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East End Inisbofin

Green Coast faces NNW Monitored, not designated

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Surf score now
75
Decent · overhead 2.3 m, period 11 s
Waves
2.3 m
11 s period from NW · model cell 1.6 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 269 km away.
Tide
1.6 m
Rising. High at 22:10.
Wind
32 km/h
Fresh breeze, W, cross, gusts 46
Daylight
07:43
Sunrise. Sunset 19:16. Air 13°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
17:00
Decent 78/100
overhead 2.3 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind · 2.3 m · 31 km/h
▼ 03:25 ▲ 09:40 ▼ 16:00 ▲ 22:10
Sat, 3 Oct
17:00
Grand 99/100
overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 1.8 m · 28 km/h
▼ 04:20 ▲ 10:40 ▼ 17:00 ▲ 23:25
Sun, 4 Oct
19:00
Decent 68/100
overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 1.8 m · 35 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:55 ▼ 18:40
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Decent 78/100
overhead 2.2 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind · 2.1 m · 30 km/h
▲ 01:05 ▼ 07:10 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Decent 68/100
overhead 1.9 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 1.9 m · 27 km/h
▲ 02:35 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:25
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 72/100
overhead 1.6 m, period 9 s, onshore wind · 1.6 m · 25 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 15:50 ▼ 22:15
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 22 km/h
▲ 04:30 ▼ 10:30 ▲ 16:35 ▼ 23:00

Week at a glance

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Fri 18:0075 · Decentoverhead 2.3 m · period 11 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 15:00 · 78 DecentFri 16:00 · 69 DecentFri 17:00 · 78 DecentFri 18:00 · 75 DecentFri 19:00 · 71 DecentFri 20:00 · 68 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 62 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 64 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 67 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 77 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 77 DecentSat 09:00 · 74 DecentSat 10:00 · 71 DecentSat 11:00 · 70 DecentSat 12:00 · 73 DecentSat 13:00 · 86 GrandSat 14:00 · 90 GrandSat 15:00 · 93 GrandSat 16:00 · 96 GrandSat 17:00 · 99 GrandSat 18:00 · 96 GrandSat 19:00 · 93 GrandSat 20:00 · 90 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 69 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 62 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 72 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 67 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 62 DecentSun 09:00 · 58 FreshSun 10:00 · 55 FreshSun 11:00 · 64 DecentSun 12:00 · 61 FreshSun 13:00 · 64 DecentSun 14:00 · 55 FreshSun 15:00 · 58 FreshSun 16:00 · 61 FreshSun 17:00 · 64 DecentSun 18:00 · 67 DecentSun 19:00 · 68 DecentSun 20:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 74 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 55 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 49 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 55 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 74 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 77 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 80 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 78 DecentMon 09:00 · 63 DecentMon 10:00 · 60 FreshMon 11:00 · 69 DecentMon 12:00 · 66 DecentMon 13:00 · 62 DecentMon 14:00 · 63 DecentMon 15:00 · 66 DecentMon 16:00 · 69 DecentMon 17:00 · 72 DecentMon 18:00 · 75 DecentMon 19:00 · 78 DecentMon 22:00 · 75 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 66 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 58 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 68 DecentTue 13:00 · 59 FreshTue 16:00 · 57 FreshTue 19:00 · 66 DecentTue 22:00 · 61 Fresh · nightWed 01:00 · 52 Fresh · nightWed 04:00 · 38 Blowy · nightWed 07:00 · 64 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 72 DecentWed 13:00 · 62 DecentWed 16:00 · 37 BlowyWed 19:00 · 46 FreshWed 22:00 · 55 Fresh · nightThu 01:00 · 47 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 18:00

75 Decent
  • overhead 2.3 m
  • period 11 s
  • cross-shore wind
  • low-ish tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset2.3 m32 km/h
faces 335° NNW · wind cross
Waves
2.3 m @ 11 s from NW
Wind
32 km/h W · gusts 46
Tide
1.7 m · lower half
Air
13°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
17:0078 Decent2.3 m (1.7 swell)11 sNW31 km/h W481.3 m ▼dry13°overhead 2.3 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
18:0075 Decent2.3 m (1.6 swell)11 sNW32 km/h W461.7 m dry13°overhead 2.3 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
19:0071 Decent2.3 m (1.6 swell)11 sNW31 km/h W462.3 m dry13°overhead 2.3 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
20:0068 Decent2.3 m (1.6 swell)11 sNW28 km/h W453.0 m dry13°overhead 2.3 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
21:0065 Decent2.3 m (1.6 swell)11 sNW26 km/h W433.5 m ▲dry13°overhead 2.3 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
22:0062 Decent2.3 m (1.5 swell)11 sNW22 km/h W403.8 m ▲dry12°overhead 2.3 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
23:0064 Decent2.3 m (1.5 swell)11 sNW20 km/h W383.7 m ▲dry12°overhead 2.3 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0067 Decent2.3 m (1.5 swell)11 sNW22 km/h W363.4 m dry13°overhead 2.3 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
01:0070 Decent2.2 m (1.4 swell)11 sNW21 km/h W342.8 m dry13°overhead 2.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
02:0073 Decent2.2 m (1.4 swell)10 sNW20 km/h WSW332.2 m dry13°overhead 2.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
03:0077 Decent2.2 m (1.4 swell)10 sNW21 km/h WSW341.7 m dry13°overhead 2.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
04:0080 Grand2.1 m (1.3 swell)10 sNW22 km/h WSW341.4 m ▼dry13°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
05:0079 Decent2.1 m (1.3 swell)10 sNW20 km/h W331.5 m ▼dry13°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
06:0076 Decent2.1 m (1.3 swell)10 sNW18 km/h W311.8 m dry13°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0081 Grand2.0 m (1.2 swell)10 sNW15 km/h W282.3 m dry13°overhead 2.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
08:0077 Decent2.0 m (1.2 swell)10 sNW11 km/h WNW252.9 m dry13°overhead 2.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0074 Decent2.0 m (1.2 swell)10 sNW8 km/h SW243.4 m dry13°overhead 2.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0071 Decent2.0 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW11 km/h SSW263.8 m ▲dry14°overhead 2.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
11:0070 Decent1.9 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW15 km/h SSW293.8 m ▲dry14°overhead 1.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0073 Decent1.9 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW16 km/h SSW313.6 m dry14°overhead 1.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0086 Grand1.9 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW19 km/h SSW343.2 m dry15°overhead 1.9 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
14:0090 Grand1.9 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW21 km/h SSW372.6 m dry15°overhead 1.9 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
15:0093 Grand1.9 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW24 km/h SSW402.0 m dry15°overhead 1.9 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
16:0096 Grand1.8 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW26 km/h SSW441.6 m ▼dry15°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
17:0099 Grand1.8 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW28 km/h SSW461.3 m ▼dry14°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
18:0096 Grand1.8 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW28 km/h SSW481.4 m ▼dry14°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
19:0093 Grand1.8 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW29 km/h SSW491.7 m dry14°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
20:0090 Grand1.8 m (1.2 swell)10 sNW30 km/h SSW502.2 m dry14°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
21:0069 Decent1.8 m (1.2 swell)10 sNW33 km/h SSW512.8 m dry14°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, strong offshore
22:0065 Decent1.9 m (1.2 swell)10 sNW35 km/h SSW513.2 m dry15°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, strong offshore
23:0062 Decent1.9 m (1.2 swell)10 sNW36 km/h SSW513.5 m ▲dry15°overhead 1.9 m, period 10 s, strong offshore
Sunday, 4 October
00:0063 Decent1.9 m (1.2 swell)10 sNW36 km/h SSW523.5 m ▲dry15°overhead 1.9 m, period 10 s, strong offshore
01:0054 Fresh1.9 m (1.2 swell)10 sNW37 km/h SSW533.3 m dry15°overhead 1.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
02:0052 Fresh1.9 m (1.2 swell)10 sNW36 km/h SSW542.9 m dry15°overhead 1.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
03:0072 Decent1.9 m (1.2 swell)10 sNW35 km/h SSW542.4 m dry15°overhead 1.9 m, period 10 s, strong offshore
04:0094 Grand1.9 m (1.2 swell)10 sNW31 km/h SSW532.0 m dry15°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
05:0067 Decent1.8 m (1.2 swell)10 sNW34 km/h SSW511.7 m ▼0.1 mm15°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
06:0068 Decent1.8 m (1.2 swell)10 sNW36 km/h SW501.7 m ▼0.1 mm15°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0065 Decent1.8 m (1.2 swell)10 sNW33 km/h SW501.9 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
08:0062 Decent1.8 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW34 km/h SSW492.3 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0058 Fresh1.8 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW36 km/h SSW492.7 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0055 Fresh1.8 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW32 km/h SSW483.2 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
11:0064 Decent1.8 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW32 km/h SSW483.5 m ▲0.1 mm15°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0061 Fresh1.8 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW31 km/h SW483.7 m ▲dry15°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0064 Decent1.8 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW32 km/h SW483.6 m ▲dry15°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0055 Fresh1.8 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW37 km/h SW453.2 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
15:0058 Fresh1.8 m (1.0 swell)10 sNW36 km/h SW442.8 m dry16°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:0061 Fresh1.8 m (1.0 swell)10 sNW36 km/h SW442.2 m dry16°overhead 1.8 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 SSE and SE reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Letterfrack (modelled), 11 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
335° NNW
Swell window
SSE 160° → SE 140°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 1.6 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 listedAccessible: ramp/slipwayDogs on lead

As listed by Galway County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Sweathouse (Renvyle) · Gurteen Pier, Renvyle, Connemara · 14 km · fixed

Big Dipper Sauna · Carrowniskey Beach, BigStyle Atlantic Lodge, Louisburgh, Co. Mayo · 21 km · fixed

Cois Tra Rugged Retreat · Connemara Sands Hotel, Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely · 22 km · fixed

East End Bay is located on the island of Inishbofin which is situated off the North West coast off Connemara. the bathing water is a gentle sloping sandy beach and is bordered to the rear by the tiny and quaint East End Village. It is mainly used by tourista and locals for swimming, fishing and occasionally wind surfing.

Put East End Inisbofin in your calendar

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🏄 East End Inisbofin surf · Decent · sea 15° · 2.3 mFri, 2 Oct 16:30–17:30 · overhead 2.3 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 East End Inisbofin surf · Grand · sea 15° · 1.8 mSat, 3 Oct 16:30–17:30 · overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
🏄 East End Inisbofin surf · Decent · sea 15° · 1.8 mSun, 4 Oct 18:30–19:30 · overhead 1.8 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.