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An Trá Mór, Gorumna Island

faces SSW Monitored, not designated

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79
Decent · chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s
Waves
1.1 m
11 s period from WSW · model cell 5.1 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 235 km away.
Tide
4.1 m
High tide. Low at 03:55.
Wind
12 km/h
Light breeze, WNW, cross, gusts 31
Daylight
07:41
Sunrise. Sunset 19:14. Air 12°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
Fresh 54/100
waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.9 m · 7 km/h
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 16:40 ▲ 23:30
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Decent 63/100
chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 1.0 m · 24 km/h
▼ 05:15 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:20
Mon, 5 Oct
09:00
Decent 71/100
chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 1.2 m · 31 km/h
▲ 00:55 ▼ 07:00 ▲ 13:20 ▼ 20:05
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Decent 64/100
waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 0.8 m · 18 km/h
▲ 02:20 ▼ 08:25 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Fresh 46/100
waist-high 0.6 m, period 9 s, cross-shore wind · 0.6 m · 21 km/h
▲ 03:20 ▼ 09:20 ▲ 15:40 ▼ 21:55
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 12 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:10 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:35

Week at a glance

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Fri 22:0079 · Decentchest-high 1.1 m · period 10 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 20:00 · 71 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 79 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 79 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 77 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSat 08:00 · 54 FreshSat 09:00 · 52 FreshSat 10:00 · 52 FreshSat 11:00 · 52 FreshSat 12:00 · 52 FreshSat 13:00 · 52 FreshSat 14:00 · 52 FreshSat 15:00 · 38 BlowySat 16:00 · 52 FreshSat 17:00 · 52 FreshSat 18:00 · 52 FreshSat 19:00 · 52 FreshSat 20:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSat 21:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSat 22:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 00:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 63 DecentSun 09:00 · 63 DecentSun 10:00 · 63 DecentSun 11:00 · 46 FreshSun 12:00 · 46 FreshSun 13:00 · 46 FreshSun 14:00 · 46 FreshSun 15:00 · 46 FreshSun 16:00 · 46 FreshSun 17:00 · 63 DecentSun 18:00 · 63 DecentSun 19:00 · 63 DecentSun 20:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 46 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 46 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 46 Fresh · nightMon 08:00 · 46 FreshMon 09:00 · 71 DecentMon 10:00 · 71 DecentMon 11:00 · 71 DecentMon 12:00 · 63 DecentMon 13:00 · 63 DecentMon 14:00 · 63 DecentMon 15:00 · 63 DecentMon 16:00 · 63 DecentMon 17:00 · 63 DecentMon 18:00 · 63 DecentMon 19:00 · 63 DecentMon 22:00 · 63 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 63 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 54 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 64 DecentTue 13:00 · 64 DecentTue 16:00 · 64 DecentTue 19:00 · 64 DecentTue 22:00 · 39 Blowy · nightWed 01:00 · 39 Blowy · nightWed 04:00 · 23 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 33 Blowy · nightWed 10:00 · 23 GrimWed 13:00 · 46 FreshWed 16:00 · 46 FreshWed 19:00 · 46 FreshWed 22:00 · 46 Fresh · nightThu 01:00 · 46 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 22:00

79 Decent
  • chest-high 1.1 m
  • period 10 s
  • cross-shore wind
  • high tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.1 m12 km/h
faces 197° SSW · wind cross
Waves
1.1 m @ 11 s from WSW
Wind
12 km/h WNW · gusts 31
Tide
4.1 m · high
Air
12°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
22:0079 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW12 km/h WNW314.1 m ▲dry12°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
23:0079 Decent1.1 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW10 km/h W274.0 m ▲dry11°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0079 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h W243.5 m dry11°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
01:0079 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h WSW222.9 m dry11°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
02:0079 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h WSW222.3 m dry11°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
03:0077 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW7 km/h WSW231.9 m ▼dry11°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, light onshore
04:0079 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h W231.7 m ▼dry12°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
05:0079 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW9 km/h WSW221.9 m ▼dry12°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
06:0052 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW9 km/h WSW202.3 m dry12°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, light onshore
07:0054 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW7 km/h WSW182.7 m dry12°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
08:0054 Fresh0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW7 km/h WSW163.2 m dry12°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0052 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW6 km/h WSW153.7 m dry12°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, light onshore
10:0052 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW7 km/h SW164.0 m ▲dry14°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore
11:0052 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW9 km/h SW204.0 m ▲dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore
12:0052 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h SSW223.7 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore
13:0052 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h SSW243.2 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore
14:0052 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW14 km/h SSW262.7 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore
15:0038 Blowy0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h SSW282.2 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
16:0052 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h SSW281.8 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore
17:0052 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h SSW261.7 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore
18:0052 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW9 km/h SSW241.8 m dry14°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore
19:0052 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW9 km/h SSW222.1 m dry13°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore
20:0052 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW9 km/h SSW222.5 m dry13°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore
21:0052 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW9 km/h SSW263.0 m dry13°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore
22:0052 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW9 km/h S303.5 m dry13°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore
23:0052 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h S353.8 m ▲dry14°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore
Sunday, 4 October
00:0038 Blowy0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h S393.8 m ▲dry14°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
01:0063 Decent0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h SSW413.5 m dry14°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
02:0063 Decent1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW21 km/h SSW433.1 m dry15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
03:0063 Decent1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW23 km/h SSW442.6 m dry15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
04:0063 Decent1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW23 km/h SW452.3 m dry15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
05:0063 Decent1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW23 km/h SW452.0 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
06:0063 Decent1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW24 km/h SW462.1 m ▼0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
07:0063 Decent1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW25 km/h SW472.3 m dry16°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
08:0063 Decent1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW24 km/h SW472.6 m dry16°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
09:0063 Decent1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW24 km/h SW473.0 m dry16°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
10:0063 Decent1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW25 km/h SW473.4 m dry16°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
11:0046 Fresh1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SW473.8 m ▲dry16°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
12:0046 Fresh1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SW483.9 m ▲dry16°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
13:0046 Fresh1.2 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SW483.7 m ▲dry16°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
14:0046 Fresh1.2 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW32 km/h SW483.4 m dry16°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
15:0046 Fresh1.2 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SW483.0 m dry16°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
16:0046 Fresh1.2 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW29 km/h SW482.5 m dry16°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
17:0063 Decent1.1 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SW462.1 m dry16°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
18:0063 Decent1.0 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SW451.8 m ▼dry16°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
19:0063 Decent1.0 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h SW441.8 m ▼dry16°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
20:0063 Decent1.0 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW28 km/h WSW401.9 m dry16°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
21:0063 Decent1.0 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h WSW402.2 m 0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind

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.

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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 surf · Fresh · sea 15° · 0.9 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 An Trá Mór, Gorumna Island surf · Decent · sea 15° · 1.0 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind

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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.