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Dooey

Excellent Quality 2025 Green Coast faces WNW

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18
Grim · fresh breeze, rain
Waves
1.7 m
12 s period from WNW · model cell 3.2 km out
Sea
14.9°
Fresh. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 247 km away.
Tide
3.5 m
High tide. Low at 16:10.
Wind
32 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSE, cross, gusts 49
Daylight
07:37
Sunrise. Sunset 19:08. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
16:00
Fresh 59/100
gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m · 1.6 m · 19 km/h
▼ 03:35 ▲ 10:00 ▼ 16:10 ▲ 22:35
Sat, 3 Oct
09:00
Decent 76/100
gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.4 m · 1.4 m · 19 km/h
▼ 04:25 ▲ 11:05 ▼ 17:40 ▲ 23:50
Sun, 4 Oct
10:00
Decent 66/100
moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.5 m · 1.5 m · 25 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 12:40 ▼ 19:25
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Blowy 37/100
moderate breeze, rain, big sea 1.5 m · 1.6 m · 20 km/h
▲ 01:35 ▼ 07:30 ▲ 14:10 ▼ 21:05
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Decent 73/100
gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.4 m · 1.4 m · 17 km/h
▲ 03:05 ▼ 09:00 ▲ 15:30 ▼ 22:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 79/100
gentle breeze, rain, low tide · 18 km/h
▲ 04:05 ▼ 09:55 ▲ 16:25 ▼ 22:50
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 15 km/h
▲ 04:55 ▼ 10:50 ▲ 17:10 ▼ 23:25

Week at a glance

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Fri 10:0018 · Grimfresh breeze · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 10:00 · 18 GrimFri 11:00 · 28 BlowyFri 12:00 · 3 GrimFri 13:00 · 27 GrimFri 14:00 · 43 BlowyFri 15:00 · 49 FreshFri 16:00 · 59 FreshFri 17:00 · 43 BlowyFri 18:00 · 27 GrimFri 19:00 · 27 GrimFri 20:00 · 27 Grim · nightFri 21:00 · 24 Grim · nightFri 22:00 · 24 Grim · nightFri 23:00 · 24 Grim · nightSat 00:00 · 24 Grim · nightSat 01:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSat 02:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSat 03:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSat 05:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSat 06:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 08:00 · 60 FreshSat 09:00 · 76 DecentSat 10:00 · 60 FreshSat 11:00 · 60 FreshSat 12:00 · 76 DecentSat 13:00 · 66 DecentSat 14:00 · 66 DecentSat 15:00 · 66 DecentSat 16:00 · 66 DecentSat 17:00 · 66 DecentSat 18:00 · 76 DecentSat 19:00 · 66 DecentSat 20:00 · 66 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 66 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 66 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 50 Fresh · nightSun 00:00 · 50 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSun 02:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSun 03:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSun 04:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSun 05:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSun 06:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSun 08:00 · 41 BlowySun 09:00 · 41 BlowySun 10:00 · 66 DecentSun 11:00 · 66 DecentSun 12:00 · 66 DecentSun 13:00 · 58 FreshSun 14:00 · 58 FreshSun 15:00 · 66 DecentSun 16:00 · 60 FreshSun 17:00 · 44 BlowySun 18:00 · 60 FreshSun 19:00 · 60 FreshSun 20:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 27 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 27 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 49 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 43 Blowy · nightMon 04:00 · 27 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 43 Blowy · nightMon 06:00 · 43 Blowy · nightMon 07:00 · 35 Blowy · nightMon 10:00 · 31 BlowyMon 13:00 · 31 BlowyMon 16:00 · 31 BlowyMon 19:00 · 37 BlowyMon 22:00 · 47 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 35 Blowy · nightTue 04:00 · 34 Blowy · nightTue 07:00 · 44 Blowy · nightTue 10:00 · 48 FreshTue 13:00 · 65 DecentTue 16:00 · 73 DecentTue 19:00 · 65 DecentTue 22:00 · 71 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 65 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 85 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 79 DecentWed 13:00 · 63 DecentWed 19:00 · 61 FreshThu 01:00 · 62 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 57 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 10:00

18 Grim
  • fresh breeze
  • rain
  • big sea 1.7 m
  • high tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.7 m32 km/h
faces 283° WNW · wind cross
Waves
1.7 m @ 12 s from WNW
Wind
32 km/h SSE · gusts 49
Tide
3.5 m · high
Air
13°C · 0.9 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
10:0018 Grim1.7 m (1.4 swell)12 sWNW32 km/h SSE493.5 m ▲0.9 mm13°fresh breeze, rain, big sea 1.7 m
11:0028 Blowy1.7 m (1.4 swell)12 sWNW26 km/h SSE503.4 m ▲1.8 mm14°moderate breeze, rain, big sea 1.7 m
12:003 Grim1.6 m (1.4 swell)12 sWNW33 km/h S523.0 m 3.5 mm14°fresh breeze, rain, big sea 1.7 m
13:0027 Grim1.7 m (1.3 swell)11 sWNW28 km/h S502.4 m 2.0 mm13°moderate breeze, rain, big sea 1.7 m
14:0043 Blowy1.6 m (1.3 swell)11 sWNW17 km/h SSW461.8 m 1.0 mm13°gentle breeze, rain, big sea 1.7 m
15:0049 Fresh1.6 m (1.3 swell)11 sWNW23 km/h SSW431.4 m ▼0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m
16:0059 Fresh1.6 m (1.3 swell)11 sWNW19 km/h WSW421.2 m ▼0.1 mm13°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m
17:0043 Blowy1.6 m (1.3 swell)11 sWNW24 km/h W431.2 m ▼dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0027 Grim1.6 m (1.2 swell)11 sWNW29 km/h WSW451.5 m dry14°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0027 Grim1.6 m (1.2 swell)11 sWNW37 km/h W431.9 m dry13°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0027 Grim1.6 m (1.2 swell)11 sWNW33 km/h W392.5 m dry13°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
21:0024 Grim1.6 m (1.2 swell)11 sWNW31 km/h W392.9 m dry13°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
22:0024 Grim1.5 m (1.1 swell)11 sWNW34 km/h W373.1 m ▲dry13°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
23:0024 Grim1.5 m (1.1 swell)11 sWNW32 km/h W353.2 m ▲dry13°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0024 Grim1.5 m (1.1 swell)11 sWNW30 km/h W333.0 m dry13°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
01:0057 Fresh1.5 m (1.1 swell)11 sWNW28 km/h W312.6 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
02:0057 Fresh1.5 m (1.1 swell)11 sWNW27 km/h WSW292.1 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
03:0057 Fresh1.5 m (1.0 swell)11 sWNW20 km/h WSW281.6 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
04:0057 Fresh1.4 m (1.0 swell)11 sWNW22 km/h WSW291.3 m ▼dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
05:0044 Blowy1.4 m (1.0 swell)11 sWNW29 km/h W311.3 m ▼dry13°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
06:0057 Fresh1.4 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h WSW311.5 m 0.1 mm12°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
07:0060 Fresh1.4 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h WSW311.9 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
08:0060 Fresh1.4 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW26 km/h W282.4 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
09:0076 Decent1.4 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h WSW252.8 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.4 m
10:0060 Fresh1.4 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h WSW263.1 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
11:0060 Fresh1.4 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW20 km/h WSW283.3 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
12:0076 Decent1.4 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h WSW293.2 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
13:0066 Decent1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW21 km/h SW313.0 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
14:0066 Decent1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW20 km/h SW322.5 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
15:0066 Decent1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW21 km/h SSW332.1 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
16:0066 Decent1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SSW341.7 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
17:0066 Decent1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW20 km/h SSW351.5 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
18:0076 Decent1.4 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW14 km/h SSW351.4 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.4 m
19:0066 Decent1.4 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SSW351.6 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.4 m
20:0066 Decent1.4 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SSW371.9 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.4 m
21:0066 Decent1.4 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SSW392.2 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.4 m
22:0066 Decent1.4 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h S412.6 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.4 m
23:0050 Fresh1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h S432.8 m ▲dry14°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.5 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0050 Fresh1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW31 km/h S442.9 m ▲dry14°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.5 m
01:0033 Blowy1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW29 km/h S452.9 m dry14°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
02:0033 Blowy1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SSW462.6 m dry14°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
03:0033 Blowy1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h S462.2 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
04:0033 Blowy1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW29 km/h SSW461.8 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
05:0033 Blowy1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW29 km/h SSW461.6 m ▼0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
06:0049 Fresh1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h SSW461.5 m ▼0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
07:0033 Blowy1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW29 km/h SSW451.6 m ▼0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
08:0041 Blowy1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h SW451.9 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible, big sea 1.5 m
09:0041 Blowy1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW26 km/h SW442.2 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible, big sea 1.5 m

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Aranmore, 15 km away · metres above chart datum
03:3510:0016:1022:35
Low 03:35 · 1.0 mHigh 10:00 · 3.5 mLow 16:10 · 1.2 mHigh 22:35 · 3.2 m

The spot

Faces
283° WNW
Swell window
SW 230° → NNW 340°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 3.2 km out
Water
Excellent Quality

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 listedToiletsParkingDogs on lead

As listed by Donegal County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Wild Atlantic Sea Sauna Dooey Beach · Dooey Beach, Lettermacaward · right here · fixed

Inishkeel Sauna · Narin Strand, Portnoo · 5 km · fixed

Loughros Point Sauna · Loughros Point, Ardara · 12 km · mobile

Secret Sauna · Donegal Bay coast near Mountcharles · 30 km · mobile

Dooey is located close to the towns of Glenties and Dungloe which are located on the western coast of County Donegal. Dooey beach is a long sandy beach approximately 3km long on the Atlantic coast of Ireland. The beach is contained to the south by the Gweebarra estuary and sheltered to the north by the headland. The beach is west facing into the Atlantic Ocean and gets a strongwash of water from the rough sea directly onto the beach. It is an extensive sandy beach in a rural environment. The beach is backed by an extensive and majestic sand dune system with a well defined primary duneridge.

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🌊 Dooey dip · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.6 mFri, 2 Oct 15:30–16:30 · gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m
🌊 Dooey dip · Decent · sea 15° · 1.4 mSat, 3 Oct 08:30–09:30 · gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.4 m
🌊 Dooey dip · Decent · sea 15° · 1.5 mSun, 4 Oct 09:30–10:30 · moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.5 m

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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.