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Drumnatinny

Excellent Quality 2025 Green Coast faces NNW

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69
Decent · chest-high 1.4 m, period 11 s
Waves
1.4 m
11 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
1.1 m
Low tide. High at 22:40.
Wind
29 km/h
Fresh breeze, W, cross, gusts 48
Daylight
07:36
Sunrise. Sunset 19:07. Air 14°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
17:00
Decent 69/100
chest-high 1.4 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind · 1.4 m · 29 km/h
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:05 ▼ 16:30 ▲ 22:40
Sat, 3 Oct
18:00
Grand 88/100
chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 1.1 m · 13 km/h
▼ 04:55 ▲ 11:05 ▼ 17:40 ▲ 23:50
Sun, 4 Oct
19:00
Decent 70/100
chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 1.3 m · 32 km/h
▼ 06:00 ▲ 12:30 ▼ 19:20
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Decent 76/100
overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind · 1.6 m · 27 km/h
▲ 01:25 ▼ 07:30 ▲ 14:05 ▼ 20:45
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Decent 68/100
chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, light onshore · 1.0 m · 13 km/h
▲ 03:00 ▼ 09:10 ▲ 15:30 ▼ 22:00
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 70/100
chest-high 1.0 m, period 9 s, cross-shore wind · 1.0 m · 19 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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Fri 17:0069 · Decentchest-high 1.4 m · period 11 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 12:00 · 70 DecentFri 13:00 · 50 FreshFri 14:00 · 71 DecentFri 15:00 · 84 GrandFri 16:00 · 69 DecentFri 17:00 · 69 DecentFri 18:00 · 66 DecentFri 19:00 · 63 DecentFri 20:00 · 60 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 56 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 53 Fresh · nightFri 23:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSat 02:00 · 62 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 75 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 64 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 69 DecentSat 09:00 · 66 DecentSat 10:00 · 55 FreshSat 11:00 · 59 FreshSat 12:00 · 62 DecentSat 13:00 · 65 DecentSat 14:00 · 68 DecentSat 15:00 · 71 DecentSat 16:00 · 74 DecentSat 17:00 · 87 GrandSat 18:00 · 88 GrandSat 19:00 · 85 GrandSat 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 78 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 75 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 72 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 70 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 50 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 48 FreshSun 09:00 · 45 FreshSun 10:00 · 54 FreshSun 11:00 · 51 FreshSun 12:00 · 48 FreshSun 13:00 · 47 FreshSun 14:00 · 43 BlowySun 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 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 50 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 47 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 54 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 45 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 57 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 61 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 64 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 62 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 67 DecentMon 09:00 · 64 DecentMon 10:00 · 63 DecentMon 11:00 · 60 FreshMon 12:00 · 57 FreshMon 13:00 · 42 BlowyMon 14:00 · 39 BlowyMon 15:00 · 42 BlowyMon 16:00 · 57 FreshMon 17:00 · 60 FreshMon 18:00 · 73 DecentMon 19:00 · 76 DecentMon 22:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 65 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 70 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 60 FreshTue 13:00 · 51 FreshTue 16:00 · 59 FreshTue 19:00 · 68 DecentTue 22:00 · 79 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 69 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 59 Fresh · nightWed 07:00 · 69 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 70 DecentWed 13:00 · 62 DecentWed 16:00 · 53 FreshWed 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

Fri, 2 Oct, 17:00

69 Decent
  • chest-high 1.4 m
  • period 11 s
  • cross-shore wind
  • low-ish tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.4 m29 km/h
faces 340° NNW · wind cross
Waves
1.4 m @ 11 s from NW
Wind
29 km/h W · gusts 48
Tide
1.1 m · low
Air
14°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
17:0069 Decent1.4 m (0.9 swell)11 sNW29 km/h W481.1 m ▼dry14°chest-high 1.4 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
18:0066 Decent1.4 m (0.9 swell)11 sNW26 km/h WSW481.4 m dry14°chest-high 1.4 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
19:0063 Decent1.4 m (0.9 swell)11 sNW30 km/h W441.9 m dry13°chest-high 1.4 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
20:0060 Fresh1.4 m (0.9 swell)11 sNW26 km/h W402.5 m dry13°chest-high 1.4 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
21:0056 Fresh1.4 m (0.9 swell)11 sNW21 km/h W393.0 m dry12°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
22:0053 Fresh1.4 m (0.8 swell)11 sNW29 km/h W403.4 m ▲dry12°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
23:0052 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)11 sNW27 km/h W403.5 m ▲dry12°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0055 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)11 sNW25 km/h W393.3 m dry12°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
01:0058 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)11 sNW21 km/h WSW362.8 m dry12°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
02:0062 Decent1.3 m (0.8 swell)11 sNW19 km/h WSW332.3 m dry12°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
03:0073 Decent1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW14 km/h SW311.7 m dry12°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
04:0076 Decent1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW13 km/h SW311.3 m ▼dry11°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
05:0079 Decent1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW15 km/h WSW331.2 m ▼dry12°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
06:0075 Decent1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW15 km/h WSW341.4 m ▼dry12°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0064 Decent1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW19 km/h WSW351.8 m 0.1 mm12°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
08:0069 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW13 km/h SW352.3 m dry12°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0066 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW15 km/h SW332.9 m dry12°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0055 Fresh1.2 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW18 km/h W323.4 m ▲dry13°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
11:0059 Fresh1.2 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW17 km/h W343.6 m ▲dry13°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0062 Decent1.2 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW16 km/h WSW343.5 m ▲dry14°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0065 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW18 km/h WSW353.2 m dry14°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0068 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW16 km/h WSW362.8 m dry15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
15:0071 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW17 km/h SW372.2 m dry15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:0074 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW16 km/h SW361.7 m dry15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
17:0087 Grand1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW16 km/h SSW351.4 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
18:0088 Grand1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW13 km/h S341.3 m ▼dry14°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
19:0085 Grand1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW13 km/h S321.5 m dry13°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
20:0081 Grand1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW13 km/h SSW351.9 m dry13°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
21:0078 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW14 km/h SSW402.3 m dry13°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
22:0075 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW20 km/h SSW462.8 m dry13°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
23:0072 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW25 km/h SSW503.1 m ▲dry13°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0070 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW30 km/h SSW533.2 m ▲dry14°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
01:0050 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW32 km/h SSW553.1 m ▲dry13°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, strong offshore
02:0053 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW33 km/h SSW552.8 m dry13°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, strong offshore
03:0056 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW33 km/h SSW562.4 m 0.1 mm13°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, strong offshore
04:0048 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW33 km/h SSW561.9 m 0.1 mm14°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
05:0063 Decent1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW33 km/h SSW571.6 m ▼0.1 mm14°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, strong offshore
06:0054 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW32 km/h SW571.4 m ▼0.1 mm14°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0051 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW33 km/h SW571.5 m ▼0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
08:0048 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW32 km/h SW551.8 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0045 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW33 km/h SW552.2 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0054 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW32 km/h SW562.7 m 0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
11:0051 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW31 km/h SW573.1 m 0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0048 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW30 km/h SSW563.4 m ▲0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0047 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW31 km/h SW573.4 m ▲0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0043 Blowy1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW32 km/h SW493.3 m 0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
15:0058 Fresh1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW31 km/h SW492.9 m 0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:0061 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW30 km/h SW472.5 m dry16°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 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 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
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 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 surf · Decent · sea 15° · 1.4 mFri, 2 Oct 16:30–17:30 · chest-high 1.4 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Drumnatinny surf · Grand · sea 15° · 1.1 mSat, 3 Oct 17:30–18:30 · chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
🏄 Drumnatinny surf · Decent · sea 15° · 1.3 mSun, 4 Oct 18:30–19:30 · chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore 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.