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Dog's Bay, Roundstone

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Dip score now
43
Blowy · gentle breeze, dry
Waves
1.7 m
11 s period from WSW · model cell 1.8 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 244 km away.
Tide
2.8 m
Falling. Low at 04:20.
Wind
16 km/h
Gentle breeze, W, cross, gusts 25
Daylight
07:44
Sunrise. Sunset 19:13. Air 11°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
11:00
Grand 81/100
light winds, dry, waves 1.3 m · 1.3 m · 11 km/h
▼ 04:20 ▲ 10:40 ▼ 17:00 ▲ 23:25
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Blowy 44/100
fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 1.4 m · 33 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:55 ▼ 18:40
Mon, 5 Oct
14:00
Fresh 58/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 1.5 m · 21 km/h
▲ 01:05 ▼ 07:10 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Decent 71/100
gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m · 0.9 m · 18 km/h
▲ 02:35 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:25
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Decent 62/100
moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 21 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
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Blowy 44/100
fresh breeze, rain · 33 km/h
▲ 05:10 ▼ 11:10 ▲ 17:30 ▼ 23:35

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 01:0043 · Blowygentle breeze · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 43 Blowy · nightSat 02:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 03:00 · 34 Blowy · nightSat 04:00 · 30 Blowy · 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 · 79 DecentSat 11:00 · 81 GrandSat 12:00 · 70 DecentSat 13:00 · 66 DecentSat 14:00 · 61 FreshSat 15:00 · 57 FreshSat 16:00 · 52 FreshSat 17:00 · 48 FreshSat 18:00 · 52 FreshSat 19:00 · 57 FreshSat 20:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSat 21:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSun 00:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 37 Blowy · nightSun 02:00 · 32 Blowy · nightSun 03:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 04:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 05:00 · 35 Blowy · nightSun 06:00 · 17 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 22 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 26 GrimSun 09:00 · 31 BlowySun 10:00 · 35 BlowySun 11:00 · 40 BlowySun 12:00 · 44 BlowySun 13:00 · 40 BlowySun 14:00 · 35 BlowySun 15:00 · 31 BlowySun 16:00 · 27 GrimSun 17:00 · 23 GrimSun 18:00 · 35 BlowySun 19:00 · 17 GrimSun 20:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 21:00 · 42 Blowy · nightSun 22:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 51 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 55 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 23 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 34 Blowy · nightMon 04:00 · 30 Blowy · nightMon 05:00 · 13 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 20 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 3 GrimMon 09:00 · 13 GrimMon 10:00 · 28 BlowyMon 11:00 · 32 BlowyMon 12:00 · 37 BlowyMon 13:00 · 41 BlowyMon 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 · 45 Fresh · nightTue 04:00 · 56 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 47 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 44 BlowyTue 13:00 · 68 DecentTue 16:00 · 71 DecentTue 19:00 · 55 FreshTue 22:00 · 60 Fresh · nightWed 01:00 · 79 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 61 Fresh · nightWed 10:00 · 49 FreshWed 13:00 · 62 DecentWed 16:00 · 62 DecentWed 19:00 · 49 FreshWed 22:00 · 36 Blowy · nightThu 01:00 · 47 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 70 DecentThu 19:00 · 43 BlowyFri 01:00 · 14 Grim · nightFri 07:00 · 22 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 24 GrimFri 19:00 · 44 Blowy

Sat, 3 Oct, 01:00

43 Blowy
  • gentle breeze
  • dry
  • big sea 1.7 m
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.7 m16 km/h
faces 205° SSW · wind cross
Waves
1.7 m @ 11 s from WSW
Wind
16 km/h W · gusts 25
Tide
2.8 m · upper half
Air
11°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
00:0048 Fresh1.7 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW16 km/h W263.4 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
01:0043 Blowy1.7 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW16 km/h W252.8 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
02:0039 Blowy1.6 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h W242.2 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m
03:0034 Blowy1.6 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h WSW241.7 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m
04:0030 Blowy1.5 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h WSW241.4 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
05:0048 Fresh1.5 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW16 km/h W231.5 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.5 m
06:0052 Fresh1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h W211.8 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.5 m
07:0063 Decent1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h W192.3 m dry12°light winds, dry, waves 1.4 m
08:0067 Decent1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h W172.9 m dry12°light winds, dry, waves 1.4 m
09:0072 Decent1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h W163.4 m dry13°light winds, dry, waves 1.3 m
10:0079 Decent1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h WSW173.8 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, waves 1.3 m
11:0081 Grand1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h SW213.8 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, waves 1.3 m
12:0070 Decent1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h SSW233.6 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
13:0066 Decent1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW14 km/h SSW263.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
14:0061 Fresh1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h SSW282.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
15:0057 Fresh1.2 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h SSW312.0 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
16:0052 Fresh1.2 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h SSW331.6 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
17:0048 Fresh1.2 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h SSW331.3 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
18:0052 Fresh1.2 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h SSW331.4 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
19:0057 Fresh1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h SSW321.7 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
20:0061 Fresh1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h S332.2 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
21:0065 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h SSW372.8 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
22:0054 Fresh1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW23 km/h SSW403.2 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
23:0058 Fresh1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW23 km/h S453.5 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0057 Fresh1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h S483.5 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
01:0037 Blowy1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW29 km/h SSW493.3 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
02:0032 Blowy1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SSW492.9 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
03:0044 Blowy1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW28 km/h SW492.4 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
04:0039 Blowy1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h SW492.0 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
05:0035 Blowy1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW28 km/h SW491.7 m ▼0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
06:0017 Grim1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SW481.7 m ▼dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
07:0022 Grim1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SW481.9 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
08:0026 Grim1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW29 km/h SW482.3 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
09:0031 Blowy1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SW472.7 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
10:0035 Blowy1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SW463.2 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
11:0040 Blowy1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW34 km/h SW463.5 m ▲0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
12:0044 Blowy1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW33 km/h SW463.7 m ▲dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
13:0040 Blowy1.5 m (0.6 swell)10 sSW34 km/h SW473.6 m ▲0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
14:0035 Blowy1.5 m (0.6 swell)10 sSW32 km/h SW473.2 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
15:0031 Blowy1.5 m (0.6 swell)10 sSW32 km/h SW482.8 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0027 Grim1.5 m (0.6 swell)10 sSW30 km/h SW462.2 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0023 Grim1.4 m (0.5 swell)10 sSW29 km/h SW461.8 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0035 Blowy1.4 m (0.5 swell)10 sSW27 km/h SW451.5 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0017 Grim1.4 m (0.5 swell)10 sSW32 km/h SW441.4 m ▼dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0038 Blowy1.4 m (0.5 swell)10 sSW27 km/h WSW411.6 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
21:0042 Blowy1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sSW24 km/h SW412.0 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
22:0047 Fresh1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SW402.4 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
23:0051 Fresh1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW28 km/h SW422.9 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Letterfrack (modelled), 23 km away · metres above chart datum
04:2010:4017:0023:25
Low 04:20 · 1.4 mHigh 10:40 · 3.9 mLow 17:00 · 1.3 mHigh 23:25 · 3.5 m

The spot

Faces
205° SSW
Swell window
SE 140° → W 280°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 1.8 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 listedNo toiletsNo parking listedDogs on lead

As listed by Galway County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Cois Tra Rugged Retreat · Connemara Sands Hotel, Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely · 10 km · fixed

Oileanra Seaweed Baths and Sauna · Cuigeal, Lettermullan · 22 km · fixed

Sweathouse (Renvyle) · Gurteen Pier, Renvyle, Connemara · 25 km · fixed

Dog's Bay is located close to Roundstone village , Co Galway and has a horseshoe shape with more than a mile long stretch of white sandy beach. The beach is naturally protected by the headland which it faces to the south and this is a popular destination for holidaymakers in the summer. The area has international importance for its rare and interesting ecological, geological and archaeological features. The sand and grassland habitats are of particular interest as the sand was not formed from rocks, but rather from the shells of tiny sea creatures known as foraminifera. The grasslands, made up of machair vegetation is considered rare and is found only on the west coast of Ireland and Scotland.

Put Dog's Bay, Roundstone in your calendar

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🌊 Dog's Bay, Roundstone dip · Grand · sea 15° · 1.3 mSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · light winds, dry, waves 1.3 m
🌊 Dog's Bay, Roundstone dip · Blowy · sea 15° · 1.4 mSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
🌊 Dog's Bay, Roundstone dip · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.5 mMon, 5 Oct 13:30–14:30 · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry

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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.