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Fanore

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19
Grim · waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s
Waves
0.7 m
11 s period from WNW · model cell 1.7 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 228 km away.
Tide
4.4 m
High tide. Low at 03:55.
Wind
23 km/h
Moderate breeze, W, onshore, gusts 36
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:13. Air 13°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
Daylight's done for today.
▼ 02:55 ▲ 09:30 ▼ 15:30 ▲ 22:05
Sat, 3 Oct
17:00
Blowy 28/100
knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.5 m · 10 km/h
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:20 ▼ 16:35 ▲ 23:15
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Grim 20/100
knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.5 m · 28 km/h
▼ 05:00 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:10
Mon, 5 Oct
09:00
Blowy 39/100
waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.6 m · 30 km/h
▲ 00:50 ▼ 06:50 ▲ 13:20 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grim 23/100
knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.4 m · 14 km/h
▲ 02:10 ▼ 08:25 ▲ 14:35 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 19/100
knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide · 0.4 m · 11 km/h
▲ 03:20 ▼ 09:20 ▲ 15:35 ▼ 21:50
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 11 km/h
▲ 04:05 ▼ 10:05 ▲ 16:15 ▼ 22:30

Week at a glance

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Fri 22:0018 · Grimwaist-high 0.7 m · period 11 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 15:00 · 27 GrimFri 16:00 · 19 GrimFri 17:00 · 41 BlowyFri 18:00 · 13 GrimFri 19:00 · 10 GrimFri 20:00 · 7 Grim · nightFri 21:00 · 21 Grim · nightFri 22:00 · 18 Grim · nightFri 23:00 · 21 Grim · nightSat 00:00 · 25 Grim · nightSat 01:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSat 02:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 03:00 · 26 Grim · nightSat 04:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSat 05:00 · 26 Grim · nightSat 06:00 · 23 Grim · nightSat 07:00 · 19 Grim · nightSat 08:00 · 16 GrimSat 09:00 · 13 GrimSat 10:00 · 8 GrimSat 11:00 · 11 GrimSat 12:00 · 14 GrimSat 13:00 · 18 GrimSat 14:00 · 21 GrimSat 15:00 · 24 GrimSat 16:00 · 27 GrimSat 17:00 · 28 BlowySat 18:00 · 25 GrimSat 19:00 · 22 GrimSat 20:00 · 19 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 16 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 23 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 20 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 22 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 25 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 11 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 14 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 18 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 18 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 15 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 12 GrimSun 09:00 · 9 GrimSun 10:00 · 6 GrimSun 11:00 · 3 GrimSun 12:00 · 0 GrimSun 13:00 · 0 GrimSun 14:00 · 0 GrimSun 15:00 · 0 GrimSun 16:00 · 2 GrimSun 17:00 · 17 GrimSun 18:00 · 20 GrimSun 19:00 · 19 GrimSun 20:00 · 16 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 13 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 10 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 7 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 4 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 2 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 8 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 12 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 18 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 20 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 17 GrimMon 09:00 · 39 BlowyMon 10:00 · 36 BlowyMon 11:00 · 33 BlowyMon 12:00 · 30 BlowyMon 13:00 · 27 GrimMon 14:00 · 28 BlowyMon 15:00 · 31 BlowyMon 16:00 · 9 GrimMon 17:00 · 12 GrimMon 18:00 · 15 GrimMon 19:00 · 18 GrimMon 22:00 · 22 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 13 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 7 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 16 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 16 GrimTue 13:00 · 14 GrimTue 16:00 · 13 GrimTue 19:00 · 23 GrimTue 22:00 · 26 Grim · nightWed 01:00 · 16 Grim · nightWed 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 13 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 19 GrimWed 13:00 · 0 GrimWed 16:00 · 0 GrimWed 19:00 · 4 GrimWed 22:00 · 12 Grim · nightThu 01:00 · 3 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 22:00

18 Grim
  • waist-high 0.7 m
  • period 11 s
  • onshore wind
  • high-ish tide
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.7 m23 km/h
faces 312° NW · wind onshore
Waves
0.7 m @ 11 s from WNW
Wind
23 km/h W · gusts 36
Tide
4.4 m · high
Air
13°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
22:0018 Grim0.7 m (0.3 swell)11 sWNW23 km/h W364.4 m ▲dry13°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
23:0021 Grim0.7 m (0.3 swell)11 sWNW20 km/h W334.2 m ▲dry13°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0025 Grim0.7 m (0.3 swell)11 sWNW19 km/h W303.7 m dry13°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
01:0036 Blowy0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h W283.0 m dry13°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
02:0039 Blowy0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h W282.5 m dry13°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
03:0026 Grim0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h WSW282.0 m ▼dry13°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
04:0029 Blowy0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sWNW17 km/h WSW281.8 m ▼dry13°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
05:0026 Grim0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h WSW272.0 m ▼dry13°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
06:0023 Grim0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWNW16 km/h WSW252.5 m dry13°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0019 Grim0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWNW17 km/h WSW233.0 m dry13°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
08:0016 Grim0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWNW16 km/h WSW213.4 m dry13°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0013 Grim0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h W193.9 m dry13°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:008 Grim0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWNW11 km/h W204.3 m ▲dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, light onshore
11:0011 Grim0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWNW8 km/h SSW224.3 m ▲dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0014 Grim0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWNW11 km/h SW243.9 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0018 Grim0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h WSW263.4 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0021 Grim0.5 m (0.2 swell)10 sWNW14 km/h WSW272.8 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
15:0024 Grim0.5 m (0.2 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h SW272.3 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:0027 Grim0.5 m (0.2 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h WSW261.9 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
17:0028 Blowy0.5 m (0.2 swell)10 sWNW10 km/h WSW241.8 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
18:0025 Grim0.5 m (0.2 swell)10 sWNW7 km/h WSW232.0 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
19:0022 Grim0.5 m (0.2 swell)10 sWNW7 km/h SW222.4 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
20:0019 Grim0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWNW9 km/h SSW252.8 m dry13°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
21:0016 Grim0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h S293.3 m dry13°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
22:0023 Grim0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h S343.8 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
23:0020 Grim0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h S374.0 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0022 Grim0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWNW21 km/h S404.0 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
01:0025 Grim0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h S413.7 m dry13°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
02:0011 Grim0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWNW26 km/h S433.2 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
03:0014 Grim0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h SSW452.8 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
04:0018 Grim0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h SSW472.4 m ▼0.1 mm14°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
05:0021 Grim0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h SSW482.2 m ▼0.1 mm14°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
06:0018 Grim0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SSW502.3 m ▼0.1 mm14°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0015 Grim0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWNW28 km/h SSW512.5 m 0.1 mm15°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
08:0012 Grim0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h SW512.8 m 0.2 mm15°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:009 Grim0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWNW32 km/h SW513.2 m 0.1 mm15°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:006 Grim0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWNW31 km/h SSW513.7 m 0.1 mm15°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
11:003 Grim0.5 m (0.2 swell)10 sWNW31 km/h SSW504.0 m ▲0.1 mm16°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:000 Grim0.5 m (0.2 swell)10 sWNW35 km/h SSW514.1 m ▲0.1 mm16°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:000 Grim0.5 m (0.2 swell)10 sWNW35 km/h SW513.9 m ▲0.1 mm16°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:000 Grim0.5 m (0.2 swell)10 sWNW32 km/h SW433.6 m 0.4 mm16°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
15:000 Grim0.6 m (0.2 swell)10 sWNW33 km/h SW443.1 m 0.1 mm16°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:002 Grim0.6 m (0.2 swell)10 sWNW33 km/h SW462.6 m 0.2 mm16°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
17:0017 Grim0.6 m (0.2 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SW422.2 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
18:0020 Grim0.5 m10 sWNW28 km/h SW401.9 m ▼0.1 mm16°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
19:0019 Grim0.5 m10 sWNW28 km/h SW382.0 m ▼0.3 mm16°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
20:0016 Grim0.5 m10 sWNW28 km/h SW382.1 m 0.1 mm16°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
21:0013 Grim0.5 m10 sWNW27 km/h WSW372.5 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 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 SSW and ENE reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Galway, 23 km away · metres above chart datum
02:5509:3015:3022:05
Low 02:55 · 1.4 mHigh 09:30 · 4.7 mLow 15:30 · 1.5 mHigh 22:05 · 4.4 m

The spot

Faces
312° NW
Swell window
SSW 210° → ENE 70°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 1.7 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

Lifeguard: YesToiletsParkingDogs on lead (Before 11 am and after 6 pm during summer season, otherwise not allowed at all times onto beach during the summer.)

As listed by Clare County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Driftwood Sauna · Spiddal Pier, An Spideal, Co. Galway · 14 km · fixed

Doolin Ocean Sauna (Wild Atlantic Seaweed Baths) · Doolin Pier · 14 km · fixed

Power Saunas · Silverstrand beach, Barna, Co. Galway · 18 km · fixed

Fad Saoil Saunas (Salthill) · Salthill promenade, Co. Galway · 20 km · fixed

Fanore is a sandy beach underlain by gently sloping stepped limestone, which is exposed in parts at low tide. Fanore beach contains a dune area to the northeast which supports a variety of vegetation. Activities include surfing and wind surfing. Motorised watercraft, surfing and the use of canoes and kayaks is prohibited in close proximity to swimmers. Beach bye-laws are in place with horse riding and dogs prohibited between 11am and 6pm during the summer season.

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🏄 Fanore surf · Blowy · sea 15° · 0.5 mSat, 3 Oct 16:30–17:30 · knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Fanore surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.5 mSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore 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.