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Belmullet Tidal Pool & Shore Road Bathing Area

Not classified 2025 faces WNW

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Met Éireann Yellow yellow; Moderate warning. Rain warning for Mayo Until 12:00 Fri, 2 Oct.
Surf score now
0
Grim · knee-high 0.3 m, swell from outside the window
Waves
1.0 m
4 s period from SSW · model cell 6.1 km out
Sea
15.1°
Grand. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 310 km away.
Tide
3.2 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 09:55.
Wind
36 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 64
Daylight
07:43
Sunrise. Sunset 19:15. Air 15°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
11:00
Grim 6/100
knee-high 0.3 m, swell from outside the window, cross-shore wind · 0.9 m · 21 km/h
▼ 03:25 ▲ 09:55 ▼ 16:05 ▲ 22:30
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 13 km/h
▼ 04:15 ▲ 10:50 ▼ 17:25 ▲ 23:50
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat, swell from outside the window · 0.7 m · 34 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 12:20 ▼ 19:10
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat, swell from outside the window · 0.7 m · 30 km/h
▲ 01:30 ▼ 07:15 ▲ 13:50 ▼ 20:40
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.1 m · 21 km/h
▲ 03:05 ▼ 08:55 ▲ 15:10 ▼ 21:50
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 22 km/h
▲ 04:00 ▼ 09:50 ▲ 16:05 ▼ 22:35
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 27 km/h
▲ 04:45 ▼ 10:35 ▲ 16:55 ▼ 23:20

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 09:000 · Grimknee-high 0.3 m · swell from outside the window
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 08:00 · 0 GrimFri 09:00 · 0 GrimFri 10:00 · 0 GrimFri 11:00 · 6 GrimFri 12:00 · 5 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 · 0 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 0 GrimWed 13:00 · 0 GrimWed 19:00 · 0 GrimThu 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 09:00

0 Grim
  • knee-high 0.3 m
  • swell from outside the window
  • cross-shore wind
  • high-ish tide
  • rain
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.0 m36 km/h
faces 290° WNW · wind cross
Waves
1.0 m @ 4 s from SSW
Wind
36 km/h SSW · gusts 64
Tide
3.3 m · high
Air
15°C · 2.8 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
08:000 Grim0.9 m4 sSSW38 km/h S622.9 m 2.8 mm15°knee-high 0.3 m, swell from outside the window, cross-shore wind
09:000 Grim1.0 m4 sSSW36 km/h SSW643.3 m ▲2.8 mm15°knee-high 0.3 m, swell from outside the window, cross-shore wind
10:000 Grim1.0 m4 sSW18 km/h WSW613.4 m ▲3.4 mm14°knee-high 0.4 m, swell from outside the window, onshore wind
11:006 Grim0.9 m4 sSW21 km/h SSW543.3 m ▲1.9 mm13°knee-high 0.3 m, swell from outside the window, cross-shore wind
12:005 Grim0.6 m4 sSSW24 km/h SW452.9 m 0.5 mm13°flat, swell from outside the window
13:005 Grim0.4 m4 sSW23 km/h SW412.3 m 0.1 mm14°flat
14:005 Grim0.3 m11 sSW18 km/h WSW401.7 m dry13°flat
15:005 Grim0.4 m11 sSW23 km/h W431.3 m ▼dry14°flat
16:005 Grim0.4 m3 sSW27 km/h W461.2 m ▼dry14°flat
17:005 Grim0.5 m3 sSW26 km/h W451.2 m ▼dry13°flat
18:005 Grim0.4 m3 sSW24 km/h W431.5 m dry13°flat
19:005 Grim0.4 m3 sSW23 km/h W411.9 m dry12°flat
20:005 Grim0.4 m3 sSW23 km/h W412.4 m dry12°flat
21:005 Grim0.4 m3 sSW21 km/h W392.8 m dry11°flat
22:005 Grim0.4 m11 sSW19 km/h W363.0 m ▲dry11°flat
23:005 Grim0.3 m11 sSW17 km/h WSW333.1 m ▲dry11°flat
Saturday, 3 October
00:005 Grim0.3 m11 sSW19 km/h WSW302.9 m dry12°flat
01:005 Grim0.3 m11 sSW19 km/h WSW302.4 m dry12°flat
02:005 Grim0.3 m11 sSW18 km/h WSW311.9 m dry13°flat
03:005 Grim0.3 m2 sSW21 km/h WSW331.6 m dry13°flat
04:005 Grim0.4 m3 sSW20 km/h WSW331.4 m ▼dry13°flat
05:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSW20 km/h WSW321.4 m ▼dry13°flat
06:005 Grim0.3 m10 sSW13 km/h WSW281.6 m dry13°flat
07:005 Grim0.3 m10 sSW14 km/h WSW262.0 m dry12°flat
08:005 Grim0.3 m10 sSW13 km/h WSW242.4 m dry12°flat
09:005 Grim0.3 m10 sSW11 km/h SW232.8 m dry13°flat
10:005 Grim0.3 m10 sSW15 km/h SW273.1 m ▲dry14°flat
11:005 Grim0.3 m10 sSW20 km/h SW313.2 m ▲dry14°flat
12:005 Grim0.3 m2 sSW21 km/h SW353.1 m ▲dry14°flat
13:005 Grim0.4 m3 sSW21 km/h SSW372.8 m dry15°flat
14:005 Grim0.5 m3 sSW23 km/h SSW412.4 m dry15°flat
15:005 Grim0.6 m3 sSW25 km/h SSW451.9 m dry15°flat
16:005 Grim0.7 m3 sSW28 km/h SSW481.6 m dry15°flat, swell from outside the window
17:005 Grim0.7 m3 sSSW31 km/h SSW501.4 m ▼dry14°flat, swell from outside the window
18:005 Grim0.7 m3 sSSW32 km/h SSW511.4 m ▼dry14°flat, swell from outside the window
19:005 Grim0.7 m3 sSSW31 km/h SSW511.5 m dry14°flat, swell from outside the window
20:005 Grim0.7 m3 sSSW31 km/h SSW511.8 m dry15°flat, swell from outside the window
21:005 Grim0.7 m3 sSSW32 km/h SSW512.2 m dry15°flat, swell from outside the window
22:005 Grim0.7 m3 sSSW32 km/h SSW532.5 m dry15°flat, swell from outside the window
23:005 Grim0.8 m3 sSW33 km/h SSW542.7 m ▲dry15°flat, swell from outside the window
Sunday, 4 October
00:005 Grim0.8 m4 sSW33 km/h SSW532.8 m ▲dry15°flat, swell from outside the window
01:005 Grim0.8 m4 sSW34 km/h SSW552.7 m 0.1 mm15°flat, swell from outside the window
02:005 Grim0.8 m4 sSW36 km/h SSW552.4 m dry16°flat, swell from outside the window
03:005 Grim0.8 m3 sSW36 km/h SSW542.1 m dry16°flat, swell from outside the window
04:005 Grim0.8 m3 sSW34 km/h SSW531.8 m 0.1 mm16°flat, swell from outside the window
05:005 Grim0.7 m3 sSW37 km/h SSW531.6 m ▼0.1 mm15°flat, swell from outside the window
06:005 Grim0.8 m3 sSW33 km/h SW511.6 m ▼0.1 mm15°flat, swell from outside the window
07:005 Grim0.7 m3 sSW30 km/h SW511.7 m 0.1 mm15°flat, swell from outside the window

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
03:2509:5516:0522:30
Low 03:25 · 1.0 mHigh 09:55 · 3.4 mLow 16:05 · 1.2 mHigh 22:30 · 3.1 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>

Put Belmullet Tidal Pool & Shore Road Bathing Area in your calendar

Dipper Plus drops the best surf hour here into your phone every day, with waves, sea temperature, tide and a 45-minute nudge. Up to three spots.

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🏄 Belmullet Tidal Pool & Shore Road Bathing Area surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.9 mFri, 2 Oct 10:30–11:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, swell from outside the window, cross-shore wind
🏄 Belmullet Tidal Pool & Shore Road Bathing Area surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.3 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · flat
🏄 Belmullet Tidal Pool & Shore Road Bathing Area surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.7 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · flat, swell from outside the window

Nearby spots

Loch Thearmann Caithreach

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Loch Raithin

6 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

Cross Beach, Belmullet

6 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

Score is Dipper's own blend. It rates comfort, not safety. Forecast: Met Éireann. Waves: Marine Institute Irish Shelf wave model.