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Dog's Bay, Roundstone

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Surf score now
40
Blowy · overhead 2.4 m, period 11 s
Waves
2.4 m
12 s period from SW · model cell 1.8 km out
Sea
15.8°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 244 km away.
Tide
3.5 m
Falling. Low at 16:00.
Wind
49 km/h
Strong breeze, SSW, onshore, gusts 62
Daylight
07:42
Sunrise. Sunset 19:16. Air 15°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
19:00
Decent 71/100
overhead 1.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind · 1.8 m · 27 km/h
▼ 03:25 ▲ 09:40 ▼ 16:00 ▲ 22:10
Sat, 3 Oct
09:00
Decent 72/100
chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore · 1.3 m · 13 km/h
▼ 04:20 ▲ 10:40 ▼ 17:00 ▲ 23:25
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Decent 63/100
chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 1.4 m · 27 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:55 ▼ 18:40
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Decent 72/100
overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 1.6 m · 20 km/h
▲ 01:05 ▼ 07:10 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 85/100
chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 1.1 m · 23 km/h
▲ 02:35 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:25
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 21 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 15:50 ▼ 22:15
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 25 km/h
▲ 04:30 ▼ 10:30 ▲ 16:35 ▼ 23:00

Week at a glance

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Fri 12:0039 · Blowyoverhead 2.4 m · period 11 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 11:00 · 42 BlowyFri 12:00 · 39 BlowyFri 13:00 · 45 FreshFri 14:00 · 67 DecentFri 15:00 · 64 DecentFri 16:00 · 61 FreshFri 17:00 · 64 DecentFri 18:00 · 67 DecentFri 19:00 · 71 DecentFri 20:00 · 74 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 77 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 80 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 78 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 75 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 72 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 77 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSat 05:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 64 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 69 DecentSat 09:00 · 72 DecentSat 10:00 · 61 FreshSat 11:00 · 62 DecentSat 12:00 · 59 FreshSat 13:00 · 56 FreshSat 14:00 · 52 FreshSat 15:00 · 49 FreshSat 16:00 · 46 FreshSat 17:00 · 43 BlowySat 18:00 · 46 FreshSat 19:00 · 32 BlowySat 20:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSat 21:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSat 22:00 · 42 Blowy · nightSat 23:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSun 00:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 01:00 · 41 Blowy · nightSun 02:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 03:00 · 35 Blowy · nightSun 04:00 · 31 Blowy · nightSun 05:00 · 28 Blowy · nightSun 06:00 · 27 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 30 Blowy · nightSun 08:00 · 50 FreshSun 09:00 · 54 FreshSun 10:00 · 57 FreshSun 11:00 · 60 FreshSun 12:00 · 63 DecentSun 13:00 · 60 FreshSun 14:00 · 57 FreshSun 15:00 · 54 FreshSun 16:00 · 51 FreshSun 17:00 · 48 FreshSun 18:00 · 45 FreshSun 19:00 · 44 BlowySun 20:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 50 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 34 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 64 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 67 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 53 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 50 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 57 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 54 Fresh · nightMon 10:00 · 62 DecentMon 13:00 · 72 DecentMon 16:00 · 65 DecentMon 19:00 · 56 FreshMon 22:00 · 49 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 58 Fresh · nightTue 04:00 · 58 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 48 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 56 FreshTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 85 GrandTue 19:00 · 76 DecentTue 22:00 · 71 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 80 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 0 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 0 GrimWed 13:00 · 0 GrimWed 19:00 · 0 GrimThu 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 12:00

39 Blowy
  • overhead 2.4 m
  • period 11 s
  • onshore wind
  • high-ish tide
  • rain
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset2.4 m49 km/h
faces 205° SSW · wind onshore
Waves
2.4 m @ 12 s from SW
Wind
49 km/h SSW · gusts 62
Tide
3.3 m · upper half
Air
15°C · 4.3 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
11:0042 Blowy2.4 m (1.1 swell)12 sSW45 km/h SSW713.8 m 3.7 mm15°overhead 2.4 m, period 12 s, onshore wind
12:0039 Blowy2.4 m (1.1 swell)12 sSW49 km/h SSW623.3 m 4.3 mm15°overhead 2.4 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
13:0045 Fresh2.3 m (1.1 swell)11 sSW30 km/h WSW472.5 m 0.2 mm14°overhead 2.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
14:0067 Decent2.1 m (1.0 swell)11 sSW32 km/h W431.8 m dry15°overhead 2.1 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
15:0064 Decent2.0 m (1.0 swell)11 sSW29 km/h WNW421.3 m ▼dry14°overhead 2.0 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
16:0061 Fresh2.0 m (0.9 swell)11 sSW28 km/h WNW441.1 m ▼dry14°overhead 2.0 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
17:0064 Decent1.9 m (0.9 swell)11 sSW27 km/h WNW431.3 m ▼dry14°overhead 1.9 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
18:0067 Decent1.9 m (0.9 swell)11 sSW28 km/h W411.7 m dry13°overhead 1.9 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
19:0071 Decent1.8 m (0.9 swell)11 sSW27 km/h WNW402.3 m dry12°overhead 1.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
20:0074 Decent1.8 m (0.8 swell)11 sSW25 km/h WNW373.0 m dry12°overhead 1.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
21:0077 Decent1.8 m (0.8 swell)11 sSW21 km/h WNW353.5 m ▲dry11°overhead 1.7 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
22:0080 Grand1.7 m (0.8 swell)11 sSW18 km/h WNW323.8 m ▲dry11°overhead 1.7 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
23:0078 Decent1.7 m (0.8 swell)11 sSW19 km/h W283.7 m ▲dry12°overhead 1.7 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0075 Decent1.6 m (0.8 swell)11 sSW19 km/h W253.4 m dry12°overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
01:0072 Decent1.6 m (0.7 swell)11 sSW18 km/h W242.8 m dry12°overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
02:0077 Decent1.6 m (0.7 swell)11 sSW18 km/h WSW242.2 m dry13°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
03:0065 Decent1.5 m (0.7 swell)10 sSW20 km/h WSW251.7 m dry13°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
04:0052 Fresh1.5 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW20 km/h W251.4 m ▼dry13°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
05:0061 Fresh1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h W231.5 m ▼dry12°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
06:0064 Decent1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h W211.8 m dry12°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0065 Decent1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h WSW182.3 m dry11°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, light onshore
08:0069 Decent1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h WSW172.9 m dry11°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, light onshore
09:0072 Decent1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h SW183.4 m dry12°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
10:0061 Fresh1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW16 km/h SW223.8 m ▲dry14°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
11:0062 Decent1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h SW263.8 m ▲dry14°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
12:0059 Fresh1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h SSW283.6 m dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
13:0056 Fresh1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h SSW323.2 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
14:0052 Fresh1.2 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW22 km/h SSW352.6 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
15:0049 Fresh1.2 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW24 km/h SSW372.0 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
16:0046 Fresh1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SSW371.6 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
17:0043 Blowy1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h SSW371.3 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
18:0046 Fresh1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SSW381.4 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
19:0032 Blowy1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW29 km/h SSW401.7 m dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
20:0052 Fresh1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW28 km/h SSW422.2 m dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
21:0038 Blowy1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SSW442.8 m dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
22:0042 Blowy1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW33 km/h SSW453.2 m dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
23:0045 Fresh1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW34 km/h SSW463.5 m ▲dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0044 Blowy1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW34 km/h SSW473.5 m ▲dry15°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
01:0041 Blowy1.5 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SSW483.3 m dry15°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
02:0038 Blowy1.5 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SSW492.9 m dry15°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
03:0035 Blowy1.5 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SSW492.4 m dry15°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
04:0031 Blowy1.5 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW32 km/h SSW492.0 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
05:0028 Blowy1.5 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW34 km/h SW491.7 m ▼0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
06:0027 Grim1.5 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW36 km/h SW481.7 m ▼0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
07:0030 Blowy1.5 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW33 km/h SW471.9 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
08:0050 Fresh1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW25 km/h SW422.3 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
09:0054 Fresh1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW24 km/h SW422.7 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
10:0057 Fresh1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW25 km/h SW423.2 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind

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 surf · Decent · sea 16° · 1.8 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · overhead 1.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Dog's Bay, Roundstone surf · Decent · sea 16° · 1.3 mSat, 3 Oct 08:30–09:30 · chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
🏄 Dog's Bay, Roundstone surf · Decent · sea 16° · 1.4 mSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind

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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.