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Cappagh Pier, Kilrush

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces W

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Surf score now
5
Grim · flat
Waves
0.3 m
9 s period from WSW · model cell 11.9 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 173 km away.
Tide
4.2 m
High tide. High at 22:15.
Wind
10 km/h
Light breeze, W, onshore, gusts 22
Daylight
07:40
Sunrise. Sunset 19:14. Air 13°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
Daylight's done for today.
▼ 03:10 ▲ 09:35 ▼ 15:45 ▲ 22:15
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 9 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:35 ▼ 16:50 ▲ 23:25
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 14 km/h
▼ 05:25 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:30
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 21 km/h
▲ 01:05 ▼ 07:05 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 20:05
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 12 km/h
▲ 02:35 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 14:50 ▼ 21:10
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.1 m · 15 km/h
▲ 03:35 ▼ 09:30 ▲ 15:55 ▼ 22:00
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 18 km/h
▲ 04:25 ▼ 10:25 ▲ 16:35 ▼ 22:45

Week at a glance

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Fri 21:005 · Grimflat
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 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 08:00 · 5 GrimMon 09:00 · 5 GrimMon 10:00 · 5 GrimMon 11:00 · 5 GrimMon 12:00 · 5 GrimMon 13:00 · 5 GrimMon 14:00 · 5 GrimMon 15:00 · 5 GrimMon 16:00 · 5 GrimMon 17:00 · 5 GrimMon 18:00 · 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 · 5 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 5 GrimWed 13:00 · 5 GrimWed 16:00 · 5 GrimWed 19:00 · 5 GrimWed 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 21:00

5 Grim
  • flat
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.3 m10 km/h
faces 281° W · wind onshore
Waves
0.3 m @ 9 s from WSW
Wind
10 km/h W · gusts 22
Tide
4.0 m · high
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
21:005 Grim0.3 m9 sWSW10 km/h W224.0 m ▲dry13°flat
22:005 Grim0.3 m9 sWSW9 km/h W194.3 m ▲dry13°flat
23:005 Grim0.3 m9 sWSW9 km/h W184.3 m ▲dry11°flat
Saturday, 3 October
00:005 Grim0.3 m9 sWSW10 km/h W153.9 m dry12°flat
01:005 Grim0.3 m9 sWSW10 km/h W143.2 m dry11°flat
02:005 Grim0.3 m9 sWSW9 km/h W142.6 m dry11°flat
03:005 Grim0.2 m9 sWSW10 km/h W142.0 m ▼dry11°flat
04:005 Grim0.2 m9 sWSW8 km/h S141.7 m ▼dry11°flat
05:005 Grim0.2 m9 sWSW9 km/h SSW151.8 m ▼dry10°flat
06:005 Grim0.2 m9 sWSW8 km/h SSW142.3 m dry11°flat
07:005 Grim0.2 m9 sWSW7 km/h SSW142.8 m dry11°flat
08:005 Grim0.2 m8 sWSW9 km/h SSE153.4 m dry10°flat
09:005 Grim0.2 m8 sWSW10 km/h S153.9 m dry10°flat
10:005 Grim0.2 m8 sWSW10 km/h S174.2 m ▲dry12°flat
11:005 Grim0.2 m8 sWSW9 km/h S194.3 m ▲dry13°flat
12:005 Grim0.2 m8 sWSW8 km/h SSW204.0 m dry15°flat
13:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWSW5 km/h S203.5 m dry15°flat
14:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWSW5 km/h SSW202.9 m dry16°flat
15:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWSW6 km/h SW202.3 m dry16°flat
16:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWSW10 km/h S201.8 m ▼dry17°flat
17:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWSW10 km/h S201.7 m ▼dry17°flat
18:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWSW8 km/h S191.8 m ▼dry16°flat
19:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWSW5 km/h SSW182.2 m dry15°flat
20:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWSW8 km/h S192.7 m dry13°flat
21:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWSW11 km/h SSE213.3 m dry13°flat
22:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWSW12 km/h SSE233.7 m dry12°flat
23:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWSW12 km/h SSE254.0 m ▲dry12°flat
Sunday, 4 October
00:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWSW10 km/h SSE264.0 m ▲dry12°flat
01:005 Grim0.2 m10 sSW10 km/h SSE273.8 m dry12°flat
02:005 Grim0.2 m10 sSW9 km/h SSE283.4 m dry13°flat
03:005 Grim0.2 m10 sSW8 km/h S292.8 m dry13°flat
04:005 Grim0.2 m10 sSW10 km/h S302.3 m dry13°flat
05:005 Grim0.3 m10 sSW10 km/h S312.1 m ▼dry13°flat
06:005 Grim0.3 m10 sSW11 km/h S332.1 m ▼dry13°flat
07:005 Grim0.3 m10 sSW14 km/h S342.3 m dry14°flat
08:005 Grim0.3 m2 sSW14 km/h SSW362.7 m dry14°flat
09:005 Grim0.3 m2 sSW18 km/h SSW363.2 m dry15°flat
10:005 Grim0.3 m2 sSW19 km/h SSW373.6 m dry16°flat
11:005 Grim0.3 m2 sSW17 km/h SSW384.0 m ▲dry15°flat
12:005 Grim0.4 m3 sSW21 km/h SSW394.1 m ▲dry16°flat
13:005 Grim0.4 m3 sSW23 km/h SW404.0 m ▲dry17°flat
14:005 Grim0.5 m3 sSW28 km/h SW423.7 m dry17°flat
15:005 Grim0.5 m3 sSW28 km/h SW423.2 m dry17°flat
16:005 Grim0.4 m3 sSW26 km/h SW462.6 m 0.2 mm17°flat
17:005 Grim0.4 m3 sSW23 km/h SW402.1 m 0.2 mm17°flat
18:005 Grim0.4 m3 sSW24 km/h SW391.8 m ▼dry17°flat
19:005 Grim0.4 m3 sSW23 km/h SW381.8 m ▼0.6 mm16°flat
20:005 Grim0.4 m3 sSW22 km/h SW362.0 m 0.3 mm16°flat

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Kilrush, 0 km away · metres above chart datum
03:1009:3515:4522:15
Low 03:10 · 1.3 mHigh 09:35 · 4.6 mLow 15:45 · 1.4 mHigh 22:15 · 4.4 m

The spot

Faces
281° W
Swell window
W 280° → W 280°
Exposure
Sheltered · model cell 11.9 km out
Water
Excellent Quality · Blue Flag

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 Good, 2022 Good. 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?

Tide Side Sauna · Glin Pier (also Kilteery Pier), Shannon Estuary, Co. Limerick · 16 km · mobile

Sauna Suaimhneas · Lahinch Beach (also Spanish Point, White Strand Miltown Malbay, Clahane Shore) · 36 km · mobile

Cappagh is a rocky beach with stones of up to 30cm and is located on the northern side of the small pier. Due to the stony nature of the beach, the number of plants and animals, which are found on the shoreline, is low, however there is a substantial bird population. Cappagh lies in the Lower River Shannon Special Area of Conservation (SAC 2165). Activities include swimming and bird watching. Beach bye-laws are in place with horse riding and dogs prohibited between 11am and 6pm during the summer season.

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🏄 Cappagh Pier, Kilrush surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.2 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · flat
🏄 Cappagh Pier, Kilrush surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · flat

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Moanmore Lough

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