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An Trá Mór, Coill Rua, Indreabhán

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces SSE

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Surf score now
5
Grim · flat
Waves
0.1 m
2 s period from SSE · model cell 1.3 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 239 km away.
Tide
3.9 m
Falling. Low at 03:55.
Wind
5 km/h
Light air, NNW, offshore, gusts 21
Daylight
07:40
Sunrise. Sunset 19:13. Air 8°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
Daylight's done for today.
▼ 03:00 ▲ 09:25 ▼ 15:35 ▲ 22:10
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.0 m · 8 km/h
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 16:40 ▲ 23:30
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.1 m · 25 km/h
▼ 05:15 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:20
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.1 m · 28 km/h
▲ 00:55 ▼ 07:00 ▲ 13:20 ▼ 20:05
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.0 m · 21 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
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 21 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:10 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:35

Week at a glance

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Fri 23:005 · Grimflat
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 10:00 · 5 GrimFri 11:00 · 0 GrimFri 12:00 · 0 GrimFri 13:00 · 5 GrimFri 14:00 · 5 GrimFri 15:00 · 5 GrimFri 16:00 · 5 GrimFri 17:00 · 5 GrimFri 18:00 · 5 GrimFri 19:00 · 5 GrimFri 20:00 · 5 Grim · nightFri 21:00 · 5 Grim · nightFri 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightFri 23:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 00:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 02:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 03:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 05:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 06:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 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 10:00 · 5 GrimMon 13:00 · 5 GrimMon 16:00 · 5 GrimMon 19:00 · 5 GrimMon 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 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 19:00 · 5 GrimThu 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 23:00

5 Grim
  • flat
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.1 m5 km/h
faces 162° SSE · wind offshore
Waves
0.1 m @ 2 s from SSE
Wind
5 km/h NNW · gusts 21
Tide
4.0 m · high
Air
8°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
23:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE5 km/h NNW214.0 m ▲dry8°flat
Saturday, 3 October
00:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE5 km/h NNW193.5 m dry8°flat
01:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE7 km/h NW202.9 m dry9°flat
02:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE9 km/h WNW212.3 m dry10°flat
03:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE12 km/h WSW221.9 m ▼dry11°flat
04:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE12 km/h W221.7 m ▼dry12°flat
05:005 Grim0.0 m2 sSSE9 km/h WNW211.9 m ▼dry12°flat
06:005 Grim0.0 m1 sSSE9 km/h WNW192.3 m dry11°flat
07:005 Grim0.0 m1 sSSE9 km/h WNW172.7 m dry10°flat
08:005 Grim0.0 m1 sSSE8 km/h WNW173.2 m dry10°flat
09:005 Grim0.0 m1 sSSE7 km/h WNW173.7 m dry11°flat
10:005 Grim0.0 m1 sSSE12 km/h WSW204.0 m ▲dry14°flat
11:005 Grim0.0 m1 sSSE15 km/h SW254.0 m ▲dry15°flat
12:005 Grim0.0 m2 sSSE17 km/h SW273.7 m dry15°flat
13:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE17 km/h SSW283.2 m dry15°flat
14:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE19 km/h SSW292.7 m dry15°flat
15:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE18 km/h SW292.2 m dry15°flat
16:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE17 km/h SW281.8 m ▼dry15°flat
17:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE15 km/h SW271.7 m ▼dry15°flat
18:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE14 km/h SW261.8 m dry15°flat
19:005 Grim0.0 m2 sSSE12 km/h SW272.1 m dry14°flat
20:005 Grim0.0 m1 sSSE15 km/h SSW312.5 m dry15°flat
21:005 Grim0.0 m1 sSSE18 km/h SSW363.0 m dry15°flat
22:005 Grim0.0 m1 sSSE19 km/h S403.5 m dry15°flat
23:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE23 km/h SSW443.8 m ▲dry15°flat
Sunday, 4 October
00:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE24 km/h SSW453.8 m ▲dry15°flat
01:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE26 km/h SSW473.5 m dry15°flat
02:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE26 km/h SSW483.1 m 0.1 mm15°flat
03:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE27 km/h SSW502.6 m 0.1 mm15°flat
04:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE26 km/h SSW512.3 m 0.1 mm15°flat
05:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE27 km/h SSW512.0 m ▼0.1 mm15°flat
06:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE31 km/h SSW502.1 m ▼0.1 mm15°flat
07:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE36 km/h SW492.3 m 0.1 mm16°flat
08:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE25 km/h SW382.6 m 0.1 mm15°flat
09:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE25 km/h SW383.0 m 0.1 mm16°flat
10:005 Grim0.1 m3 sSSE25 km/h SW393.4 m 0.1 mm16°flat
11:005 Grim0.1 m3 sSSE26 km/h SW413.8 m ▲0.1 mm16°flat
12:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSSE26 km/h SW423.9 m ▲0.1 mm16°flat
13:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSSE28 km/h SW433.7 m ▲0.1 mm16°flat
14:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSSE27 km/h SW443.4 m 0.1 mm16°flat
15:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSSE26 km/h SW443.0 m 0.1 mm16°flat
16:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSSE26 km/h SW432.5 m 0.1 mm16°flat
17:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSSE29 km/h SW422.1 m 0.1 mm16°flat
18:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSSE28 km/h SW411.8 m ▼0.1 mm16°flat
19:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSSE28 km/h SW401.8 m ▼0.1 mm16°flat
20:005 Grim0.1 m3 sSSE29 km/h SW391.9 m 0.1 mm16°flat
21:005 Grim0.1 m3 sSSE30 km/h SW392.2 m 0.1 mm16°flat
22:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE29 km/h SW392.7 m 0.1 mm16°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
03:0009:2515:3522:10
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 surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.0 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · flat
🏄 An Trá Mór, Coill Rua, Indreabhán surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.1 mSun, 4 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.