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Dooega Beach, Achill Island

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces SW

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55
Fresh · overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s
Waves
1.7 m
10 s period from WSW · model cell 2.9 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 303 km away.
Tide
1.4 m
Low tide. High at 10:55.
Wind
22 km/h
Moderate breeze, W, onshore, gusts 33
Daylight
07:44
Sunrise. Sunset 19:13. Air 13°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
10:00
Grand 84/100
overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, light onshore · 1.6 m · 13 km/h
▼ 04:30 ▲ 10:55 ▼ 17:25 ▲ 23:40
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Fresh 56/100
overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 1.7 m · 28 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 12:10 ▼ 18:50
Mon, 5 Oct
14:00
Decent 72/100
overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 1.7 m · 27 km/h
▲ 01:15 ▼ 07:15 ▲ 13:40 ▼ 20:25
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Decent 76/100
chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 1.1 m · 16 km/h
▲ 02:50 ▼ 08:50 ▲ 14:55 ▼ 21:30
Wed, 7 Oct
16:00
Decent 71/100
chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 1.2 m · 28 km/h
▲ 03:55 ▼ 09:50 ▲ 16:00 ▼ 22:25
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 15 km/h
▲ 04:40 ▼ 10:40 ▲ 16:45 ▼ 23:10
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 39 km/h
▲ 05:25 ▼ 11:25 ▲ 17:35 ▼ 23:55

Week at a glance

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Sat 05:0055 · Freshoverhead 1.7 m · period 10 s
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSat 03:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSat 05:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSat 08:00 · 64 DecentSat 09:00 · 67 DecentSat 10:00 · 84 GrandSat 11:00 · 73 DecentSat 12:00 · 70 DecentSat 13:00 · 67 DecentSat 14:00 · 64 DecentSat 15:00 · 60 FreshSat 16:00 · 57 FreshSat 17:00 · 54 FreshSat 18:00 · 38 BlowySat 19:00 · 41 BlowySat 20:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSat 21:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSat 22:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 00:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 43 Blowy · nightSun 03:00 · 40 Blowy · nightSun 04:00 · 37 Blowy · nightSun 05:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 06:00 · 37 Blowy · nightSun 07:00 · 40 Blowy · nightSun 08:00 · 43 BlowySun 09:00 · 46 FreshSun 10:00 · 49 FreshSun 11:00 · 52 FreshSun 12:00 · 55 FreshSun 13:00 · 54 FreshSun 14:00 · 51 FreshSun 15:00 · 48 FreshSun 16:00 · 45 FreshSun 17:00 · 42 BlowySun 18:00 · 56 FreshSun 19:00 · 37 BlowySun 20:00 · 40 Blowy · nightSun 21:00 · 43 Blowy · nightSun 22:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 49 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 55 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 50 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 47 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 61 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 57 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 54 Fresh · nightMon 08:00 · 55 FreshMon 09:00 · 41 BlowyMon 10:00 · 62 DecentMon 11:00 · 65 DecentMon 12:00 · 51 FreshMon 13:00 · 71 DecentMon 14:00 · 72 DecentMon 15:00 · 69 DecentMon 16:00 · 66 DecentMon 17:00 · 63 DecentMon 18:00 · 60 FreshMon 19:00 · 57 FreshMon 22:00 · 58 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 67 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 95 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 75 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 73 DecentTue 13:00 · 65 DecentTue 16:00 · 76 DecentTue 19:00 · 67 DecentTue 22:00 · 61 Fresh · nightWed 01:00 · 70 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 55 Fresh · nightWed 10:00 · 52 FreshWed 13:00 · 61 FreshWed 16:00 · 71 DecentWed 19:00 · 62 DecentWed 22:00 · 52 Fresh · nightThu 01:00 · 59 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 GrimFri 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 19:00 · 0 Grim

Sat, 3 Oct, 05:00

55 Fresh
  • overhead 1.7 m
  • period 10 s
  • onshore wind
  • low-ish tide
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.7 m22 km/h
faces 228° SW · wind onshore
Waves
1.7 m @ 10 s from WSW
Wind
22 km/h W · gusts 33
Tide
1.4 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
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
05:0055 Fresh1.7 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW22 km/h W331.4 m ▼dry13°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
06:0058 Fresh1.6 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h W301.6 m dry13°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
07:0061 Fresh1.6 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h W282.1 m dry12°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
08:0064 Decent1.6 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h WSW242.7 m dry13°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
09:0067 Decent1.6 m (0.8 swell)10 sW15 km/h WSW233.2 m dry13°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
10:0084 Grand1.6 m (0.8 swell)10 sW13 km/h WSW273.6 m ▲dry14°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, light onshore
11:0073 Decent1.5 m (0.8 swell)10 sW15 km/h SW303.7 m ▲dry14°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
12:0070 Decent1.5 m (0.8 swell)10 sW15 km/h SSW333.6 m ▲dry14°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
13:0067 Decent1.5 m (0.8 swell)10 sW19 km/h SSW353.2 m dry15°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
14:0064 Decent1.5 m (0.8 swell)10 sW22 km/h SSW382.6 m dry15°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
15:0060 Fresh1.5 m (0.8 swell)10 sW25 km/h SSW412.0 m dry15°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
16:0057 Fresh1.5 m (0.8 swell)10 sW26 km/h SSW441.6 m dry15°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
17:0054 Fresh1.5 m (0.8 swell)10 sW28 km/h SSW471.3 m ▼dry14°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
18:0038 Blowy1.6 m (0.8 swell)10 sW30 km/h SSW491.3 m ▼dry14°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
19:0041 Blowy1.6 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW29 km/h SSW501.6 m dry14°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
20:0044 Blowy1.6 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SSW502.0 m dry14°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
21:0047 Fresh1.7 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW33 km/h SSW512.5 m dry14°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
22:0051 Fresh1.7 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW34 km/h SSW523.0 m dry15°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
23:0054 Fresh1.8 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW37 km/h SSW533.3 m ▲dry15°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0055 Fresh1.8 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW38 km/h SSW543.4 m ▲dry15°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
01:0047 Fresh1.8 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW39 km/h SSW543.2 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
02:0043 Blowy1.8 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW38 km/h SSW552.9 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
03:0040 Blowy1.8 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW37 km/h SSW552.4 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
04:0037 Blowy1.8 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW33 km/h SSW552.0 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
05:0038 Blowy1.8 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW34 km/h SSW531.7 m ▼0.1 mm15°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
06:0037 Blowy1.8 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW35 km/h SW511.6 m ▼0.2 mm15°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
07:0040 Blowy1.8 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW34 km/h SSW501.8 m 0.2 mm15°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
08:0043 Blowy1.8 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW34 km/h SSW502.1 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
09:0046 Fresh1.8 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW35 km/h SSW502.6 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
10:0049 Fresh1.8 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW33 km/h SW493.0 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
11:0052 Fresh1.8 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW32 km/h SW483.4 m ▲0.1 mm15°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
12:0055 Fresh1.7 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW32 km/h SW493.5 m ▲0.1 mm15°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
13:0054 Fresh1.7 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SW493.5 m ▲dry15°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
14:0051 Fresh1.7 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SW463.2 m 0.1 mm16°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
15:0048 Fresh1.7 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW29 km/h SW452.8 m 0.1 mm16°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
16:0045 Fresh1.7 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SW432.3 m 0.5 mm16°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
17:0042 Blowy1.7 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW29 km/h SW451.8 m 0.1 mm16°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
18:0056 Fresh1.7 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW28 km/h SW441.5 m ▼dry16°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
19:0037 Blowy1.7 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SW431.4 m ▼0.1 mm16°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
20:0040 Blowy1.7 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SW431.5 m ▼dry15°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
21:0043 Blowy1.7 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h WSW431.8 m dry15°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
22:0063 Decent1.6 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW25 km/h SW432.2 m dry15°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
23:0049 Fresh1.6 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SW442.7 m 0.4 mm15°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
Monday, 5 October
00:0052 Fresh1.8 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW34 km/h SW453.1 m ▲dry15°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
01:0055 Fresh1.8 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW34 km/h SW493.3 m ▲dry16°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
02:0071 Decent1.8 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW28 km/h SW453.3 m ▲0.3 mm15°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
03:0050 Fresh1.9 m (0.9 swell)10 sWSW39 km/h WSW463.0 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 1.9 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
04:0047 Fresh1.9 m (0.9 swell)10 sWSW34 km/h WSW532.7 m dry15°overhead 1.9 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 ESE and NW reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Achill Island (modelled), 6 km away · metres above chart datum
04:3010:5517:2523:40
Low 04:30 · 1.4 mHigh 10:55 · 3.7 mLow 17:25 · 1.3 mHigh 23:40 · 3.4 m

The spot

Faces
228° SW
Swell window
ESE 120° → NW 320°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 2.9 km out
Water
Excellent Quality · Blue Flag

Facing and swell window are derived from the wave model's coastline around the spot, not surveyed. Know better? Tell us.

Water quality

Recent grades: 2024 Excellent, 2023 Excellent, 2022 Excellent. The EPA flags a short-term pollution risk here after heavy rain.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

No lifeguard listedToiletsParkingAccessible: Ramp leading to the beach.Dogs on lead (Dogs only allowed before 12pm and after 6.30pm during the bathing season (1st June to 15th September) otherwise allowed at all times onto beach.)

As listed by Mayo County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Sabhna Saunas (Keel) · Keel Beach, Achill Island · 7 km · fixed

Sabhna Saunas (Dugort) · Dugort Blue Flag Beach, Achill Island · 10 km · fixed

The Wild Atlantic Sauna (Slainte Saunas) · Old Head Beach, Louisburgh · 23 km · fixed

Big Dipper Sauna · Carrowniskey Beach, BigStyle Atlantic Lodge, Louisburgh · 25 km · fixed

Dooega beach is a small crescent shaped cove, which is sheltered from most directions but open to the south and as a result large swells can occur at the rocky outcrop towards the eastern end of the beach. Either side of Camport Bay is steeply sloping hills of Knockmore at a height of 337m and the Menaun Cliffs at a height of 464m. Dooega Beach forms part of the Keel Machair/Menaun Cliffs SAC (Site Code 001513). Activities include surfing, fishing and canoeing. The Designated Bathing area is approximately 0.06km2. The medium and maximum water depth within the designated bathing water is 0.5m and 5.0m respectively depending on tides.

Put Dooega Beach, Achill Island in your calendar

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🏄 Dooega Beach, Achill Island surf · Grand · sea 15° · 1.6 mSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, light onshore
🏄 Dooega Beach, Achill Island surf · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.7 mSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
🏄 Dooega Beach, Achill Island surf · Decent · sea 15° · 1.7 mMon, 5 Oct 13:30–14:30 · overhead 1.7 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.