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Bishopsquarter

Excellent Quality 2025 Green Coast faces NNW

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Dip score now
66
Decent · 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
3.3 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 09:30.
Wind
20 km/h
Moderate breeze, S, offshore, gusts 35
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:12. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
15:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m · 0.6 m · 25 km/h
▼ 02:55 ▲ 09:30 ▼ 15:30 ▲ 22:05
Sat, 3 Oct
17:00
Grand 98/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 8 km/h
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:20 ▼ 16:35 ▲ 23:15
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Decent 77/100
moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m · 0.5 m · 26 km/h
▼ 05:00 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:10
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Decent 66/100
moderate breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.5 m · 0.5 m · 23 km/h
▲ 00:50 ▼ 06:50 ▲ 13:20 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 82/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.4 m · 17 km/h
▲ 02:10 ▼ 08:25 ▲ 14:35 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 88/100
gentle breeze, dry, low tide · 14 km/h
▲ 03:20 ▼ 09:20 ▲ 15:35 ▼ 21:50
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 81/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
▲ 04:05 ▼ 10:05 ▲ 16:15 ▼ 22:30

Week at a glance

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Fri 06:0068 · Decentmoderate breeze · offshore, flatter inshore
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 05:00 · 72 Decent · nightFri 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 71 Decent · nightFri 08:00 · 62 DecentFri 09:00 · 58 FreshFri 10:00 · 34 BlowyFri 11:00 · 23 GrimFri 12:00 · 15 GrimFri 13:00 · 12 GrimFri 14:00 · 47 FreshFri 15:00 · 76 DecentFri 16:00 · 76 DecentFri 17:00 · 72 DecentFri 18:00 · 51 FreshFri 19:00 · 63 DecentFri 20:00 · 56 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 46 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 57 Fresh · nightFri 23:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 66 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 71 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 87 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 68 DecentSat 09:00 · 69 DecentSat 10:00 · 64 DecentSat 11:00 · 69 DecentSat 12:00 · 79 DecentSat 13:00 · 78 DecentSat 14:00 · 82 GrandSat 15:00 · 87 GrandSat 16:00 · 91 GrandSat 17:00 · 98 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 84 GrandSat 20:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 75 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 71 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 00:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 74 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 74 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 70 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 66 DecentSun 09:00 · 62 DecentSun 10:00 · 58 FreshSun 11:00 · 53 FreshSun 12:00 · 51 FreshSun 13:00 · 55 FreshSun 14:00 · 60 FreshSun 15:00 · 64 DecentSun 16:00 · 68 DecentSun 17:00 · 73 DecentSun 18:00 · 77 DecentSun 19:00 · 75 DecentSun 20:00 · 70 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 62 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 58 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 54 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 51 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 55 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 04:00 · 49 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 69 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 58 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 77 Decent · nightMon 10:00 · 56 FreshMon 13:00 · 43 BlowyMon 16:00 · 63 DecentMon 19:00 · 66 DecentMon 22:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 45 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 59 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 79 DecentTue 13:00 · 71 DecentTue 16:00 · 66 DecentTue 19:00 · 82 GrandTue 22:00 · 87 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 79 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 72 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 88 GrandWed 13:00 · 78 DecentWed 19:00 · 70 DecentThu 01:00 · 77 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 81 GrandThu 19:00 · 47 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 06:00

68 Decent
  • moderate breeze
  • offshore, flatter inshore
  • dry
  • small waves 0.5 m
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.5 m20 km/h
faces 339° NNW · wind offshore
Waves
0.5 m @ 12 s from W
Wind
20 km/h S · gusts 35
Tide
2.9 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
06:0068 Decent0.5 m (0.3 swell)12 sW20 km/h S352.9 m dry13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
07:0071 Decent0.5 m (0.3 swell)12 sW19 km/h S373.5 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
08:0062 Decent0.5 m (0.3 swell)12 sW21 km/h S404.2 m dry13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
09:0058 Fresh0.5 m (0.3 swell)12 sW24 km/h S444.6 m ▲0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
10:0034 Blowy0.5 m (0.3 swell)12 sW31 km/h S494.6 m ▲0.3 mm15°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, showers possible
11:0023 Grim0.6 m (0.3 swell)12 sW32 km/h S544.1 m 1.0 mm15°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, rain
12:0015 Grim0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sW37 km/h SSW593.4 m 3.1 mm15°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, rain
13:0012 Grim0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sW36 km/h SW612.7 m 4.7 mm16°fresh breeze, rain, small waves 0.6 m
14:0047 Fresh0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sW23 km/h SW532.0 m 2.3 mm13°moderate breeze, rain, small waves 0.6 m
15:0076 Decent0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sW25 km/h WSW461.6 m ▼0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
16:0076 Decent0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sWNW28 km/h W401.5 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
17:0072 Decent0.5 m (0.2 swell)11 sWNW28 km/h W381.9 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
18:0051 Fresh0.5 m (0.2 swell)11 sWNW29 km/h W372.5 m dry14°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
19:0063 Decent0.5 m (0.2 swell)11 sWNW27 km/h W353.0 m dry13°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
20:0056 Fresh0.5 m (0.2 swell)11 sWNW22 km/h W313.6 m dry13°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
21:0046 Fresh0.5 m (0.2 swell)11 sWNW24 km/h WNW274.1 m ▲dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
22:0057 Fresh0.5 m (0.2 swell)11 sWNW17 km/h W244.4 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
23:0061 Fresh0.5 m (0.2 swell)11 sWNW14 km/h SW234.2 m ▲dry11°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0066 Decent0.5 m11 sWNW13 km/h SW223.7 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
01:0071 Decent0.4 m10 sWNW13 km/h WSW223.0 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
02:0076 Decent0.4 m10 sWNW13 km/h WSW212.5 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
03:0087 Grand0.4 m10 sWNW10 km/h S192.0 m ▼dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
04:0091 Grand0.4 m10 sWNW10 km/h SSW181.8 m ▼dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
05:0086 Grand0.4 m10 sWNW10 km/h SSW182.0 m ▼dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
06:0076 Decent0.4 m10 sWNW13 km/h S182.5 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
07:0073 Decent0.4 m10 sW15 km/h S183.0 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0068 Decent0.4 m10 sW15 km/h S183.4 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0069 Decent0.4 m10 sW14 km/h S183.9 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0064 Decent0.4 m10 sW14 km/h SSW194.3 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0069 Decent0.4 m10 sW13 km/h S204.3 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0079 Decent0.4 m10 sW12 km/h S223.9 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:0078 Decent0.4 m10 sW16 km/h SSE233.4 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0082 Grand0.4 m10 sW16 km/h S252.8 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0087 Grand0.4 m10 sW15 km/h S262.3 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0091 Grand0.4 m10 sW13 km/h S271.9 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0098 Grand0.3 m10 sW8 km/h SSW251.8 m ▼dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
18:0094 Grand0.3 m10 sW9 km/h SSW242.0 m dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:0084 Grand0.3 m10 sW12 km/h SSW252.4 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0080 Grand0.3 m10 sW13 km/h SSW272.8 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0075 Decent0.3 m10 sW18 km/h SSW303.3 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0071 Decent0.4 m10 sW18 km/h SSW333.8 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0057 Fresh0.4 m10 sW24 km/h SSW354.0 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0060 Fresh0.4 m10 sW25 km/h SW374.0 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0065 Decent0.4 m10 sW23 km/h SSW393.7 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0063 Decent0.4 m10 sW22 km/h SSW353.2 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
03:0074 Decent0.4 m10 sW23 km/h SSW352.8 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
04:0065 Decent0.4 m10 sW24 km/h SSW362.4 m ▼0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.4 m
05:0078 Decent0.4 m10 sW26 km/h SW362.2 m ▼0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 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 · Decent · sea 17° · 0.6 mFri, 2 Oct 14:30–15:30 · moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
🌊 Bishopsquarter dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.3 mSat, 3 Oct 16:30–17:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Bishopsquarter dip · Decent · sea 17° · 0.5 mSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · 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.