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Dooega Beach, Achill Island

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces SW

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Met Éireann Yellow yellow; Moderate warning. Rain warning for Mayo Until 13:00 Fri, 2 Oct.
Surf score now
45
Fresh · overhead 2.4 m, period 11 s
Waves
2.4 m
11 s period from WSW · model cell 2.9 km out
Sea
15.7°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 303 km away.
Tide
2.9 m
Falling. Low at 16:05.
Wind
38 km/h
Fresh breeze, WSW, onshore, gusts 52
Daylight
07:43
Sunrise. Sunset 19:16. Air 15°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
18:00
Decent 75/100
overhead 2.0 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind · 2.0 m · 32 km/h
▼ 03:35 ▲ 09:45 ▼ 16:05 ▲ 22:30
Sat, 3 Oct
17:00
Decent 72/100
overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 1.5 m · 28 km/h
▼ 04:30 ▲ 10:55 ▼ 17:25 ▲ 23:40
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Decent 71/100
overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 1.7 m · 28 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 12:10 ▼ 18:50
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Decent 71/100
overhead 1.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind · 1.7 m · 23 km/h
▲ 01:15 ▼ 07:15 ▲ 13:40 ▼ 20:25
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 85/100
chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 1.3 m · 20 km/h
▲ 02:50 ▼ 08:50 ▲ 14:55 ▼ 21:30
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 70/100
chest-high 1.0 m, period 9 s, cross-shore wind · 1.0 m · 22 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

Week at a glance

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Fri 13:0046 · Freshoverhead 2.4 m · period 11 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 12:00 · 20 GrimFri 13:00 · 46 FreshFri 14:00 · 66 DecentFri 15:00 · 53 FreshFri 16:00 · 56 FreshFri 17:00 · 53 FreshFri 18:00 · 75 DecentFri 19:00 · 47 FreshFri 20:00 · 69 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 58 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 55 Fresh · nightFri 23:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSat 02:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 71 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 71 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 62 DecentSat 09:00 · 59 FreshSat 10:00 · 70 DecentSat 11:00 · 53 FreshSat 12:00 · 56 FreshSat 13:00 · 59 FreshSat 14:00 · 62 DecentSat 15:00 · 66 DecentSat 16:00 · 69 DecentSat 17:00 · 72 DecentSat 18:00 · 54 FreshSat 19:00 · 51 FreshSat 20:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSat 21:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSat 22:00 · 41 Blowy · nightSat 23:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 00:00 · 37 Blowy · nightSun 01:00 · 35 Blowy · nightSun 02:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 03:00 · 42 Blowy · nightSun 04:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 49 FreshSun 09:00 · 46 FreshSun 10:00 · 43 BlowySun 11:00 · 40 BlowySun 12:00 · 37 BlowySun 13:00 · 39 BlowySun 14:00 · 42 BlowySun 15:00 · 45 FreshSun 16:00 · 48 FreshSun 17:00 · 51 FreshSun 18:00 · 71 DecentSun 19:00 · 55 FreshSun 20:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 43 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 40 Blowy · nightMon 01:00 · 37 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 56 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 42 Blowy · nightMon 04:00 · 45 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 69 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 72 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 71 DecentMon 09:00 · 51 FreshMon 10:00 · 64 DecentMon 11:00 · 61 FreshMon 12:00 · 41 BlowyMon 13:00 · 55 FreshMon 14:00 · 54 FreshMon 15:00 · 57 FreshMon 16:00 · 60 FreshMon 17:00 · 63 DecentMon 18:00 · 66 DecentMon 19:00 · 69 DecentMon 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 59 Fresh · nightTue 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 85 GrandTue 13:00 · 57 FreshTue 16:00 · 62 DecentTue 19:00 · 71 DecentTue 22:00 · 77 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 53 Fresh · nightWed 07:00 · 55 Fresh · nightWed 10:00 · 70 DecentWed 13:00 · 61 FreshWed 16:00 · 51 FreshWed 19:00 · 60 FreshWed 22:00 · 70 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 13:00

46 Fresh
  • overhead 2.4 m
  • period 11 s
  • onshore wind
  • low-ish tide
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset2.4 m38 km/h
faces 228° SW · wind onshore
Waves
2.4 m @ 11 s from WSW
Wind
38 km/h WSW · gusts 52
Tide
2.6 m · lower half
Air
15°C · 0.2 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
12:0020 Grim2.6 m (1.3 swell)11 sWSW25 km/h SW633.3 m 4.1 mm12°big 2.6 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
13:0046 Fresh2.4 m (1.2 swell)11 sWSW38 km/h WSW522.6 m 0.2 mm15°overhead 2.4 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
14:0066 Decent2.2 m (1.2 swell)11 sWSW27 km/h W461.9 m dry15°overhead 2.2 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
15:0053 Fresh2.1 m (1.1 swell)11 sWSW29 km/h W461.4 m ▼dry15°overhead 2.1 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
16:0056 Fresh2.1 m (1.1 swell)11 sWSW32 km/h W481.1 m ▼dry14°overhead 2.1 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
17:0053 Fresh2.1 m (1.1 swell)11 sWSW31 km/h W461.2 m ▼dry13°overhead 2.1 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
18:0075 Decent2.0 m (1.1 swell)11 sWSW32 km/h W451.6 m dry13°overhead 2.0 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
19:0047 Fresh2.0 m (1.0 swell)11 sWSW31 km/h W432.1 m dry13°overhead 2.0 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
20:0069 Decent2.0 m (1.0 swell)11 sWSW31 km/h W402.8 m dry12°overhead 2.0 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
21:0058 Fresh2.0 m (1.0 swell)11 sWSW27 km/h W393.3 m dry12°overhead 2.0 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
22:0055 Fresh1.9 m (1.0 swell)11 sWSW24 km/h W373.6 m ▲dry12°overhead 1.9 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
23:0055 Fresh1.9 m (0.9 swell)11 sWSW22 km/h W333.6 m ▲dry12°overhead 1.9 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0058 Fresh1.8 m (0.9 swell)10 sWSW23 km/h W323.3 m dry13°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
01:0061 Fresh1.8 m (0.9 swell)10 sWSW23 km/h WSW312.8 m dry13°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
02:0065 Decent1.8 m (0.9 swell)10 sWSW23 km/h WSW312.3 m dry13°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
03:0068 Decent1.8 m (0.9 swell)10 sWSW22 km/h WSW321.8 m dry13°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
04:0071 Decent1.7 m (0.9 swell)10 sWSW23 km/h WSW331.4 m ▼dry13°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
05:0071 Decent1.7 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW22 km/h W331.4 m ▼dry13°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
06:0068 Decent1.6 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h W301.6 m dry13°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
07:0065 Decent1.6 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h W282.1 m dry12°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
08:0062 Decent1.6 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h WSW242.7 m dry13°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
09:0059 Fresh1.6 m (0.8 swell)10 sW15 km/h WSW233.2 m dry13°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
10:0070 Decent1.6 m (0.8 swell)10 sW13 km/h WSW273.6 m ▲dry14°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, light onshore
11:0053 Fresh1.5 m (0.8 swell)10 sW15 km/h SW303.7 m ▲dry14°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
12:0056 Fresh1.5 m (0.8 swell)10 sW15 km/h SSW333.6 m ▲dry14°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
13:0059 Fresh1.5 m (0.8 swell)10 sW19 km/h SSW353.2 m dry15°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
14:0062 Decent1.5 m (0.8 swell)10 sW22 km/h SSW382.6 m dry15°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
15:0066 Decent1.5 m (0.8 swell)10 sW25 km/h SSW412.0 m dry15°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
16:0069 Decent1.5 m (0.8 swell)10 sW26 km/h SSW441.6 m dry15°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
17:0072 Decent1.5 m (0.8 swell)10 sW28 km/h SSW471.3 m ▼dry14°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
18:0054 Fresh1.6 m (0.8 swell)10 sW30 km/h SSW491.3 m ▼dry14°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
19:0051 Fresh1.6 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW29 km/h SSW501.6 m dry14°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
20:0048 Fresh1.6 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SSW502.0 m dry14°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
21:0045 Fresh1.7 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW33 km/h SSW512.5 m dry14°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
22:0041 Blowy1.7 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW34 km/h SSW523.0 m dry15°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
23:0038 Blowy1.8 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW37 km/h SSW533.3 m ▲dry15°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0037 Blowy1.8 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW38 km/h SSW543.4 m ▲dry15°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
01:0035 Blowy1.8 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW39 km/h SSW543.2 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
02:0039 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
03:0042 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
04:0045 Fresh1.8 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW33 km/h SSW552.0 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
05:0054 Fresh1.8 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW34 km/h SSW531.7 m ▼0.1 mm15°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
06:0055 Fresh1.8 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW35 km/h SW511.6 m ▼0.2 mm15°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
07:0052 Fresh1.8 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW34 km/h SSW501.8 m 0.2 mm15°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
08:0049 Fresh1.8 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
10:0043 Blowy1.8 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW33 km/h SW493.0 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
11:0040 Blowy1.8 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW32 km/h SW483.4 m ▲0.1 mm15°overhead 1.8 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
03:3509:4516:0522:30
Low 03:35 · 1.1 mHigh 09:45 · 4.0 mLow 16:05 · 1.1 mHigh 22:30 · 3.6 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.

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🏄 Dooega Beach, Achill Island surf · Decent · sea 16° · 2.0 mFri, 2 Oct 17:30–18:30 · overhead 2.0 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Dooega Beach, Achill Island surf · Decent · sea 16° · 1.5 mSat, 3 Oct 16:30–17:30 · overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
🏄 Dooega Beach, Achill Island surf · Decent · sea 16° · 1.7 mSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · 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.