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Clifden Beach

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47
Fresh · overhead 1.5 m, period 11 s
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 surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
16:00
Decent 63/100
chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind · 1.3 m · 27 km/h
▼ 03:25 ▲ 09:40 ▼ 16:00 ▲ 22:10
Sat, 3 Oct
19:00
Decent 73/100
chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.9 m · 16 km/h
▼ 04:20 ▲ 10:40 ▼ 17:00 ▲ 23:25
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Decent 64/100
chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 1.1 m · 26 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:55 ▼ 18:40
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Fresh 60/100
chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 1.0 m · 20 km/h
▲ 01:05 ▼ 07:10 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Fresh 47/100
waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.6 m · 18 km/h
▲ 02:35 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:25
Wed, 7 Oct
19:00
Blowy 28/100
waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 0.7 m · 23 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 15:50 ▼ 22:15
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 14 km/h
▲ 04:30 ▼ 10:30 ▲ 16:35 ▼ 23:00

Week at a glance

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Fri 12:0046 · Freshoverhead 1.5 m · period 11 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 11:00 · 43 BlowyFri 12:00 · 46 FreshFri 13:00 · 54 FreshFri 14:00 · 57 FreshFri 15:00 · 60 FreshFri 16:00 · 63 DecentFri 17:00 · 60 FreshFri 18:00 · 57 FreshFri 19:00 · 53 FreshFri 20:00 · 50 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 47 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 44 Blowy · nightFri 23:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSat 02:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSat 03:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 62 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 69 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 65 DecentSat 09:00 · 64 DecentSat 10:00 · 71 DecentSat 11:00 · 60 FreshSat 12:00 · 63 DecentSat 13:00 · 66 DecentSat 14:00 · 70 DecentSat 15:00 · 65 DecentSat 16:00 · 68 DecentSat 17:00 · 71 DecentSat 18:00 · 68 DecentSat 19:00 · 73 DecentSat 20:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSat 22:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 00:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 62 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 62 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 64 DecentSun 09:00 · 52 FreshSun 10:00 · 49 FreshSun 11:00 · 54 FreshSun 12:00 · 43 BlowySun 13:00 · 46 FreshSun 14:00 · 32 BlowySun 15:00 · 52 FreshSun 16:00 · 55 FreshSun 17:00 · 58 FreshSun 18:00 · 61 FreshSun 19:00 · 62 DecentSun 20:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 32 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 46 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 43 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 29 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 49 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 53 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 56 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 59 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 62 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 43 BlowyMon 09:00 · 40 BlowyMon 10:00 · 54 FreshMon 11:00 · 51 FreshMon 12:00 · 48 FreshMon 13:00 · 44 BlowyMon 14:00 · 45 FreshMon 15:00 · 48 FreshMon 16:00 · 51 FreshMon 17:00 · 54 FreshMon 18:00 · 57 FreshMon 19:00 · 60 FreshMon 22:00 · 57 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 48 Fresh · nightTue 04:00 · 48 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 66 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 41 BlowyTue 13:00 · 32 BlowyTue 16:00 · 30 BlowyTue 19:00 · 47 FreshTue 22:00 · 27 Grim · nightWed 01:00 · 18 Grim · nightWed 04:00 · 10 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 6 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 20 GrimWed 13:00 · 2 GrimWed 16:00 · 19 GrimWed 19:00 · 28 BlowyWed 22:00 · 37 Blowy · nightThu 01:00 · 29 Blowy · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 12:00

46 Fresh
  • overhead 1.5 m
  • period 11 s
  • cross-shore wind
  • high-ish tide
  • rain
  • 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
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
12:0046 Fresh1.5 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW42 km/h SSW713.3 m 5.4 mm15°overhead 1.5 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
13:0054 Fresh1.4 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW26 km/h WSW542.5 m 0.5 mm14°chest-high 1.4 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
14:0057 Fresh1.3 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW26 km/h WSW431.8 m dry14°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
15:0060 Fresh1.3 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW25 km/h W431.3 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
16:0063 Decent1.3 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW27 km/h W451.1 m ▼dry14°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
17:0060 Fresh1.3 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW27 km/h WNW441.3 m ▼dry13°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
18:0057 Fresh1.2 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW28 km/h W431.7 m dry13°chest-high 1.2 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
19:0053 Fresh1.2 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW28 km/h W402.3 m dry12°chest-high 1.2 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
20:0050 Fresh1.2 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW24 km/h WNW373.0 m dry12°chest-high 1.2 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
21:0047 Fresh1.2 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW22 km/h WNW353.5 m ▲dry12°chest-high 1.2 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
22:0044 Blowy1.1 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW19 km/h W313.8 m ▲dry12°chest-high 1.1 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
23:0046 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW18 km/h W273.7 m ▲dry11°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0049 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW19 km/h W243.4 m dry12°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
01:0052 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h W232.8 m dry12°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
02:0055 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h W222.2 m dry12°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
03:0059 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h WSW231.7 m dry13°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
04:0062 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h W231.4 m ▼dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
05:0061 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h W211.5 m ▼dry12°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
06:0058 Fresh1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h W191.8 m dry12°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
07:0069 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h W172.3 m dry11°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, light onshore
08:0065 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW9 km/h W142.9 m dry11°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, light onshore
09:0064 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW4 km/h SSE143.4 m dry11°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0071 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW5 km/h ESE183.8 m ▲dry12°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
11:0060 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h SSW253.8 m ▲dry14°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0063 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h SSW283.6 m dry15°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0066 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW14 km/h SSW313.2 m dry15°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0070 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h SSW332.6 m dry15°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
15:0065 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h SSW362.0 m dry15°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:0068 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW20 km/h SSW391.6 m ▼dry14°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
17:0071 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h S401.3 m ▼dry14°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
18:0068 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h S411.4 m ▼dry14°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
19:0073 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW16 km/h SSW411.7 m dry13°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
20:0070 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW16 km/h SSW422.2 m dry13°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
21:0059 Fresh1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW21 km/h SSW442.8 m dry14°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
22:0055 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW23 km/h SSW453.2 m dry14°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
23:0052 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW25 km/h SSW463.5 m ▲dry14°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0053 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW25 km/h SSW473.5 m ▲dry15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
01:0056 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SSW483.3 m dry15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
02:0059 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW28 km/h SSW492.9 m dry15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
03:0062 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW27 km/h SSW502.4 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
04:0066 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW23 km/h SSW492.0 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
05:0069 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW23 km/h SSW481.7 m ▼0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
06:0062 Decent1.1 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW27 km/h SW471.7 m ▼0.2 mm15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
07:0059 Fresh1.1 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW26 km/h SW461.9 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
08:0064 Decent1.1 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW26 km/h SSW462.3 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0052 Fresh1.1 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW28 km/h SSW452.7 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
10:0049 Fresh1.1 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h SSW453.2 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
11:0054 Fresh1.1 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SSW443.5 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 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.

Sauna after?

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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 surf · Decent · sea 16° · 1.3 mFri, 2 Oct 15:30–16:30 · chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
🏄 Clifden Beach surf · Decent · sea 16° · 0.9 mSat, 3 Oct 18:30–19:30 · chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Clifden Beach surf · Decent · sea 16° · 1.1 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind

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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.