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Bishopsquarter

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21
Grim · knee-high 0.6 m, period 11 s
Waves
0.6 m
11 s period from WNW · model cell 3.2 km out
Sea
16.9°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 230 km away.
Tide
3.6 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 22:05.
Wind
29 km/h
Fresh breeze, WNW, cross, gusts 36
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:12. Air 13°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
19:00
Grim 21/100
knee-high 0.6 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind · 0.6 m · 29 km/h
▼ 02:55 ▲ 09:30 ▼ 15:30 ▲ 22:05
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Blowy 39/100
knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 0.4 m · 9 km/h
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:20 ▼ 16:35 ▲ 23:15
Sun, 4 Oct
10:00
Blowy 39/100
knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 0.5 m · 26 km/h
▼ 05:00 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:10
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grim 21/100
knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.5 m · 27 km/h
▲ 00:50 ▼ 06:50 ▲ 13:20 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 13/100
knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 0.4 m · 20 km/h
▲ 02:10 ▼ 08:25 ▲ 14:35 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
16:00
Grim 13/100
knee-high 0.4 m, period 9 s, onshore wind · 0.4 m · 22 km/h
▲ 03:20 ▼ 09:20 ▲ 15:35 ▼ 21:50
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 10 km/h
▲ 04:05 ▼ 10:05 ▲ 16:15 ▼ 22:30

Week at a glance

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Fri 20:0021 · Grimknee-high 0.6 m · period 11 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 15:00 · 41 BlowyFri 16:00 · 21 GrimFri 17:00 · 21 GrimFri 18:00 · 9 GrimFri 19:00 · 21 GrimFri 20:00 · 21 Grim · nightFri 21:00 · 21 Grim · nightFri 22:00 · 21 Grim · nightFri 23:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSat 00:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSat 01:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSat 02:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 03:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 04:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 05:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 06:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 07:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 08:00 · 39 BlowySat 09:00 · 39 BlowySat 10:00 · 39 BlowySat 11:00 · 39 BlowySat 12:00 · 39 BlowySat 13:00 · 29 BlowySat 14:00 · 29 BlowySat 15:00 · 39 BlowySat 16:00 · 39 BlowySat 17:00 · 39 BlowySat 18:00 · 29 BlowySat 19:00 · 29 BlowySat 20:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 21:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 22:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 23:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 00:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 01:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 02:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 03:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 04:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 05:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 06:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSun 07:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 08:00 · 21 GrimSun 09:00 · 21 GrimSun 10:00 · 39 BlowySun 11:00 · 39 BlowySun 12:00 · 21 GrimSun 13:00 · 9 GrimSun 14:00 · 21 GrimSun 15:00 · 21 GrimSun 16:00 · 21 GrimSun 17:00 · 21 GrimSun 18:00 · 21 GrimSun 19:00 · 21 GrimSun 20:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 21 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 21 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 21 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 21 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 21 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 21 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 21 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 21 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 21 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 21 GrimMon 09:00 · 21 GrimMon 10:00 · 21 GrimMon 11:00 · 21 GrimMon 12:00 · 21 GrimMon 13:00 · 21 GrimMon 14:00 · 21 GrimMon 15:00 · 21 GrimMon 16:00 · 21 GrimMon 17:00 · 21 GrimMon 18:00 · 21 GrimMon 19:00 · 21 GrimMon 22:00 · 29 Blowy · nightTue 01:00 · 29 Blowy · nightTue 04:00 · 29 Blowy · nightTue 07:00 · 29 Blowy · nightTue 10:00 · 13 GrimTue 13:00 · 13 GrimTue 16:00 · 13 GrimTue 19:00 · 5 GrimTue 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 5 GrimWed 13:00 · 5 GrimWed 16:00 · 13 GrimWed 19:00 · 13 GrimWed 22:00 · 27 Grim · nightThu 01:00 · 13 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 20:00

21 Grim
  • knee-high 0.6 m
  • period 11 s
  • cross-shore wind
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.6 m29 km/h
faces 339° NNW · wind cross
Waves
0.6 m @ 11 s from WNW
Wind
29 km/h WNW · gusts 36
Tide
3.6 m · upper 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
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
19:0021 Grim0.6 m (0.2 swell)11 sWNW29 km/h W403.0 m dry13°knee-high 0.6 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
20:0021 Grim0.6 m (0.2 swell)11 sWNW29 km/h WNW363.6 m dry13°knee-high 0.6 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
21:0021 Grim0.6 m (0.2 swell)11 sWNW26 km/h W344.1 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
22:0021 Grim0.5 m (0.2 swell)11 sWNW22 km/h W324.4 m ▲dry12°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
23:0029 Blowy0.5 m (0.2 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h WSW294.2 m ▲dry11°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0029 Blowy0.5 m (0.2 swell)10 sWNW14 km/h SW263.7 m dry10°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
01:0029 Blowy0.5 m10 sWNW13 km/h SW253.0 m dry10°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
02:0039 Blowy0.5 m10 sWNW10 km/h SSW242.5 m dry10°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
03:0039 Blowy0.5 m10 sW11 km/h SSW242.0 m ▼dry10°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
04:0039 Blowy0.4 m10 sW12 km/h S241.8 m ▼dry10°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
05:0039 Blowy0.4 m10 sW13 km/h S242.0 m ▼dry10°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
06:0039 Blowy0.4 m10 sW13 km/h SSW232.5 m dry10°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
07:0039 Blowy0.4 m10 sW11 km/h SSW213.0 m dry10°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
08:0039 Blowy0.4 m10 sW9 km/h S193.4 m dry9°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
09:0039 Blowy0.4 m10 sW10 km/h S183.9 m dry10°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
10:0039 Blowy0.4 m10 sW12 km/h S194.3 m ▲dry12°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
11:0039 Blowy0.4 m10 sW10 km/h SSW204.3 m ▲dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
12:0039 Blowy0.4 m10 sW9 km/h SSW223.9 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
13:0029 Blowy0.4 m10 sW8 km/h SW233.4 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0029 Blowy0.4 m10 sW10 km/h SSW242.8 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
15:0039 Blowy0.4 m10 sW10 km/h SSW242.3 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
16:0039 Blowy0.4 m10 sW11 km/h SSW241.9 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
17:0039 Blowy0.4 m10 sW8 km/h S231.8 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
18:0029 Blowy0.4 m10 sW3 km/h WNW212.0 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
19:0029 Blowy0.4 m10 sW2 km/h SW192.4 m dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
20:0039 Blowy0.4 m10 sW4 km/h SSW212.8 m dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
21:0039 Blowy0.3 m10 sW9 km/h SSE263.3 m dry12°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
22:0039 Blowy0.3 m10 sW14 km/h S313.8 m ▲dry12°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
23:0039 Blowy0.3 m10 sW17 km/h S344.0 m ▲dry12°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0039 Blowy0.3 m10 sW13 km/h S364.0 m ▲dry12°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
01:0039 Blowy0.3 m10 sW19 km/h S373.7 m dry11°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
02:0039 Blowy0.4 m10 sW19 km/h S393.2 m dry12°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
03:0039 Blowy0.4 m10 sW16 km/h S412.8 m dry12°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
04:0039 Blowy0.4 m10 sW15 km/h S422.4 m ▼dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
05:0039 Blowy0.4 m10 sW16 km/h SSW442.2 m ▼dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
06:0029 Blowy0.4 m10 sW17 km/h SSW452.3 m ▼dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0039 Blowy0.4 m10 sW20 km/h SSW462.5 m 0.1 mm14°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
08:0021 Grim0.5 m10 sW22 km/h SW472.8 m 0.1 mm15°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0021 Grim0.5 m10 sW24 km/h SSW483.2 m 0.1 mm15°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0039 Blowy0.5 m10 sW26 km/h SSW483.7 m 0.1 mm15°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
11:0039 Blowy0.5 m10 sW27 km/h SSW484.0 m ▲0.1 mm16°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
12:0021 Grim0.5 m10 sW28 km/h SSW484.1 m ▲0.1 mm16°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:009 Grim0.5 m10 sW32 km/h SSW493.9 m ▲0.1 mm16°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0021 Grim0.5 m10 sW29 km/h SW433.6 m 0.3 mm17°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
15:0021 Grim0.5 m10 sW31 km/h SW433.1 m dry17°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:0021 Grim0.5 m10 sW30 km/h SW452.6 m 0.2 mm16°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
17:0021 Grim0.5 m10 sW28 km/h SW412.2 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
18:0021 Grim0.5 m10 sW25 km/h SW391.9 m ▼0.1 mm16°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind

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 surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.6 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · knee-high 0.6 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Bishopsquarter surf · Blowy · sea 17° · 0.4 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
🏄 Bishopsquarter surf · Blowy · sea 17° · 0.5 mSun, 4 Oct 09:30–10:30 · knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, offshore wind

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.