Enniscrone Beach
Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag Green Coast faces NW
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41
Blowy · waist-high 0.8 m, period 12 s
Waves
0.8 m
12 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
3.4 m
Falling. Low at 16:15.
Wind
39 km/h
Strong breeze, S, offshore, gusts 54
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:12. Air 14°C.
Best surf each day
Daylight hoursToday
14:00
Fresh 54/100
waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind · 0.8 m · 16 km/h
▼ 03:25 ▲ 10:10 ▼ 16:15 ▲ 22:40
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Decent 64/100
waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 0.8 m · 15 km/h
▼ 04:20 ▲ 11:20 ▼ 17:40
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Fresh 46/100
waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.6 m · 23 km/h
▲ 00:00 ▼ 05:50 ▲ 12:40 ▼ 19:20
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Decent 71/100
chest-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind · 0.9 m · 19 km/h
▲ 01:30 ▼ 07:25 ▲ 14:15 ▼ 20:50
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Decent 63/100
chest-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, onshore wind · 0.9 m · 21 km/h
▲ 03:05 ▼ 08:50 ▲ 15:25 ▼ 22:00
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 13 km/h
▲ 04:05 ▼ 09:55 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:40
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 19 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 11:0041 · Blowy
Fri, 2 Oct, 11:00
41 Blowy- waist-high 0.8 m
- period 12 s
- strong offshore
- high tide
- rain
- offshore wind
Waves
0.8 m @ 12 s from NNW
Wind
39 km/h S · gusts 54
Tide
3.5 m · high
Air
14°C · 3.5 mm rain
Meteogram
Score, waves, wind (green offshore, amber cross, red onshore), rain and air, tideHour by hour
Next 48 hours| Time | Surf | Waves | Period | From | Wind | Gust | Tide | Rain | Air | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | ||||||||||
| 11:00 | 41 Blowy | 0.8 m (0.7 swell) | 12 s | NNW | 39 km/h S | 54 | 3.5 m ▲ | 3.5 mm | 14° | waist-high 0.8 m, period 12 s, strong offshore |
| 12:00 | 41 Blowy | 0.8 m (0.7 swell) | 12 s | NNW | 28 km/h SSW | 51 | 3.2 m | 4.7 mm | 14° | waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind |
| 13:00 | 41 Blowy | 0.8 m (0.7 swell) | 11 s | NNW | 21 km/h SSW | 42 | 2.5 m | 1.4 mm | 12° | waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind |
| 14:00 | 54 Fresh | 0.8 m (0.7 swell) | 11 s | NNW | 16 km/h SSW | 35 | 1.9 m | 0.1 mm | 12° | waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind |
| 15:00 | 46 Fresh | 0.8 m (0.7 swell) | 11 s | NNW | 26 km/h W | 35 | 1.4 m | dry | 15° | waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind |
| 16:00 | 46 Fresh | 0.8 m (0.7 swell) | 11 s | NNW | 27 km/h W | 37 | 1.3 m ▼ | dry | 15° | waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind |
| 17:00 | 46 Fresh | 0.8 m (0.7 swell) | 11 s | NNW | 26 km/h W | 38 | 1.3 m ▼ | dry | 14° | waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind |
| 18:00 | 46 Fresh | 0.8 m (0.7 swell) | 11 s | NNW | 26 km/h W | 36 | 1.6 m | dry | 13° | waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind |
| 19:00 | 46 Fresh | 0.8 m (0.7 swell) | 11 s | NNW | 20 km/h W | 31 | 2.0 m | dry | 13° | waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind |
| 20:00 | 46 Fresh | 0.8 m (0.7 swell) | 11 s | NNW | 19 km/h WSW | 24 | 2.5 m | dry | 11° | waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind |
| 21:00 | 46 Fresh | 0.8 m (0.7 swell) | 11 s | NNW | 22 km/h WSW | 22 | 3.0 m | dry | 11° | waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind |
| 22:00 | 54 Fresh | 0.8 m (0.6 swell) | 11 s | NNW | 14 km/h SW | 21 | 3.2 m ▲ | dry | 10° | waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind |
| 23:00 | 54 Fresh | 0.8 m (0.6 swell) | 11 s | NNW | 13 km/h SSW | 19 | 3.3 m ▲ | dry | 8° | waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind |
| Saturday, 3 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 54 Fresh | 0.8 m (0.6 swell) | 11 s | NNW | 15 km/h SSW | 19 | 3.1 m | dry | 8° | waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind |
| 01:00 | 54 Fresh | 0.8 m (0.6 swell) | 11 s | NNW | 14 km/h SSW | 19 | 2.7 m | dry | 8° | waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind |
| 02:00 | 64 Decent | 0.8 m (0.6 swell) | 11 s | NNW | 17 km/h S | 19 | 2.1 m | dry | 7° | waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, offshore wind |
| 03:00 | 64 Decent | 0.8 m (0.6 swell) | 11 s | NNW | 16 km/h S | 19 | 1.6 m | dry | 8° | waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, offshore wind |
| 04:00 | 64 Decent | 0.8 m (0.6 swell) | 11 s | NNW | 15 km/h S | 19 | 1.4 m ▼ | dry | 8° | waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, offshore wind |
| 05:00 | 64 Decent | 0.8 m (0.6 swell) | 11 s | NNW | 14 km/h S | 18 | 1.4 m ▼ | dry | 9° | waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, offshore wind |
| 06:00 | 64 Decent | 0.8 m (0.6 swell) | 10 s | NNW | 12 km/h S | 18 | 1.6 m | dry | 9° | waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind |
| 07:00 | 64 Decent | 0.8 m (0.5 swell) | 10 s | NNW | 15 km/h S | 18 | 2.0 m | dry | 9° | waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind |
| 08:00 | 64 Decent | 0.8 m (0.5 swell) | 10 s | NNW | 15 km/h S | 18 | 2.5 m | dry | 9° | waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind |
| 09:00 | 64 Decent | 0.8 m (0.5 swell) | 10 s | NNW | 15 km/h S | 19 | 2.9 m | dry | 9° | waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind |
| 10:00 | 64 Decent | 0.7 m (0.5 swell) | 10 s | NNW | 16 km/h S | 21 | 3.2 m ▲ | dry | 10° | waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind |
| 11:00 | 64 Decent | 0.7 m (0.4 swell) | 10 s | NNW | 17 km/h S | 23 | 3.4 m ▲ | dry | 12° | waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind |
| 12:00 | 64 Decent | 0.7 m (0.4 swell) | 10 s | NNW | 18 km/h S | 27 | 3.4 m ▲ | dry | 14° | waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind |
| 13:00 | 46 Fresh | 0.7 m (0.4 swell) | 10 s | NNW | 19 km/h SSW | 30 | 3.1 m | dry | 15° | waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind |
| 14:00 | 46 Fresh | 0.7 m (0.4 swell) | 10 s | NNW | 22 km/h SSW | 32 | 2.6 m | dry | 16° | waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind |
| 15:00 | 46 Fresh | 0.6 m (0.3 swell) | 10 s | NNW | 21 km/h SSW | 35 | 2.1 m | dry | 16° | waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind |
| 16:00 | 21 Grim | 0.6 m (0.3 swell) | 10 s | NNW | 22 km/h SSW | 37 | 1.7 m | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind |
| 17:00 | 21 Grim | 0.6 m (0.3 swell) | 10 s | NNW | 24 km/h SSW | 39 | 1.5 m ▼ | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind |
| 18:00 | 39 Blowy | 0.6 m (0.3 swell) | 10 s | NNW | 23 km/h SSW | 39 | 1.5 m ▼ | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, offshore wind |
| 19:00 | 39 Blowy | 0.6 m (0.3 swell) | 10 s | NNW | 20 km/h S | 36 | 1.6 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, offshore wind |
| 20:00 | 39 Blowy | 0.6 m (0.4 swell) | 10 s | NNW | 21 km/h S | 35 | 1.9 m | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, offshore wind |
| 21:00 | 39 Blowy | 0.6 m (0.4 swell) | 10 s | NNW | 26 km/h S | 37 | 2.3 m | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, offshore wind |
| 22:00 | 39 Blowy | 0.6 m (0.4 swell) | 10 s | NNW | 28 km/h S | 39 | 2.6 m | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, offshore wind |
| 23:00 | 39 Blowy | 0.6 m (0.4 swell) | 10 s | NNW | 27 km/h S | 40 | 2.9 m ▲ | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, offshore wind |
| Sunday, 4 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 39 Blowy | 0.6 m (0.4 swell) | 10 s | NNW | 27 km/h S | 40 | 3.0 m ▲ | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, offshore wind |
| 01:00 | 64 Decent | 0.6 m (0.4 swell) | 10 s | NNW | 28 km/h S | 41 | 3.0 m ▲ | dry | 14° | waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, offshore wind |
| 02:00 | 64 Decent | 0.6 m (0.5 swell) | 10 s | NNW | 27 km/h S | 41 | 2.6 m | 0.1 mm | 14° | waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, offshore wind |
| 03:00 | 46 Fresh | 0.6 m (0.5 swell) | 10 s | NNW | 26 km/h SSW | 41 | 2.2 m | 0.1 mm | 15° | waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind |
| 04:00 | 46 Fresh | 0.6 m (0.5 swell) | 10 s | NNW | 30 km/h SSW | 40 | 1.9 m | 0.1 mm | 15° | waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind |
| 05:00 | 46 Fresh | 0.6 m (0.5 swell) | 10 s | NNW | 28 km/h SSW | 40 | 1.7 m ▼ | 0.1 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind |
| 06:00 | 46 Fresh | 0.6 m (0.5 swell) | 10 s | NNW | 28 km/h SSW | 40 | 1.6 m ▼ | 0.1 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind |
| 07:00 | 46 Fresh | 0.6 m (0.5 swell) | 10 s | NNW | 29 km/h SSW | 39 | 1.7 m ▼ | 0.1 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind |
| 08:00 | 46 Fresh | 0.6 m (0.4 swell) | 10 s | NNW | 23 km/h SSW | 38 | 2.0 m | dry | 15° | waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind |
| 09:00 | 46 Fresh | 0.6 m (0.4 swell) | 10 s | NNW | 23 km/h SSW | 37 | 2.4 m | dry | 15° | waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind |
| 10:00 | 46 Fresh | 0.6 m (0.4 swell) | 10 s | NNW | 23 km/h SSW | 38 | 2.7 m | dry | 16° | waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind |
Where the energy comes from
Wave energy (H²·T) this week by direction, against the swell windowSwell 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 datumLow 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.
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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Set up Dipper Plus🏄 Enniscrone Beach surf · Fresh · sea 15° · 0.8 mFri, 2 Oct 13:30–14:30 · waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Enniscrone Beach surf · Decent · sea 15° · 0.8 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
🏄 Enniscrone Beach surf · Fresh · sea 15° · 0.6 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
Nearby spots
Score is Dipper's own blend. It rates comfort, not safety. Forecast: Met Éireann. Waves: Marine Institute Irish Shelf wave model.