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Bishopsquarter

Excellent Quality 2025 Green Coast faces NNW

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33
Blowy · knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s
Waves
0.5 m
10 s period from WNW · model cell 3.2 km out
Sea
16.8°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 230 km away.
Tide
2.4 m
Falling, nearly low. Low at 03:55.
Wind
11 km/h
Light breeze, SSW, offshore, gusts 22
Daylight
07:40
Sunrise. Sunset 19:10. Air 10°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
17:00
Blowy 28/100
knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.4 m · 5 km/h
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:20 ▼ 16:35 ▲ 23:15
Sun, 4 Oct
13:00
Grim 23/100
knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 0.5 m · 28 km/h
▼ 05:00 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:10
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grim 18/100
knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.5 m · 19 km/h
▲ 00:50 ▼ 06:50 ▲ 13:20 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 8/100
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
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 10 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
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 32 km/h
▲ 04:40 ▼ 10:40 ▲ 17:00 ▼ 23:05

Week at a glance

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Sat 02:0032 · Blowyknee-high 0.5 m · period 10 s
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 16 Grim · nightSat 01:00 · 19 Grim · nightSat 02:00 · 32 Blowy · nightSat 03:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSat 04:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 05:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSat 06:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 07:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSat 08:00 · 26 GrimSat 09:00 · 23 GrimSat 10:00 · 20 GrimSat 11:00 · 21 GrimSat 12:00 · 14 GrimSat 13:00 · 18 GrimSat 14:00 · 21 GrimSat 15:00 · 24 GrimSat 16:00 · 27 GrimSat 17:00 · 28 BlowySat 18:00 · 25 GrimSat 19:00 · 22 GrimSat 20:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSat 21:00 · 26 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 23 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 20 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 22 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 25 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSun 03:00 · 32 Blowy · nightSun 04:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSun 05:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 18 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 15 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 12 GrimSun 09:00 · 9 GrimSun 10:00 · 6 GrimSun 11:00 · 3 GrimSun 12:00 · 2 GrimSun 13:00 · 23 GrimSun 14:00 · 8 GrimSun 15:00 · 0 GrimSun 16:00 · 2 GrimSun 17:00 · 17 GrimSun 18:00 · 20 GrimSun 19:00 · 19 GrimSun 20:00 · 16 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 13 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 10 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 7 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 4 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 2 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 8 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 12 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 18 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 20 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 17 GrimMon 09:00 · 14 GrimMon 10:00 · 11 GrimMon 11:00 · 8 GrimMon 12:00 · 5 GrimMon 13:00 · 2 GrimMon 14:00 · 3 GrimMon 15:00 · 6 GrimMon 16:00 · 9 GrimMon 17:00 · 12 GrimMon 18:00 · 15 GrimMon 19:00 · 18 GrimMon 22:00 · 22 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 13 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 15 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 24 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 8 GrimTue 13:00 · 0 GrimTue 16:00 · 0 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 · 0 GrimWed 19:00 · 4 GrimWed 22:00 · 26 Grim · nightThu 01:00 · 3 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 GrimFri 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 19:00 · 0 Grim

Sat, 3 Oct, 02:00

32 Blowy
  • knee-high 0.5 m
  • period 10 s
  • offshore wind
  • low-ish tide
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.5 m11 km/h
faces 339° NNW · wind offshore
Waves
0.5 m @ 10 s from WNW
Wind
11 km/h SSW · gusts 22
Tide
2.5 m · lower half
Air
10°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
02:0032 Blowy0.5 m10 sWNW11 km/h SSW222.5 m dry10°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
03:0036 Blowy0.5 m10 sW9 km/h SSW212.0 m ▼dry10°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
04:0039 Blowy0.4 m10 sW11 km/h S201.8 m ▼dry10°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
05:0036 Blowy0.4 m10 sW14 km/h S202.0 m ▼dry10°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
06:0033 Blowy0.4 m10 sW13 km/h S192.5 m dry10°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
07:0029 Blowy0.4 m10 sW13 km/h S193.0 m dry10°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
08:0026 Grim0.4 m10 sW14 km/h S183.4 m dry10°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
09:0023 Grim0.4 m10 sW14 km/h SSW183.9 m dry11°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
10:0020 Grim0.4 m10 sW14 km/h SSW194.3 m ▲dry12°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
11:0021 Grim0.4 m10 sW11 km/h SSW194.3 m ▲dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
12:0014 Grim0.4 m10 sW10 km/h SSW203.9 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0018 Grim0.4 m10 sW8 km/h SSW213.4 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0021 Grim0.4 m10 sW9 km/h SSW212.8 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
15:0024 Grim0.4 m10 sW10 km/h SSW222.3 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:0027 Grim0.4 m10 sW6 km/h SW221.9 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
17:0028 Blowy0.4 m10 sW5 km/h WSW221.8 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
18:0025 Grim0.4 m10 sW5 km/h WNW192.0 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
19:0022 Grim0.4 m10 sW3 km/h W152.4 m dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
20:0029 Blowy0.4 m10 sW5 km/h SSE152.8 m dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
21:0026 Grim0.3 m10 sW6 km/h SSE193.3 m dry12°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
22:0023 Grim0.3 m10 sW13 km/h S243.8 m ▲dry12°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
23:0020 Grim0.3 m10 sW16 km/h S304.0 m ▲dry12°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0022 Grim0.3 m10 sW21 km/h S324.0 m ▲dry12°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
01:0025 Grim0.3 m10 sW22 km/h S333.7 m dry12°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
02:0029 Blowy0.4 m10 sW16 km/h S353.2 m dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
03:0032 Blowy0.4 m10 sW14 km/h S352.8 m dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
04:0036 Blowy0.4 m10 sW19 km/h SSW362.4 m ▼dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
05:0021 Grim0.4 m10 sW18 km/h SSW372.2 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
06:0018 Grim0.4 m10 sW21 km/h SW382.3 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0015 Grim0.4 m10 sW21 km/h SW392.5 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
08:0012 Grim0.5 m10 sW23 km/h SW412.8 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:009 Grim0.5 m10 sW24 km/h SW423.2 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:006 Grim0.5 m10 sW29 km/h SSW443.7 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
11:003 Grim0.5 m10 sW28 km/h SSW454.0 m ▲0.1 mm16°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:002 Grim0.5 m10 sW28 km/h SSW464.1 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0023 Grim0.5 m10 sW28 km/h SSW473.9 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
14:008 Grim0.5 m10 sW32 km/h SW493.6 m 0.1 mm16°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
15:000 Grim0.5 m10 sW32 km/h SW493.1 m 0.1 mm16°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:002 Grim0.5 m10 sW33 km/h SW492.6 m 0.1 mm16°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
17:0017 Grim0.5 m10 sW31 km/h SW482.2 m ▼0.1 mm16°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
18:0020 Grim0.5 m10 sW29 km/h SW481.9 m ▼0.1 mm16°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
19:0019 Grim0.5 m10 sW26 km/h SW462.0 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
20:0016 Grim0.5 m10 sW25 km/h SW372.1 m 0.2 mm16°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
21:0013 Grim0.5 m10 sW25 km/h WSW362.5 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
22:0010 Grim0.5 m10 sW23 km/h SW362.9 m 0.1 mm16°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
23:007 Grim0.5 m10 sW25 km/h SW363.5 m 0.1 mm16°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
Monday, 5 October
00:004 Grim0.5 m10 sW26 km/h SW363.8 m ▲0.1 mm16°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
01:002 Grim0.5 m10 sW23 km/h SW374.0 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
03:5510:2016:3523:15
Low 03:55 · 1.8 mHigh 10:20 · 4.3 mLow 16:35 · 1.8 mHigh 23:15 · 4.1 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 · Blowy · sea 17° · 0.4 mSat, 3 Oct 16:30–17:30 · knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Bishopsquarter surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.5 mSun, 4 Oct 12:30–13:30 · knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
🏄 Bishopsquarter surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.5 mMon, 5 Oct 18:30–19:30 · knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore 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.