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Fintra

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces SSW

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57
Fresh · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy
Waves
0.9 m
12 s period from SW · model cell 2.5 km out
Sea
15.2°
Grand. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 237 km away.
Tide
1.9 m
Rising. High at 10:10.
Wind
27 km/h
Moderate breeze, S, onshore, gusts 47
Daylight
07:37
Sunrise. Sunset 19:09. Air 11°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
16:00
Grand 85/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m · 0.7 m · 18 km/h
▼ 03:30 ▲ 10:10 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:35
Sat, 3 Oct
14:00
Grand 88/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m · 0.5 m · 17 km/h
▼ 04:30 ▲ 11:00 ▼ 17:35
Sun, 4 Oct
11:00
Decent 72/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 0.7 m · 27 km/h
▲ 00:00 ▼ 05:40 ▲ 12:35 ▼ 19:15
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Decent 76/100
gentle breeze, rain, small waves 0.7 m · 0.7 m · 18 km/h
▲ 01:35 ▼ 07:30 ▲ 14:05 ▼ 20:55
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.4 m · 18 km/h
▲ 03:00 ▼ 08:50 ▲ 15:30 ▼ 22:00
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 78/100
gentle breeze, showers possible, low tide · 17 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:00 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:50
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 67/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible · 20 km/h
▲ 04:55 ▼ 10:40 ▲ 17:10 ▼ 23:25

Week at a glance

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Fri 06:0057 · Freshmoderate breeze · onshore, choppy
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 06:00 · 57 Fresh · nightFri 07:00 · 57 Fresh · nightFri 08:00 · 57 FreshFri 09:00 · 49 FreshFri 10:00 · 33 BlowyFri 11:00 · 12 GrimFri 12:00 · 3 GrimFri 13:00 · 38 BlowyFri 14:00 · 54 FreshFri 15:00 · 69 DecentFri 16:00 · 85 GrandFri 17:00 · 85 GrandFri 18:00 · 75 DecentFri 19:00 · 75 DecentFri 20:00 · 75 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 80 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 80 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 69 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 69 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 85 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 80 GrandSat 09:00 · 85 GrandSat 10:00 · 85 GrandSat 11:00 · 85 GrandSat 12:00 · 85 GrandSat 13:00 · 85 GrandSat 14:00 · 88 GrandSat 15:00 · 88 GrandSat 16:00 · 88 GrandSat 17:00 · 88 GrandSat 18:00 · 72 DecentSat 19:00 · 69 DecentSat 20:00 · 69 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 85 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 85 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 85 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 41 Blowy · nightSun 03:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSun 06:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 52 FreshSun 09:00 · 64 DecentSun 10:00 · 64 DecentSun 11:00 · 72 DecentSun 12:00 · 72 DecentSun 13:00 · 64 DecentSun 14:00 · 64 DecentSun 15:00 · 48 FreshSun 16:00 · 64 DecentSun 17:00 · 52 FreshSun 18:00 · 60 FreshSun 19:00 · 60 FreshSun 20:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 50 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 75 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 67 Decent · nightMon 10:00 · 60 FreshMon 13:00 · 66 DecentMon 16:00 · 59 FreshMon 19:00 · 76 DecentMon 22:00 · 60 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 56 Fresh · nightTue 04:00 · 70 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 72 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 77 DecentTue 13:00 · 77 DecentTue 16:00 · 91 GrandTue 19:00 · 91 GrandTue 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 78 DecentWed 13:00 · 73 DecentWed 19:00 · 64 DecentThu 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 67 DecentThu 19:00 · 67 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 06:00

57 Fresh
  • moderate breeze
  • onshore, choppy
  • dry
  • waves 0.9 m
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.9 m27 km/h
faces 193° SSW · wind onshore
Waves
0.9 m @ 12 s from SW
Wind
27 km/h S · gusts 47
Tide
1.8 m · lower half
Air
11°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
06:0057 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)12 sSW27 km/h S471.8 m dry11°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
07:0057 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)12 sSW24 km/h S472.5 m dry11°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
08:0057 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)12 sSW26 km/h S473.0 m dry11°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
09:0049 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)12 sSW28 km/h S493.4 m ▲0.3 mm12°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
10:0033 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)12 sSW30 km/h S523.6 m ▲0.9 mm12°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
11:0012 Grim0.9 m (0.5 swell)12 sSW32 km/h S553.5 m ▲1.8 mm12°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, rain
12:003 Grim0.9 m (0.5 swell)12 sSW31 km/h S583.1 m 3.9 mm12°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, rain
13:0038 Blowy0.9 m (0.4 swell)12 sSW15 km/h SW572.5 m 2.8 mm11°gentle breeze, rain, waves 0.9 m
14:0054 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)12 sSW21 km/h SW501.8 m 0.9 mm11°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, rain
15:0069 Decent0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sWSW23 km/h SW451.4 m 0.1 mm12°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0085 Grand0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sWSW18 km/h WNW441.3 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
17:0085 Grand0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sWSW19 km/h W451.3 m ▼dry11°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
18:0075 Decent0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sWSW25 km/h W451.6 m dry11°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
19:0075 Decent0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sWSW22 km/h W422.0 m dry10°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
20:0075 Decent0.7 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW21 km/h W372.6 m dry10°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
21:0080 Grand0.7 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW19 km/h W363.0 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
22:0080 Grand0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW18 km/h W343.2 m ▲dry10°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
23:0080 Grand0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW15 km/h W313.3 m ▲dry9°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0080 Grand0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW14 km/h W303.1 m dry8°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
01:0080 Grand0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW15 km/h W292.6 m dry8°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
02:0080 Grand0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW14 km/h W282.1 m dry8°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
03:0080 Grand0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW17 km/h WSW301.6 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
04:0069 Decent0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW22 km/h SW311.4 m ▼dry10°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
05:0069 Decent0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW20 km/h WSW321.4 m ▼dry11°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
06:0080 Grand0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h W321.6 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
07:0085 Grand0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h WSW322.0 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
08:0080 Grand0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW14 km/h W302.5 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
09:0085 Grand0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h W272.9 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
10:0085 Grand0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h WSW293.2 m ▲dry11°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
11:0085 Grand0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h SW303.4 m ▲dry11°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
12:0085 Grand0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h SSW303.3 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
13:0085 Grand0.5 m (0.2 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h SSW303.0 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
14:0088 Grand0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h SSW302.6 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
15:0088 Grand0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h SSW302.1 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
16:0088 Grand0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW16 km/h SW311.7 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
17:0088 Grand0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h SW331.5 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
18:0072 Decent0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW25 km/h SSW361.5 m ▼dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0069 Decent0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h SSW371.6 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0069 Decent0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW24 km/h SSW381.9 m dry12°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
21:0085 Grand0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h SSW392.3 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
22:0085 Grand0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW15 km/h SSW412.6 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
23:0085 Grand0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW18 km/h SSW432.9 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0069 Decent0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW21 km/h SSW453.0 m ▲dry12°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
01:0069 Decent0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW26 km/h SSW462.9 m ▲0.1 mm12°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
02:0041 Blowy0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW30 km/h SSW462.6 m 0.1 mm12°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
03:0049 Fresh0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW28 km/h SSW472.2 m 0.2 mm12°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
04:0049 Fresh0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW28 km/h SSW461.9 m 0.2 mm12°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
05:0033 Blowy0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW29 km/h SSW461.7 m ▼0.2 mm13°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Killybegs, 6 km away · metres above chart datum
03:3010:1016:2022:35
Low 03:30 · 1.1 mHigh 10:10 · 3.6 mLow 16:20 · 1.2 mHigh 22:35 · 3.3 m

The spot

Faces
193° SSW
Swell window
E 100° → W 270°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 2.5 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: YesToiletsParkingYesAccessible: YesDogs on lead (Dogs are not permitted in the Blue Flag Area of the beach from 12 pm to 7 pm (1st June to 15th September annually). Dogs are permitted on leads outside the Blue Flag Area at all times.)

As listed by Donegal County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Sliabh Liag Sauna · Teelin Pier (also Portnacross Pier, Killybegs) · 10 km · fixed

Loughros Point Sauna · Loughros Point, Ardara · 16 km · mobile

Secret Sauna · Donegal Bay coast near Mountcharles · 18 km · mobile

Blaze It Sauna · Mullaghmore Pier, Co. Sligo · 19 km · mobile

Fintra beach consists of a long sandy beach; confined in a small inlet to the West of Killybegs Harbour, with hills and small cliffs to the west and the estuary of the Fintragh River to the East. Fintra Beach has a wide variety of coastal habitats including sand dunes, marine water and low lying grass lands. Vegetated sea cliffs are the predominant habitat of the site. There is also areas of blanket bog and dry heath at the site. Activities at Fintra beach include swimming, kayaking, boating, diving and other land based activities on the beach. The designated bathing area is approx. 0.2055km2 and the extent along the water is approximately 670m. There is a medium gradient off Fintra Beach with the water depth reaching 1m approx. 20m from the water line.

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🌊 Fintra dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.7 mFri, 2 Oct 15:30–16:30 · gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
🌊 Fintra dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.5 mSat, 3 Oct 13:30–14:30 · gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
🌊 Fintra dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.7 mSun, 4 Oct 10:30–11:30 · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry

Nearby spots

Lough Nabradan

4 km · Co. Donegal · Not classified

Lough Aroshin

5 km · Co. Donegal · Not classified

Lough Adeery (reservoir)

6 km · Co. Donegal · Not classified

Lough Nambraddan

7 km · Co. Donegal · Not classified

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