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Drumnatinny

Excellent Quality 2025 Green Coast faces NNW

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Dip score now
51
Fresh · light winds, dry
Waves
1.3 m
10 s period from NW · model cell 2.7 km out
Sea
15.2°
Grand. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 254 km away.
Tide
1.2 m
Low tide. Low at 04:55.
Wind
12 km/h
Gentle breeze, SW, cross, gusts 29
Daylight
07:38
Sunrise. Sunset 19:05. Air 11°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
11:00
Decent 73/100
gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m · 1.2 m · 18 km/h
▼ 04:55 ▲ 11:05 ▼ 17:40 ▲ 23:50
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Fresh 48/100
fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m · 1.3 m · 32 km/h
▼ 06:00 ▲ 12:30 ▼ 19:20
Mon, 5 Oct
17:00
Fresh 51/100
gentle breeze, rain, waves 1.5 m · 1.5 m · 19 km/h
▲ 01:25 ▼ 07:30 ▲ 14:05 ▼ 20:45
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Fresh 54/100
gentle breeze, showers possible, waves 1.2 m · 1.2 m · 19 km/h
▲ 03:00 ▼ 09:10 ▲ 15:30 ▼ 22:00
Wed, 7 Oct
19:00
Blowy 33/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, rain · 1.2 m · 24 km/h
▲ 04:05 ▼ 10:10 ▲ 16:30 ▼ 22:45
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Decent 74/100
light winds, dry, low tide · 11 km/h
▲ 05:00 ▼ 11:05 ▲ 17:15 ▼ 23:40
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Blowy 37/100
fresh breeze, rain, high tide · 36 km/h
▲ 05:35 ▼ 11:50 ▲ 18:05

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 05:0051 · Freshlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 03:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSat 05:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 50 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSat 08:00 · 59 FreshSat 09:00 · 64 DecentSat 10:00 · 68 DecentSat 11:00 · 73 DecentSat 12:00 · 72 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 · 65 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 64 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 43 Blowy · nightSun 03:00 · 34 Blowy · nightSun 04:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSun 05:00 · 25 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 20 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 18 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 23 GrimSun 09:00 · 27 GrimSun 10:00 · 39 BlowySun 11:00 · 44 BlowySun 12:00 · 48 FreshSun 13:00 · 48 FreshSun 14:00 · 36 BlowySun 15:00 · 32 BlowySun 16:00 · 28 BlowySun 17:00 · 24 GrimSun 18:00 · 19 GrimSun 19:00 · 15 GrimSun 20:00 · 17 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 22 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 26 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 31 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 18 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 23 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 30 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 26 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 21 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 17 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 12 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 7 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 7 GrimMon 09:00 · 11 GrimMon 10:00 · 25 GrimMon 11:00 · 29 BlowyMon 12:00 · 33 BlowyMon 13:00 · 37 BlowyMon 14:00 · 42 BlowyMon 15:00 · 50 FreshMon 16:00 · 46 FreshMon 17:00 · 51 FreshMon 18:00 · 30 BlowyMon 19:00 · 36 BlowyMon 20:00 · 27 Grim · nightMon 21:00 · 26 Grim · nightMon 22:00 · 21 Grim · nightMon 23:00 · 32 Blowy · nightTue 00:00 · 41 Blowy · nightTue 01:00 · 45 Fresh · nightTue 02:00 · 50 Fresh · nightTue 03:00 · 54 Fresh · nightTue 04:00 · 49 Fresh · nightTue 05:00 · 45 Fresh · nightTue 06:00 · 51 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 47 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 41 BlowyTue 13:00 · 54 FreshTue 16:00 · 53 FreshTue 19:00 · 40 BlowyTue 22:00 · 27 Grim · nightWed 01:00 · 37 Blowy · nightWed 04:00 · 50 Fresh · nightWed 07:00 · 37 Blowy · nightWed 10:00 · 17 GrimWed 13:00 · 13 GrimWed 16:00 · 26 GrimWed 19:00 · 33 BlowyWed 22:00 · 24 Grim · nightThu 01:00 · 47 Fresh · nightThu 04:00 · 87 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 88 Grand · nightThu 10:00 · 74 DecentThu 13:00 · 54 FreshThu 19:00 · 47 FreshFri 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 18 GrimFri 19:00 · 37 Blowy

Sat, 3 Oct, 05:00

51 Fresh
  • light winds
  • dry
  • waves 1.3 m
  • low tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.3 m12 km/h
faces 340° NNW · wind cross
Waves
1.3 m @ 10 s from NW
Wind
12 km/h SW · gusts 29
Tide
1.2 m · low
Air
11°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
04:0049 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW14 km/h SW301.3 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
05:0051 Fresh1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW12 km/h SW291.2 m ▼dry11°light winds, dry, waves 1.3 m
06:0050 Fresh1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW13 km/h SW281.4 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
07:0054 Fresh1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW15 km/h SW301.8 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
08:0059 Fresh1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW13 km/h SSW312.3 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
09:0064 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW13 km/h SSW322.9 m 0.1 mm11°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
10:0068 Decent1.2 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW17 km/h WSW343.4 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
11:0073 Decent1.2 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW18 km/h WSW353.6 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
12:0072 Decent1.2 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW18 km/h WSW333.5 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
13:0068 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW18 km/h WSW323.2 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
14:0064 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW19 km/h WSW312.8 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
15:0059 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW17 km/h SW322.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
16:0055 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW19 km/h SW321.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
17:0051 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW16 km/h SW311.4 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
18:0050 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW13 km/h SSW291.3 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
19:0060 Fresh1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW12 km/h S241.5 m dry13°light winds, dry, waves 1.2 m
20:0062 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW12 km/h S211.9 m dry12°light winds, dry, waves 1.2 m
21:0066 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW10 km/h SSW242.3 m dry12°light winds, dry, waves 1.2 m
22:0065 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW13 km/h SSW302.8 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
23:0069 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW19 km/h SSW353.1 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0068 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW23 km/h SSW413.2 m ▲dry13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
01:0064 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW27 km/h SSW463.1 m ▲dry13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
02:0043 Blowy1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW31 km/h SSW512.8 m dry13°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
03:0034 Blowy1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW33 km/h SSW552.4 m dry13°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
04:0029 Blowy1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW30 km/h SSW571.9 m dry13°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
05:0025 Grim1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW31 km/h SSW571.6 m ▼dry13°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
06:0020 Grim1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW32 km/h SSW571.4 m ▼dry14°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
07:0018 Grim1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW33 km/h SSW571.5 m ▼0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
08:0023 Grim1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW31 km/h SW561.8 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
09:0027 Grim1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW32 km/h SW542.2 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
10:0039 Blowy1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW32 km/h SSW532.7 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
11:0044 Blowy1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW31 km/h SW533.1 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
12:0048 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW32 km/h SSW533.4 m ▲0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
13:0048 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW31 km/h SW543.4 m ▲0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
14:0036 Blowy1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW31 km/h SW553.3 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
15:0032 Blowy1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW31 km/h SW562.9 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
16:0028 Blowy1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW33 km/h SW572.5 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
17:0024 Grim1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW32 km/h SW572.0 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
18:0019 Grim1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW33 km/h SW561.6 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
19:0015 Grim1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW31 km/h SW561.4 m ▼0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
20:0017 Grim1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW30 km/h SW551.5 m ▼0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
21:0022 Grim1.4 m (0.9 swell)10 sNW33 km/h SW561.7 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.4 m
22:0026 Grim1.4 m (1.0 swell)11 sNW35 km/h SW572.0 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.4 m
23:0031 Blowy1.5 m (1.0 swell)11 sNW38 km/h SW592.4 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.5 m
Monday, 5 October
00:0018 Grim1.5 m (1.1 swell)11 sNW35 km/h SW602.8 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
01:0023 Grim1.6 m (1.1 swell)11 sNW36 km/h SW623.0 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m
02:0030 Blowy1.6 m (1.2 swell)11 sNW38 km/h SW523.0 m ▲0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m
03:0026 Grim1.6 m (1.2 swell)11 sNW37 km/h SW522.9 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Tory Island (modelled), 12 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 260° → ENE 70°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 2.7 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 listedNo toiletsParkingDogs on lead

As listed by Donegal County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Cocoon Sauna · Portnablagh Pier, Dunfanaghy · 10 km · fixed

itSaunatrailer · The Wee Beach, Marble Hill, Dunfanaghy · 12 km · fixed

Drumnatinny beach consists of a long sandy north facing beach; confined by Ballyness Bay to the West and by Crockagarran and a small series of headlands to the East. There is a wide variety plant species especially amongst the vegetated dunes. There are also varied ranges of bird and animal species. Ballyness Bay exposes extensive mud flats and sand flats at low tides. Activities at Drumnatinny beach include swimming, kayaking, boating, surfing, windsurfing, sailing, power boating and other land based activities on the beach with the majority of users walking along the long shore. The designated bathing area is approx. 1.317km2 and the extent along the water is approximately is 4250m. There is an evenly sloped gradient off the beach getting to a depth of 1m approximately 10m out from the water line.

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🌊 Drumnatinny dip · Decent · sea 15° · 1.2 mSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
🌊 Drumnatinny dip · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.3 mSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
🌊 Drumnatinny dip · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.5 mMon, 5 Oct 16:30–17:30 · gentle breeze, rain, 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.