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Elly Bay, Belmullet

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Dip score now
27
Grim · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy
Waves
2.3 m
10 s period from WNW · model cell 1.6 km out
Sea
15.1°
Grand. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 315 km away.
Tide
2.1 m
Falling, nearly low. Low at 04:15.
Wind
26 km/h
Moderate breeze, WSW, onshore, gusts 35
Daylight
07:45
Sunrise. Sunset 19:13. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
08:00
Blowy 40/100
gentle breeze, dry, big sea 2.1 m · 2.1 m · 19 km/h
▼ 04:15 ▲ 10:50 ▼ 17:25 ▲ 23:50
Sun, 4 Oct
19:00
Grim 26/100
fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 2.0 m · 33 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 12:20 ▼ 19:10
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Blowy 28/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible · 2.3 m · 25 km/h
▲ 01:30 ▼ 07:15 ▲ 13:50 ▼ 20:40
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Blowy 41/100
moderate breeze, dry, big sea 2.0 m · 2.0 m · 24 km/h
▲ 03:05 ▼ 08:55 ▲ 15:10 ▼ 21:50
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Blowy 31/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible · 1.6 m · 24 km/h
▲ 04:00 ▼ 09:50 ▲ 16:05 ▼ 22:35
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Fresh 49/100
fresh breeze, showers possible · 33 km/h
▲ 04:45 ▼ 10:35 ▲ 16:55 ▼ 23:20
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Grim 16/100
strong wind, onshore, choppy, rain · 41 km/h
▲ 05:35 ▼ 11:15 ▲ 17:35 ▼ 23:55

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 02:0029 · Blowymoderate breeze · onshore, choppy
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 19 Grim · nightSat 01:00 · 24 Grim · nightSat 02:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSat 03:00 · 37 Blowy · nightSat 04:00 · 42 Blowy · nightSat 05:00 · 40 Blowy · nightSat 06:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSat 07:00 · 28 Blowy · nightSat 08:00 · 40 BlowySat 09:00 · 39 BlowySat 10:00 · 19 GrimSat 11:00 · 16 GrimSat 12:00 · 20 GrimSat 13:00 · 24 GrimSat 14:00 · 28 BlowySat 15:00 · 17 GrimSat 16:00 · 27 GrimSat 17:00 · 31 BlowySat 18:00 · 30 BlowySat 19:00 · 26 GrimSat 20:00 · 22 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 1 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 0 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 3 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 8 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 10 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 17 GrimSun 09:00 · 13 GrimSun 10:00 · 9 GrimSun 11:00 · 5 GrimSun 12:00 · 0 GrimSun 13:00 · 0 GrimSun 14:00 · 6 GrimSun 15:00 · 10 GrimSun 16:00 · 14 GrimSun 17:00 · 18 GrimSun 18:00 · 22 GrimSun 19:00 · 26 GrimSun 20:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 19 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 14 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 10 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 1 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 6 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 11 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 16 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 21 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 26 Grim · nightMon 10:00 · 7 GrimMon 13:00 · 0 GrimMon 16:00 · 16 GrimMon 19:00 · 28 BlowyMon 22:00 · 29 Blowy · nightTue 01:00 · 16 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 0 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 29 Blowy · nightTue 10:00 · 41 BlowyTue 13:00 · 28 BlowyTue 16:00 · 22 GrimTue 19:00 · 34 BlowyTue 22:00 · 64 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 51 Fresh · nightWed 04:00 · 4 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 18 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 31 BlowyWed 13:00 · 18 GrimWed 19:00 · 1 GrimThu 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 66 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 49 FreshThu 19:00 · 12 GrimFri 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightFri 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 16 GrimFri 19:00 · 3 Grim

Sat, 3 Oct, 02:00

29 Blowy
  • moderate breeze
  • onshore, choppy
  • dry
  • big sea 2.2 m
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset2.3 m26 km/h
faces 255° WSW · wind onshore
Waves
2.3 m @ 10 s from WNW
Wind
26 km/h WSW · gusts 35
Tide
1.9 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
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
01:0024 Grim2.3 m (1.5 swell)11 sWNW27 km/h WSW352.4 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
02:0029 Blowy2.3 m (1.5 swell)10 sWNW26 km/h WSW351.9 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
03:0037 Blowy2.2 m (1.4 swell)10 sWNW28 km/h WSW361.6 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
04:0042 Blowy2.2 m (1.4 swell)10 sWNW28 km/h WSW361.4 m ▼dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
05:0040 Blowy2.2 m (1.4 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h WSW351.4 m ▼dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
06:0036 Blowy2.1 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h WSW321.6 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
07:0028 Blowy2.1 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h WSW302.0 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
08:0040 Blowy2.1 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h WSW282.4 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 2.1 m
09:0039 Blowy2.0 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h SW282.8 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 2.1 m
10:0019 Grim2.0 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW21 km/h SW303.1 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
11:0016 Grim2.0 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h SW333.2 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
12:0020 Grim1.9 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SW353.1 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
13:0024 Grim1.9 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h SSW382.8 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
14:0028 Blowy1.9 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW28 km/h SSW422.4 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
15:0017 Grim1.9 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW29 km/h SSW461.9 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0027 Grim1.9 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW33 km/h SSW491.6 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 1.9 m
17:0031 Blowy1.9 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW35 km/h SSW521.4 m ▼dry14°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 1.9 m
18:0030 Blowy1.9 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW36 km/h SSW531.4 m ▼dry14°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 1.9 m
19:0026 Grim1.9 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW38 km/h SSW531.5 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 1.9 m
20:0022 Grim2.0 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW38 km/h SSW531.8 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 2.0 m
21:001 Grim2.0 m (1.4 swell)10 sWNW39 km/h SSW532.2 m dry15°strong wind, dry, big sea 2.0 m
22:000 Grim2.0 m (1.4 swell)10 sWNW39 km/h SSW542.5 m dry15°strong wind, dry, big sea 2.0 m
23:000 Grim2.0 m (1.4 swell)10 sWNW40 km/h SSW542.7 m ▲dry15°strong wind, dry, big sea 2.0 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:000 Grim2.0 m (1.4 swell)10 sWNW39 km/h SSW542.8 m ▲dry15°strong wind, dry, big sea 2.0 m
01:000 Grim2.0 m (1.4 swell)10 sWNW39 km/h SSW552.7 m 0.1 mm15°strong wind, onshore, choppy, dry
02:000 Grim2.0 m (1.4 swell)10 sWNW42 km/h SSW552.4 m dry16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, dry
03:000 Grim2.0 m (1.4 swell)10 sWNW42 km/h SSW552.1 m dry16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, dry
04:003 Grim2.0 m (1.4 swell)10 sWNW41 km/h SSW541.8 m 0.1 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, dry
05:008 Grim2.0 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW42 km/h SSW541.6 m ▼0.1 mm15°strong wind, onshore, choppy, dry
06:0010 Grim1.9 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW39 km/h SW521.6 m ▼dry15°strong wind, onshore, choppy, dry
07:0021 Grim1.9 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW36 km/h SW511.7 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
08:0017 Grim1.9 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW36 km/h SW452.0 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
09:0013 Grim1.9 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW35 km/h SW452.3 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
10:009 Grim1.9 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW36 km/h SW452.6 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
11:005 Grim1.9 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW35 km/h SW462.9 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
12:000 Grim1.9 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW33 km/h SW463.1 m ▲dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
13:000 Grim1.9 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW39 km/h SW473.1 m ▲dry15°strong wind, onshore, choppy, dry
14:006 Grim1.9 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW36 km/h SW472.9 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
15:0010 Grim1.9 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW36 km/h SW472.6 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0014 Grim1.9 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW33 km/h SW472.2 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0018 Grim1.9 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW32 km/h SW471.8 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0022 Grim1.9 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW32 km/h SW461.6 m ▼dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0026 Grim2.0 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW33 km/h SW461.4 m ▼dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0023 Grim2.0 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW35 km/h SW461.4 m ▼dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
21:0019 Grim2.1 m (1.4 swell)10 sWNW36 km/h WSW471.6 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
22:0014 Grim2.1 m (1.5 swell)10 sWNW37 km/h WSW481.9 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
23:0010 Grim2.2 m (1.6 swell)11 sWNW38 km/h SW482.2 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
Monday, 5 October
00:000 Grim2.3 m (1.7 swell)11 sNW46 km/h WSW482.5 m dry15°strong wind, onshore, choppy, dry

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Ballyglass, 16 km away · metres above chart datum
04:1510:5017:2523:50
Low 04:15 · 1.4 mHigh 10:50 · 3.2 mLow 17:25 · 1.4 mHigh 23:50 · 2.8 m

The spot

Faces
255° WSW
Swell window
ESE 110° → N 10°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 1.6 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

No lifeguard listedToiletsParkingAccessible: YesDogs on lead (Dogs only allowed before 12pm and after 6.30pm during the bathing season (1st June to 15th September) otherwise allowed at all times onto beach.)

As listed by Mayo County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Sona Sauna (Belmullet) · Belmullet, Erris · 10 km · mobile

Sabhna Saunas (Dugort) · Dugort Blue Flag Beach, Achill Island · 17 km · fixed

Sabhna Saunas (Keel) · Keel Beach, Achill Island · 21 km · fixed

Elly Bay is a fine sandy beach consisting of sand dunes backing on to sand dunes. Elly Bay consists of a sandy dune system, extensive areas of dune grassland and machair. These marine habitats support a variety of wildlife and plant species. It is a particularly important area for birds. Special Area of conservation (SAC)/ proposed Natural Heritage Areas (pNHA) Mullet/Blacksod Bay Complex (Site Code 000470) and Blacksod Bay/Broadhaven (Site Code 004037) SPA. Blacksod Bay Designated Shellfish Waters the Mullet Peninsula is part of the Mayo Gaeltacht. Swimming is the only activity on this beach. The bathing area is approximately 1.2km wide. The bathing water is approximately 0.42km2 in area. The medium and maximum water depth within the designated bathing water is 0.5m and 5.0m respectively depending on tides.

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🌊 Elly Bay, Belmullet dip · Blowy · sea 15° · 2.1 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry, big sea 2.1 m
🌊 Elly Bay, Belmullet dip · Grim · sea 15° · 2.0 mSun, 4 Oct 18:30–19:30 · fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
🌊 Elly Bay, Belmullet dip · Blowy · sea 15° · 2.3 mMon, 5 Oct 18:30–19:30 · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible

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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.