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Carrowniskey, Louisburgh

Excellent Quality 2025 Green Coast faces WNW

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Dip score now
52
Fresh · gentle breeze, dry
Waves
1.2 m
11 s period from WNW · model cell 1.2 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 284 km away.
Tide
3.4 m
Falling. Low at 04:10.
Wind
16 km/h
Gentle breeze, WSW, onshore, gusts 30
Daylight
07:42
Sunrise. Sunset 19:15. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
Daylight's done for today.
▼ 03:10 ▲ 09:40 ▼ 15:50 ▲ 22:20
Sat, 3 Oct
17:00
Decent 76/100
gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m · 1.0 m · 17 km/h
▼ 04:10 ▲ 10:45 ▼ 17:05 ▲ 23:45
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Decent 62/100
moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m · 1.1 m · 26 km/h
▼ 05:30 ▲ 12:05 ▼ 19:00
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Fresh 60/100
moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m · 1.1 m · 21 km/h
▲ 01:15 ▼ 07:20 ▲ 13:40 ▼ 20:30
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Decent 74/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m · 0.7 m · 14 km/h
▲ 02:55 ▼ 08:50 ▲ 15:00 ▼ 21:30
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 76/100
gentle breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 18 km/h
▲ 03:50 ▼ 09:50 ▲ 15:55 ▼ 22:25
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 81/100
light winds, showers possible · 12 km/h
▲ 04:35 ▼ 10:30 ▲ 16:40 ▼ 23:05

Week at a glance

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Sat 00:0053 · Freshgentle breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 17:00 · 55 FreshFri 18:00 · 51 FreshFri 19:00 · 46 FreshFri 20:00 · 42 Blowy · nightFri 21:00 · 35 Blowy · nightFri 22:00 · 46 Fresh · nightFri 23:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSat 02:00 · 66 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 75 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 72 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 64 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 66 DecentSat 09:00 · 61 FreshSat 10:00 · 57 FreshSat 11:00 · 55 FreshSat 12:00 · 54 FreshSat 13:00 · 58 FreshSat 14:00 · 62 DecentSat 15:00 · 67 DecentSat 16:00 · 71 DecentSat 17:00 · 76 DecentSat 18:00 · 72 DecentSat 19:00 · 74 DecentSat 20:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 22:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSun 00:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 01:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 02:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 64 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 64 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 55 FreshSun 09:00 · 51 FreshSun 10:00 · 47 FreshSun 11:00 · 35 BlowySun 12:00 · 14 GrimSun 13:00 · 42 BlowySun 14:00 · 46 FreshSun 15:00 · 50 FreshSun 16:00 · 54 FreshSun 17:00 · 58 FreshSun 18:00 · 62 DecentSun 19:00 · 50 FreshSun 20:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 20 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 28 Blowy · nightMon 01:00 · 23 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 13 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 30 Blowy · nightMon 04:00 · 45 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 37 Blowy · nightMon 06:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 49 FreshMon 09:00 · 53 FreshMon 10:00 · 48 FreshMon 11:00 · 50 FreshMon 12:00 · 45 FreshMon 13:00 · 41 BlowyMon 14:00 · 39 BlowyMon 15:00 · 43 BlowyMon 16:00 · 48 FreshMon 17:00 · 52 FreshMon 18:00 · 56 FreshMon 19:00 · 60 FreshMon 22:00 · 51 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 27 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 45 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 52 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 60 FreshTue 13:00 · 57 FreshTue 16:00 · 61 FreshTue 19:00 · 74 DecentTue 22:00 · 89 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 50 Fresh · nightWed 07:00 · 64 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 76 DecentWed 13:00 · 34 BlowyWed 16:00 · 29 BlowyWed 19:00 · 42 BlowyWed 22:00 · 55 Fresh · nightThu 01:00 · 45 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 66 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 81 GrandThu 19:00 · 42 Blowy

Sat, 3 Oct, 00:00

53 Fresh
  • gentle breeze
  • dry
  • waves 1.2 m
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.2 m16 km/h
faces 292° WNW · wind onshore
Waves
1.2 m @ 11 s from WNW
Wind
16 km/h WSW · gusts 30
Tide
3.3 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
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
23:0048 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW15 km/h W343.6 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0053 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW16 km/h WSW303.3 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
01:0058 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW15 km/h WSW292.8 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
02:0066 Decent1.1 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW16 km/h WSW282.2 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
03:0070 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)11 sWNW13 km/h WSW281.8 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
04:0075 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW17 km/h WSW281.6 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
05:0072 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW16 km/h WSW281.6 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
06:0068 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW14 km/h WSW271.9 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
07:0064 Decent1.0 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h WSW252.3 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
08:0066 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW10 km/h WSW222.8 m dry14°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
09:0061 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW8 km/h SW213.2 m dry14°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
10:0057 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW9 km/h SW213.5 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
11:0055 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW11 km/h SW243.6 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
12:0054 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h SW263.5 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
13:0058 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h SW283.1 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
14:0062 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h SW302.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
15:0067 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h SW322.1 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
16:0071 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW17 km/h SSW351.7 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
17:0076 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW17 km/h SSW371.5 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
18:0072 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h SSW371.6 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
19:0074 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h SSW361.8 m dry14°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
20:0070 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h SSW352.1 m dry13°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
21:0060 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h SSW372.6 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
22:0055 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sW14 km/h SSW403.0 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
23:0051 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sW19 km/h SSW443.3 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0039 Blowy1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sW23 km/h SSW473.3 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
01:0044 Blowy1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sW23 km/h SSW493.2 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
02:0049 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sW23 km/h SSW502.9 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
03:0054 Fresh1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sW25 km/h SSW502.5 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
04:0059 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sW23 km/h SSW512.1 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
05:0064 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sW26 km/h SSW501.9 m ▼0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
06:0064 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sW25 km/h SSW501.9 m ▼0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
07:0060 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sW25 km/h SW502.0 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
08:0055 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sW26 km/h SSW492.3 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
09:0051 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sW27 km/h SW492.6 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
10:0047 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sW26 km/h SW493.0 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
11:0035 Blowy1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sW28 km/h SW483.3 m ▲0.2 mm16°moderate breeze, showers possible, waves 1.1 m
12:0014 Grim1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sW29 km/h SSW473.5 m ▲0.2 mm16°fresh breeze, showers possible, waves 1.1 m
13:0042 Blowy1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sW28 km/h SSW483.4 m ▲0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
14:0046 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sW27 km/h SSW493.2 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
15:0050 Fresh1.1 m (0.5 swell)10 sW28 km/h SW492.8 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
16:0054 Fresh1.1 m (0.5 swell)10 sW27 km/h SW492.4 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
17:0058 Fresh1.1 m (0.5 swell)10 sW27 km/h SW481.9 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
18:0062 Decent1.1 m (0.5 swell)10 sW26 km/h SW481.7 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
19:0050 Fresh1.1 m (0.5 swell)10 sW29 km/h SW471.6 m ▼dry15°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
20:0046 Fresh1.1 m (0.5 swell)10 sW29 km/h SW421.6 m ▼dry15°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
21:0057 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sW26 km/h SW411.9 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
22:0053 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sW23 km/h SW422.2 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Roonagh, 3 km away · metres above chart datum
03:1009:4015:5022:20
Low 03:10 · 1.2 mHigh 09:40 · 3.9 mLow 15:50 · 1.3 mHigh 22:20 · 3.6 m

The spot

Faces
292° WNW
Swell window
S 190° → ENE 70°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 1.2 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

As listed by Mayo County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Big Dipper Sauna · Carrowniskey Beach, BigStyle Atlantic Lodge, Louisburgh · 3 km · fixed

The Wild Atlantic Sauna (Slainte Saunas) · Old Head Beach, Louisburgh · 9 km · fixed

Sweathouse (Renvyle) · Gurteen Pier, Renvyle, Connemara, Co. Galway · 16 km · fixed

Sabhna Saunas (Keel) · Keel Beach, Achill Island · 29 km · fixed

Carrowniskey Beach is a large sandy, gradually sloping beach open to the west. Carrowniskey Beach is an exposed beach and can be subject to rip tides/strong currents. There are a number of different habitats including sand hills and an area of machair, three lagoon type lakes and their associated riverine channels. The Lagoon habitat is of extreme ecological importance. Carrowniskey Beach forms part of the Lough Cahasy, Lough Baun and Roonah Lough Special Area of Conservation (cSAC) and proposed National Heritage Area (pNHA) (Site Code 001529). The bathing water is approximately 0.8km2 in area however the beach extends approximately 1.7km. The medium and maximum water depth within the designated bathing water is 0.5m and 5.0m respectively depending on tides.

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🌊 Carrowniskey, Louisburgh dip · Decent · sea 15° · 1.0 mSat, 3 Oct 16:30–17:30 · gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
🌊 Carrowniskey, Louisburgh dip · Decent · sea 15° · 1.1 mSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m

Nearby spots

Lough Cahasy

1 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

Roonah Lough

1 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

Lough Baun

2 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

Lough Laraha

3 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.