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Cross Beach Louisburgh

Green Coast faces WNW Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
50
Fresh · fresh breeze, dry
Waves
1.1 m
12 s period from WNW · model cell 0.8 km out
Sea
15.5°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 280 km away.
Tide
1.8 m
Rising. High at 09:40.
Wind
31 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 47
Daylight
07:42
Sunrise. Sunset 19:15. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
14:00
Fresh 60/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 1.0 m · 26 km/h
▼ 03:10 ▲ 09:40 ▼ 15:50 ▲ 22:20
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Decent 79/100
light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m · 0.9 m · 10 km/h
▼ 04:10 ▲ 10:45 ▼ 17:05 ▲ 23:45
Sun, 4 Oct
10:00
Decent 66/100
moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m · 0.9 m · 27 km/h
▼ 05:30 ▲ 12:05 ▼ 19:00
Mon, 5 Oct
16:00
Fresh 58/100
moderate breeze, showers possible, waves 0.9 m · 0.9 m · 21 km/h
▲ 01:15 ▼ 07:20 ▲ 13:40 ▼ 20:30
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Decent 73/100
gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m · 0.9 m · 18 km/h
▲ 02:55 ▼ 08:50 ▲ 15:00 ▼ 21:30
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible, low tide · 19 km/h
▲ 03:50 ▼ 09:50 ▲ 15:55 ▼ 22:25
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 22 km/h
▲ 04:35 ▼ 10:30 ▲ 16:40 ▼ 23:05

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 05:0050 · Freshfresh breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 04:00 · 50 Fresh · nightFri 05:00 · 50 Fresh · nightFri 06:00 · 42 Blowy · nightFri 07:00 · 27 Grim · nightFri 08:00 · 23 GrimFri 09:00 · 17 GrimFri 10:00 · 6 GrimFri 11:00 · 41 BlowyFri 12:00 · 46 FreshFri 13:00 · 58 FreshFri 14:00 · 60 FreshFri 15:00 · 60 FreshFri 16:00 · 60 FreshFri 17:00 · 60 FreshFri 18:00 · 60 FreshFri 19:00 · 60 FreshFri 20:00 · 57 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 57 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 57 Fresh · nightFri 23:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 02:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 66 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 66 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 79 DecentSat 09:00 · 79 DecentSat 10:00 · 76 DecentSat 11:00 · 76 DecentSat 12:00 · 76 DecentSat 13:00 · 66 DecentSat 14:00 · 66 DecentSat 15:00 · 66 DecentSat 16:00 · 66 DecentSat 17:00 · 66 DecentSat 18:00 · 66 DecentSat 19:00 · 66 DecentSat 20:00 · 66 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 66 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 50 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 50 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 50 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 50 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 42 Blowy · nightSun 04:00 · 42 Blowy · nightSun 05:00 · 42 Blowy · nightSun 06:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 58 FreshSun 09:00 · 58 FreshSun 10:00 · 66 DecentSun 11:00 · 66 DecentSun 12:00 · 66 DecentSun 13:00 · 50 FreshSun 14:00 · 66 DecentSun 15:00 · 66 DecentSun 16:00 · 66 DecentSun 17:00 · 66 DecentSun 18:00 · 66 DecentSun 19:00 · 66 DecentSun 20:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 50 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 50 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 06:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 10:00 · 48 FreshMon 13:00 · 54 FreshMon 16:00 · 58 FreshMon 19:00 · 54 FreshMon 22:00 · 54 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 64 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 62 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 52 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 55 FreshTue 13:00 · 68 DecentTue 16:00 · 66 DecentTue 19:00 · 73 DecentTue 22:00 · 65 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 71 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 83 GrandWed 13:00 · 67 DecentWed 19:00 · 67 DecentThu 01:00 · 67 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 76 DecentThu 19:00 · 44 Blowy

Fri, 2 Oct, 05:00

50 Fresh
  • fresh breeze
  • dry
  • waves 1.1 m
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.1 m31 km/h
faces 296° WNW · wind cross
Waves
1.1 m @ 12 s from WNW
Wind
31 km/h SSW · gusts 47
Tide
1.6 m · lower half
Air
15°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
05:0050 Fresh1.1 m (1.0 swell)12 sWNW31 km/h SSW471.6 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
06:0042 Blowy1.1 m (1.0 swell)12 sWNW33 km/h S492.2 m 0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible, waves 1.1 m
07:0027 Grim1.1 m (1.0 swell)12 sWNW37 km/h SSW552.8 m 0.9 mm15°fresh breeze, rain, waves 1.1 m
08:0023 Grim1.1 m (1.0 swell)12 sWNW36 km/h SSW583.4 m 1.5 mm15°fresh breeze, rain, waves 1.1 m
09:0017 Grim1.1 m (0.9 swell)12 sWNW37 km/h SSW613.8 m ▲2.5 mm15°fresh breeze, rain, waves 1.1 m
10:006 Grim1.1 m (0.9 swell)12 sWNW31 km/h WSW633.9 m ▲4.2 mm14°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, rain
11:0041 Blowy1.1 m (0.9 swell)12 sWNW18 km/h S573.7 m 2.3 mm13°gentle breeze, rain, waves 1.1 m
12:0046 Fresh1.0 m (0.9 swell)12 sWNW22 km/h S483.1 m 1.7 mm13°moderate breeze, rain, waves 1.0 m
13:0058 Fresh1.0 m (0.9 swell)11 sWNW26 km/h S432.5 m 0.3 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible, waves 1.0 m
14:0060 Fresh1.0 m (0.9 swell)11 sWNW26 km/h W401.9 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
15:0060 Fresh1.0 m (0.9 swell)11 sWNW26 km/h W391.4 m ▼dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0060 Fresh1.0 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW24 km/h W401.3 m ▼dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0060 Fresh1.0 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW27 km/h W411.4 m ▼dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0060 Fresh1.0 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW26 km/h W401.8 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0060 Fresh1.0 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW27 km/h W382.3 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0057 Fresh1.0 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW24 km/h W362.8 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
21:0057 Fresh1.0 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW22 km/h W353.3 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
22:0057 Fresh1.0 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW20 km/h W323.6 m ▲dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
23:0057 Fresh1.0 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW20 km/h W283.6 m ▲dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0073 Decent1.0 m (0.7 swell)11 sWNW19 km/h WSW283.3 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
01:0060 Fresh1.0 m (0.7 swell)11 sWNW21 km/h WSW272.8 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
02:0076 Decent0.9 m (0.7 swell)11 sWNW17 km/h WSW272.2 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
03:0066 Decent0.9 m (0.7 swell)11 sWNW20 km/h WSW271.8 m dry13°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
04:0066 Decent0.9 m (0.7 swell)11 sWNW21 km/h WSW261.6 m ▼dry14°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
05:0076 Decent0.9 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h WSW251.6 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
06:0076 Decent0.9 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW16 km/h WSW241.9 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
07:0073 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h WSW222.3 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
08:0079 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW10 km/h SSW212.8 m dry12°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
09:0079 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h S203.2 m dry13°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
10:0076 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW14 km/h SSW213.5 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
11:0076 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h SSW243.6 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
12:0076 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h SSW263.5 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
13:0066 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW21 km/h SSW293.1 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
14:0066 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SSW322.6 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
15:0066 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SSW352.1 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
16:0066 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h SSW361.7 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
17:0066 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SSW371.5 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
18:0066 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h S361.6 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
19:0066 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h S371.8 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
20:0066 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW26 km/h SSW382.1 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
21:0066 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW26 km/h SSW392.6 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
22:0050 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SSW413.0 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
23:0066 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h SSW433.3 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0050 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW32 km/h SSW453.3 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
01:0050 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW33 km/h SSW463.2 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
02:0050 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW29 km/h SW452.9 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
03:0042 Blowy0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW31 km/h SW452.5 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, showers possible, waves 0.9 m
04:0042 Blowy0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SW452.1 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, showers possible, waves 0.9 m

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Roonagh, 6 km away · metres above chart datum
03:1009:4015:5022:20
Low 03:10 · 1.2 mHigh 09:40 · 3.9 mLow 15:50 · 1.3 mHigh 22:20 · 3.6 m

The spot

Faces
296° WNW
Swell window
S 180° → NE 50°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 0.8 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 listedToiletsParkingNo dogs (Dogs not allowed on beach during the bathing season (1st June to 15th September) between the hours of 12pm and 6.30pm)

As listed by Mayo County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Big Dipper Sauna · Carrowniskey Beach, BigStyle Atlantic Lodge, Louisburgh · right here · fixed

Sweathouse (Renvyle) · Gurteen Pier, Renvyle, Connemara, Co. Galway · 12 km · fixed

The Wild Atlantic Sauna (Slainte Saunas) · Old Head Beach, Louisburgh · 12 km · fixed

Cross Beach is a large sandy beach located 7km south west of Louisburgh. It is a gently sloping beach, the upper section comprising of stone/cobble, and strecthes for approximately 900m from Cross Point to the south to where Carrowniskey River enters the sea to the north. Cross Beach forms part of Lough Cahasy, Lough Baun and Roonah Lough Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and proposed Natural Heritage Area (pNHA). The site is of ecological significance primarily for its lagoon habitat and receives priority status under Annex I of the EU Habitats Directive. Activities include surfing, windsurfing, swimming, fishing and walking.

Put Cross Beach Louisburgh in your calendar

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🌊 Cross Beach Louisburgh dip · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.0 mFri, 2 Oct 13:30–14:30 · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
🌊 Cross Beach Louisburgh dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.9 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
🌊 Cross Beach Louisburgh dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.9 mSun, 4 Oct 09:30–10:30 · moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m

Nearby spots

Cross Lough

1 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

Roonah Lough

3 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

Carrowniskey, Louisburgh

4 km · Co. Mayo · Excellent Quality

Tallaghbawn (White Strand) Louisburgh

4 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

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