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Cill Mhuirbhigh, Inis Mór

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7
Grim · knee-high 0.4 m, swell from outside the window
Waves
1.1 m
10 s period from WSW · model cell 2.3 km out
Sea
15.5°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 220 km away.
Tide
4.1 m
High tide. High at 10:25.
Wind
10 km/h
Light breeze, WSW, onshore, gusts 19
Daylight
07:43
Sunrise. Sunset 19:12. Air 14°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
17:00
Grim 26/100
knee-high 0.4 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s · 1.0 m · 11 km/h
▼ 03:50 ▲ 10:25 ▼ 16:45 ▲ 23:15
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
knee-high 0.4 m, swell from outside the window, period 11 s · 1.2 m · 27 km/h
▼ 05:20 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:15
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grim 10/100
knee-high 0.5 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s · 1.3 m · 25 km/h
▲ 00:55 ▼ 07:00 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Blowy 41/100
waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.9 m · 23 km/h
▲ 02:20 ▼ 08:25 ▲ 14:40 ▼ 21:00
Wed, 7 Oct
19:00
Decent 62/100
chest-high 1.0 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind · 1.0 m · 31 km/h
▲ 03:25 ▼ 09:20 ▲ 15:35 ▼ 21:55
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Fresh 52/100
waist-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, light onshore · 0.9 m · 7 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:05 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:35
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 37 km/h
▲ 04:50 ▼ 10:45 ▲ 17:00 ▼ 23:05

Week at a glance

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Sat 10:008 · Grimknee-high 0.4 m · swell from outside the window
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 05:00 · 3 Grim · nightSat 06:00 · 14 Grim · nightSat 07:00 · 11 Grim · nightSat 08:00 · 8 GrimSat 09:00 · 11 GrimSat 10:00 · 8 GrimSat 11:00 · 9 GrimSat 12:00 · 12 GrimSat 13:00 · 15 GrimSat 14:00 · 18 GrimSat 15:00 · 7 GrimSat 16:00 · 25 GrimSat 17:00 · 26 GrimSat 18:00 · 23 GrimSat 19:00 · 20 GrimSat 20:00 · 17 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 0 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 0 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 2 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 9 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 12 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 11 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 8 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 5 GrimSun 09:00 · 2 GrimSun 10:00 · 0 GrimSun 11:00 · 0 GrimSun 12:00 · 0 GrimSun 13:00 · 0 GrimSun 14:00 · 0 GrimSun 15:00 · 0 GrimSun 16:00 · 0 GrimSun 17:00 · 0 GrimSun 18:00 · 0 GrimSun 19:00 · 0 GrimSun 20:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 2 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 0 GrimMon 09:00 · 0 GrimMon 10:00 · 3 GrimMon 11:00 · 0 GrimMon 12:00 · 0 GrimMon 13:00 · 0 GrimMon 14:00 · 0 GrimMon 15:00 · 0 GrimMon 16:00 · 1 GrimMon 17:00 · 4 GrimMon 18:00 · 7 GrimMon 19:00 · 10 GrimMon 20:00 · 13 Grim · nightMon 21:00 · 10 Grim · nightMon 22:00 · 7 Grim · nightMon 23:00 · 4 Grim · nightTue 00:00 · 0 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 02:00 · 2 Grim · nightTue 03:00 · 3 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 14 Grim · nightTue 05:00 · 18 Grim · nightTue 06:00 · 13 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 16 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 41 BlowyTue 13:00 · 31 BlowyTue 16:00 · 30 BlowyTue 19:00 · 40 BlowyTue 22:00 · 43 Blowy · nightWed 01:00 · 34 Blowy · nightWed 04:00 · 28 Blowy · nightWed 07:00 · 38 Blowy · nightWed 10:00 · 44 BlowyWed 13:00 · 34 BlowyWed 16:00 · 40 BlowyWed 19:00 · 62 DecentWed 22:00 · 71 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 61 Fresh · nightThu 04:00 · 60 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 69 Decent · nightThu 10:00 · 52 FreshThu 13:00 · 29 BlowyThu 19:00 · 10 GrimFri 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 19:00 · 0 Grim

Sat, 3 Oct, 10:00

8 Grim
  • knee-high 0.4 m
  • swell from outside the window
  • period 10 s
  • light onshore
  • high-ish tide
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.1 m10 km/h
faces 234° SW · wind onshore
Waves
1.1 m @ 10 s from WSW
Wind
10 km/h WSW · gusts 19
Tide
4.0 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
10:008 Grim1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h WSW194.0 m ▲dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s
11:009 Grim1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h SW194.0 m ▲dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s
12:0012 Grim1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h SSW193.7 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s
13:0015 Grim1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h SSW213.2 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s
14:0018 Grim1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW14 km/h SSW232.7 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s
15:007 Grim1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h SSW242.1 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s
16:0025 Grim1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW14 km/h SSW251.8 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s
17:0026 Grim1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h SW231.7 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s
18:0023 Grim1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h SSW211.9 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s
19:0020 Grim1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h SSW212.2 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s
20:0017 Grim1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h SSW222.6 m dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s
21:000 Grim1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h SSW263.1 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s
22:000 Grim0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h SW313.5 m ▲dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s
23:000 Grim1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SW353.8 m ▲dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s
Sunday, 4 October
00:000 Grim1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW25 km/h SSW383.7 m ▲dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s
01:000 Grim1.1 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h SSW393.4 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s
02:002 Grim1.1 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW24 km/h SSW403.0 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s
03:005 Grim1.2 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW20 km/h SSW402.6 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s
04:009 Grim1.2 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW23 km/h S412.2 m dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s
05:0012 Grim1.2 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h SW432.0 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s
06:0011 Grim1.2 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW24 km/h SSW442.1 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s
07:008 Grim1.2 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW24 km/h SSW442.3 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, swell from outside the window, period 11 s
08:005 Grim1.2 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW27 km/h SW452.6 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, swell from outside the window, period 11 s
09:002 Grim1.2 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW28 km/h SSW463.0 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, swell from outside the window, period 11 s
10:000 Grim1.2 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW29 km/h SSW483.4 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, swell from outside the window, period 11 s
11:000 Grim1.2 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW30 km/h SSW493.8 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s
12:000 Grim1.2 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW33 km/h SSW503.9 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s
13:000 Grim1.2 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW35 km/h SW523.7 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s
14:000 Grim1.2 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW37 km/h SSW533.4 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s
15:000 Grim1.3 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW39 km/h SW542.9 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s
16:000 Grim1.4 m (0.5 swell)5 sWSW36 km/h SSW532.5 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, swell from outside the window, onshore wind
17:000 Grim1.5 m (0.5 swell)5 sWSW37 km/h SSW512.0 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, swell from outside the window, onshore wind
18:000 Grim1.4 m (0.5 swell)5 sWSW36 km/h SW501.8 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, swell from outside the window, onshore wind
19:000 Grim1.4 m (0.5 swell)5 sWSW36 km/h SW481.8 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, swell from outside the window, onshore wind
20:000 Grim1.4 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SW462.0 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s
21:000 Grim1.4 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SW452.3 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s
22:002 Grim1.4 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW28 km/h SW452.7 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s
23:000 Grim1.4 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SW453.2 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s
Monday, 5 October
00:000 Grim1.4 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SW463.6 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s
01:000 Grim1.4 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW32 km/h SW473.7 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s
02:000 Grim1.3 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW32 km/h SW483.6 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s
03:000 Grim1.3 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SW483.3 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s
04:000 Grim1.3 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SW472.9 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s
05:000 Grim1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SW472.5 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s
06:000 Grim1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h WSW462.2 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s
07:000 Grim1.4 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW29 km/h WSW452.1 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s
08:000 Grim1.4 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW37 km/h WSW392.1 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, swell from outside the window, period 11 s
09:000 Grim1.4 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW30 km/h WSW382.4 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, swell from outside the window, period 11 s

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
03:5010:2516:4523:15
Low 03:50 · 1.7 mHigh 10:25 · 4.1 mLow 16:45 · 1.7 mHigh 23:15 · 3.8 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 surf · Grim · sea 15° · 1.0 mSat, 3 Oct 16:30–17:30 · knee-high 0.4 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s
🏄 Cill Mhuirbhigh, Inis Mór surf · Grim · sea 15° · 1.2 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · knee-high 0.4 m, swell from outside the window, period 11 s
🏄 Cill Mhuirbhigh, Inis Mór surf · Grim · sea 15° · 1.3 mMon, 5 Oct 18:30–19:30 · knee-high 0.5 m, swell from outside the window, period 10 s

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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.