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Cross Beach Louisburgh

Green Coast faces WNW Monitored, not designated

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54
Fresh · chest-high 1.0 m, period 11 s
Waves
1.0 m
11 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
2.3 m
Falling, nearly low. Low at 15:50.
Wind
28 km/h
Fresh breeze, SW, cross, gusts 57
Daylight
07:42
Sunrise. Sunset 19:15. Air 14°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
13:00
Fresh 55/100
chest-high 1.0 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind · 1.0 m · 28 km/h
▼ 03:10 ▲ 09:40 ▼ 15:50 ▲ 22:20
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Decent 78/100
chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.9 m · 13 km/h
▼ 04:10 ▲ 10:45 ▼ 17:05 ▲ 23:45
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Decent 71/100
chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.9 m · 30 km/h
▼ 05:30 ▲ 12:05 ▼ 19:00
Mon, 5 Oct
14:00
Decent 70/100
chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.9 m · 24 km/h
▲ 01:15 ▼ 07:20 ▲ 13:40 ▼ 20:30
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Fresh 51/100
waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.8 m · 15 km/h
▲ 02:55 ▼ 08:50 ▲ 15:00 ▼ 21:30
Wed, 7 Oct
19:00
Fresh 54/100
chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 0.9 m · 23 km/h
▲ 03:50 ▼ 09:50 ▲ 15:55 ▼ 22:25
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 13 km/h
▲ 04:35 ▼ 10:30 ▲ 16:40 ▼ 23:05

Week at a glance

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Fri 13:0055 · Freshchest-high 1.0 m · period 11 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 11:00 · 45 FreshFri 12:00 · 41 BlowyFri 13:00 · 55 FreshFri 14:00 · 49 FreshFri 15:00 · 46 FreshFri 16:00 · 44 BlowyFri 17:00 · 30 BlowyFri 18:00 · 33 BlowyFri 19:00 · 36 BlowyFri 20:00 · 56 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 59 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 62 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSat 02:00 · 50 Fresh · nightSat 03:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSat 05:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSat 08:00 · 71 DecentSat 09:00 · 74 DecentSat 10:00 · 77 DecentSat 11:00 · 78 DecentSat 12:00 · 75 DecentSat 13:00 · 72 DecentSat 14:00 · 61 FreshSat 15:00 · 58 FreshSat 16:00 · 54 FreshSat 17:00 · 51 FreshSat 18:00 · 54 FreshSat 19:00 · 57 FreshSat 20:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 21:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 66 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 70 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 67 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 59 FreshSun 09:00 · 62 DecentSun 10:00 · 65 DecentSun 11:00 · 68 DecentSun 12:00 · 71 DecentSun 13:00 · 43 BlowySun 14:00 · 40 BlowySun 15:00 · 38 BlowySun 16:00 · 35 BlowySun 17:00 · 32 BlowySun 18:00 · 29 BlowySun 19:00 · 26 GrimSun 20:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSun 21:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 64 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 67 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 70 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 69 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 65 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 62 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 59 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 55 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 08:00 · 53 FreshMon 09:00 · 48 FreshMon 10:00 · 51 FreshMon 11:00 · 63 DecentMon 12:00 · 66 DecentMon 13:00 · 69 DecentMon 14:00 · 70 DecentMon 15:00 · 67 DecentMon 16:00 · 64 DecentMon 17:00 · 61 FreshMon 18:00 · 58 FreshMon 19:00 · 55 FreshMon 22:00 · 56 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 65 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 73 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 65 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 38 BlowyTue 13:00 · 48 FreshTue 16:00 · 51 FreshTue 19:00 · 26 GrimTue 22:00 · 34 Blowy · nightWed 01:00 · 43 Blowy · nightWed 04:00 · 37 Blowy · nightWed 07:00 · 27 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 19 GrimWed 13:00 · 28 BlowyWed 16:00 · 38 BlowyWed 19:00 · 54 FreshWed 22:00 · 44 Blowy · nightThu 01:00 · 51 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 13:00

55 Fresh
  • chest-high 1.0 m
  • period 11 s
  • cross-shore wind
  • low-ish tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.0 m28 km/h
faces 296° WNW · wind cross
Waves
1.0 m @ 11 s from WNW
Wind
28 km/h SW · gusts 57
Tide
2.5 m · lower half
Air
14°C · 0.7 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
13:0055 Fresh1.0 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW28 km/h SW572.5 m 0.7 mm14°chest-high 1.0 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
14:0049 Fresh1.0 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW26 km/h WSW461.9 m dry15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
15:0046 Fresh1.0 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW26 km/h W451.4 m ▼dry14°chest-high 1.0 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
16:0044 Blowy1.0 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW28 km/h W471.3 m ▼dry14°chest-high 1.0 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
17:0030 Blowy1.0 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW30 km/h W461.4 m ▼dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
18:0033 Blowy1.0 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW31 km/h W461.8 m dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
19:0036 Blowy1.0 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW30 km/h W432.3 m dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
20:0056 Fresh1.0 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW28 km/h W432.8 m dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
21:0059 Fresh1.0 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW26 km/h W413.3 m dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
22:0062 Decent1.0 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW23 km/h W393.6 m ▲dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
23:0061 Fresh1.0 m (0.7 swell)11 sWNW20 km/h W353.6 m ▲dry12°chest-high 1.0 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0057 Fresh1.0 m (0.7 swell)11 sWNW21 km/h WSW323.3 m dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
01:0054 Fresh1.0 m (0.7 swell)11 sWNW21 km/h WSW312.8 m dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
02:0050 Fresh1.0 m (0.7 swell)11 sWNW22 km/h WSW302.2 m dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
03:0055 Fresh1.0 m (0.7 swell)11 sWNW20 km/h WSW311.8 m dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
04:0052 Fresh1.0 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW21 km/h WSW311.6 m ▼dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
05:0046 Fresh0.9 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW20 km/h WSW301.6 m ▼dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
06:0049 Fresh0.9 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW17 km/h W281.9 m dry13°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
07:0052 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW16 km/h W252.3 m dry13°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
08:0071 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h WSW222.8 m dry13°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0074 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW8 km/h SW213.2 m dry13°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0077 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW10 km/h SSW233.5 m ▲dry14°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
11:0078 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h SSW273.6 m ▲dry14°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0075 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h SSW303.5 m dry15°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0072 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h SW323.1 m dry15°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0061 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h SSW352.6 m dry15°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
15:0058 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW20 km/h SSW372.1 m dry15°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:0054 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h SSW401.7 m ▼dry15°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
17:0051 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SSW421.5 m ▼dry14°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
18:0054 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h SSW431.6 m ▼dry14°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
19:0057 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW20 km/h SSW431.8 m dry14°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
20:0060 Fresh0.9 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h S432.1 m dry13°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
21:0063 Decent0.9 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW21 km/h SSW452.6 m dry13°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
22:0066 Decent0.9 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h S463.0 m dry14°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
23:0069 Decent0.9 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SSW483.3 m ▲dry14°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0070 Decent0.9 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SSW493.3 m ▲dry15°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
01:0067 Decent0.9 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SSW503.2 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
02:0063 Decent0.9 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SSW512.9 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
03:0060 Fresh0.9 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW31 km/h SSW522.5 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
04:0056 Fresh0.9 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h SSW522.1 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
05:0053 Fresh0.9 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW29 km/h SSW511.9 m ▼0.1 mm16°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
06:0053 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SSW501.9 m ▼0.2 mm16°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0056 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW31 km/h SSW492.0 m 0.2 mm15°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
08:0059 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SSW492.3 m 0.2 mm15°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0062 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW31 km/h SSW482.6 m 0.2 mm15°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0065 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW31 km/h SSW483.0 m 0.2 mm15°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
11:0068 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SSW473.3 m ▲0.1 mm16°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0071 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SSW473.5 m ▲0.1 mm16°chest-high 0.9 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 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.

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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 surf · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.0 mFri, 2 Oct 12:30–13:30 · chest-high 1.0 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Cross Beach Louisburgh surf · Decent · sea 15° · 0.9 mSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Cross Beach Louisburgh surf · Decent · sea 15° · 0.9 mSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind

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.