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Dog's Bay, Roundstone

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Grim · fresh breeze, onshore, choppy
Waves
2.4 m
11 s period from SW · model cell 1.8 km out
Sea
15.7°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 244 km away.
Tide
2.9 m
Falling. Low at 16:00.
Wind
34 km/h
Fresh breeze, WSW, onshore, gusts 61
Daylight
07:42
Sunrise. Sunset 19:16. Air 14°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
15:00
Fresh 45/100
moderate breeze, dry, big sea 2.2 m · 2.1 m · 27 km/h
▼ 03:25 ▲ 09:40 ▼ 16:00 ▲ 22:10
Sat, 3 Oct
17:00
Decent 76/100
gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m · 1.2 m · 19 km/h
▼ 04:20 ▲ 10:40 ▼ 17:00 ▲ 23:25
Sun, 4 Oct
19:00
Fresh 59/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 1.4 m · 27 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:55 ▼ 18:40
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Fresh 56/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 1.4 m · 21 km/h
▲ 01:05 ▼ 07:10 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Decent 63/100
gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 17 km/h
▲ 02:35 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:25
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 73/100
moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m · 0.7 m · 20 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 15:50 ▼ 22:15
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 74/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 14 km/h
▲ 04:30 ▼ 10:30 ▲ 16:35 ▼ 23:00

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 13:000 · Grimfresh breeze · onshore, choppy
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 12:00 · 0 GrimFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 14:00 · 18 GrimFri 15:00 · 45 FreshFri 16:00 · 33 BlowyFri 17:00 · 28 BlowyFri 18:00 · 24 GrimFri 19:00 · 16 GrimFri 20:00 · 28 Blowy · nightFri 21:00 · 23 Grim · nightFri 22:00 · 29 Blowy · nightFri 23:00 · 32 Blowy · nightSat 00:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSat 01:00 · 41 Blowy · nightSat 02:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSat 03:00 · 50 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSat 05:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 66 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 67 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 63 DecentSat 09:00 · 58 FreshSat 10:00 · 57 FreshSat 11:00 · 55 FreshSat 12:00 · 54 FreshSat 13:00 · 58 FreshSat 14:00 · 63 DecentSat 15:00 · 51 FreshSat 16:00 · 56 FreshSat 17:00 · 76 DecentSat 18:00 · 72 DecentSat 19:00 · 51 FreshSat 20:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSat 21:00 · 43 Blowy · nightSat 22:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSat 23:00 · 18 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 19 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 28 Blowy · nightSun 03:00 · 32 Blowy · nightSun 04:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 43 Blowy · nightSun 07:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 08:00 · 34 BlowySun 09:00 · 29 BlowySun 10:00 · 25 GrimSun 11:00 · 20 GrimSun 12:00 · 16 GrimSun 13:00 · 20 GrimSun 14:00 · 25 GrimSun 15:00 · 45 FreshSun 16:00 · 38 BlowySun 17:00 · 53 FreshSun 18:00 · 57 FreshSun 19:00 · 59 FreshSun 20:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 50 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 41 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 37 Blowy · nightMon 01:00 · 32 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 3 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 24 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 28 Blowy · nightMon 05:00 · 21 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 38 Blowy · nightMon 07:00 · 26 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 23 GrimMon 09:00 · 25 GrimMon 10:00 · 30 BlowyMon 11:00 · 26 GrimMon 12:00 · 21 GrimMon 13:00 · 17 GrimMon 14:00 · 34 BlowyMon 15:00 · 39 BlowyMon 16:00 · 43 BlowyMon 17:00 · 47 FreshMon 18:00 · 51 FreshMon 19:00 · 56 FreshMon 22:00 · 59 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 31 Blowy · nightTue 04:00 · 42 Blowy · nightTue 07:00 · 61 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 58 FreshTue 13:00 · 56 FreshTue 16:00 · 53 FreshTue 19:00 · 63 DecentTue 22:00 · 82 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 75 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 59 Fresh · nightWed 07:00 · 65 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 73 DecentWed 13:00 · 60 FreshWed 16:00 · 36 BlowyWed 19:00 · 49 FreshWed 22:00 · 62 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 51 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 75 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 74 DecentThu 19:00 · 37 Blowy

Fri, 2 Oct, 13:00

0 Grim
  • fresh breeze
  • onshore, choppy
  • showers possible
  • big sea 2.4 m
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset2.4 m34 km/h
faces 205° SSW · wind onshore
Waves
2.4 m @ 11 s from SW
Wind
34 km/h WSW · gusts 61
Tide
2.5 m · lower half
Air
14°C · 0.8 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
12:000 Grim2.6 m (1.1 swell)8 sSW51 km/h SSW773.3 m 5.4 mm15°gale, onshore, choppy, rain
13:000 Grim2.4 m (1.1 swell)11 sSW34 km/h WSW612.5 m 0.8 mm14°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
14:0018 Grim2.3 m (1.1 swell)11 sSW30 km/h WSW471.8 m dry14°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
15:0045 Fresh2.1 m (1.0 swell)11 sSW27 km/h W441.3 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 2.2 m
16:0033 Blowy2.1 m (1.0 swell)11 sSW29 km/h W461.1 m ▼dry14°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 2.1 m
17:0028 Blowy2.0 m (1.0 swell)11 sSW30 km/h WNW451.3 m ▼dry13°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 2.0 m
18:0024 Grim2.0 m (0.9 swell)11 sSW30 km/h W441.7 m dry13°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 2.0 m
19:0016 Grim1.9 m (0.9 swell)11 sSW30 km/h W412.3 m dry12°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 1.9 m
20:0028 Blowy1.9 m (0.9 swell)11 sSW25 km/h WNW393.0 m dry12°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.9 m
21:0023 Grim1.8 m (0.9 swell)11 sSW21 km/h WNW373.5 m ▲dry12°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.8 m
22:0029 Blowy1.8 m (0.9 swell)11 sSW19 km/h W343.8 m ▲dry11°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.8 m
23:0032 Blowy1.7 m (0.8 swell)11 sSW17 km/h W303.7 m ▲dry11°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0036 Blowy1.7 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW19 km/h W273.4 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
01:0041 Blowy1.7 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW18 km/h W262.8 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
02:0045 Fresh1.6 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h W252.2 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m
03:0050 Fresh1.6 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h WSW261.7 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m
04:0054 Fresh1.5 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h W261.4 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
05:0070 Decent1.5 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h W241.5 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.5 m
06:0066 Decent1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW14 km/h W231.8 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.5 m
07:0067 Decent1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h W192.3 m dry11°light winds, dry, waves 1.4 m
08:0063 Decent1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h W172.9 m dry11°light winds, dry, waves 1.4 m
09:0058 Fresh1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW7 km/h W173.4 m dry12°light winds, dry, waves 1.3 m
10:0057 Fresh1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h SW213.8 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, waves 1.3 m
11:0055 Fresh1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h SW253.8 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, waves 1.3 m
12:0054 Fresh1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW14 km/h SSW273.6 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
13:0058 Fresh1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h SSW293.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
14:0063 Decent1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h SSW322.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
15:0051 Fresh1.2 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW20 km/h SSW352.0 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0056 Fresh1.2 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW21 km/h SSW371.6 m ▼dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0076 Decent1.2 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h SSW391.3 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
18:0072 Decent1.2 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h SSW401.4 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
19:0051 Fresh1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW21 km/h SSW411.7 m dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0047 Fresh1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW22 km/h SSW432.2 m dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
21:0043 Blowy1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW25 km/h SSW452.8 m dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
22:0038 Blowy1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h SSW463.2 m dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
23:0018 Grim1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW29 km/h SSW483.5 m ▲dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0019 Grim1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW29 km/h SSW493.5 m ▲dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
01:0023 Grim1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SSW493.3 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
02:0028 Blowy1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW33 km/h SSW512.9 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
03:0032 Blowy1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW32 km/h SW512.4 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
04:0053 Fresh1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW28 km/h SSW512.0 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
05:0057 Fresh1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SSW501.7 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
06:0043 Blowy1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SW491.7 m ▼0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
07:0038 Blowy1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SW491.9 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
08:0034 Blowy1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SW492.3 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
09:0029 Blowy1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW33 km/h SW482.7 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
10:0025 Grim1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW33 km/h SW473.2 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
11:0020 Grim1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW34 km/h SW463.5 m ▲0.1 mm15°fresh 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
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
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.

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🌊 Dog's Bay, Roundstone dip · Fresh · sea 16° · 2.1 mFri, 2 Oct 14:30–15:30 · moderate breeze, dry, big sea 2.2 m
🌊 Dog's Bay, Roundstone dip · Decent · sea 16° · 1.2 mSat, 3 Oct 16:30–17:30 · gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
🌊 Dog's Bay, Roundstone dip · Fresh · sea 16° · 1.4 mSun, 4 Oct 18:30–19:30 · 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.