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An Trá Mór, Gorumna Island

faces SSW Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
44
Blowy · fresh breeze, onshore, choppy
Waves
1.4 m
12 s period from WSW · model cell 5.1 km out
Sea
15.5°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 235 km away.
Tide
2.4 m
Rising. High at 09:25.
Wind
31 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, onshore, gusts 46
Daylight
07:41
Sunrise. Sunset 19:14. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
15:00
Decent 66/100
moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m · 1.2 m · 22 km/h
▼ 03:00 ▲ 09:25 ▼ 15:35 ▲ 22:10
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Grand 88/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 13 km/h
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 16:40 ▲ 23:30
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Fresh 60/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 1.1 m · 26 km/h
▼ 05:15 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:20
Mon, 5 Oct
16:00
Decent 68/100
gentle breeze, showers possible, waves 1.2 m · 1.2 m · 19 km/h
▲ 00:55 ▼ 07:00 ▲ 13:20 ▼ 20:05
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 88/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 15 km/h
▲ 02:20 ▼ 08:25 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry, low tide · 17 km/h
▲ 03:20 ▼ 09:20 ▲ 15:40 ▼ 21:55
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 70/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible · 24 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:10 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:35

Week at a glance

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Fri 06:0044 · Blowyfresh breeze · onshore, choppy
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 01:00 · 60 Fresh · nightFri 02:00 · 44 Blowy · nightFri 03:00 · 60 Fresh · nightFri 04:00 · 60 Fresh · nightFri 05:00 · 60 Fresh · nightFri 06:00 · 44 Blowy · nightFri 07:00 · 36 Blowy · nightFri 08:00 · 36 BlowyFri 09:00 · 0 GrimFri 10:00 · 0 GrimFri 11:00 · 0 GrimFri 12:00 · 5 GrimFri 13:00 · 34 BlowyFri 14:00 · 58 FreshFri 15:00 · 66 DecentFri 16:00 · 66 DecentFri 17:00 · 66 DecentFri 18:00 · 66 DecentFri 19:00 · 66 DecentFri 20:00 · 73 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 73 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 79 DecentSat 09:00 · 82 GrandSat 10:00 · 82 GrandSat 11:00 · 88 GrandSat 12:00 · 88 GrandSat 13:00 · 88 GrandSat 14:00 · 76 DecentSat 15:00 · 76 DecentSat 16:00 · 76 DecentSat 17:00 · 82 GrandSat 18:00 · 76 DecentSat 19:00 · 76 DecentSat 20:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 22:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 00:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 02:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 03:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSun 04:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 05:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSun 06:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 60 FreshSun 09:00 · 60 FreshSun 10:00 · 60 FreshSun 11:00 · 60 FreshSun 12:00 · 60 FreshSun 13:00 · 44 BlowySun 14:00 · 60 FreshSun 15:00 · 60 FreshSun 16:00 · 60 FreshSun 17:00 · 60 FreshSun 18:00 · 60 FreshSun 19:00 · 60 FreshSun 20:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 21:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 22:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 23:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 04:00 · 50 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 50 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 10:00 · 52 FreshMon 13:00 · 58 FreshMon 16:00 · 68 DecentMon 19:00 · 52 FreshMon 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 46 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 46 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 58 FreshTue 13:00 · 76 DecentTue 16:00 · 88 GrandTue 19:00 · 85 GrandTue 22:00 · 85 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 97 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 84 GrandWed 19:00 · 83 GrandThu 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 70 DecentThu 19:00 · 38 Blowy

Fri, 2 Oct, 06:00

44 Blowy
  • fresh breeze
  • onshore, choppy
  • dry
  • waves 1.4 m
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.4 m31 km/h
faces 197° SSW · wind onshore
Waves
1.4 m @ 12 s from WSW
Wind
31 km/h SSW · gusts 46
Tide
2.7 m · lower half
Air
15°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
05:0060 Fresh1.4 m (0.8 swell)12 sWSW26 km/h S442.1 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
06:0044 Blowy1.4 m (0.8 swell)12 sWSW31 km/h SSW462.7 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
07:0036 Blowy1.4 m (0.8 swell)12 sSW32 km/h SSW503.3 m 0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
08:0036 Blowy1.4 m (0.7 swell)12 sSW36 km/h SSW543.9 m 0.6 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
09:000 Grim1.5 m (0.7 swell)12 sSW34 km/h S584.3 m ▲1.7 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, rain
10:000 Grim1.7 m (0.7 swell)12 sSW36 km/h SSW634.3 m ▲1.5 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, rain
11:000 Grim1.8 m (0.7 swell)12 sWSW40 km/h SSW653.9 m 3.1 mm15°strong wind, onshore, choppy, rain
12:005 Grim1.7 m (0.7 swell)11 sSW22 km/h WSW643.3 m 5.7 mm14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, rain
13:0034 Blowy1.4 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW28 km/h SW492.5 m 2.6 mm14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, rain
14:0058 Fresh1.3 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW27 km/h WSW441.9 m 0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible, waves 1.3 m
15:0066 Decent1.2 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW22 km/h WNW411.5 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
16:0066 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW22 km/h W401.4 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
17:0066 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW24 km/h WNW391.7 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
18:0066 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW23 km/h W372.2 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
19:0066 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW21 km/h W342.8 m dry13°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
20:0073 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW18 km/h WNW303.3 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
21:0073 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW13 km/h W263.8 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
22:0073 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW14 km/h W234.1 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
23:0079 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW12 km/h W214.0 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0073 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW13 km/h W213.5 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
01:0079 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h W212.9 m dry12°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
02:0079 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h WSW212.3 m dry12°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
03:0079 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h WSW211.9 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
04:0079 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h WSW191.7 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
05:0079 Decent0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h WSW191.9 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
06:0079 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW9 km/h WSW182.3 m dry11°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
07:0079 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW9 km/h SW182.7 m dry12°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
08:0079 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h SW163.2 m dry13°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
09:0082 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h SW153.7 m dry13°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
10:0082 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h SSW184.0 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
11:0088 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h SSW224.0 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
12:0088 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h S243.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
13:0088 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h S273.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
14:0076 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h S282.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
15:0076 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h S282.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
16:0076 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h S281.8 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
17:0082 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h SSW261.7 m ▼dry16°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
18:0076 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h SSW271.8 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
19:0076 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h SSW292.1 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
20:0076 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h SSW312.5 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
21:0060 Fresh0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW24 km/h SW333.0 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
22:0060 Fresh0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW24 km/h SSW363.5 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
23:0060 Fresh1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SW383.8 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0060 Fresh1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SSW403.8 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
01:0044 Blowy1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW29 km/h SW423.5 m dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
02:0044 Blowy1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW29 km/h SSW413.1 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
03:0036 Blowy1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SW422.6 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
04:0044 Blowy1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW32 km/h SW422.3 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Rossaveel, 5 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
197° SSW
Swell window
ESE 110° → WNW 290°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 5.1 km out
Water
Not classified

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

Water quality

No annual classification yet.

· beaches.ie

On the ground

No lifeguard listedNo toiletsNo parking listedAccessible: no designated access but beach is at road levelDogs on lead

As listed by Galway County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Oileanra Seaweed Baths and Sauna · Cuigeal, Lettermullan · 6 km · fixed

Driftwood Sauna · Spiddal Pier, An Spideal · 22 km · fixed

An Trá Mór is a small sheltered sandy beach facing east. It is located on the island of Garumna (Oileáin Garma) in south Conamara and lies between Carraveg and Greatman's bays in the wider Kilkieran Bay and islands protected area. The shoreline in general is rocky with small cove like beaches scattered along its length. It is approximately 7 km south of Beál an Daingin where the mainland is connected by the R374 road to Lettermore and Garumna islands. The beach is accessible via the L52323-0 local road.

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🌊 An Trá Mór, Gorumna Island dip · Decent · sea 15° · 1.2 mFri, 2 Oct 14:30–15:30 · moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
🌊 An Trá Mór, Gorumna Island dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.8 mSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
🌊 An Trá Mór, Gorumna Island dip · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.1 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry

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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.