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Enniscrone Beach

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag Green Coast faces NW

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Dip score now
54
Fresh · gentle breeze, dry
Waves
0.8 m
11 s period from NNW · model cell 0.6 km out
Sea
14.9°
Fresh. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 254 km away.
Tide
3.3 m
High tide. Low at 04:20.
Wind
13 km/h
Gentle breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 18
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:12. Air 8°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
Daylight's done for today.
▼ 03:25 ▲ 10:10 ▼ 16:15 ▲ 22:40
Sat, 3 Oct
18:00
Grand 87/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m · 0.6 m · 17 km/h
▼ 04:20 ▲ 11:20 ▼ 17:40
Sun, 4 Oct
19:00
Decent 77/100
moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m · 0.7 m · 23 km/h
▲ 00:00 ▼ 05:50 ▲ 12:40 ▼ 19:20
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Decent 74/100
gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m · 0.9 m · 18 km/h
▲ 01:30 ▼ 07:25 ▲ 14:15 ▼ 20:50
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Decent 78/100
light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m · 0.6 m · 10 km/h
▲ 03:05 ▼ 08:50 ▲ 15:25 ▼ 22:00
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 85/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m · 0.5 m · 14 km/h
▲ 04:05 ▼ 09:55 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:40
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 79/100
light winds, showers possible · 11 km/h
▲ 05:00 ▼ 10:45 ▲ 17:10 ▼ 23:25

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 23:0054 · Freshgentle breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 16:00 · 59 FreshFri 17:00 · 63 DecentFri 18:00 · 55 FreshFri 19:00 · 51 FreshFri 20:00 · 47 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 47 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 55 Fresh · nightFri 23:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 64 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 78 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 77 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 69 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 65 DecentSat 09:00 · 61 FreshSat 10:00 · 62 DecentSat 11:00 · 64 DecentSat 12:00 · 69 DecentSat 13:00 · 67 DecentSat 14:00 · 72 DecentSat 15:00 · 76 DecentSat 16:00 · 71 DecentSat 17:00 · 75 DecentSat 18:00 · 87 GrandSat 19:00 · 82 GrandSat 20:00 · 75 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 66 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 62 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 00:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 42 Blowy · nightSun 02:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 67 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 75 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 80 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 77 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 69 DecentSun 09:00 · 65 DecentSun 10:00 · 61 FreshSun 11:00 · 57 FreshSun 12:00 · 53 FreshSun 13:00 · 35 BlowySun 14:00 · 56 FreshSun 15:00 · 60 FreshSun 16:00 · 64 DecentSun 17:00 · 56 FreshSun 18:00 · 72 DecentSun 19:00 · 77 DecentSun 20:00 · 75 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 70 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 59 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 45 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 40 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 40 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 45 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 50 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 55 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 59 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 64 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 74 DecentMon 09:00 · 70 DecentMon 10:00 · 65 DecentMon 11:00 · 51 FreshMon 12:00 · 47 FreshMon 13:00 · 55 FreshMon 14:00 · 51 FreshMon 15:00 · 53 FreshMon 16:00 · 57 FreshMon 17:00 · 50 FreshMon 18:00 · 64 DecentMon 19:00 · 68 DecentMon 22:00 · 63 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 49 Fresh · nightTue 04:00 · 39 Blowy · nightTue 07:00 · 56 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 60 FreshTue 13:00 · 67 DecentTue 16:00 · 59 FreshTue 19:00 · 78 DecentTue 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 77 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 58 Fresh · nightWed 07:00 · 72 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 85 GrandWed 13:00 · 48 FreshWed 16:00 · 42 BlowyWed 19:00 · 69 DecentWed 22:00 · 82 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 71 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 79 DecentThu 19:00 · 43 Blowy

Fri, 2 Oct, 23:00

54 Fresh
  • gentle breeze
  • dry
  • small waves 0.8 m
  • sunny
  • high tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.8 m13 km/h
faces 322° NW · wind cross
Waves
0.8 m @ 11 s from NNW
Wind
13 km/h SSW · gusts 18
Tide
3.3 m · high
Air
8°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
23:0054 Fresh0.8 m (0.6 swell)11 sNNW13 km/h SSW183.3 m ▲dry8°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0059 Fresh0.8 m (0.6 swell)11 sNNW14 km/h S193.1 m dry7°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
01:0064 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)11 sNNW14 km/h SSW192.7 m dry8°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
02:0068 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)11 sNNW15 km/h S192.1 m dry7°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
03:0073 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)11 sNNW15 km/h S191.6 m dry7°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
04:0078 Decent0.7 m (0.5 swell)11 sNNW13 km/h S191.4 m ▼dry8°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
05:0077 Decent0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW13 km/h S191.4 m ▼dry9°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
06:0073 Decent0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW13 km/h S191.6 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
07:0069 Decent0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW15 km/h S192.0 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
08:0065 Decent0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW17 km/h S192.5 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
09:0061 Fresh0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sNNW14 km/h S192.9 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
10:0062 Decent0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sNNW13 km/h S213.2 m ▲dry11°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
11:0064 Decent0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sNNW12 km/h SSW223.4 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
12:0069 Decent0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sNNW10 km/h SW263.4 m ▲dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
13:0067 Decent0.6 m (0.4 swell)10 sNNW12 km/h SSW283.1 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
14:0072 Decent0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNW18 km/h SSW302.6 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
15:0076 Decent0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNW16 km/h SSW322.1 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
16:0071 Decent0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNW21 km/h SSW341.7 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
17:0075 Decent0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNW20 km/h SSW351.5 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
18:0087 Grand0.6 m (0.4 swell)10 sNNW17 km/h S361.5 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
19:0082 Grand0.6 m (0.4 swell)10 sNNW17 km/h SSW351.6 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
20:0075 Decent0.6 m (0.4 swell)10 sNNW18 km/h S341.9 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
21:0066 Decent0.6 m (0.4 swell)10 sNNW21 km/h S362.3 m dry12°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
22:0062 Decent0.6 m (0.4 swell)10 sNNW26 km/h S392.6 m dry12°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
23:0057 Fresh0.6 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW24 km/h S402.9 m ▲dry12°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0053 Fresh0.6 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW24 km/h S413.0 m ▲dry12°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
01:0042 Blowy0.6 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW30 km/h S423.0 m ▲dry12°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
02:0063 Decent0.6 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW28 km/h S422.6 m 0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
03:0067 Decent0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW26 km/h S432.2 m 0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
04:0075 Decent0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW25 km/h S431.9 m 0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
05:0080 Grand0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW24 km/h S421.7 m ▼0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
06:0077 Decent0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW21 km/h SSW401.6 m ▼0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
07:0073 Decent0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW25 km/h SSW391.7 m ▼0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
08:0069 Decent0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW27 km/h SSW392.0 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
09:0065 Decent0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW23 km/h SSW392.4 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
10:0061 Fresh0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW25 km/h SSW392.7 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
11:0057 Fresh0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW27 km/h SSW393.0 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
12:0053 Fresh0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW27 km/h SSW393.3 m ▲0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
13:0035 Blowy0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW29 km/h SSW393.4 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
14:0056 Fresh0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW24 km/h SSW433.2 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
15:0060 Fresh0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW23 km/h SSW422.8 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
16:0064 Decent0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW22 km/h SSW392.4 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
17:0056 Fresh0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW22 km/h SSW412.0 m 0.3 mm16°moderate breeze, rain, small waves 0.7 m
18:0072 Decent0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW24 km/h SW401.7 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
19:0077 Decent0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW23 km/h SSW381.5 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
20:0075 Decent0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW23 km/h SW381.5 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
21:0070 Decent0.7 m (0.6 swell)10 sNNW22 km/h SW381.7 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
22:0066 Decent0.8 m (0.6 swell)11 sNNW23 km/h SW402.0 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Sligo, 36 km away · metres above chart datum
03:2510:1016:1522:40
Low 03:25 · 1.1 mHigh 10:10 · 3.6 mLow 16:15 · 1.2 mHigh 22:40 · 3.3 m

The spot

Faces
322° NW
Swell window
NW 310° → NE 40°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 0.6 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 Good. The EPA flags a short-term pollution risk here after heavy rain.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

Lifeguard: YesToiletsParkingLocal Bus service to Sligo town and BallinaAccessible: Direct access to the beachNo dogs (Dogs are not permitted in the bathing area between 10am and 7pm from 1st June to 15th September.)

As listed by Sligo County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

West Coast Sauna Co. (Enniscrone) · Enniscrone Pier, Cliff Road · right here · mobile

West Coast Sauna Co. (Kilcummin) · Kilcummin Pier, Killala Bay, Co. Mayo · 9 km · mobile

Sauna Sasta · Dunmoran Strand, Skreen · 25 km · fixed

Enniscrone Beach is an exposed sandy beach, backed by sand dunes, caravan park and golf course. Reference detail on NPWS website, ref. Special Protection Area (SPA 004036) and Special Area of Conservation (SAC 000458). Enniscrone beach forms part of the Killala Bay/Moy Estuary Special Protection Area (SPA 004036) and Special Area of Conservation (SAC 000458). Part of Killala Bay, west of Bartra Island is designated as a shellfish area. There is a short coastal walk north of Enniscrone pier. The bathing area (i.e. that which is patrolled by lifeguards) is approximately 500m in length. However the beach is approximately 4.5km in length.

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🌊 Enniscrone Beach dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.6 mSat, 3 Oct 17:30–18:30 · gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
🌊 Enniscrone Beach dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.7 mSun, 4 Oct 18:30–19:30 · moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m

Nearby spots

Lough Callog

6 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

Ross Beach, Killala

6 km · Co. Mayo · Excellent Quality

Lough Meelick

7 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

Lough Creeve

9 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

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