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Cross Beach Louisburgh

Green Coast faces WNW Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
75
Decent · gentle breeze, dry
Waves
1.0 m
10 s period from WNW · model cell 0.8 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 280 km away.
Tide
1.6 m
Low tide. Low at 04:10.
Wind
18 km/h
Gentle breeze, WSW, onshore, gusts 26
Daylight
07:44
Sunrise. Sunset 19:13. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
16:00
Decent 71/100
gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m · 0.9 m · 19 km/h
▼ 04:10 ▲ 10:45 ▼ 17:05 ▲ 23:45
Sun, 4 Oct
17:00
Fresh 58/100
moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m · 0.9 m · 28 km/h
▼ 05:30 ▲ 12:05 ▼ 19:00
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Decent 63/100
moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m · 1.0 m · 25 km/h
▲ 01:15 ▼ 07:20 ▲ 13:40 ▼ 20:30
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Decent 74/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 16 km/h
▲ 02:55 ▼ 08:50 ▲ 15:00 ▼ 21:30
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Fresh 56/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, rain · 0.8 m · 22 km/h
▲ 03:50 ▼ 09:50 ▲ 15:55 ▼ 22:25
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grand 87/100
light winds, showers possible, low tide · 9 km/h
▲ 04:35 ▼ 10:30 ▲ 16:40 ▼ 23:05
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Blowy 43/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, rain · 28 km/h
▲ 05:20 ▼ 11:10 ▲ 17:25 ▼ 23:40

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 04:0075 · Decentgentle breeze · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 37 Blowy · nightSat 01:00 · 42 Blowy · nightSat 02:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSat 03:00 · 67 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 75 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 72 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 64 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 63 DecentSat 09:00 · 58 FreshSat 10:00 · 57 FreshSat 11:00 · 49 FreshSat 12:00 · 54 FreshSat 13:00 · 58 FreshSat 14:00 · 62 DecentSat 15:00 · 67 DecentSat 16:00 · 71 DecentSat 17:00 · 66 DecentSat 18:00 · 62 DecentSat 19:00 · 68 DecentSat 20:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSat 21:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSat 22:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 41 Blowy · nightSun 00:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 01:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 02:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 64 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 64 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 55 FreshSun 09:00 · 35 BlowySun 10:00 · 31 BlowySun 11:00 · 27 GrimSun 12:00 · 22 GrimSun 13:00 · 26 GrimSun 14:00 · 30 BlowySun 15:00 · 34 BlowySun 16:00 · 38 BlowySun 17:00 · 58 FreshSun 18:00 · 46 FreshSun 19:00 · 50 FreshSun 20:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 41 Blowy · nightSun 22:00 · 37 Blowy · nightSun 23:00 · 32 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 28 Blowy · nightMon 01:00 · 23 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 41 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 46 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 51 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 55 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 38 Blowy · nightMon 07:00 · 64 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 63 DecentMon 09:00 · 59 FreshMon 10:00 · 54 FreshMon 11:00 · 50 FreshMon 12:00 · 45 FreshMon 13:00 · 25 GrimMon 14:00 · 23 GrimMon 15:00 · 43 BlowyMon 16:00 · 40 BlowyMon 17:00 · 44 BlowyMon 18:00 · 48 FreshMon 19:00 · 52 FreshMon 20:00 · 56 Fresh · nightMon 21:00 · 56 Fresh · nightMon 22:00 · 45 Fresh · nightMon 23:00 · 57 Fresh · nightTue 00:00 · 48 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 43 Blowy · nightTue 02:00 · 44 Blowy · nightTue 03:00 · 46 Fresh · nightTue 04:00 · 45 Fresh · nightTue 05:00 · 53 Fresh · nightTue 06:00 · 52 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 56 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 60 FreshTue 13:00 · 57 FreshTue 16:00 · 64 DecentTue 19:00 · 74 DecentTue 22:00 · 75 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 62 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 46 Fresh · nightWed 07:00 · 44 Blowy · nightWed 10:00 · 56 FreshWed 13:00 · 31 BlowyWed 16:00 · 18 GrimWed 19:00 · 34 BlowyWed 22:00 · 47 Fresh · nightThu 01:00 · 61 Fresh · nightThu 04:00 · 72 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 72 Decent · nightThu 10:00 · 87 GrandThu 13:00 · 65 DecentThu 19:00 · 37 BlowyFri 01:00 · 29 Blowy · nightFri 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 43 BlowyFri 19:00 · 16 Grim

Sat, 3 Oct, 04:00

75 Decent
  • gentle breeze
  • dry
  • waves 1.0 m
  • low tide
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.0 m18 km/h
faces 296° WNW · wind onshore
Waves
1.0 m @ 10 s from WNW
Wind
18 km/h WSW · gusts 26
Tide
1.6 m · low
Air
13°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
03:0067 Decent1.0 m (0.7 swell)11 sWNW18 km/h WSW271.8 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
04:0075 Decent1.0 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h WSW261.6 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
05:0072 Decent0.9 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h WSW271.6 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
06:0068 Decent0.9 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW17 km/h WSW261.9 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
07:0064 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW14 km/h WSW252.3 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
08:0063 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW11 km/h SW242.8 m dry13°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
09:0058 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW9 km/h SW233.2 m dry12°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
10:0057 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h WSW223.5 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
11:0049 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h SW243.6 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
12:0054 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW14 km/h SW243.5 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
13:0058 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW17 km/h SW253.1 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
14:0062 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h SW272.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
15:0067 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW17 km/h SW302.1 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
16:0071 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h SSW321.7 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
17:0066 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW21 km/h SSW331.5 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
18:0062 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW20 km/h SSW331.6 m ▼dry14°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
19:0068 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW17 km/h SSW311.8 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
20:0061 Fresh0.9 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW17 km/h S292.1 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
21:0057 Fresh0.9 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h S312.6 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
22:0045 Fresh0.9 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW20 km/h SSW333.0 m dry13°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
23:0041 Blowy0.9 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SSW373.3 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0039 Blowy0.9 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h SSW413.3 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
01:0044 Blowy0.9 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW26 km/h SSW443.2 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
02:0049 Fresh0.9 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW26 km/h SSW462.9 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
03:0054 Fresh0.9 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h SSW472.5 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
04:0059 Fresh0.9 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW26 km/h SSW472.1 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
05:0064 Decent0.9 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h SSW471.9 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
06:0064 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SSW471.9 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
07:0060 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h SSW472.0 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
08:0055 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW28 km/h SSW472.3 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
09:0035 Blowy0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW29 km/h SSW482.6 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
10:0031 Blowy0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SSW483.0 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
11:0027 Grim0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW33 km/h SSW483.3 m ▲0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
12:0022 Grim0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW32 km/h SSW483.5 m ▲0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
13:0026 Grim0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW33 km/h SSW493.4 m ▲0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
14:0030 Blowy0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW34 km/h SSW493.2 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
15:0034 Blowy0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW31 km/h SSW492.8 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
16:0038 Blowy0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW29 km/h SW482.4 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
17:0058 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW28 km/h SSW471.9 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
18:0046 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW29 km/h SW461.7 m ▼0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
19:0050 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SW461.6 m ▼dry16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
20:0046 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SW451.6 m ▼dry16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
21:0041 Blowy0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW31 km/h SW451.9 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
22:0037 Blowy0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SW462.2 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
23:0032 Blowy0.9 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW31 km/h SW462.7 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
Monday, 5 October
00:0028 Blowy0.9 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SW483.0 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
01:0023 Grim1.0 m (0.7 swell)11 sWNW32 km/h SW493.2 m ▲dry15°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
02:0041 Blowy1.0 m (0.7 swell)11 sWNW26 km/h SW453.2 m ▲0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 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
04:1010:4517:0523:45
Low 04:10 · 1.6 mHigh 10:45 · 3.6 mLow 17:05 · 1.5 mHigh 23:45 · 3.3 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 · Decent · sea 15° · 0.9 mSat, 3 Oct 15:30–16:30 · gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
🌊 Cross Beach Louisburgh dip · Fresh · sea 15° · 0.9 mSun, 4 Oct 16:30–17:30 · moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
🌊 Cross Beach Louisburgh dip · Decent · sea 15° · 1.0 mMon, 5 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 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.