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Céibh an Spidéil

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9
Grim · strong wind, onshore, choppy
Waves
0.8 m
11 s period from SW · model cell 0.4 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 240 km away.
Tide
2.0 m
Falling, nearly low. Low at 15:35.
Wind
45 km/h
Strong breeze, SSW, onshore, gusts 68
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:13. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
19:00
Decent 78/100
moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m · 0.5 m · 27 km/h
▼ 03:00 ▲ 09:25 ▼ 15:35 ▲ 22:10
Sat, 3 Oct
18:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 11 km/h
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 16:40 ▲ 23:30
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Decent 78/100
moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m · 0.6 m · 27 km/h
▼ 05:15 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:20
Mon, 5 Oct
17:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.4 m · 22 km/h
▲ 00:55 ▼ 07:00 ▲ 13:20 ▼ 20:05
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 15 km/h
▲ 02:20 ▼ 08:25 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 9 km/h
▲ 03:20 ▼ 09:20 ▲ 15:40 ▼ 21:55
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 11 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:10 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:35

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 14:009 · Grimstrong wind · onshore, choppy
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 12:00 · 0 GrimFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 14:00 · 9 GrimFri 15:00 · 46 FreshFri 16:00 · 62 DecentFri 17:00 · 62 DecentFri 18:00 · 62 DecentFri 19:00 · 78 DecentFri 20:00 · 75 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 85 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 97 GrandSat 09:00 · 97 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 94 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 94 GrandSat 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 62 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 38 BlowySun 09:00 · 40 BlowySun 10:00 · 40 BlowySun 11:00 · 40 BlowySun 12:00 · 40 BlowySun 13:00 · 40 BlowySun 14:00 · 44 BlowySun 15:00 · 62 DecentSun 16:00 · 50 FreshSun 17:00 · 62 DecentSun 18:00 · 78 DecentSun 19:00 · 70 DecentSun 20:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 62 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 62 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 62 DecentMon 09:00 · 62 DecentMon 10:00 · 62 DecentMon 11:00 · 78 DecentMon 12:00 · 62 DecentMon 13:00 · 78 DecentMon 14:00 · 78 DecentMon 15:00 · 78 DecentMon 16:00 · 78 DecentMon 17:00 · 84 GrandMon 18:00 · 84 GrandMon 19:00 · 84 GrandMon 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 80 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 86 GrandTue 16:00 · 94 GrandTue 19:00 · 91 GrandTue 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 97 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 97 GrandWed 13:00 · 94 GrandWed 16:00 · 90 GrandWed 19:00 · 91 GrandWed 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 100 GrandThu 19:00 · 70 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 14:00

9 Grim
  • strong wind
  • onshore, choppy
  • rain
  • small waves 0.8 m
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.8 m45 km/h
faces 169° S · wind onshore
Waves
0.8 m @ 11 s from SW
Wind
45 km/h SSW · gusts 68
Tide
1.9 m · lower half
Air
15°C · 2.2 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
13:000 Grim1.0 m (0.3 swell)5 sSW52 km/h SSW782.5 m 6.1 mm16°gale, onshore, choppy, rain
14:009 Grim0.8 m (0.3 swell)11 sSW45 km/h SSW681.9 m 2.2 mm15°strong wind, onshore, choppy, rain
15:0046 Fresh0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sSW39 km/h W521.5 m ▼dry15°strong wind, dry, small waves 0.6 m
16:0062 Decent0.6 m (0.2 swell)11 sSW30 km/h W461.4 m ▼dry15°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
17:0062 Decent0.6 m (0.2 swell)11 sSW35 km/h W441.7 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
18:0062 Decent0.6 m (0.2 swell)11 sSW32 km/h W422.2 m dry14°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
19:0078 Decent0.5 m (0.2 swell)11 sSW27 km/h W392.8 m dry13°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
20:0075 Decent0.5 m (0.2 swell)11 sSW21 km/h WNW333.3 m dry12°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
21:0085 Grand0.5 m11 sSW18 km/h WNW303.8 m ▲dry11°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
22:0091 Grand0.4 m11 sSW10 km/h WNW284.1 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
23:0092 Grand0.4 m11 sSW8 km/h NW254.0 m ▲dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
Saturday, 3 October
00:0092 Grand0.4 m11 sSW9 km/h NW233.5 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0092 Grand0.4 m11 sSW10 km/h WNW222.9 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0091 Grand0.3 m10 sSW15 km/h WNW232.3 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0091 Grand0.3 m10 sSW15 km/h W241.9 m ▼dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0091 Grand0.3 m10 sSW16 km/h W261.7 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0091 Grand0.3 m10 sSW17 km/h W251.9 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0091 Grand0.3 m10 sSW17 km/h W232.3 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0091 Grand0.3 m10 sSW18 km/h W202.7 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0097 Grand0.3 m10 sSW10 km/h NW183.2 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0097 Grand0.3 m10 sSW6 km/h N173.7 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0097 Grand0.3 m10 sSW3 km/h N194.0 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:0094 Grand0.3 m10 sSW12 km/h SW234.0 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0094 Grand0.3 m10 sSW15 km/h SSW253.7 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0094 Grand0.3 m10 sSW16 km/h SSW283.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0094 Grand0.3 m10 sSW18 km/h SSW302.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0094 Grand0.3 m10 sSW19 km/h SW302.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0094 Grand0.3 m10 sSW17 km/h WSW291.8 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0094 Grand0.3 m10 sSW15 km/h WSW271.7 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:00100 Grand0.3 m10 sSW11 km/h SW261.8 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:0094 Grand0.3 m10 sSW13 km/h SW242.1 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0094 Grand0.3 m10 sSW15 km/h SW262.5 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0094 Grand0.3 m10 sSW16 km/h SW313.0 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0094 Grand0.3 m10 sSW16 km/h S353.5 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0078 Decent0.3 m10 sSW23 km/h SSW393.8 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0078 Decent0.3 m10 sSW24 km/h SSW423.8 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
01:0078 Decent0.3 m10 sSW28 km/h SSW443.5 m dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
02:0062 Decent0.4 m10 sSW32 km/h SSW463.1 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
03:0056 Fresh0.4 m10 sSW31 km/h SSW482.6 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
04:0056 Fresh0.5 m10 sSW32 km/h SSW492.3 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
05:0056 Fresh0.5 m10 sSW31 km/h SW502.0 m ▼0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
06:0056 Fresh0.5 m10 sSW35 km/h SSW512.1 m ▼0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
07:0056 Fresh0.5 m10 sSW32 km/h SSW512.3 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
08:0038 Blowy0.5 m10 sSW40 km/h SW522.6 m 0.2 mm15°strong wind, showers possible, small waves 0.5 m
09:0040 Blowy0.5 m10 sSW40 km/h SW513.0 m 0.1 mm15°strong wind, onshore, choppy, dry
10:0040 Blowy0.5 m10 sSW42 km/h SSW503.4 m 0.1 mm15°strong wind, onshore, choppy, dry
11:0040 Blowy0.5 m10 sSW41 km/h SSW493.8 m ▲0.1 mm15°strong wind, onshore, choppy, dry
12:0040 Blowy0.6 m10 sSW43 km/h SSW493.9 m ▲0.1 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, dry

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Rossaveel, 17 km away · metres above chart datum
03:0009:2515:3522:10
Low 03:00 · 1.3 mHigh 09:25 · 4.4 mLow 15:35 · 1.4 mHigh 22:10 · 4.1 m

The spot

Faces
169° S
Swell window
E 90° → W 260°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 0.4 km out
Water
Excellent Quality · Blue Flag

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: 12-6 Seven days July & Aug, weekend June/SeptToiletsParkingAccessible: Access to waters edge.No dogs (No dogs allowed on designated Blue Flag Beaches during lifeguard hours. Dogs allowed on a lead at all other times)

As listed by Galway County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Driftwood Sauna · Spiddal Pier, An Spideal · right here · fixed

Power Saunas · Silverstrand beach, Barna · 12 km · fixed

Fad Saoil Saunas (Salthill) · Salthill promenade · 14 km · fixed

Sauna Fiain · Renville Pier, Oranmore · 23 km · fixed

Céibh an Spidéil is a long sandy cove facing east. It is bound by a large stone fishing pier and an area of rocky shore. There is a variety of plants and wildlife to be seen. Otters and seals can be spotted on the shoreline. Activities include swimming and angling.

Put Céibh an Spidéil in your calendar

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🌊 Céibh an Spidéil dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.5 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
🌊 Céibh an Spidéil dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.3 mSat, 3 Oct 17:30–18:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Céibh an Spidéil dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.6 mSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m

Nearby spots

Trá na mBan, An Spidéal

1 km · Co. Galway · Good Quality

An Trá Mór, Coill Rua, Indreabhán

3 km · Co. Galway · Excellent Quality

Lough Logananny

3 km · Co. Galway · Not classified

Loch Niollach

4 km · Co. Galway · Not classified

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