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Downings

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces NNW

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Dip score now
51
Fresh · light winds, dry
Waves
1.1 m
10 s period from NW · model cell 3.6 km out
Sea
15.2°
Grand. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 246 km away.
Tide
1.4 m
Falling, nearly low. Low at 04:55.
Wind
10 km/h
Light breeze, SSW, offshore, gusts 24
Daylight
07:37
Sunrise. Sunset 19:04. Air 10°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
10:00
Decent 74/100
light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m · 1.0 m · 11 km/h
▼ 04:55 ▲ 11:05 ▼ 17:40 ▲ 23:50
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Decent 64/100
moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m · 1.1 m · 28 km/h
▼ 06:00 ▲ 12:30 ▼ 19:20
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Fresh 61/100
moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m · 1.2 m · 27 km/h
▲ 01:25 ▼ 07:30 ▲ 14:05 ▼ 20:45
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Fresh 54/100
gentle breeze, showers possible, waves 1.0 m · 1.0 m · 18 km/h
▲ 03:00 ▼ 09:10 ▲ 15:30 ▼ 22:00
Wed, 7 Oct
16:00
Blowy 42/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, rain · 0.9 m · 27 km/h
▲ 04:05 ▼ 10:10 ▲ 16:30 ▼ 22:45
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Decent 74/100
light winds, dry, low tide · 10 km/h
▲ 05:00 ▼ 11:05 ▲ 17:15 ▼ 23:40
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Blowy 38/100
fresh breeze, rain, high tide · 30 km/h
▲ 05:35 ▼ 11:50 ▲ 18:05

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 04:0050 · Freshlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 67 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSat 03:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 50 Fresh · nightSat 05:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSat 08:00 · 65 DecentSat 09:00 · 64 DecentSat 10:00 · 74 DecentSat 11:00 · 73 DecentSat 12:00 · 69 DecentSat 13:00 · 68 DecentSat 14:00 · 64 DecentSat 15:00 · 59 FreshSat 16:00 · 55 FreshSat 17:00 · 51 FreshSat 18:00 · 50 FreshSat 19:00 · 60 FreshSat 20:00 · 62 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 66 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 71 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 72 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 07:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 53 FreshSun 09:00 · 57 FreshSun 10:00 · 55 FreshSun 11:00 · 60 FreshSun 12:00 · 64 DecentSun 13:00 · 64 DecentSun 14:00 · 60 FreshSun 15:00 · 56 FreshSun 16:00 · 52 FreshSun 17:00 · 48 FreshSun 18:00 · 43 BlowySun 19:00 · 39 BlowySun 20:00 · 41 Blowy · nightSun 21:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 34 Blowy · nightSun 23:00 · 39 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 43 Blowy · nightMon 01:00 · 48 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 47 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 43 Blowy · nightMon 04:00 · 38 Blowy · nightMon 05:00 · 34 Blowy · nightMon 06:00 · 45 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 24 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 40 BlowyMon 09:00 · 44 BlowyMon 10:00 · 49 FreshMon 11:00 · 53 FreshMon 12:00 · 57 FreshMon 13:00 · 61 FreshMon 14:00 · 58 FreshMon 15:00 · 54 FreshMon 16:00 · 50 FreshMon 17:00 · 56 FreshMon 18:00 · 52 FreshMon 19:00 · 53 FreshMon 20:00 · 49 Fresh · nightMon 21:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 22:00 · 49 Fresh · nightMon 23:00 · 49 Fresh · nightTue 00:00 · 58 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 62 Decent · nightTue 02:00 · 67 Decent · nightTue 03:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 66 Decent · nightTue 05:00 · 62 Decent · nightTue 06:00 · 57 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 47 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 41 BlowyTue 13:00 · 54 FreshTue 16:00 · 53 FreshTue 19:00 · 50 FreshTue 22:00 · 39 Blowy · nightWed 01:00 · 54 Fresh · nightWed 04:00 · 67 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 44 Blowy · nightWed 10:00 · 28 BlowyWed 13:00 · 29 BlowyWed 16:00 · 42 BlowyWed 19:00 · 33 BlowyWed 22:00 · 24 Grim · nightThu 01:00 · 47 Fresh · nightThu 04:00 · 93 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightThu 10:00 · 74 DecentThu 13:00 · 64 DecentThu 19:00 · 71 DecentFri 01:00 · 13 Grim · nightFri 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 19 GrimFri 19:00 · 38 Blowy

Sat, 3 Oct, 04:00

50 Fresh
  • light winds
  • dry
  • waves 1.1 m
  • low tide
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.1 m10 km/h
faces 340° NNW · wind offshore
Waves
1.1 m @ 10 s from NW
Wind
10 km/h SSW · gusts 24
Tide
1.3 m · low
Air
10°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
03:0060 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW10 km/h SSW271.7 m dry10°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
04:0050 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW10 km/h SSW241.3 m ▼dry10°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
05:0046 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW10 km/h SSW221.2 m ▼dry10°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
06:0051 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW12 km/h SSW211.4 m ▼dry10°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
07:0054 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW13 km/h SW231.8 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
08:0065 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW11 km/h SW242.3 m dry11°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
09:0064 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW15 km/h SSW252.9 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
10:0074 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW11 km/h SW273.4 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
11:0073 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW19 km/h WSW303.6 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
12:0069 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW18 km/h W303.5 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
13:0068 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW16 km/h W293.2 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
14:0064 Decent0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sNW18 km/h W282.8 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
15:0059 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sNW17 km/h WSW282.2 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
16:0055 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sNW17 km/h SW281.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
17:0051 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW14 km/h SW271.4 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
18:0050 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW15 km/h SSW241.3 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
19:0060 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW9 km/h S201.5 m dry13°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
20:0062 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW8 km/h SSW181.9 m dry12°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
21:0066 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW9 km/h SSW202.3 m dry12°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
22:0071 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW10 km/h SSW232.8 m dry11°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
23:0069 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW14 km/h S263.1 m ▲dry11°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0072 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW16 km/h S303.2 m ▲dry11°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
01:0068 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW17 km/h S343.1 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
02:0059 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW24 km/h SSW382.8 m dry13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
03:0058 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW23 km/h SSW412.4 m dry13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
04:0053 Fresh1.0 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW26 km/h SSW441.9 m dry13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
05:0046 Fresh1.0 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW25 km/h S461.6 m ▼dry13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
06:0044 Blowy1.0 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW22 km/h S461.4 m ▼dry13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
07:0052 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW19 km/h S461.5 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
08:0053 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW21 km/h SSW451.8 m dry15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
09:0057 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW27 km/h SSW442.2 m dry15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
10:0055 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW26 km/h SSW442.7 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
11:0060 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW28 km/h SSW443.1 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
12:0064 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW28 km/h SSW443.4 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
13:0064 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW27 km/h SSW463.4 m ▲0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
14:0060 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW26 km/h SW463.3 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
15:0056 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW26 km/h SW482.9 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
16:0052 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW27 km/h SW482.5 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
17:0048 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW24 km/h SW482.0 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
18:0043 Blowy1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW28 km/h SW461.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
19:0039 Blowy1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW23 km/h SW461.4 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
20:0041 Blowy1.1 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW25 km/h SW451.5 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
21:0046 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)11 sNW26 km/h SW451.7 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
22:0034 Blowy1.2 m (0.9 swell)11 sNW30 km/h SW462.0 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
23:0039 Blowy1.3 m (1.0 swell)11 sNW31 km/h SW482.4 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
Monday, 5 October
00:0043 Blowy1.3 m (1.0 swell)11 sNW30 km/h SW492.8 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
01:0048 Fresh1.4 m (1.1 swell)11 sNW30 km/h SW503.0 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.4 m
02:0047 Fresh1.4 m (1.1 swell)11 sNW32 km/h WSW503.0 m ▲dry15°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.4 m

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Tory Island (modelled), 23 km away · metres above chart datum
04:5511:0517:4023:50
Low 04:55 · 1.2 mHigh 11:05 · 3.6 mLow 17:40 · 1.3 mHigh 23:50 · 3.2 m

The spot

Faces
340° NNW
Swell window
W 270° → NE 50°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 3.6 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

Lifeguard: YesToiletsParkingYesAccessible: YesDogs on lead (Dogs are not permitted in the Blue Flag Area of the beach from 12 pm to 7 pm (1st June to 15th September). Dogs are permitted on leads outside the Blue Flag Area at all times.)

As listed by Donegal County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

itSaunatrailer · The Wee Beach, Marble Hill, Dunfanaghy · 4 km · fixed

Cocoon Sauna · Portnablagh Pier, Dunfanaghy · 6 km · fixed

The Hot Barrel Sauna · Portsalon Pier (also Kerrykeel Pier) · 14 km · mobile

The Swilly Sauna · Main Beach car park, Rathmullan · 23 km · mobile

Downings beach consists of a sandy beach in Sheephaven Bay that is confined by Downings pier to the west and a small headland called Maslack to the South. There is a sea cave in the Maslack headland that is exposed at low tide. The Peninsula comprises an excellent variety of coastal habitats including high rock cliffs, offshore islands, sand dunes, salt marshes, a large intertidal bay and rocky shingle and sandy beaches. These habitats support a wide variety of wildlife and vegetation. Activities at Downings beach include swimming, kayaking, boating, windsurfing, sailing, surfing, power boating, jet skiing (outside the designated area), diving and other land based activities on the beach. The designated bathing area is approx. 0.273km2 and the extent along the water is approximately 687m. There is a very shallow gradient off Downings Beach with the water depth reaching 1m approx. 50m from the water line and gradually getting deeper.

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🌊 Downings dip · Decent · sea 15° · 1.0 mSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
🌊 Downings dip · Decent · sea 15° · 1.1 mSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
🌊 Downings dip · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.2 mMon, 5 Oct 12:30–13:30 · moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m

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Lough Naposte

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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.