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Downings

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces NNW

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Surf score now
63
Decent · chest-high 1.1 m, period 11 s
Waves
1.1 m
11 s period from NW · model cell 3.6 km out
Sea
14.9°
Fresh. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 246 km away.
Tide
3.3 m
Falling. Low at 04:55.
Wind
17 km/h
Gentle breeze, WSW, cross, gusts 36
Daylight
07:35
Sunrise. Sunset 19:06. Air 11°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
Daylight's done for today.
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:05 ▼ 16:30 ▲ 22:40
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Decent 69/100
chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 1.0 m · 13 km/h
▼ 04:55 ▲ 11:05 ▼ 17:40 ▲ 23:50
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 83/100
chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 1.1 m · 20 km/h
▼ 06:00 ▲ 12:30 ▼ 19:20
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Decent 69/100
chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind · 1.3 m · 28 km/h
▲ 01:25 ▼ 07:30 ▲ 14:05 ▼ 20:45
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Decent 65/100
chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, light onshore · 1.0 m · 14 km/h
▲ 03:00 ▼ 09:10 ▲ 15:30 ▼ 22:00
Wed, 7 Oct
19:00
Fresh 59/100
chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 1.0 m · 24 km/h
▲ 04:05 ▼ 10:10 ▲ 16:30 ▼ 22:45
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 8 km/h
▲ 05:00 ▼ 11:05 ▲ 17:15 ▼ 23:40

Week at a glance

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Sat 00:0063 · Decentchest-high 1.1 m · period 11 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 18:00 · 66 DecentFri 19:00 · 63 DecentFri 20:00 · 60 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 56 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 61 Fresh · nightFri 23:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 66 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 89 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 75 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 72 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 69 DecentSat 09:00 · 66 DecentSat 10:00 · 63 DecentSat 11:00 · 51 FreshSat 12:00 · 54 FreshSat 13:00 · 40 BlowySat 14:00 · 43 BlowySat 15:00 · 46 FreshSat 16:00 · 49 FreshSat 17:00 · 62 DecentSat 18:00 · 63 DecentSat 19:00 · 60 FreshSat 20:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSat 21:00 · 78 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 75 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 72 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 70 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 79 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 89 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 83 GrandSun 09:00 · 62 DecentSun 10:00 · 59 FreshSun 11:00 · 56 FreshSun 12:00 · 53 FreshSun 13:00 · 70 DecentSun 14:00 · 55 FreshSun 15:00 · 58 FreshSun 16:00 · 61 FreshSun 17:00 · 64 DecentSun 18:00 · 67 DecentSun 19:00 · 70 DecentSun 20:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 62 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 59 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 56 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 47 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 53 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 56 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 59 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 69 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 69 DecentMon 09:00 · 66 DecentMon 10:00 · 63 DecentMon 11:00 · 60 FreshMon 12:00 · 57 FreshMon 13:00 · 54 FreshMon 14:00 · 51 FreshMon 15:00 · 54 FreshMon 16:00 · 57 FreshMon 17:00 · 60 FreshMon 18:00 · 63 DecentMon 19:00 · 66 DecentMon 22:00 · 67 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 60 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 70 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 60 FreshTue 13:00 · 65 DecentTue 16:00 · 34 BlowyTue 19:00 · 43 BlowyTue 22:00 · 54 Fresh · nightWed 01:00 · 44 Blowy · nightWed 04:00 · 34 Blowy · nightWed 07:00 · 44 Blowy · nightWed 10:00 · 53 FreshWed 13:00 · 37 BlowyWed 16:00 · 28 BlowyWed 19:00 · 59 FreshWed 22:00 · 61 Fresh · nightThu 01:00 · 56 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Sat, 3 Oct, 00:00

63 Decent
  • chest-high 1.1 m
  • period 11 s
  • cross-shore wind
  • high-ish tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.1 m17 km/h
faces 340° NNW · wind cross
Waves
1.1 m @ 11 s from NW
Wind
17 km/h WSW · gusts 36
Tide
3.3 m · upper half
Air
11°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
23:0052 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW24 km/h W393.5 m ▲dry12°chest-high 1.1 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0063 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW17 km/h WSW363.3 m dry11°chest-high 1.1 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
01:0066 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW13 km/h SW332.8 m dry10°chest-high 1.1 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
02:0070 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW12 km/h SW282.3 m dry10°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
03:0083 Grand1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW10 km/h S261.7 m dry9°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
04:0086 Grand1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW11 km/h SSW241.3 m ▼dry9°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
05:0089 Grand1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW11 km/h SSW221.2 m ▼dry10°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
06:0075 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW12 km/h SSW221.4 m ▼dry10°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0072 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW14 km/h SW241.8 m dry11°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
08:0069 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW13 km/h SW242.3 m dry11°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0066 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW11 km/h SSW252.9 m dry11°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0063 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW17 km/h WSW273.4 m ▲dry12°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
11:0051 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW18 km/h W303.6 m ▲dry13°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0054 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW19 km/h W293.5 m ▲dry13°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0040 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW15 km/h WSW283.2 m dry14°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0043 Blowy0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sNW15 km/h W282.8 m dry14°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
15:0046 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sNW16 km/h WSW292.2 m dry15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:0049 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sNW16 km/h SW291.7 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
17:0062 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW14 km/h SSW281.4 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
18:0063 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW12 km/h SSW261.3 m ▼dry14°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
19:0060 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW9 km/h S221.5 m dry13°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
20:0056 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW8 km/h S201.9 m dry12°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
21:0078 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW10 km/h S232.3 m dry12°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
22:0075 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW9 km/h SSW272.8 m dry12°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
23:0072 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW12 km/h SSW323.1 m ▲dry12°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0070 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW15 km/h S373.2 m ▲dry11°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
01:0073 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW18 km/h S403.1 m ▲dry12°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
02:0076 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW20 km/h S442.8 m dry12°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
03:0079 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW21 km/h S462.4 m dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
04:0083 Grand1.0 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW26 km/h S461.9 m dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
05:0086 Grand1.0 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW23 km/h SSW461.6 m ▼dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
06:0089 Grand1.0 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW23 km/h S451.4 m ▼dry14°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
07:0086 Grand1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW20 km/h S461.5 m ▼dry14°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
08:0083 Grand1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW20 km/h SSW451.8 m dry15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
09:0062 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW26 km/h SSW452.2 m dry15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0059 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW26 km/h SW462.7 m 0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
11:0056 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW23 km/h SW463.1 m dry16°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0053 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW25 km/h SSW463.4 m ▲dry16°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0070 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW24 km/h SSW463.4 m ▲0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
14:0055 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW27 km/h SW473.3 m dry16°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
15:0058 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW28 km/h SW482.9 m dry16°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:0061 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW29 km/h SW482.5 m dry16°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
17:0064 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW27 km/h SW482.0 m dry16°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
18:0067 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW27 km/h SW471.6 m dry16°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
19:0070 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW26 km/h WSW461.4 m ▼dry16°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
20:0069 Decent1.1 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW25 km/h SW451.5 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
21:0066 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)11 sNW27 km/h SW451.7 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
22:0062 Decent1.2 m (0.9 swell)11 sNW28 km/h WSW472.0 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind

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
03:5510:0516:3022:40
Low 03:55 · 0.9 mHigh 10:05 · 3.8 mLow 16:30 · 1.1 mHigh 22:40 · 3.5 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 surf · Decent · sea 15° · 1.0 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Downings surf · Grand · sea 15° · 1.1 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, offshore 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.