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Carrowniskey, Louisburgh

Excellent Quality 2025 Green Coast faces WNW

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77
Decent · chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s
Waves
1.0 m
10 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
Rising, nearly high. High at 10:45.
Wind
12 km/h
Light breeze, WSW, onshore, gusts 23
Daylight
07:44
Sunrise. Sunset 19:13. Air 14°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
09:00
Decent 79/100
chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 1.0 m · 8 km/h
▼ 04:10 ▲ 10:45 ▼ 17:05 ▲ 23:45
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Decent 71/100
chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 1.1 m · 26 km/h
▼ 05:30 ▲ 12:05 ▼ 19:00
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Decent 71/100
chest-high 1.2 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind · 1.2 m · 25 km/h
▲ 01:15 ▼ 07:20 ▲ 13:40 ▼ 20:30
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Blowy 38/100
waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 0.9 m · 17 km/h
▲ 02:55 ▼ 08:50 ▲ 15:00 ▼ 21:30
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 63/100
chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 1.1 m · 22 km/h
▲ 03:50 ▼ 09:50 ▲ 15:55 ▼ 22:25
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Decent 79/100
chest-high 1.0 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind · 1.0 m · 8 km/h
▲ 04:35 ▼ 10:30 ▲ 16:40 ▼ 23:05
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 28 km/h
▲ 05:20 ▼ 11:10 ▲ 17:25 ▼ 23:40

Week at a glance

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Sat 10:0077 · Decentchest-high 1.0 m · period 10 s
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 77 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 77 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 79 DecentSat 09:00 · 79 DecentSat 10:00 · 77 DecentSat 11:00 · 79 DecentSat 12:00 · 79 DecentSat 13:00 · 79 DecentSat 14:00 · 79 DecentSat 15:00 · 79 DecentSat 16:00 · 79 DecentSat 17:00 · 79 DecentSat 18:00 · 79 DecentSat 19:00 · 79 DecentSat 20:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 79 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 71 DecentSun 09:00 · 71 DecentSun 10:00 · 71 DecentSun 11:00 · 71 DecentSun 12:00 · 71 DecentSun 13:00 · 71 DecentSun 14:00 · 71 DecentSun 15:00 · 71 DecentSun 16:00 · 71 DecentSun 17:00 · 71 DecentSun 18:00 · 71 DecentSun 19:00 · 71 DecentSun 20:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 46 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 71 DecentMon 09:00 · 71 DecentMon 10:00 · 71 DecentMon 11:00 · 71 DecentMon 12:00 · 71 DecentMon 13:00 · 71 DecentMon 14:00 · 71 DecentMon 15:00 · 71 DecentMon 16:00 · 71 DecentMon 17:00 · 71 DecentMon 18:00 · 71 DecentMon 19:00 · 71 DecentMon 20:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 21:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 22:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 23:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 00:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 02:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 03:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 05:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 06:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 63 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 38 BlowyTue 13:00 · 38 BlowyTue 16:00 · 38 BlowyTue 19:00 · 38 BlowyTue 22:00 · 38 Blowy · nightWed 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 63 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 63 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 63 DecentWed 13:00 · 63 DecentWed 16:00 · 63 DecentWed 19:00 · 63 DecentWed 22:00 · 63 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightThu 04:00 · 77 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 77 Decent · nightThu 10:00 · 79 DecentThu 13:00 · 71 DecentThu 19:00 · 34 BlowyFri 01:00 · 24 Grim · nightFri 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 19:00 · 0 Grim

Sat, 3 Oct, 10:00

77 Decent
  • chest-high 1.0 m
  • period 10 s
  • light onshore
  • high tide
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.0 m12 km/h
faces 292° WNW · wind onshore
Waves
1.0 m @ 10 s from WNW
Wind
12 km/h WSW · gusts 23
Tide
3.5 m · high
Air
14°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
09:0079 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW8 km/h SSW233.2 m dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0077 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h WSW233.5 m ▲dry14°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, light onshore
11:0079 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h WSW243.6 m ▲dry14°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0079 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h SW243.5 m dry15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0079 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h SW253.1 m dry15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0079 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW16 km/h SW272.6 m dry15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
15:0079 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h SW292.1 m dry15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:0079 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW16 km/h SW321.7 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
17:0079 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW17 km/h SSW331.5 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
18:0079 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h SSW331.6 m ▼dry14°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
19:0079 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h SSW311.8 m dry14°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
20:0079 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h SSW282.1 m dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
21:0079 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW14 km/h SSW302.6 m dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
22:0079 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW16 km/h SSW333.0 m dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
23:0079 Decent1.0 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h SSW373.3 m ▲dry14°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0071 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sW23 km/h SSW413.3 m ▲dry15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
01:0071 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sW22 km/h SSW443.2 m dry15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
02:0071 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sW22 km/h SSW462.9 m dry15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
03:0071 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sW24 km/h SSW472.5 m dry15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
04:0071 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sW23 km/h SSW482.1 m dry15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
05:0071 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sW23 km/h SSW481.9 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
06:0071 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sW22 km/h SSW481.9 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0071 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sW24 km/h SSW482.0 m dry15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
08:0071 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sW26 km/h SSW482.3 m dry16°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0071 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sW27 km/h SSW482.6 m 0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0071 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sW29 km/h SSW483.0 m 0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
11:0071 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sW30 km/h SSW493.3 m ▲0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0071 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sW30 km/h SSW493.5 m ▲0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0071 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sW31 km/h SSW503.4 m ▲0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0071 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sW31 km/h SSW503.2 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
15:0071 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sW29 km/h SW492.8 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:0071 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sW27 km/h SW492.4 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
17:0071 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sW26 km/h SW481.9 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
18:0071 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sW27 km/h SW471.7 m ▼0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
19:0071 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sW28 km/h SW471.6 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
20:0071 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sW28 km/h SW461.6 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
21:0071 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sW29 km/h SW461.9 m dry15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
22:0071 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sW28 km/h SW472.2 m dry15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
23:0071 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sW28 km/h SW482.7 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
Monday, 5 October
00:0071 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)11 sW28 km/h SW493.0 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
01:0071 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)11 sW30 km/h SW503.2 m ▲dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
02:0071 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)11 sW26 km/h SW453.2 m ▲0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
03:0071 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)11 sW27 km/h SW453.0 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
04:0071 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)11 sW26 km/h SW442.8 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
05:0071 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)11 sW28 km/h SW442.4 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
06:0046 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)11 sW31 km/h WSW432.1 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
07:0063 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)11 sW28 km/h WSW421.9 m ▼0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
08:0071 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)11 sW25 km/h SW411.9 m ▼0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind

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
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
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 surf · Decent · sea 15° · 1.0 mSat, 3 Oct 08:30–09:30 · chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Carrowniskey, Louisburgh surf · Decent · sea 15° · 1.1 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Carrowniskey, Louisburgh surf · Decent · sea 15° · 1.2 mMon, 5 Oct 07:30–08:30 · chest-high 1.2 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind

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.