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Clifden Beach

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Grim · strong wind, rain
Waves
1.5 m
11 s period from WSW · model cell 4.3 km out
Sea
15.7°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 255 km away.
Tide
3.0 m
Falling. Low at 16:00.
Wind
42 km/h
Strong breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 71
Daylight
07:43
Sunrise. Sunset 19:16. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
19:00
Blowy 43/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 1.2 m · 28 km/h
▼ 03:25 ▲ 09:40 ▼ 16:00 ▲ 22:10
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Grand 81/100
light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m · 0.9 m · 10 km/h
▼ 04:20 ▲ 10:40 ▼ 17:00 ▲ 23:25
Sun, 4 Oct
11:00
Decent 62/100
moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m · 1.1 m · 26 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:55 ▼ 18:40
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Fresh 58/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 1.1 m · 22 km/h
▲ 01:05 ▼ 07:10 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 80/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m · 0.7 m · 19 km/h
▲ 02:35 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:25
Wed, 7 Oct
16:00
Decent 68/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 0.6 m · 25 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 15:50 ▼ 22:15
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 70/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 14 km/h
▲ 04:30 ▼ 10:30 ▲ 16:35 ▼ 23:00

Week at a glance

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Fri 12:000 · Grimstrong wind · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 11:00 · 0 GrimFri 12:00 · 0 GrimFri 13:00 · 37 BlowyFri 14:00 · 41 BlowyFri 15:00 · 36 BlowyFri 16:00 · 32 BlowyFri 17:00 · 37 BlowyFri 18:00 · 38 BlowyFri 19:00 · 43 BlowyFri 20:00 · 47 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 52 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 72 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 69 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 02:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSat 03:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSat 05:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 67 DecentSat 09:00 · 72 DecentSat 10:00 · 76 DecentSat 11:00 · 81 GrandSat 12:00 · 70 DecentSat 13:00 · 66 DecentSat 14:00 · 61 FreshSat 15:00 · 57 FreshSat 16:00 · 42 BlowySat 17:00 · 48 FreshSat 18:00 · 52 FreshSat 19:00 · 57 FreshSat 20:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSat 21:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSat 22:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 64 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 50 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 41 Blowy · nightSun 06:00 · 25 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 08:00 · 48 FreshSun 09:00 · 47 FreshSun 10:00 · 51 FreshSun 11:00 · 62 DecentSun 12:00 · 60 FreshSun 13:00 · 56 FreshSun 14:00 · 35 BlowySun 15:00 · 47 FreshSun 16:00 · 43 BlowySun 17:00 · 39 BlowySun 18:00 · 35 BlowySun 19:00 · 33 BlowySun 20:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 21:00 · 42 Blowy · nightSun 22:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 35 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 55 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 40 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 51 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 47 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 29 Blowy · nightMon 06:00 · 37 Blowy · nightMon 07:00 · 25 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 20 GrimMon 09:00 · 24 GrimMon 10:00 · 45 FreshMon 11:00 · 49 FreshMon 12:00 · 54 FreshMon 13:00 · 58 FreshMon 14:00 · 58 FreshMon 15:00 · 53 FreshMon 16:00 · 49 FreshMon 17:00 · 45 FreshMon 18:00 · 41 BlowyMon 19:00 · 36 BlowyMon 22:00 · 49 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 57 Fresh · nightTue 04:00 · 56 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 30 Blowy · nightTue 10:00 · 34 BlowyTue 13:00 · 70 DecentTue 16:00 · 80 GrandTue 19:00 · 67 DecentTue 22:00 · 60 Fresh · nightWed 01:00 · 79 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 75 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 61 Fresh · nightWed 10:00 · 49 FreshWed 13:00 · 56 FreshWed 16:00 · 68 DecentWed 19:00 · 55 FreshWed 22:00 · 42 Blowy · nightThu 01:00 · 41 Blowy · nightThu 07:00 · 71 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 70 DecentThu 19:00 · 49 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 12:00

0 Grim
  • strong wind
  • rain
  • big sea 1.5 m
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.5 m42 km/h
faces 263° W · wind cross
Waves
1.5 m @ 11 s from WSW
Wind
42 km/h SSW · gusts 71
Tide
3.3 m · upper half
Air
15°C · 5.4 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
12:000 Grim1.5 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW42 km/h SSW713.3 m 5.4 mm15°strong wind, rain, big sea 1.5 m
13:0037 Blowy1.4 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW26 km/h WSW542.5 m 0.5 mm14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
14:0041 Blowy1.3 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW26 km/h WSW431.8 m dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
15:0036 Blowy1.3 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW25 km/h W431.3 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0032 Blowy1.3 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW27 km/h W451.1 m ▼dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0037 Blowy1.3 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW27 km/h WNW441.3 m ▼dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0038 Blowy1.2 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW28 km/h W431.7 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0043 Blowy1.2 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW28 km/h W402.3 m dry12°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0047 Fresh1.2 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW24 km/h WNW373.0 m dry12°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
21:0052 Fresh1.2 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW22 km/h WNW353.5 m ▲dry12°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
22:0072 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW19 km/h W313.8 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
23:0069 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW18 km/h W273.7 m ▲dry11°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0065 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW19 km/h W243.4 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
01:0060 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h W232.8 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
02:0056 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h W222.2 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
03:0051 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h WSW231.7 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
04:0047 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h W231.4 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
05:0048 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h W211.5 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
06:0052 Fresh1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h W191.8 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
07:0063 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h W172.3 m dry11°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
08:0067 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW9 km/h W142.9 m dry11°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
09:0072 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW4 km/h SSE143.4 m dry11°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
10:0076 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW5 km/h ESE183.8 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
11:0081 Grand0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h SSW253.8 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
12:0070 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h SSW283.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
13:0066 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW14 km/h SSW313.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
14:0061 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h SSW332.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
15:0057 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h SSW362.0 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
16:0042 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW20 km/h SSW391.6 m ▼dry14°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
17:0048 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h S401.3 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
18:0052 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h S411.4 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
19:0057 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW16 km/h SSW411.7 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
20:0061 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW16 km/h SSW422.2 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
21:0055 Fresh1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW21 km/h SSW442.8 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
22:0060 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW23 km/h SSW453.2 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
23:0064 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW25 km/h SSW463.5 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0063 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW25 km/h SSW473.5 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
01:0059 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SSW483.3 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
02:0054 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW28 km/h SSW492.9 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
03:0050 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW27 km/h SSW502.4 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
04:0045 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW23 km/h SSW492.0 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
05:0041 Blowy1.1 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW23 km/h SSW481.7 m ▼0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
06:0025 Grim1.1 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW27 km/h SW471.7 m ▼0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
07:0038 Blowy1.1 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW26 km/h SW461.9 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
08:0048 Fresh1.1 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW26 km/h SSW462.3 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
09:0047 Fresh1.1 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW28 km/h SSW452.7 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
10:0051 Fresh1.1 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h SSW453.2 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
11:0062 Decent1.1 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SSW443.5 m ▲0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Letterfrack (modelled), 11 km away · metres above chart datum
03:2509:4016:0022:10
Low 03:25 · 1.1 mHigh 09:40 · 4.1 mLow 16:00 · 1.1 mHigh 22:10 · 3.8 m

The spot

Faces
263° W
Swell window
SSE 160° → N 10°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 4.3 km out
Water
Not classified

Facing and swell window are derived from the wave model's coastline around the spot, not surveyed. Know better? Tell us.

Water quality

No annual classification yet.

· beaches.ie

On the ground

No lifeguard listedToiletsParkingDogs on lead

As listed by Galway County Council. Open in Maps.

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Clifden Beach is a small sheltered sandy beach located close to Clifden Town, 78kms to the west of Galway City on the shores of Clifden Bay. The bathing area is located down a narrow road called “The Beach Road” beside Clifden Boat Club and the RNLI Station. It is divided from a rocky shore and a mooring facility by a small grassy headland. There is a small seating area overlooking the rocky shore.Clifden Beach had been an identified/regulated bathing water and was monitored and managed under the terms of the 2008 Bathing Water Quality Regulations. Clifden Beach was declassified in 2021 due to Poor water quality - it had been classified as Poor for five consecutive years (2016 to 2020). Clifden Beach is no longer an identified/regulated bathing water, but continues to be monitored by Galway County Council as an other monitored water.

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🌊 Clifden Beach dip · Blowy · sea 16° · 1.2 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
🌊 Clifden Beach dip · Grand · sea 16° · 0.9 mSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
🌊 Clifden Beach dip · Decent · sea 16° · 1.1 mSun, 4 Oct 10:30–11:30 · moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m

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Lough Nakilla

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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.