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Carrowniskey, Louisburgh

Excellent Quality 2025 Green Coast faces WNW

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60
Fresh · chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s
Waves
1.3 m
11 s period from W · model cell 1.2 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 284 km away.
Tide
1.5 m
Falling, nearly low. Low at 15:50.
Wind
24 km/h
Moderate breeze, W, onshore, gusts 45
Daylight
07:42
Sunrise. Sunset 19:15. Air 15°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
16:00
Decent 62/100
chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind · 1.3 m · 26 km/h
▼ 03:10 ▲ 09:40 ▼ 15:50 ▲ 22:20
Sat, 3 Oct
18:00
Decent 76/100
chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 1.0 m · 17 km/h
▼ 04:10 ▲ 10:45 ▼ 17:05 ▲ 23:45
Sun, 4 Oct
19:00
Decent 71/100
chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 1.1 m · 28 km/h
▼ 05:30 ▲ 12:05 ▼ 19:00
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Decent 69/100
chest-high 1.1 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind · 1.1 m · 20 km/h
▲ 01:15 ▼ 07:20 ▲ 13:40 ▼ 20:30
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Fresh 50/100
waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.9 m · 16 km/h
▲ 02:55 ▼ 08:50 ▲ 15:00 ▼ 21:30
Wed, 7 Oct
19:00
Fresh 52/100
chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 1.0 m · 23 km/h
▲ 03:50 ▼ 09:50 ▲ 15:55 ▼ 22:25
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 12 km/h
▲ 04:35 ▼ 10:30 ▲ 16:40 ▼ 23:05

Week at a glance

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Fri 15:0060 · Freshchest-high 1.3 m · period 11 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 13:00 · 57 FreshFri 14:00 · 57 FreshFri 15:00 · 60 FreshFri 16:00 · 62 DecentFri 17:00 · 59 FreshFri 18:00 · 56 FreshFri 19:00 · 53 FreshFri 20:00 · 50 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 47 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 44 Blowy · nightFri 23:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSat 02:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSat 03:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 62 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 67 DecentSat 09:00 · 62 DecentSat 10:00 · 61 FreshSat 11:00 · 60 FreshSat 12:00 · 63 DecentSat 13:00 · 66 DecentSat 14:00 · 69 DecentSat 15:00 · 72 DecentSat 16:00 · 68 DecentSat 17:00 · 71 DecentSat 18:00 · 76 DecentSat 19:00 · 73 DecentSat 20:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 67 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSun 00:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 62 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 63 DecentSun 09:00 · 60 FreshSun 10:00 · 57 FreshSun 11:00 · 54 FreshSun 12:00 · 51 FreshSun 13:00 · 54 FreshSun 14:00 · 57 FreshSun 15:00 · 59 FreshSun 16:00 · 62 DecentSun 17:00 · 65 DecentSun 18:00 · 68 DecentSun 19:00 · 71 DecentSun 20:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 58 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 55 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 53 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 45 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 55 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 67 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 70 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 69 DecentMon 09:00 · 58 FreshMon 10:00 · 55 FreshMon 11:00 · 59 FreshMon 12:00 · 56 FreshMon 13:00 · 53 FreshMon 14:00 · 52 FreshMon 15:00 · 55 FreshMon 16:00 · 58 FreshMon 17:00 · 61 FreshMon 18:00 · 64 DecentMon 19:00 · 67 DecentMon 22:00 · 66 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 49 Fresh · nightTue 04:00 · 63 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 50 FreshTue 13:00 · 40 BlowyTue 16:00 · 37 BlowyTue 19:00 · 46 FreshTue 22:00 · 52 Fresh · nightWed 01:00 · 41 Blowy · nightWed 04:00 · 19 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 29 Blowy · nightWed 10:00 · 37 BlowyWed 13:00 · 28 BlowyWed 16:00 · 43 BlowyWed 19:00 · 52 FreshWed 22:00 · 62 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 55 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 15:00

60 Fresh
  • chest-high 1.3 m
  • period 11 s
  • onshore wind
  • low-ish tide
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.3 m24 km/h
faces 292° WNW · wind onshore
Waves
1.3 m @ 11 s from W
Wind
24 km/h W · gusts 45
Tide
1.4 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
14:0057 Fresh1.4 m (1.0 swell)11 sW23 km/h WSW471.9 m dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
15:0060 Fresh1.3 m (0.9 swell)11 sW24 km/h W451.4 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
16:0062 Decent1.3 m (0.9 swell)11 sWNW26 km/h W471.3 m ▼dry14°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
17:0059 Fresh1.3 m (0.9 swell)11 sWNW27 km/h W461.4 m ▼dry14°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
18:0056 Fresh1.3 m (0.9 swell)11 sWNW28 km/h W451.8 m dry14°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
19:0053 Fresh1.3 m (0.9 swell)11 sWNW26 km/h W432.3 m dry13°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
20:0050 Fresh1.3 m (0.9 swell)11 sWNW25 km/h W422.8 m dry13°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
21:0047 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW23 km/h W403.3 m dry13°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
22:0044 Blowy1.3 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW20 km/h W373.6 m ▲dry13°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
23:0045 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW17 km/h W343.6 m ▲dry13°chest-high 1.2 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0049 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW18 km/h WSW313.3 m dry13°chest-high 1.2 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
01:0052 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW18 km/h WSW302.8 m dry13°chest-high 1.2 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
02:0056 Fresh1.1 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW18 km/h WSW302.2 m dry13°chest-high 1.1 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
03:0059 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)11 sWNW17 km/h WSW311.8 m dry13°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
04:0062 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h WSW311.6 m ▼dry13°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
05:0060 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h WSW301.6 m ▼dry13°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
06:0057 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h WSW281.9 m dry13°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
07:0068 Decent1.0 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW14 km/h WSW242.3 m dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, light onshore
08:0067 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW11 km/h WSW222.8 m dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0062 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW8 km/h WSW213.2 m dry14°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, light onshore
10:0061 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW10 km/h SSW233.5 m ▲dry14°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
11:0060 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h SSW273.6 m ▲dry14°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0063 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h SW303.5 m dry15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0066 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW14 km/h SW323.1 m dry15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0069 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h SW342.6 m dry15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
15:0072 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW17 km/h SSW372.1 m dry15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:0068 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h SSW401.7 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
17:0071 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h SSW421.5 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
18:0076 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW17 km/h SSW431.6 m ▼dry14°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
19:0073 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h SSW431.8 m dry14°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
20:0070 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h SSW432.1 m dry14°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
21:0067 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW17 km/h SSW452.6 m dry14°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
22:0056 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sW22 km/h SSW473.0 m dry14°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
23:0053 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sW26 km/h SSW483.3 m ▲dry15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0052 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sW27 km/h SSW493.3 m ▲dry15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
01:0055 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sW28 km/h SSW513.2 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
02:0059 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sW27 km/h SSW522.9 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
03:0062 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sW28 km/h SSW532.5 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
04:0066 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sW24 km/h SSW532.1 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
05:0069 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sW26 km/h SSW511.9 m ▼0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
06:0069 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sW28 km/h SW501.9 m ▼0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0066 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sW28 km/h SW502.0 m 0.2 mm15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
08:0063 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sW27 km/h SSW502.3 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0060 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sW28 km/h SSW492.6 m 0.2 mm15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0057 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sW29 km/h SSW483.0 m 0.2 mm15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
11:0054 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sW28 km/h SW483.3 m ▲0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0051 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sW28 km/h SW483.5 m ▲0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0054 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sW27 km/h SW483.4 m ▲0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 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
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 surf · Decent · sea 15° · 1.3 mFri, 2 Oct 15:30–16:30 · chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
🏄 Carrowniskey, Louisburgh surf · Decent · sea 15° · 1.0 mSat, 3 Oct 17:30–18:30 · chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Carrowniskey, Louisburgh surf · Decent · sea 15° · 1.1 mSun, 4 Oct 18:30–19:30 · chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 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.