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Bishopsquarter

Excellent Quality 2025 Green Coast faces NNW

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Dip score now
81
Grand · moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore
Waves
0.5 m
12 s period from W · model cell 3.2 km out
Sea
16.7°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 230 km away.
Tide
4.2 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 09:30.
Wind
23 km/h
Moderate breeze, S, offshore, gusts 41
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:12. Air 12°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
09:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry · 0.5 m · 24 km/h
▼ 02:55 ▲ 09:30 ▼ 15:30 ▲ 22:05
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.4 m · 12 km/h
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:20 ▼ 16:35 ▲ 23:15
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Decent 78/100
moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m · 0.5 m · 22 km/h
▼ 05:00 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:10
Mon, 5 Oct
16:00
Grand 80/100
gentle breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.5 m · 0.5 m · 19 km/h
▲ 00:50 ▼ 06:50 ▲ 13:20 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, showers possible, calm sea · 0.4 m · 10 km/h
▲ 02:10 ▼ 08:25 ▲ 14:35 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
▲ 03:20 ▼ 09:20 ▲ 15:35 ▼ 21:50
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
▲ 04:05 ▼ 10:05 ▲ 16:15 ▼ 22:30

Week at a glance

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Fri 08:0081 · Grandmoderate breeze · offshore, flatter inshore
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 08:00 · 81 GrandFri 09:00 · 84 GrandFri 10:00 · 60 FreshFri 11:00 · 44 BlowyFri 12:00 · 30 BlowyFri 13:00 · 8 GrimFri 14:00 · 33 BlowyFri 15:00 · 78 DecentFri 16:00 · 62 DecentFri 17:00 · 62 DecentFri 18:00 · 78 DecentFri 19:00 · 78 DecentFri 20:00 · 78 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 75 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 75 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 85 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 85 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 85 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 85 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 85 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 85 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 86 GrandSat 09:00 · 91 GrandSat 10:00 · 91 GrandSat 11:00 · 100 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 100 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 100 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 100 GrandSat 20:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 62 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 78 DecentSun 09:00 · 78 DecentSun 10:00 · 78 DecentSun 11:00 · 78 DecentSun 12:00 · 78 DecentSun 13:00 · 78 DecentSun 14:00 · 78 DecentSun 15:00 · 78 DecentSun 16:00 · 78 DecentSun 17:00 · 78 DecentSun 18:00 · 78 DecentSun 19:00 · 78 DecentSun 20:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 62 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 62 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 62 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 10:00 · 70 DecentMon 13:00 · 70 DecentMon 16:00 · 80 GrandMon 19:00 · 70 DecentMon 22:00 · 80 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 65 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 66 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 86 GrandTue 13:00 · 92 GrandTue 16:00 · 88 GrandTue 19:00 · 91 GrandTue 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 97 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 97 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 94 GrandWed 19:00 · 83 GrandThu 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 94 GrandThu 19:00 · 63 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 08:00

81 Grand
  • moderate breeze
  • offshore, flatter inshore
  • dry
  • small waves 0.5 m
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.5 m23 km/h
faces 339° NNW · wind offshore
Waves
0.5 m @ 12 s from W
Wind
23 km/h S · gusts 41
Tide
4.2 m · upper half
Air
12°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
07:0081 Grand0.5 m (0.3 swell)12 sW20 km/h S393.5 m dry12°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
08:0081 Grand0.5 m (0.3 swell)12 sW23 km/h S414.2 m dry12°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
09:0084 Grand0.5 m (0.3 swell)12 sW24 km/h S444.6 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
10:0060 Fresh0.5 m (0.3 swell)12 sW29 km/h S494.6 m ▲0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, showers possible
11:0044 Blowy0.6 m (0.3 swell)12 sW33 km/h S554.1 m 1.0 mm15°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, rain
12:0030 Blowy0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sW37 km/h SSW623.4 m 4.1 mm16°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, rain
13:008 Grim0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sW40 km/h SSW672.7 m 5.6 mm16°strong wind, rain, small waves 0.6 m
14:0033 Blowy0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sW37 km/h SW582.0 m 1.8 mm16°fresh breeze, rain, small waves 0.6 m
15:0078 Decent0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sW26 km/h WSW481.6 m ▼0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
16:0062 Decent0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sWNW29 km/h W431.5 m ▼dry15°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
17:0062 Decent0.5 m (0.2 swell)11 sWNW30 km/h W421.9 m dry14°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
18:0078 Decent0.5 m (0.2 swell)11 sWNW28 km/h W412.5 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
19:0078 Decent0.5 m (0.2 swell)11 sWNW28 km/h W383.0 m dry13°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
20:0078 Decent0.5 m (0.2 swell)11 sWNW26 km/h W343.6 m dry13°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
21:0075 Decent0.5 m (0.2 swell)11 sWNW27 km/h WNW324.1 m ▲dry13°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
22:0075 Decent0.5 m (0.2 swell)11 sWNW25 km/h WNW294.4 m ▲dry13°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
23:0085 Grand0.5 m (0.2 swell)11 sWNW19 km/h WNW274.2 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0085 Grand0.5 m11 sWNW14 km/h WSW253.7 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
01:0085 Grand0.4 m10 sWNW13 km/h SW243.0 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
02:0085 Grand0.4 m10 sWNW13 km/h WSW242.5 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
03:0091 Grand0.4 m10 sWNW10 km/h SSW232.0 m ▼dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
04:0091 Grand0.4 m10 sWNW11 km/h SW231.8 m ▼dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
05:0085 Grand0.4 m10 sWNW14 km/h WSW222.0 m ▼dry11°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
06:0085 Grand0.4 m10 sWNW15 km/h WSW212.5 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
07:0097 Grand0.4 m10 sW8 km/h SSW203.0 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0086 Grand0.4 m10 sW14 km/h SSE193.4 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0091 Grand0.4 m10 sW15 km/h S193.9 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0091 Grand0.4 m10 sW14 km/h SSW214.3 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:00100 Grand0.4 m10 sW12 km/h SSW224.3 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:0094 Grand0.4 m10 sW13 km/h SSW233.9 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0094 Grand0.4 m10 sW13 km/h SW243.4 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:00100 Grand0.4 m10 sW12 km/h SSW262.8 m dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
15:0094 Grand0.4 m10 sW14 km/h SSW272.3 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0094 Grand0.4 m10 sW15 km/h SSW271.9 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:00100 Grand0.3 m10 sW12 km/h SSW261.8 m ▼dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
18:00100 Grand0.3 m10 sW5 km/h SW232.0 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:00100 Grand0.3 m10 sW5 km/h SSW232.4 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0097 Grand0.3 m10 sW8 km/h S272.8 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:0097 Grand0.3 m10 sW6 km/h SSW323.3 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0094 Grand0.4 m10 sW19 km/h S343.8 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0094 Grand0.4 m10 sW19 km/h S364.0 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0094 Grand0.4 m10 sW16 km/h SSW374.0 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0094 Grand0.4 m10 sW16 km/h SSW393.7 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0088 Grand0.4 m10 sW15 km/h S413.2 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
03:0088 Grand0.4 m10 sW18 km/h SSW432.8 m 0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
04:0084 Grand0.4 m10 sW21 km/h SSW442.4 m ▼0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
05:0084 Grand0.4 m10 sW22 km/h SSW452.2 m ▼0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
06:0078 Decent0.5 m10 sW28 km/h SSW462.3 m ▼0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Galway, 16 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
339° NNW
Swell window
W 260° → NE 50°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 3.2 km out
Water
Excellent 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 Excellent. The EPA flags a short-term pollution risk here after heavy rain.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

Lifeguard: YesToiletsParkingDogs on lead (Before 11 am and after 6 pm during summer season, otherwise not allowed at all times onto beach during the summer.)

As listed by Clare County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Power Saunas · Silverstrand beach, Barna, Co. Galway · 13 km · fixed

Fad Saoil Saunas (Salthill) · Salthill promenade, Co. Galway · 14 km · fixed

Sauna Fiain · Renville Pier, Oranmore, Co. Galway · 16 km · fixed

Driftwood Sauna · Spiddal Pier, An Spideal, Co. Galway · 17 km · fixed

Bishopsquarter is located in the Ballyvaughan Bay. There are a variety of habitats including rocky shores, muddy shores, a lagoon, low islands, sand dunes and a turlough. These habitats support a variety of plant and animal species. Activities include swimming, walking/running and angling. Beach bye-laws are in place with horse riding and dogs prohibited between 11am and 6pm during the summer season.

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🌊 Bishopsquarter dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.5 mFri, 2 Oct 08:30–09:30 · moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
🌊 Bishopsquarter dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.4 mSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Bishopsquarter dip · Decent · sea 17° · 0.5 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m

Nearby spots

Lough Rask

2 km · Co. Clare · Not classified

Lough Murree

2 km · Co. Clare · Not classified

Muckinish Lough

3 km · Co. Clare · Not classified

Ballyvelaghan Lough

4 km · Co. Clare · Not classified

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