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Cill Mhuirbhigh, Inis Mór

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces SW

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Dip score now
61
Fresh · gentle breeze, dry
Waves
1.6 m
9 s period from WSW · model cell 2.3 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 220 km away.
Tide
3.9 m
Falling. Low at 03:50.
Wind
15 km/h
Gentle breeze, W, onshore, gusts 35
Daylight
07:41
Sunrise. Sunset 19:15. Air 12°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
Daylight's done for today.
▼ 02:55 ▲ 09:25 ▼ 15:25 ▲ 22:05
Sat, 3 Oct
18:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m · 1.0 m · 12 km/h
▼ 03:50 ▲ 10:25 ▼ 16:45 ▲ 23:15
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Fresh 55/100
fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 1.3 m · 30 km/h
▼ 05:20 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:15
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Decent 68/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 1.2 m · 26 km/h
▲ 00:55 ▼ 07:00 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Decent 69/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, showers possible · 1.0 m · 25 km/h
▲ 02:20 ▼ 08:25 ▲ 14:40 ▼ 21:00
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 72/100
moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m · 0.6 m · 22 km/h
▲ 03:25 ▼ 09:20 ▲ 15:35 ▼ 21:55
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 73/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 19 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:05 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:35

Week at a glance

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Fri 23:0061 · Freshgentle breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 18:00 · 49 FreshFri 19:00 · 45 FreshFri 20:00 · 38 Blowy · nightFri 21:00 · 40 Blowy · nightFri 22:00 · 45 Fresh · nightFri 23:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 66 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 71 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 87 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 87 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 73 DecentSat 09:00 · 72 DecentSat 10:00 · 68 DecentSat 11:00 · 69 DecentSat 12:00 · 67 DecentSat 13:00 · 71 DecentSat 14:00 · 76 DecentSat 15:00 · 80 GrandSat 16:00 · 85 GrandSat 17:00 · 87 GrandSat 18:00 · 89 GrandSat 19:00 · 78 DecentSat 20:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSun 00:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 50 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 45 FreshSun 09:00 · 40 BlowySun 10:00 · 36 BlowySun 11:00 · 32 BlowySun 12:00 · 29 BlowySun 13:00 · 33 BlowySun 14:00 · 37 BlowySun 15:00 · 42 BlowySun 16:00 · 46 FreshSun 17:00 · 51 FreshSun 18:00 · 55 FreshSun 19:00 · 53 FreshSun 20:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 22:00 · 40 Blowy · nightSun 23:00 · 36 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 32 Blowy · nightMon 01:00 · 28 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 38 Blowy · nightMon 04:00 · 42 Blowy · nightMon 05:00 · 47 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 51 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 56 Fresh · nightMon 08:00 · 52 FreshMon 09:00 · 47 FreshMon 10:00 · 43 BlowyMon 11:00 · 38 BlowyMon 12:00 · 34 BlowyMon 13:00 · 29 BlowyMon 14:00 · 47 FreshMon 15:00 · 51 FreshMon 16:00 · 55 FreshMon 17:00 · 60 FreshMon 18:00 · 64 DecentMon 19:00 · 68 DecentMon 22:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 42 Blowy · nightTue 04:00 · 40 Blowy · nightTue 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 69 DecentTue 13:00 · 55 FreshTue 16:00 · 66 DecentTue 19:00 · 69 DecentTue 22:00 · 71 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 74 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 60 Fresh · nightWed 07:00 · 56 Fresh · nightWed 10:00 · 72 DecentWed 13:00 · 62 DecentWed 16:00 · 36 BlowyWed 19:00 · 65 DecentWed 22:00 · 75 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 61 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 66 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 73 DecentThu 19:00 · 22 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 23:00

61 Fresh
  • gentle breeze
  • dry
  • small waves 0.8 m
  • high tide
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.6 m15 km/h
faces 234° SW · wind onshore
Waves
1.6 m @ 9 s from WSW
Wind
15 km/h W · gusts 35
Tide
3.9 m · high
Air
12°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
22:0045 Fresh1.6 m (0.6 swell)9 sWSW18 km/h WNW394.1 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
23:0061 Fresh1.6 m (0.6 swell)9 sWSW15 km/h W353.9 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0066 Decent1.5 m (0.6 swell)9 sWSW15 km/h W333.5 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
01:0071 Decent1.5 m (0.6 swell)9 sWSW15 km/h W302.9 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
02:0076 Decent1.4 m (0.6 swell)9 sWSW15 km/h W292.3 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
03:0087 Grand1.4 m (0.6 swell)9 sWSW12 km/h WSW291.9 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
04:0087 Grand1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h W281.7 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
05:0083 Grand1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h WSW271.9 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
06:0076 Decent1.3 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h WSW262.3 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
07:0078 Decent1.2 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h WSW232.8 m dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
08:0073 Decent1.2 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h W213.2 m dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
09:0072 Decent1.2 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW9 km/h WSW193.7 m dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
10:0068 Decent1.1 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h WSW194.0 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
11:0069 Decent1.1 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h SW204.0 m ▲dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
12:0067 Decent1.1 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h SSW223.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
13:0071 Decent1.1 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW14 km/h SSW243.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
14:0076 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h SSW272.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
15:0080 Grand1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h SSW292.1 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
16:0085 Grand1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW14 km/h SSW281.8 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
17:0087 Grand1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h SSW271.7 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
18:0089 Grand1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h SSW261.9 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
19:0078 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h SSW272.2 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
20:0074 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h SSW292.6 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
21:0070 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h SSW323.1 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
22:0065 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h S363.5 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
23:0061 Fresh1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h S413.8 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0047 Fresh1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW23 km/h S443.7 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
01:0052 Fresh1.1 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h SSW453.4 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
02:0057 Fresh1.2 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW28 km/h SSW473.0 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
03:0061 Fresh1.2 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h SSW482.6 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
04:0050 Fresh1.2 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW29 km/h SW482.2 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
05:0054 Fresh1.2 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW29 km/h SW482.0 m ▼dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
06:0069 Decent1.3 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW28 km/h SW492.1 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
07:0049 Fresh1.3 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW29 km/h SW492.3 m dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
08:0045 Fresh1.3 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW30 km/h SW502.6 m dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
09:0040 Blowy1.3 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW29 km/h SW493.0 m dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
10:0036 Blowy1.3 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW32 km/h SW493.4 m dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
11:0032 Blowy1.3 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW36 km/h SW493.8 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
12:0029 Blowy1.3 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW35 km/h SW503.9 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
13:0033 Blowy1.4 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW37 km/h SW503.7 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
14:0037 Blowy1.4 m (0.4 swell)5 sWSW37 km/h SW503.4 m dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
15:0042 Blowy1.4 m (0.4 swell)5 sWSW36 km/h SW502.9 m dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0046 Fresh1.4 m (0.4 swell)5 sWSW33 km/h SW492.5 m dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0051 Fresh1.4 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SW482.0 m ▼dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0055 Fresh1.3 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SW461.8 m ▼dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0053 Fresh1.3 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SW461.8 m ▼dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0049 Fresh1.3 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW33 km/h WSW412.0 m dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
21:0044 Blowy1.3 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SW402.3 m dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Inishmore, 6 km away · metres above chart datum
02:5509:2515:2522:05
Low 02:55 · 1.3 mHigh 09:25 · 4.4 mLow 15:25 · 1.4 mHigh 22:05 · 4.1 m

The spot

Faces
234° SW
Swell window
WSW 250° → SW 230°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 2.3 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 7 days July & Aug weekend June/SeptToiletsParkingNo 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?

Oileanra Seaweed Baths and Sauna · Cuigeal, Lettermullan · 12 km · fixed

Doolin Ocean Sauna (Wild Atlantic Seaweed Baths) · Doolin Pier, Co. Clare · 26 km · fixed

Cill Mhuirbhigh beach is a sheltered sandy shore bounded by rocky shore to the west and east. There is a small area of marram dune which supports a variety of vegetation. The habitat of Machair is located within Cill Mhuirbhigh and this form of coastal grassland supports a variety of rare plants. There is also a variety of animal and bird species including rare species. The rarer plants are listed in the Irish Red Data Book and legally protected under the Flora Protection Order (1999). There is a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the island, the prehistoric fort Dún Aonghusa. The whole island is significant in terms of cultural and environmental value.

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🌊 Cill Mhuirbhigh, Inis Mór dip · Grand · sea 15° · 1.0 mSat, 3 Oct 17:30–18:30 · light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
🌊 Cill Mhuirbhigh, Inis Mór dip · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.3 mSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry

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