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Elly Bay, Belmullet

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces WSW

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Met Éireann Yellow yellow; Moderate warning. Rain warning for Mayo Until 12:00 Fri, 2 Oct.
Surf score now
14
Grim · big 2.5 m, period 12 s
Waves
2.5 m
12 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
3.4 m
High tide. High at 09:55.
Wind
27 km/h
Moderate breeze, WSW, onshore, gusts 65
Daylight
07:43
Sunrise. Sunset 19:16. Air 13°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
14:00
Decent 66/100
overhead 2.4 m, period 11 s, onshore wind · 2.4 m · 26 km/h
▼ 03:25 ▲ 09:55 ▼ 16:05 ▲ 22:30
Sat, 3 Oct
17:00
Decent 68/100
overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 1.8 m · 35 km/h
▼ 04:15 ▲ 10:50 ▼ 17:25 ▲ 23:50
Sun, 4 Oct
19:00
Fresh 56/100
overhead 1.8 m, period 9 s, onshore wind · 1.9 m · 33 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 12:20 ▼ 19:10
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Decent 68/100
overhead 2.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 2.0 m · 25 km/h
▲ 01:30 ▼ 07:15 ▲ 13:50 ▼ 20:40
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Decent 78/100
overhead 2.3 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind · 2.3 m · 24 km/h
▲ 03:05 ▼ 08:55 ▲ 15:10 ▼ 21:50
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 24 km/h
▲ 04:00 ▼ 09:50 ▲ 16:05 ▼ 22:35
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 33 km/h
▲ 04:45 ▼ 10:35 ▲ 16:55 ▼ 23:20

Week at a glance

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Fri 10:0013 · Grimbig 2.5 m · period 12 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 08:00 · 15 GrimFri 09:00 · 12 GrimFri 10:00 · 13 GrimFri 11:00 · 17 GrimFri 12:00 · 43 BlowyFri 13:00 · 46 FreshFri 14:00 · 66 DecentFri 15:00 · 52 FreshFri 16:00 · 56 FreshFri 17:00 · 53 FreshFri 18:00 · 50 FreshFri 19:00 · 47 FreshFri 20:00 · 44 Blowy · nightFri 21:00 · 41 Blowy · nightFri 22:00 · 55 Fresh · nightFri 23:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 62 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 69 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 72 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 71 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 62 DecentSat 09:00 · 59 FreshSat 10:00 · 56 FreshSat 11:00 · 54 FreshSat 12:00 · 57 FreshSat 13:00 · 60 FreshSat 14:00 · 63 DecentSat 15:00 · 49 FreshSat 16:00 · 65 DecentSat 17:00 · 68 DecentSat 18:00 · 67 DecentSat 19:00 · 64 DecentSat 20:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSat 21:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSat 22:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSun 00:00 · 50 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 35 Blowy · nightSun 02:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 03:00 · 42 Blowy · nightSun 04:00 · 50 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 49 FreshSun 09:00 · 46 FreshSun 10:00 · 43 BlowySun 11:00 · 40 BlowySun 12:00 · 37 BlowySun 13:00 · 38 BlowySun 14:00 · 41 BlowySun 15:00 · 44 BlowySun 16:00 · 47 FreshSun 17:00 · 50 FreshSun 18:00 · 53 FreshSun 19:00 · 56 FreshSun 20:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 50 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 41 Blowy · nightMon 01:00 · 38 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 38 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 41 Blowy · nightMon 04:00 · 45 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 48 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 55 Fresh · nightMon 10:00 · 48 FreshMon 13:00 · 39 BlowyMon 16:00 · 59 FreshMon 19:00 · 68 DecentMon 22:00 · 69 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 59 Fresh · nightTue 04:00 · 39 Blowy · nightTue 07:00 · 74 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 78 DecentTue 13:00 · 68 DecentTue 16:00 · 64 DecentTue 19:00 · 73 DecentTue 22:00 · 80 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 71 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 0 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 0 GrimWed 13:00 · 0 GrimWed 19:00 · 0 GrimThu 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 10:00

13 Grim
  • big 2.5 m
  • period 12 s
  • onshore wind
  • high-ish tide
  • rain
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset2.5 m27 km/h
faces 255° WSW · wind onshore
Waves
2.5 m @ 12 s from WNW
Wind
27 km/h WSW · gusts 65
Tide
3.4 m · high
Air
13°C · 3.6 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
09:0012 Grim2.6 m (2.2 swell)12 sWNW41 km/h S683.3 m ▲2.6 mm15°big 2.6 m, period 12 s, cross-shore wind
10:0013 Grim2.5 m (2.2 swell)12 sWNW27 km/h WSW653.4 m ▲3.6 mm13°big 2.5 m, period 12 s, onshore wind
11:0017 Grim2.5 m (2.1 swell)11 sWNW28 km/h SSW563.3 m ▲1.5 mm13°big 2.5 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
12:0043 Blowy2.5 m (2.1 swell)11 sWNW31 km/h SW462.9 m 0.4 mm13°overhead 2.5 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
13:0046 Fresh2.4 m (2.0 swell)11 sWNW34 km/h SW422.3 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 2.4 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
14:0066 Decent2.4 m (2.0 swell)11 sWNW26 km/h W411.7 m dry14°overhead 2.4 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
15:0052 Fresh2.4 m (1.9 swell)11 sWNW29 km/h WNW441.3 m ▼dry14°overhead 2.4 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
16:0056 Fresh2.4 m (1.9 swell)11 sWNW34 km/h W461.2 m ▼dry14°overhead 2.4 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
17:0053 Fresh2.4 m (1.9 swell)11 sWNW33 km/h W461.2 m ▼dry13°overhead 2.4 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
18:0050 Fresh2.4 m (1.8 swell)11 sWNW33 km/h W451.5 m dry13°overhead 2.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
19:0047 Fresh2.3 m (1.8 swell)11 sWNW32 km/h W441.9 m dry12°overhead 2.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
20:0044 Blowy2.3 m (1.8 swell)11 sWNW30 km/h W442.4 m dry12°overhead 2.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
21:0041 Blowy2.3 m (1.7 swell)11 sNW31 km/h W422.8 m dry12°overhead 2.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
22:0055 Fresh2.3 m (1.7 swell)11 sNW28 km/h W403.0 m ▲dry12°overhead 2.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
23:0055 Fresh2.3 m (1.7 swell)11 sNW26 km/h W373.1 m ▲dry12°overhead 2.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0058 Fresh2.2 m (1.6 swell)11 sNW28 km/h W352.9 m dry12°overhead 2.2 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
01:0062 Decent2.2 m (1.6 swell)11 sNW27 km/h WSW352.4 m dry13°overhead 2.2 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
02:0065 Decent2.2 m (1.5 swell)11 sNW26 km/h WSW351.9 m dry13°overhead 2.2 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
03:0069 Decent2.2 m (1.5 swell)10 sNW28 km/h WSW361.6 m dry13°overhead 2.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
04:0072 Decent2.1 m (1.4 swell)10 sNW28 km/h WSW361.4 m ▼dry13°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
05:0071 Decent2.1 m (1.4 swell)10 sNW27 km/h WSW351.4 m ▼dry13°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
06:0068 Decent2.1 m (1.4 swell)10 sNW23 km/h WSW321.6 m dry13°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
07:0065 Decent2.0 m (1.3 swell)10 sNW22 km/h WSW302.0 m dry13°overhead 2.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
08:0062 Decent2.0 m (1.3 swell)10 sNW19 km/h WSW282.4 m dry13°overhead 2.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
09:0059 Fresh2.0 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h SW282.8 m dry13°overhead 2.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
10:0056 Fresh1.9 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW21 km/h SW303.1 m ▲dry14°overhead 2.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
11:0054 Fresh1.9 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h SW333.2 m ▲dry14°overhead 1.9 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
12:0057 Fresh1.9 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SW353.1 m ▲dry14°overhead 1.9 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
13:0060 Fresh1.9 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h SSW382.8 m dry15°overhead 1.9 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
14:0063 Decent1.8 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW28 km/h SSW422.4 m dry15°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
15:0049 Fresh1.8 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW29 km/h SSW461.9 m dry15°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
16:0065 Decent1.8 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW33 km/h SSW491.6 m dry15°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
17:0068 Decent1.8 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW35 km/h SSW521.4 m ▼dry14°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
18:0067 Decent1.8 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW36 km/h SSW531.4 m ▼dry14°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
19:0064 Decent1.8 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW38 km/h SSW531.5 m dry15°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
20:0061 Fresh1.8 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW38 km/h SSW531.8 m dry15°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
21:0058 Fresh1.8 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW39 km/h SSW532.2 m dry15°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
22:0055 Fresh1.9 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW39 km/h SSW542.5 m dry15°overhead 1.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
23:0047 Fresh1.9 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW40 km/h SSW542.7 m ▲dry15°overhead 1.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0050 Fresh1.9 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW39 km/h SSW542.8 m ▲dry15°overhead 1.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
01:0035 Blowy1.9 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW39 km/h SSW552.7 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 1.9 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
02:0038 Blowy1.9 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW42 km/h SSW552.4 m dry16°overhead 1.9 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
03:0042 Blowy1.9 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW42 km/h SSW552.1 m dry16°overhead 1.9 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
04:0050 Fresh1.9 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW41 km/h SSW541.8 m 0.1 mm16°overhead 1.9 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
05:0054 Fresh1.9 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW42 km/h SSW541.6 m ▼0.1 mm15°overhead 1.9 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
06:0055 Fresh1.9 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW39 km/h SW521.6 m ▼dry15°overhead 1.9 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
07:0052 Fresh1.9 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW36 km/h SW511.7 m dry15°overhead 1.9 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
08:0049 Fresh1.9 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW36 km/h SW452.0 m dry15°overhead 1.9 m, period 10 s, onshore wind

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
03:2509:5516:0522:30
Low 03:25 · 1.0 mHigh 09:55 · 3.4 mLow 16:05 · 1.2 mHigh 22:30 · 3.1 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 surf · Decent · sea 15° · 2.4 mFri, 2 Oct 13:30–14:30 · overhead 2.4 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
🏄 Elly Bay, Belmullet surf · Decent · sea 15° · 1.8 mSat, 3 Oct 16:30–17:30 · overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Elly Bay, Belmullet surf · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.9 mSun, 4 Oct 18:30–19:30 · overhead 1.8 m, period 9 s, onshore 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.