.0 m15 km/h
faces 162° SSE · wind onshore
Waves
0.0 m @ 1 s from SSE
Wind
15 km/h S · gusts 22
Tide
3.7 m · upper 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
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
11:005 Grim0.0 m2 sSSE11 km/h SW194.0 m ▲dry15°flat
12:005 Grim0.0 m1 sSSE15 km/h S223.7 m dry14°flat
13:005 Grim0.0 m1 sSSE14 km/h SSW233.2 m dry15°flat
14:005 Grim0.0 m1 sSSE14 km/h SSW242.7 m dry15°flat
15:005 Grim0.0 m1 sSSE13 km/h SSW252.2 m dry15°flat
16:005 Grim0.0 m2 sSSE12 km/h SW241.8 m ▼dry15°flat
17:005 Grim0.0 m2 sSSE11 km/h WSW221.7 m ▼dry15°flat
18:005 Grim0.0 m2 sSSE8 km/h SW201.8 m dry15°flat
19:005 Grim0.0 m2 sSSE8 km/h SSW152.1 m dry13°flat
20:005 Grim0.0 m1 sSSE8 km/h SSW142.5 m dry12°flat
21:005 Grim0.0 m1 sSSE10 km/h SW153.0 m dry12°flat
22:005 Grim0.0 m1 sSSE12 km/h SW183.5 m dry13°flat
23:005 Grim0.1 m1 sSSE13 km/h SW233.8 m ▲dry14°flat
Sunday, 4 October
00:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE15 km/h SSW273.8 m ▲dry14°flat
01:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE20 km/h SSW303.5 m dry13°flat
02:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE21 km/h SSW323.1 m dry13°flat
03:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE19 km/h SSW332.6 m dry14°flat
04:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE21 km/h SSW352.3 m dry14°flat
05:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE22 km/h SSW372.0 m ▼dry14°flat
06:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE23 km/h SSW392.1 m ▼dry14°flat
07:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE23 km/h SW402.3 m dry15°flat
08:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE23 km/h SSW412.6 m dry15°flat
09:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE26 km/h SW423.0 m dry15°flat
10:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE23 km/h SSW433.4 m dry16°flat
11:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE24 km/h SW453.8 m ▲dry16°flat
12:005 Grim0.1 m3 sSSE24 km/h SSW463.9 m ▲dry16°flat
13:005 Grim0.1 m3 sSSE29 km/h SW493.7 m ▲dry16°flat
14:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSSE30 km/h SSW513.4 m 0.1 mm16°flat
15:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSSE31 km/h SW533.0 m dry16°flat
16:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSSE35 km/h SW532.5 m 0.1 mm16°flat
17:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSSE35 km/h SW522.1 m 0.1 mm16°flat
18:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSSE35 km/h SW501.8 m ▼0.1 mm16°flat
19:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSSE35 km/h SW491.8 m ▼0.1 mm15°flat
20:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSSE32 km/h SW471.9 m 0.1 mm15°flat
21:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSSE30 km/h SW462.2 m 0.1 mm15°flat
22:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSSE31 km/h SW452.7 m 0.1 mm15°flat
23:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSSE30 km/h SW463.2 m 0.1 mm15°flat
Monday, 5 October
00:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE31 km/h SW473.6 m ▲0.1 mm16°flat
01:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE31 km/h SW483.7 m ▲0.1 mm16°flat
02:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE30 km/h SW483.6 m ▲0.1 mm15°flat
03:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE29 km/h SW493.3 m 0.1 mm15°flat
04:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE31 km/h SW493.0 m 0.1 mm15°flat
05:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE29 km/h WSW482.5 m 0.1 mm15°flat
06:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE30 km/h WSW482.2 m ▼0.1 mm15°flat
07:005 Grim0.1 m3 sSSE25 km/h WSW462.1 m ▼0.1 mm15°flat
08:005 Grim0.1 m3 sSSE30 km/h WSW362.1 m ▼0.1 mm15°flat
09:005 Grim0.1 m3 sSSE26 km/h WSW362.3 m 0.1 mm15°flat
10:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE23 km/h WSW362.7 m 0.1 mm15°flat

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
03:5510:3016:4023:30
Low 03:55 · 1.7 mHigh 10:30 · 4.1 mLow 16:40 · 1.7 mHigh 23:30 · 3.8 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 surf 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 surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.0 mSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · flat
🏄 An Trá Mór, Coill Rua, Indreabhán surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.1 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · flat
🏄 An Trá Mór, Coill Rua, Indreabhán surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.1 mMon, 5 Oct 07:30–08:30 · flat

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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.