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Carrigaholt

Excellent Quality 2025 Green Coast faces WSW

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Dip score now
71
Decent · gentle breeze, dry
Waves
0.1 m
2 s period from SSE · model cell 2.4 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 165 km away.
Tide
3.5 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 21:40.
Wind
15 km/h
Gentle breeze, WNW, onshore, gusts 34
Daylight
07:41
Sunrise. Sunset 19:15. Air 12°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
19:00
Decent 78/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 17 km/h
▼ 02:50 ▲ 09:15 ▼ 15:20 ▲ 21:40
Sat, 3 Oct
17:00
Grand 99/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 7 km/h
▼ 03:50 ▲ 10:10 ▼ 16:40 ▲ 23:00
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Decent 78/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 0.1 m · 26 km/h
▼ 05:00 ▲ 11:25 ▼ 18:00
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 92/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 18 km/h
▲ 00:25 ▼ 06:40 ▲ 12:55 ▼ 19:30
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Decent 77/100
gentle breeze, showers possible, calm sea · 0.0 m · 14 km/h
▲ 02:00 ▼ 08:05 ▲ 14:20 ▼ 20:45
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 77/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 20 km/h
▲ 03:10 ▼ 09:05 ▲ 15:20 ▼ 21:40
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 64/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 22 km/h
▲ 03:55 ▼ 10:00 ▲ 16:10 ▼ 22:25

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 20:0070 · Decentgentle breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 17:00 · 71 DecentFri 18:00 · 66 DecentFri 19:00 · 78 DecentFri 20:00 · 70 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 66 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 71 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 75 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 88 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 87 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 73 DecentSat 09:00 · 74 DecentSat 10:00 · 70 DecentSat 11:00 · 76 DecentSat 12:00 · 80 GrandSat 13:00 · 84 GrandSat 14:00 · 89 GrandSat 15:00 · 93 GrandSat 16:00 · 97 GrandSat 17:00 · 99 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 90 GrandSat 20:00 · 82 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 78 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 72 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 75 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 80 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 85 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 90 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 85 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 65 DecentSun 09:00 · 61 FreshSun 10:00 · 56 FreshSun 11:00 · 52 FreshSun 12:00 · 52 FreshSun 13:00 · 57 FreshSun 14:00 · 61 FreshSun 15:00 · 65 DecentSun 16:00 · 69 DecentSun 17:00 · 58 FreshSun 18:00 · 78 DecentSun 19:00 · 74 DecentSun 20:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 56 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 41 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 57 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 62 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 59 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 75 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 77 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 72 DecentMon 09:00 · 68 DecentMon 10:00 · 51 FreshMon 11:00 · 59 FreshMon 12:00 · 54 FreshMon 13:00 · 50 FreshMon 14:00 · 55 FreshMon 15:00 · 75 DecentMon 16:00 · 79 DecentMon 17:00 · 83 GrandMon 18:00 · 72 DecentMon 19:00 · 92 GrandMon 22:00 · 75 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 62 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 67 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 77 DecentTue 13:00 · 54 FreshTue 16:00 · 73 DecentTue 19:00 · 73 DecentTue 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 72 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 71 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 77 DecentWed 13:00 · 63 DecentWed 16:00 · 59 FreshWed 19:00 · 69 DecentWed 22:00 · 90 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 66 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 77 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 64 DecentThu 19:00 · 47 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 20:00

70 Decent
  • gentle breeze
  • dry
  • calm sea
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.1 m15 km/h
faces 253° WSW · wind onshore
Waves
0.1 m @ 2 s from SSE
Wind
15 km/h WNW · gusts 34
Tide
3.6 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
19:0078 Decent0.1 m2 sSSE17 km/h W373.0 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0070 Decent0.1 m2 sSSE15 km/h WNW343.6 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0066 Decent0.0 m2 sSSE13 km/h W314.0 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0071 Decent0.0 m2 sSSE9 km/h W284.1 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0070 Decent0.0 m2 sSSE8 km/h WSW253.9 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
Saturday, 3 October
00:0075 Decent0.0 m2 sSSE7 km/h W223.4 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0079 Decent0.0 m2 sSSE7 km/h W202.7 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0084 Grand0.0 m2 sSSE9 km/h W192.1 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0088 Grand0.0 m1 sSSE5 km/h SW181.6 m ▼dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0091 Grand0.0 m1 sSSE10 km/h WSW171.4 m ▼dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0092 Grand0.0 m1 sSSE9 km/h SW171.6 m ▼dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0087 Grand0.0 m1 sSSE10 km/h SSW172.1 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0078 Decent0.0 m1 sSSE10 km/h S172.8 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0073 Decent0.0 m1 sSSE12 km/h SSW173.4 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0074 Decent0.0 m1 sSSE10 km/h S183.9 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0070 Decent0.0 m1 sSSE11 km/h SSW204.1 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:0076 Decent0.0 m1 sSSE12 km/h S214.1 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:0080 Grand0.0 m1 sSSE11 km/h S213.7 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:0084 Grand0.0 m1 sSSE9 km/h SSW203.1 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:0089 Grand0.0 m1 sSSE9 km/h SSW192.4 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
15:0093 Grand0.0 m1 sSSE9 km/h SSW181.9 m dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
16:0097 Grand0.0 m1 sSSE8 km/h WSW181.5 m ▼dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
17:0099 Grand0.0 m1 sSSE7 km/h SW171.4 m ▼dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
18:0094 Grand0.0 m1 sSSE5 km/h SSW181.7 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:0090 Grand0.0 m1 sSSE5 km/h S162.2 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0082 Grand0.0 m1 sS8 km/h SSE172.8 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:0078 Decent0.0 m1 sSSE11 km/h SSW203.3 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0073 Decent0.0 m1 sSSE11 km/h S233.7 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0072 Decent0.0 m1 sSSE12 km/h S263.9 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0071 Decent0.1 m1 sSSE15 km/h S283.7 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0075 Decent0.1 m1 sSSE17 km/h SSW293.4 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0080 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE19 km/h SSW302.9 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0085 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE18 km/h SSW312.3 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0073 Decent0.1 m2 sSSE22 km/h SW321.9 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
05:0094 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE18 km/h SW331.7 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0090 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE17 km/h SW331.8 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0085 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE19 km/h SW352.1 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0065 Decent0.1 m2 sSSE20 km/h SW362.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
09:0061 Fresh0.1 m2 sSSE21 km/h SSW373.2 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
10:0056 Fresh0.1 m2 sSSE23 km/h SSW403.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
11:0052 Fresh0.1 m2 sSSE24 km/h SSW413.9 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
12:0052 Fresh0.1 m2 sSSE27 km/h SSW423.9 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
13:0057 Fresh0.1 m2 sSSE28 km/h SSW423.7 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
14:0061 Fresh0.1 m2 sSSE27 km/h SW423.2 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
15:0065 Decent0.1 m2 sSSE28 km/h SW422.7 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0069 Decent0.1 m2 sSSE27 km/h SW422.1 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0058 Fresh0.1 m2 sSSE29 km/h SW421.7 m ▼dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0078 Decent0.1 m2 sSSE26 km/h SW411.6 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry

Where the energy comes from

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

No swell window: this spot is inland or fully sheltered.

Tide today

Carrigaholt (modelled), 2 km away · metres above chart datum
02:5009:1515:2021:40
Low 02:50 · 1.1 mHigh 09:15 · 4.4 mLow 15:20 · 1.2 mHigh 21:40 · 4.1 m

The spot

Faces
253° WSW
Swell window
None (sheltered)
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 2.4 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

No lifeguard listedNo toiletsParkingDogs: no info

As listed by Clare County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Tide Side Sauna · Glin Pier (also Kilteery Pier), Shannon Estuary, Co. Limerick · 29 km · mobile

Fenit Lighthouse Sauna · Fenit pier, Co. Kerry · 39 km · fixed

The Carrigaholt bathing area is located on the west shore of Carrigaholt Bay.

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🌊 Carrigaholt dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.1 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 Carrigaholt dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.0 mSat, 3 Oct 16:30–17:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Carrigaholt dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.1 mSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry

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Ballybunnion South

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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.