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Carrowmore Beach, Louisburgh

Sufficient Quality 2025 faces NNW

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Surf score now
5
Grim · flat
Waves
0.2 m
10 s period from WNW · model cell 2 km out
Sea
15.6°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 288 km away.
Tide
1.6 m
Low tide. Low at 17:05.
Wind
16 km/h
Gentle breeze, SW, cross, gusts 29
Daylight
07:44
Sunrise. Sunset 19:12. Air 15°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
16:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 16 km/h
▼ 04:10 ▲ 10:45 ▼ 17:05 ▲ 23:45
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 24 km/h
▼ 05:30 ▲ 12:05 ▼ 19:00
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 26 km/h
▲ 01:15 ▼ 07:20 ▲ 13:40 ▼ 20:30
Tue, 6 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 15 km/h
▲ 02:55 ▼ 08:50 ▲ 15:00 ▼ 21:30
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 19 km/h
▲ 03:50 ▼ 09:50 ▲ 15:55 ▼ 22:25
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 10 km/h
▲ 04:35 ▼ 10:30 ▲ 16:40 ▼ 23:05
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 27 km/h
▲ 05:20 ▼ 11:10 ▲ 17:25 ▼ 23:40

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 16:005 · Grimflat
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 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 · 3 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 20:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 21:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 23:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 00:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 02:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 03:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 05:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 06:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 08:00 · 5 GrimTue 09:00 · 5 GrimTue 10:00 · 5 GrimTue 11:00 · 5 GrimTue 12:00 · 5 GrimTue 13:00 · 5 GrimTue 14:00 · 5 GrimTue 15:00 · 5 GrimTue 16:00 · 5 GrimTue 17:00 · 5 GrimTue 18:00 · 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 · 3 GrimWed 16:00 · 0 GrimWed 19:00 · 2 GrimWed 22:00 · 12 Grim · nightThu 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 04:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 15 Grim · nightThu 10:00 · 5 GrimThu 13:00 · 5 GrimThu 16:00 · 5 GrimThu 19:00 · 5 GrimThu 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightFri 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightFri 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 19:00 · 0 Grim

Sat, 3 Oct, 16:00

5 Grim
  • flat
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.2 m16 km/h
faces 337° NNW · wind cross
Waves
0.2 m @ 10 s from WNW
Wind
16 km/h SW · gusts 29
Tide
1.7 m · low
Air
15°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
16:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWNW16 km/h SW291.7 m ▼dry15°flat
17:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWNW17 km/h SSW301.5 m ▼dry15°flat
18:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWNW13 km/h SSW301.6 m ▼dry14°flat
19:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWNW10 km/h SSW271.8 m dry13°flat
20:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWNW9 km/h S232.1 m dry11°flat
21:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWNW11 km/h SSW242.6 m dry11°flat
22:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWNW14 km/h SSW273.0 m dry12°flat
23:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWNW15 km/h SSW313.3 m ▲dry12°flat
Sunday, 4 October
00:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWNW20 km/h SSW363.3 m ▲dry14°flat
01:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWNW18 km/h SSW403.2 m dry14°flat
02:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWNW23 km/h SSW422.9 m dry14°flat
03:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWNW24 km/h SSW442.5 m dry15°flat
04:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWNW22 km/h SSW452.1 m dry15°flat
05:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWNW22 km/h SSW451.9 m ▼dry15°flat
06:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWNW22 km/h SSW451.9 m ▼dry15°flat
07:005 Grim0.3 m10 sWNW23 km/h SSW452.0 m dry15°flat
08:005 Grim0.3 m10 sWNW24 km/h SW452.3 m dry15°flat
09:005 Grim0.3 m10 sWNW23 km/h SSW462.6 m dry16°flat
10:005 Grim0.3 m10 sWNW24 km/h SSW473.0 m dry16°flat
11:005 Grim0.3 m10 sWNW27 km/h SSW483.3 m ▲dry17°flat
12:005 Grim0.3 m10 sWNW29 km/h SSW493.5 m ▲dry17°flat
13:005 Grim0.3 m10 sWNW28 km/h SSW513.4 m ▲dry17°flat
14:005 Grim0.3 m10 sWNW27 km/h SSW533.2 m 0.1 mm16°flat
15:005 Grim0.3 m10 sWNW31 km/h SSW542.8 m 0.1 mm16°flat
16:005 Grim0.3 m10 sWNW31 km/h SW542.4 m 0.1 mm15°flat
17:005 Grim0.3 m10 sWNW28 km/h SW531.9 m 0.1 mm15°flat
18:005 Grim0.3 m10 sWNW27 km/h SW501.7 m ▼0.1 mm16°flat
19:005 Grim0.3 m10 sWNW26 km/h SW491.6 m ▼dry16°flat
20:005 Grim0.3 m10 sWNW24 km/h SW471.6 m ▼dry15°flat
21:005 Grim0.3 m10 sWNW26 km/h SW481.9 m dry15°flat
22:005 Grim0.3 m10 sWNW27 km/h SW482.2 m dry16°flat
23:005 Grim0.3 m10 sWNW30 km/h SW492.7 m dry15°flat
Monday, 5 October
00:005 Grim0.3 m10 sWNW33 km/h WSW493.0 m dry15°flat
01:005 Grim0.3 m11 sWNW19 km/h SSW503.2 m ▲dry15°flat
02:003 Grim0.3 m11 sWNW27 km/h SSW503.2 m ▲dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
03:005 Grim0.3 m11 sWNW30 km/h SW503.0 m dry16°flat
04:005 Grim0.3 m11 sWNW36 km/h SW512.8 m dry15°flat
05:005 Grim0.3 m11 sWNW23 km/h SW512.4 m 0.1 mm14°flat
06:005 Grim0.3 m11 sWNW26 km/h SW502.1 m 0.1 mm15°flat
07:005 Grim0.3 m11 sWNW26 km/h SW481.9 m ▼dry15°flat
08:005 Grim0.3 m11 sWNW26 km/h SW471.9 m ▼0.1 mm15°flat
09:005 Grim0.3 m11 sWNW27 km/h SW442.1 m 0.1 mm15°flat
10:005 Grim0.3 m11 sWNW27 km/h SW432.4 m 0.1 mm15°flat
11:005 Grim0.3 m11 sWNW26 km/h SW422.8 m 0.1 mm15°flat
12:005 Grim0.3 m11 sWNW27 km/h SW423.2 m 0.1 mm15°flat
13:005 Grim0.3 m11 sWNW24 km/h SW423.4 m ▲dry16°flat
14:005 Grim0.3 m11 sWNW26 km/h WSW373.5 m ▲0.2 mm15°flat
15:005 Grim0.3 m10 sWNW26 km/h SW363.4 m 0.2 mm15°flat

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Roonagh, 5 km away · metres above chart datum
04:1010:4517:0523:45
Low 04:10 · 1.6 mHigh 10:45 · 3.6 mLow 17:05 · 1.5 mHigh 23:45 · 3.3 m

The spot

Faces
337° NNW
Swell window
SSW 210° → E 80°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 2 km out
Water
Sufficient 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 Sufficient, 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: YesToiletsParkingAccessible: Access ramp to the beachDogs on lead (Dogs only allowed before 12pm and after 6.30pm during the bathing season (1st June to 15th September), otherwise allowed at all times onto beach.)

As listed by Mayo County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

The Wild Atlantic Sauna (Slainte Saunas) · Old Head Beach, Louisburgh · 4 km · fixed

Big Dipper Sauna · Carrowniskey Beach, BigStyle Atlantic Lodge, Louisburgh · 9 km · fixed

Sweathouse (Renvyle) · Gurteen Pier, Renvyle, Connemara, Co. Galway · 21 km · fixed

Sabhna Saunas (Keel) · Keel Beach, Achill Island · 28 km · fixed

Carrowmore Beach is a fine sandy beach consisting of a sandy dune area to the east. Swimming is prohibited towards the eastern end of the beach in the general area of Bunowen River and Tulin Beach. Carrowmore Strand forms part of the Cloghmoyle Dunes proposed National Heritage Area (pNHA) (Site Code 001483). Activities include swimming, surfing, windsurfing, sailing, canoeing, waterskiing, jet skiing, scuba-diving/snorkelling and fishing. The bathing water is approximately 0.3km2 in area. The medium and maximum water depth within the designated bathing water is 0.5m and 5.0m respectively depending on tides.

Put Carrowmore Beach, Louisburgh in your calendar

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🏄 Carrowmore Beach, Louisburgh surf · Grim · sea 16° · 0.2 mSat, 3 Oct 15:30–16:30 · flat
🏄 Carrowmore Beach, Louisburgh surf · Grim · sea 16° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · flat
🏄 Carrowmore Beach, Louisburgh surf · Grim · sea 16° · 0.3 mMon, 5 Oct 07:30–08:30 · flat

Nearby spots

Old Head Beach, Louisburgh

4 km · Co. Mayo · Excellent Quality

Lough Baun

5 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

Tonarick Lough

5 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

Lough Laraha

5 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

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