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Dumhach

Green Coast faces NNW Monitored, not designated

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18
Grim · strong wind, rain
Waves
0.3 m
12 s period from ESE · model cell 1.2 km out
Sea
15.7°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 268 km away.
Tide
3.9 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 09:40.
Wind
45 km/h
Strong breeze, S, offshore, gusts 69
Daylight
07:43
Sunrise. Sunset 19:16. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
12:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, showers possible, calm sea · 0.2 m · 18 km/h
▼ 03:25 ▲ 09:40 ▼ 16:00 ▲ 22:10
Sat, 3 Oct
09:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 16 km/h
▼ 04:20 ▲ 10:40 ▼ 17:00 ▲ 23:25
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Decent 68/100
fresh breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 32 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:55 ▼ 18:40
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 22 km/h
▲ 01:05 ▼ 07:10 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Decent 78/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 0.4 m · 27 km/h
▲ 02:35 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:25
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 67/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible · 25 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 15:50 ▼ 22:15
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 66/100
fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, showers possible · 36 km/h
▲ 04:30 ▼ 10:30 ▲ 16:35 ▼ 23:00

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 09:0018 · Grimstrong wind · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 08:00 · 24 GrimFri 09:00 · 18 GrimFri 10:00 · 14 GrimFri 11:00 · 44 BlowyFri 12:00 · 86 GrandFri 13:00 · 68 DecentFri 14:00 · 84 GrandFri 15:00 · 68 DecentFri 16:00 · 84 GrandFri 17:00 · 84 GrandFri 18:00 · 68 DecentFri 19:00 · 65 DecentFri 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 91 GrandSat 09:00 · 94 GrandSat 10:00 · 84 GrandSat 11:00 · 84 GrandSat 12:00 · 90 GrandSat 13:00 · 90 GrandSat 14:00 · 74 DecentSat 15:00 · 74 DecentSat 16:00 · 74 DecentSat 17:00 · 74 DecentSat 18:00 · 74 DecentSat 19:00 · 74 DecentSat 20:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 00:00 · 74 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 74 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 74 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 74 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 74 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 68 DecentSun 09:00 · 68 DecentSun 10:00 · 68 DecentSun 11:00 · 68 DecentSun 12:00 · 68 DecentSun 13:00 · 68 DecentSun 14:00 · 68 DecentSun 15:00 · 68 DecentSun 16:00 · 68 DecentSun 17:00 · 68 DecentSun 18:00 · 68 DecentSun 19:00 · 68 DecentSun 20:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 10:00 · 60 FreshMon 13:00 · 84 GrandMon 16:00 · 84 GrandMon 19:00 · 76 DecentMon 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 72 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 55 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 48 FreshTue 13:00 · 78 DecentTue 16:00 · 62 DecentTue 19:00 · 78 DecentTue 22:00 · 78 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 75 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 67 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 67 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 67 DecentWed 13:00 · 67 DecentWed 19:00 · 51 FreshThu 01:00 · 51 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 66 DecentThu 19:00 · 22 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 09:00

18 Grim
  • strong wind
  • rain
  • calm sea
  • high tide
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.3 m45 km/h
faces 344° NNW · wind offshore
Waves
0.3 m @ 12 s from ESE
Wind
45 km/h S · gusts 69
Tide
4.0 m · high
Air
15°C · 2.6 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
08:0024 Grim0.3 m12 sESE44 km/h S663.6 m 1.6 mm15°strong wind, rain, calm sea
09:0018 Grim0.3 m12 sESE45 km/h S694.0 m ▲2.6 mm15°strong wind, rain, calm sea
10:0014 Grim0.3 m12 sE40 km/h SSW724.1 m ▲4.4 mm15°strong wind, rain, calm sea
11:0044 Blowy0.3 m12 sNE26 km/h SW693.8 m 3.2 mm12°moderate breeze, rain, calm sea
12:0086 Grand0.2 m12 sNNE18 km/h SW523.3 m 0.9 mm13°gentle breeze, showers possible, calm sea
13:0068 Decent0.2 m11 sNNE33 km/h WSW442.5 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0084 Grand0.2 m11 sNNE24 km/h W411.8 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0068 Decent0.2 m11 sNNE30 km/h WNW431.3 m ▼dry14°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0084 Grand0.2 m11 sNNE28 km/h WNW451.1 m ▼dry14°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0084 Grand0.2 m11 sNNE28 km/h W451.3 m ▼dry14°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0068 Decent0.2 m11 sNNE30 km/h W441.7 m dry13°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0065 Decent0.2 m11 sNNE29 km/h WNW442.3 m dry13°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0081 Grand0.2 m11 sNNE27 km/h W423.0 m dry13°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0081 Grand0.2 m11 sNNE24 km/h W413.5 m ▲dry13°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0081 Grand0.2 m11 sNNE22 km/h W393.8 m ▲dry13°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0081 Grand0.2 m11 sNNE21 km/h W363.7 m ▲dry13°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
Saturday, 3 October
00:0081 Grand0.2 m11 sNNE21 km/h W333.4 m dry13°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0084 Grand0.2 m11 sNNE21 km/h WSW322.8 m dry13°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0084 Grand0.2 m11 sNNE21 km/h WSW322.2 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0084 Grand0.2 m11 sNNE23 km/h WSW321.7 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0084 Grand0.2 m11 sNNE23 km/h WSW321.4 m ▼dry13°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0094 Grand0.2 m11 sNNE19 km/h W301.5 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0094 Grand0.2 m10 sNNE17 km/h WSW281.8 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0091 Grand0.2 m10 sNNE15 km/h WSW252.3 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0091 Grand0.2 m10 sNNE15 km/h SW232.9 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0094 Grand0.2 m10 sNNE16 km/h SW233.4 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0084 Grand0.2 m10 sNNE21 km/h SW263.8 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0084 Grand0.2 m10 sNNE24 km/h SW303.8 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0090 Grand0.2 m10 sNNE22 km/h SSW323.6 m dry15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
13:0090 Grand0.2 m10 sNNE24 km/h SSW363.2 m dry15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
14:0074 Decent0.2 m10 sNE29 km/h SSW402.6 m dry15°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
15:0074 Decent0.2 m10 sE31 km/h SSW442.0 m dry15°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
16:0074 Decent0.2 m10 sESE35 km/h SSW461.6 m ▼dry15°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
17:0074 Decent0.2 m10 sSE36 km/h SSW461.3 m ▼dry15°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
18:0074 Decent0.2 m10 sSE37 km/h SSW461.4 m ▼dry15°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
19:0074 Decent0.2 m10 sSE37 km/h SSW481.7 m dry15°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
20:0074 Decent0.2 m10 sSE36 km/h SSW482.2 m dry15°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
21:0074 Decent0.2 m10 sSE37 km/h SSW482.8 m dry15°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
22:0052 Fresh0.2 m10 sSE39 km/h SSW493.2 m dry15°strong wind, dry, calm sea
23:0052 Fresh0.2 m10 sSE40 km/h SSW493.5 m ▲dry15°strong wind, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0074 Decent0.2 m10 sSE37 km/h SSW503.5 m ▲dry15°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
01:0074 Decent0.2 m10 sESE36 km/h SSW513.3 m dry16°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
02:0074 Decent0.2 m10 sE36 km/h SSW512.9 m dry16°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
03:0074 Decent0.2 m10 sE36 km/h SSW512.4 m dry16°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
04:0074 Decent0.2 m10 sE37 km/h SSW502.0 m dry16°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
05:0052 Fresh0.2 m10 sENE40 km/h SSW501.7 m ▼0.1 mm16°strong wind, dry, calm sea
06:0068 Decent0.2 m10 sNE38 km/h SW491.7 m ▼0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0068 Decent0.1 m10 sNE37 km/h SW491.9 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Letterfrack (modelled), 10 km away · metres above chart datum
03:2509:4016:0022:10
Low 03:25 · 1.1 mHigh 09:40 · 4.1 mLow 16:00 · 1.1 mHigh 22:10 · 3.8 m

The spot

Faces
344° NNW
Swell window
SSE 160° → ESE 120°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 1.2 km out
Water
Not classified

Facing and swell window are derived from the wave model's coastline around the spot, not surveyed. Know better? Tell us.

Water quality

No annual classification yet.

· beaches.ie

On the ground

No lifeguard listedNo toiletsNo parking listedDogs on lead

As listed by Galway County Council. Open in Maps.

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Dumhach Beach is a long sandy beach located on the south eastern shore of Inishbofin Island. It is a machair and dune system with marram grass and as such requires conservation and protection.

Put Dumhach in your calendar

Dipper Plus drops the best dip hour here into your phone every day, with waves, sea temperature, tide and a 45-minute nudge. Up to three spots.

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🌊 Dumhach dip · Grand · sea 16° · 0.2 mFri, 2 Oct 11:30–12:30 · gentle breeze, showers possible, calm sea
🌊 Dumhach dip · Grand · sea 16° · 0.2 mSat, 3 Oct 08:30–09:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 Dumhach dip · Decent · sea 16° · 0.1 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · fresh breeze, dry, calm sea

Nearby spots

Church Lough

1 km · Co. Galway · Not classified

East End Inisbofin

1 km · Co. Galway · Not classified

Loughnagrooaun

2 km · Co. Galway · Not classified

Lake Gowlanagower

2 km · Co. Galway · Not classified

Score is Dipper's own blend. It rates comfort, not safety. Forecast: Met Éireann. Waves: Marine Institute Irish Shelf wave model.