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Ballyloughane Beach

Good Quality 2025 faces SW

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0
Grim · fresh breeze, onshore, choppy
Waves
0.9 m
5 s period from WSW · model cell 3.4 km out
Sea
16.9°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 235 km away.
Tide
2.7 m
Falling, nearly low. Low at 15:30.
Wind
37 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, onshore, gusts 64
Daylight
07:38
Sunrise. Sunset 19:12. Air 16°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
19:00
Decent 75/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m · 0.5 m · 18 km/h
▼ 02:55 ▲ 09:30 ▼ 15:30 ▲ 22:05
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Grand 99/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 5 km/h
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:20 ▼ 16:35 ▲ 23:15
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Decent 71/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 0.6 m · 26 km/h
▼ 05:00 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:10
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Decent 71/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 0.6 m · 28 km/h
▲ 00:50 ▼ 06:50 ▲ 13:20 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 88/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 16 km/h
▲ 02:10 ▼ 08:25 ▲ 14:35 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Grand 82/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 17 km/h
▲ 03:20 ▼ 09:20 ▲ 15:35 ▼ 21:50
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 85/100
light winds, dry · 9 km/h
▲ 04:05 ▼ 10:05 ▲ 16:15 ▼ 22:30

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 13:000 · Grimfresh breeze · onshore, choppy
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 11:00 · 35 BlowyFri 12:00 · 1 GrimFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 14:00 · 0 GrimFri 15:00 · 46 FreshFri 16:00 · 46 FreshFri 17:00 · 50 FreshFri 18:00 · 61 FreshFri 19:00 · 75 DecentFri 20:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 80 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 93 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 78 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 69 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 78 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 82 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 87 GrandSat 09:00 · 91 GrandSat 10:00 · 99 GrandSat 11:00 · 97 GrandSat 12:00 · 93 GrandSat 13:00 · 88 GrandSat 14:00 · 84 GrandSat 15:00 · 73 DecentSat 16:00 · 69 DecentSat 17:00 · 74 DecentSat 18:00 · 78 DecentSat 19:00 · 82 GrandSat 20:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 85 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 89 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 77 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 74 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 82 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 48 FreshSun 09:00 · 60 FreshSun 10:00 · 64 DecentSun 11:00 · 69 DecentSun 12:00 · 71 DecentSun 13:00 · 67 DecentSun 14:00 · 50 FreshSun 15:00 · 42 BlowySun 16:00 · 42 BlowySun 17:00 · 49 FreshSun 18:00 · 45 FreshSun 19:00 · 40 BlowySun 20:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 64 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 69 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 67 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 62 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 57 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 53 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 48 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 45 Fresh · nightMon 08:00 · 49 FreshMon 09:00 · 53 FreshMon 10:00 · 58 FreshMon 11:00 · 62 DecentMon 12:00 · 66 DecentMon 13:00 · 71 DecentMon 14:00 · 69 DecentMon 15:00 · 65 DecentMon 16:00 · 61 FreshMon 17:00 · 56 FreshMon 18:00 · 68 DecentMon 19:00 · 64 DecentMon 22:00 · 67 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 78 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 62 DecentTue 13:00 · 79 DecentTue 16:00 · 88 GrandTue 19:00 · 72 DecentTue 22:00 · 67 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 82 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 89 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 75 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 72 DecentWed 13:00 · 82 GrandWed 16:00 · 82 GrandWed 19:00 · 76 DecentWed 22:00 · 65 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 72 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 85 GrandThu 19:00 · 63 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 13:00

0 Grim
  • fresh breeze
  • onshore, choppy
  • rain
  • waves 0.9 m
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.9 m37 km/h
faces 215° SW · wind onshore
Waves
0.9 m @ 5 s from WSW
Wind
37 km/h SSW · gusts 64
Tide
2.7 m · lower half
Air
16°C · 4.7 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
12:001 Grim0.8 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW37 km/h SSW553.4 m 2.2 mm16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, rain
13:000 Grim0.9 m (0.3 swell)5 sWSW37 km/h SSW642.7 m 4.7 mm16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, rain
14:000 Grim0.8 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW34 km/h SSW642.0 m 3.2 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, rain
15:0046 Fresh0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW27 km/h WSW531.6 m ▼0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0046 Fresh0.6 m (0.2 swell)11 sWSW23 km/h W421.5 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0050 Fresh0.6 m (0.2 swell)11 sWSW24 km/h W421.9 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0061 Fresh0.6 m (0.2 swell)11 sWSW24 km/h W402.5 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
19:0075 Decent0.5 m (0.2 swell)11 sWSW18 km/h W353.0 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
20:0076 Decent0.5 m11 sWSW14 km/h W293.6 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
21:0080 Grand0.5 m11 sWSW13 km/h W254.1 m ▲dry11°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
22:0091 Grand0.4 m11 sWSW10 km/h W244.4 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
23:0093 Grand0.4 m11 sWSW8 km/h W214.2 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
Saturday, 3 October
00:0083 Grand0.4 m11 sWSW9 km/h WNW183.7 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0083 Grand0.4 m11 sWSW10 km/h WNW173.0 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0078 Decent0.3 m10 sWSW10 km/h W172.5 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0073 Decent0.3 m10 sWSW10 km/h W172.0 m ▼dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0069 Decent0.3 m10 sWSW9 km/h W181.8 m ▼dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0074 Decent0.3 m10 sWSW6 km/h WNW182.0 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0078 Decent0.3 m10 sWSW9 km/h WNW162.5 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0082 Grand0.3 m10 sWSW10 km/h WNW143.0 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0087 Grand0.3 m10 sWSW9 km/h NW143.4 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0091 Grand0.3 m10 sWSW2 km/h NNW143.9 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0099 Grand0.3 m10 sWSW5 km/h SE154.3 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:0097 Grand0.3 m10 sWSW9 km/h S204.3 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:0093 Grand0.3 m10 sWSW12 km/h SSW223.9 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:0088 Grand0.3 m10 sWSW10 km/h SSW243.4 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:0084 Grand0.3 m10 sWSW10 km/h WSW262.8 m dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
15:0073 Decent0.3 m10 sWSW13 km/h WSW262.3 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0069 Decent0.3 m10 sWSW14 km/h WSW261.9 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0074 Decent0.3 m10 sWSW12 km/h WSW251.8 m ▼dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
18:0078 Decent0.3 m10 sWSW10 km/h WSW222.0 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:0082 Grand0.3 m10 sWSW10 km/h SW192.4 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0086 Grand0.3 m10 sWSW10 km/h SW192.8 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:0085 Grand0.3 m10 sWSW12 km/h SSW223.3 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0089 Grand0.3 m10 sWSW18 km/h S273.8 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0077 Decent0.3 m10 sWSW24 km/h S314.0 m ▲dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0074 Decent0.3 m10 sWSW20 km/h S334.0 m ▲dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
01:0082 Grand0.3 m10 sWSW19 km/h SSE343.7 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0078 Decent0.3 m10 sWSW17 km/h S343.2 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0060 Fresh0.3 m10 sWSW20 km/h SSW362.8 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
04:0071 Decent0.4 m10 sWSW19 km/h S372.4 m ▼0.1 mm13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0066 Decent0.4 m10 sWSW19 km/h SSW392.2 m ▼0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0048 Fresh0.4 m10 sWSW23 km/h SSW412.3 m ▼0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
07:0052 Fresh0.4 m10 sWSW22 km/h SSW422.5 m 0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
08:0048 Fresh0.4 m10 sWSW25 km/h SW432.8 m 0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
09:0060 Fresh0.5 m10 sWSW23 km/h SW443.2 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
10:0064 Decent0.5 m10 sWSW24 km/h SSW453.7 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
11:0069 Decent0.5 m10 sWSW24 km/h SSW454.0 m ▲0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Galway, 2 km away · metres above chart datum
02:5509:3015:3022:05
Low 02:55 · 1.4 mHigh 09:30 · 4.7 mLow 15:30 · 1.5 mHigh 22:05 · 4.4 m

The spot

Faces
215° SW
Swell window
S 170° → W 260°
Exposure
Sheltered · model cell 3.4 km out
Water
Good Quality

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 Good. The EPA flags a short-term pollution risk here after heavy rain.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

Lifeguard: Life Guard hut marked on beach map and is yellow & red in colour. Lifeguarded Zone is between yellow and red flags. Do not swim if all red flags are flying.ToiletsParkingBus stop located 5 mins walk from beachAccessible: Access ramps availableNo dogs (Refer to beach code of conduct and dog control bye-laws 2008)

As listed by Galway City Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Sauna Fiain · Renville Pier, Oranmore · 4 km · fixed

Fad Saoil Saunas (Salthill) · Salthill promenade · 6 km · fixed

Power Saunas · Silverstrand beach, Barna · 7 km · fixed

Driftwood Sauna · Spiddal Pier, An Spideal · 20 km · fixed

Ballyloughane Beach is a popular urban, shallow and sandy beach (~320m in length). Activities include swimming at both high and low tide.

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🌊 Ballyloughane Beach dip · Decent · sea 17° · 0.5 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
🌊 Ballyloughane Beach dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.3 mSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Ballyloughane Beach dip · Decent · sea 17° · 0.6 mSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry

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Loughaunrone

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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.