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Belmullet Tidal Pool & Shore Road Bathing Area

Not classified 2025 faces WNW

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Dip score now
72
Decent · gentle breeze, dry
Waves
0.3 m
10 s period from SW · model cell 6.1 km out
Sea
15.2°
Grand. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 310 km away.
Tide
1.8 m
Rising. High at 10:50.
Wind
13 km/h
Gentle breeze, WSW, onshore, gusts 28
Daylight
07:45
Sunrise. Sunset 19:13. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
10:00
Grand 90/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 15 km/h
▼ 04:15 ▲ 10:50 ▼ 17:25 ▲ 23:50
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Decent 67/100
fresh breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.7 m · 31 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 12:20 ▼ 19:10
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Decent 72/100
moderate breeze, showers possible, calm sea · 0.6 m · 28 km/h
▲ 01:30 ▼ 07:15 ▲ 13:50 ▼ 20:40
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Decent 78/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 22 km/h
▲ 03:05 ▼ 08:55 ▲ 15:10 ▼ 21:50
Wed, 7 Oct
19:00
Fresh 54/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible · 0.3 m · 28 km/h
▲ 04:00 ▼ 09:50 ▲ 16:05 ▼ 22:35
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Fresh 59/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 27 km/h
▲ 04:45 ▼ 10:35 ▲ 16:55 ▼ 23:20
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Grim 15/100
strong wind, onshore, choppy, rain · 41 km/h
▲ 05:35 ▼ 11:15 ▲ 17:35 ▼ 23:55

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 06:0070 · Decentgentle breeze · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSat 05:00 · 50 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 75 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 79 DecentSat 09:00 · 89 GrandSat 10:00 · 90 GrandSat 11:00 · 83 GrandSat 12:00 · 79 DecentSat 13:00 · 75 DecentSat 14:00 · 71 DecentSat 15:00 · 66 DecentSat 16:00 · 62 DecentSat 17:00 · 42 BlowySat 18:00 · 43 BlowySat 19:00 · 47 FreshSat 20:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSat 21:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSat 22:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 64 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 67 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 50 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 43 Blowy · nightSun 06:00 · 41 Blowy · nightSun 07:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 50 FreshSun 09:00 · 54 FreshSun 10:00 · 58 FreshSun 11:00 · 62 DecentSun 12:00 · 67 DecentSun 13:00 · 65 DecentSun 14:00 · 61 FreshSun 15:00 · 57 FreshSun 16:00 · 53 FreshSun 17:00 · 49 FreshSun 18:00 · 45 FreshSun 19:00 · 41 BlowySun 20:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 21:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 57 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 45 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 55 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 72 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 45 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 46 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 57 Fresh · nightMon 10:00 · 44 BlowyMon 13:00 · 72 DecentMon 16:00 · 67 DecentMon 19:00 · 55 FreshMon 22:00 · 49 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 67 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 65 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 54 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 50 FreshTue 13:00 · 71 DecentTue 16:00 · 78 DecentTue 19:00 · 75 DecentTue 22:00 · 56 Fresh · nightWed 01:00 · 69 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 69 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 40 BlowyWed 13:00 · 53 FreshWed 19:00 · 54 FreshThu 01:00 · 50 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 72 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 59 FreshThu 19:00 · 22 GrimFri 01:00 · 13 Grim · nightFri 07:00 · 23 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 4 GrimFri 19:00 · 15 Grim

Sat, 3 Oct, 06:00

70 Decent
  • gentle breeze
  • dry
  • calm sea
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.3 m13 km/h
faces 290° WNW · wind onshore
Waves
0.3 m @ 10 s from SW
Wind
13 km/h WSW · gusts 28
Tide
1.6 m · lower half
Air
13°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
06:0070 Decent0.3 m10 sSW13 km/h WSW281.6 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0075 Decent0.3 m10 sSW14 km/h WSW262.0 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0079 Decent0.3 m10 sSW13 km/h WSW242.4 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0089 Grand0.2 m10 sSW11 km/h SW232.8 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0090 Grand0.2 m10 sSW15 km/h SW273.1 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0083 Grand0.3 m10 sSW20 km/h SW313.2 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0079 Decent0.3 m10 sSW21 km/h SW353.1 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0075 Decent0.3 m10 sSW21 km/h SSW372.8 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0071 Decent0.3 m2 sSW23 km/h SSW412.4 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0066 Decent0.4 m2 sSW25 km/h SSW451.9 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0062 Decent0.4 m3 sSW28 km/h SSW481.6 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0042 Blowy0.5 m3 sSW31 km/h SSW501.4 m ▼dry14°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0043 Blowy0.5 m3 sSW32 km/h SSW511.4 m ▼dry14°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0047 Fresh0.6 m3 sSW31 km/h SSW511.5 m dry14°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0051 Fresh0.6 m3 sSW31 km/h SSW511.8 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0056 Fresh0.6 m3 sSW32 km/h SSW512.2 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0060 Fresh0.6 m3 sSW32 km/h SSW532.5 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0064 Decent0.7 m3 sSW33 km/h SSW542.7 m ▲dry15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0067 Decent0.7 m3 sSW33 km/h SSW532.8 m ▲dry15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0054 Fresh0.7 m3 sSSW34 km/h SSW552.7 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0050 Fresh0.7 m3 sSW36 km/h SSW552.4 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0045 Fresh0.7 m3 sSW36 km/h SSW542.1 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0048 Fresh0.7 m3 sSW34 km/h SSW531.8 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0043 Blowy0.7 m3 sSW37 km/h SSW531.6 m ▼0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0041 Blowy0.6 m3 sSW33 km/h SW511.6 m ▼0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0046 Fresh0.6 m3 sSW30 km/h SW511.7 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0050 Fresh0.7 m3 sSW34 km/h SW452.0 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0054 Fresh0.7 m3 sSW33 km/h SW452.3 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0058 Fresh0.7 m3 sSW34 km/h SW462.6 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0062 Decent0.7 m3 sSW34 km/h SW462.9 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0067 Decent0.7 m3 sSW31 km/h SW463.1 m ▲dry15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0065 Decent0.7 m3 sSW36 km/h SW473.1 m ▲dry15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0061 Fresh0.6 m3 sSW34 km/h SW482.9 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0057 Fresh0.6 m3 sSW35 km/h SW482.6 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0053 Fresh0.6 m3 sSW32 km/h SW482.2 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0049 Fresh0.6 m3 sSW31 km/h SW471.8 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0045 Fresh0.6 m3 sSW30 km/h SW471.6 m ▼dry15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0041 Blowy0.6 m3 sSW31 km/h SW461.4 m ▼dry15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0044 Blowy0.6 m3 sSW32 km/h SW461.4 m ▼dry15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0048 Fresh0.6 m3 sSW34 km/h SW471.6 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0047 Fresh0.6 m3 sSW37 km/h WSW481.9 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
23:0057 Fresh0.5 m3 sSW35 km/h SW482.2 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
Monday, 5 October
00:0045 Fresh0.6 m3 sSW42 km/h SW492.5 m dry15°strong wind, dry, calm sea
01:0066 Decent0.7 m3 sSW35 km/h SW492.7 m ▲dry15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0060 Fresh0.7 m3 sSW38 km/h WSW492.7 m ▲dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
03:0055 Fresh0.6 m3 sSW29 km/h WSW492.6 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
04:0072 Decent0.7 m3 sSW27 km/h SW482.3 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0045 Fresh0.7 m3 sSW35 km/h WSW482.1 m dry15°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 SW and NE reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Ballyglass, 8 km away · metres above chart datum
04:1510:5017:2523:50
Low 04:15 · 1.4 mHigh 10:50 · 3.2 mLow 17:25 · 1.4 mHigh 23:50 · 2.8 m

The spot

Faces
290° WNW
Swell window
SW 230° → NE 50°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 6.1 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. The EPA flags a short-term pollution risk here after heavy rain.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

Lifeguard: YesToiletsParkingYesAccessible: YesNo dogs (No)

As listed by Mayo County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Sona Sauna (Belmullet) · Belmullet, Erris · right here · mobile

Sabhna Saunas (Dugort) · Dugort Blue Flag Beach, Achill Island · 23 km · fixed

Sabhna Saunas (Keel) · Keel Beach, Achill Island · 28 km · fixed

<em>Belmullet Tidal Pool and Shore Road Bathing Area is situated to the north of Blacksod Bay only a short distance from Belmullet Town Centre in Co. Mayo. It is a rocky beach which extends approximately 900m along Shore Road promenade looking west across Blacksod Bay and features a tidal pool, which was constructed in the 1980's. The bathing area also lies within the Mullet/Blacksod Bay Complex Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and the Blacksod Bay/Broadhaven Bay Special Protection Area (SPA). This is a popular location with a wide range of water-based sports and activities taking place including swimming, paddleboarding, canoeing, jet skiing and water safety activities, lessons and training.</em>

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🌊 Belmullet Tidal Pool & Shore Road Bathing Area dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.2 mSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 Belmullet Tidal Pool & Shore Road Bathing Area dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.7 mSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 Belmullet Tidal Pool & Shore Road Bathing Area dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.6 mMon, 5 Oct 12:30–13:30 · moderate breeze, showers possible, calm sea

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Cross Beach, Belmullet

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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.