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Enniscrone Beach

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42
Blowy · waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s
Waves
0.8 m
11 s period from NNW · model cell 0.6 km out
Sea
15.2°
Grand. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 254 km away.
Tide
1.4 m
Falling, nearly low. Low at 16:15.
Wind
27 km/h
Moderate breeze, WSW, cross, gusts 39
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:12. Air 15°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
17:00
Blowy 44/100
waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind · 0.8 m · 27 km/h
▼ 03:25 ▲ 10:10 ▼ 16:15 ▲ 22:40
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Fresh 54/100
waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 0.7 m · 17 km/h
▼ 04:20 ▲ 11:20 ▼ 17:40
Sun, 4 Oct
19:00
Fresh 45/100
waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.7 m · 23 km/h
▲ 00:00 ▼ 05:50 ▲ 12:40 ▼ 19:20
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Decent 77/100
chest-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind · 0.9 m · 18 km/h
▲ 01:30 ▼ 07:25 ▲ 14:15 ▼ 20:50
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Blowy 34/100
waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, onshore wind · 0.8 m · 17 km/h
▲ 03:05 ▼ 08:50 ▲ 15:25 ▼ 22:00
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 27/100
knee-high 0.5 m, period 9 s, light onshore · 0.5 m · 14 km/h
▲ 04:05 ▼ 09:55 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:40
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 11 km/h
▲ 05:00 ▼ 10:45 ▲ 17:10 ▼ 23:25

Week at a glance

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Fri 15:0042 · Blowywaist-high 0.8 m · period 11 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 14:00 · 39 BlowyFri 15:00 · 42 BlowyFri 16:00 · 37 BlowyFri 17:00 · 44 BlowyFri 18:00 · 41 BlowyFri 19:00 · 37 BlowyFri 20:00 · 34 Blowy · nightFri 21:00 · 39 Blowy · nightFri 22:00 · 36 Blowy · nightFri 23:00 · 35 Blowy · nightSat 00:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 42 Blowy · nightSat 02:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSat 03:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 62 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSat 08:00 · 54 FreshSat 09:00 · 51 FreshSat 10:00 · 48 FreshSat 11:00 · 35 BlowySat 12:00 · 36 BlowySat 13:00 · 39 BlowySat 14:00 · 34 BlowySat 15:00 · 21 GrimSat 16:00 · 16 GrimSat 17:00 · 19 GrimSat 18:00 · 38 BlowySat 19:00 · 25 GrimSat 20:00 · 32 Blowy · nightSat 21:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSat 22:00 · 50 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSun 00:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 01:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 43 Blowy · nightSun 08:00 · 40 BlowySun 09:00 · 37 BlowySun 10:00 · 34 BlowySun 11:00 · 31 BlowySun 12:00 · 28 BlowySun 13:00 · 27 GrimSun 14:00 · 30 BlowySun 15:00 · 33 BlowySun 16:00 · 36 BlowySun 17:00 · 39 BlowySun 18:00 · 42 BlowySun 19:00 · 45 FreshSun 20:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 21:00 · 41 Blowy · nightSun 22:00 · 37 Blowy · nightSun 23:00 · 34 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 31 Blowy · nightMon 01:00 · 28 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 28 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 56 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 59 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 70 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 77 DecentMon 09:00 · 41 BlowyMon 10:00 · 38 BlowyMon 11:00 · 36 BlowyMon 12:00 · 33 BlowyMon 13:00 · 30 BlowyMon 14:00 · 27 GrimMon 15:00 · 28 BlowyMon 16:00 · 31 BlowyMon 17:00 · 34 BlowyMon 18:00 · 37 BlowyMon 19:00 · 48 FreshMon 22:00 · 75 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 66 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 46 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 57 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 34 BlowyTue 13:00 · 25 GrimTue 16:00 · 20 GrimTue 19:00 · 18 GrimTue 22:00 · 27 Grim · nightWed 01:00 · 19 Grim · nightWed 04:00 · 9 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 19 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 27 GrimWed 13:00 · 3 GrimWed 16:00 · 19 GrimWed 19:00 · 26 GrimWed 22:00 · 36 Blowy · nightThu 01:00 · 31 Blowy · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 15:00

42 Blowy
  • waist-high 0.8 m
  • period 11 s
  • cross-shore wind
  • low-ish tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.8 m27 km/h
faces 322° NW · wind cross
Waves
0.8 m @ 11 s from NNW
Wind
27 km/h WSW · gusts 39
Tide
1.4 m · lower half
Air
15°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
15:0042 Blowy0.8 m (0.7 swell)11 sNNW27 km/h WSW391.4 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
16:0037 Blowy0.8 m (0.7 swell)11 sNNW27 km/h W391.3 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
17:0044 Blowy0.8 m (0.6 swell)11 sNNW27 km/h W401.3 m ▼dry14°waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
18:0041 Blowy0.8 m (0.6 swell)11 sNNW25 km/h WSW371.6 m dry13°waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
19:0037 Blowy0.8 m (0.6 swell)11 sNNW23 km/h W332.0 m dry12°waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
20:0034 Blowy0.8 m (0.6 swell)11 sNNW20 km/h SW262.5 m dry10°waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
21:0039 Blowy0.8 m (0.6 swell)11 sNNW17 km/h SW223.0 m dry10°waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
22:0036 Blowy0.8 m (0.6 swell)11 sNNW15 km/h SW213.2 m ▲dry9°waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
23:0035 Blowy0.8 m (0.6 swell)11 sNNW13 km/h SSW183.3 m ▲dry8°waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0049 Fresh0.8 m (0.6 swell)11 sNNW14 km/h S193.1 m dry7°waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
01:0042 Blowy0.8 m (0.5 swell)11 sNNW14 km/h SSW192.7 m dry8°waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
02:0056 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)11 sNNW15 km/h S192.1 m dry7°waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
03:0059 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)11 sNNW15 km/h S191.6 m dry7°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
04:0063 Decent0.7 m (0.5 swell)11 sNNW13 km/h S191.4 m ▼dry8°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
05:0062 Decent0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW13 km/h S191.4 m ▼dry9°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
06:0059 Fresh0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW13 km/h S191.6 m dry9°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
07:0056 Fresh0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW15 km/h S192.0 m dry9°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
08:0054 Fresh0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW17 km/h S192.5 m dry9°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
09:0051 Fresh0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sNNW14 km/h S192.9 m dry10°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
10:0048 Fresh0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sNNW13 km/h S213.2 m ▲dry11°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
11:0035 Blowy0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sNNW12 km/h SSW223.4 m ▲dry13°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0036 Blowy0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sNNW10 km/h SW263.4 m ▲dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0039 Blowy0.6 m (0.4 swell)10 sNNW12 km/h SSW283.1 m dry15°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0034 Blowy0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNW18 km/h SSW302.6 m dry16°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
15:0021 Grim0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNW16 km/h SSW322.1 m dry16°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:0016 Grim0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNW21 km/h SSW341.7 m dry16°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
17:0019 Grim0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNW20 km/h SSW351.5 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
18:0038 Blowy0.6 m (0.4 swell)10 sNNW17 km/h S361.5 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
19:0025 Grim0.6 m (0.4 swell)10 sNNW17 km/h SSW351.6 m dry14°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
20:0032 Blowy0.6 m (0.4 swell)10 sNNW18 km/h S341.9 m dry13°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
21:0053 Fresh0.6 m (0.4 swell)10 sNNW21 km/h S362.3 m dry12°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
22:0050 Fresh0.6 m (0.4 swell)10 sNNW26 km/h S392.6 m dry12°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
23:0047 Fresh0.6 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW24 km/h S402.9 m ▲dry12°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0044 Blowy0.6 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW24 km/h S413.0 m ▲dry12°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
01:0047 Fresh0.6 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW30 km/h S423.0 m ▲dry12°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
02:0051 Fresh0.6 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW28 km/h S422.6 m 0.1 mm13°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
03:0054 Fresh0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW26 km/h S432.2 m 0.1 mm13°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
04:0058 Fresh0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW25 km/h S431.9 m 0.1 mm13°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
05:0061 Fresh0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW24 km/h S421.7 m ▼0.1 mm14°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
06:0046 Fresh0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW21 km/h SSW401.6 m ▼0.1 mm15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0043 Blowy0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW25 km/h SSW391.7 m ▼0.1 mm15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
08:0040 Blowy0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW27 km/h SSW392.0 m 0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0037 Blowy0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW23 km/h SSW392.4 m 0.1 mm15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0034 Blowy0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW25 km/h SSW392.7 m 0.1 mm15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
11:0031 Blowy0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW27 km/h SSW393.0 m 0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0028 Blowy0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW27 km/h SSW393.3 m ▲0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0027 Grim0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW29 km/h SSW393.4 m ▲dry16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0030 Blowy0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNNW24 km/h SSW433.2 m 0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.7 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 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.

Put Enniscrone Beach in your calendar

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🏄 Enniscrone Beach surf · Blowy · sea 15° · 0.8 mFri, 2 Oct 16:30–17:30 · waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Enniscrone Beach surf · Fresh · sea 15° · 0.7 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
🏄 Enniscrone Beach surf · Fresh · sea 15° · 0.7 mSun, 4 Oct 18:30–19:30 · waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind

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Ross Beach, Killala

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Lough Creeve

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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.