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Fintra

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces SSW

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Dip score now
49
Fresh · moderate breeze, dry
Waves
0.6 m
11 s period from WSW · model cell 2.5 km out
Sea
15.2°
Grand. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 237 km away.
Tide
1.4 m
Low tide. High at 11:00.
Wind
20 km/h
Moderate breeze, WSW, cross, gusts 29
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:06. Air 10°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
12:00
Grand 87/100
light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m · 0.5 m · 11 km/h
▼ 04:30 ▲ 11:00 ▼ 17:35
Sun, 4 Oct
13:00
Decent 70/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 0.7 m · 27 km/h
▲ 00:00 ▼ 05:40 ▲ 12:35 ▼ 19:15
Mon, 5 Oct
14:00
Decent 72/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 0.7 m · 26 km/h
▲ 01:35 ▼ 07:30 ▲ 14:05 ▼ 20:55
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 89/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 14 km/h
▲ 03:00 ▼ 08:50 ▲ 15:30 ▼ 22:00
Wed, 7 Oct
16:00
Decent 66/100
moderate breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.4 m · 0.4 m · 25 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:00 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:50
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 71/100
light winds, showers possible · 10 km/h
▲ 04:55 ▼ 10:40 ▲ 17:10 ▼ 23:25
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Blowy 43/100
fresh breeze, rain, high tide · 33 km/h
▲ 05:40 ▼ 11:20 ▲ 17:50

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 05:0049 · Freshmoderate breeze · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 69 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 64 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSat 05:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 72 DecentSat 09:00 · 66 DecentSat 10:00 · 81 GrandSat 11:00 · 85 GrandSat 12:00 · 87 GrandSat 13:00 · 76 DecentSat 14:00 · 72 DecentSat 15:00 · 74 DecentSat 16:00 · 70 DecentSat 17:00 · 59 FreshSat 18:00 · 59 FreshSat 19:00 · 63 DecentSat 20:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 72 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 64 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 70 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 32 Blowy · nightSun 06:00 · 50 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 62 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 50 FreshSun 09:00 · 49 FreshSun 10:00 · 54 FreshSun 11:00 · 58 FreshSun 12:00 · 62 DecentSun 13:00 · 70 DecentSun 14:00 · 58 FreshSun 15:00 · 54 FreshSun 16:00 · 50 FreshSun 17:00 · 45 FreshSun 18:00 · 49 FreshSun 19:00 · 45 FreshSun 20:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 61 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 65 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 58 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 42 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 49 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 61 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 06:00 · 41 Blowy · nightMon 07:00 · 49 Fresh · nightMon 08:00 · 46 FreshMon 09:00 · 50 FreshMon 10:00 · 61 FreshMon 11:00 · 65 DecentMon 12:00 · 63 DecentMon 13:00 · 67 DecentMon 14:00 · 72 DecentMon 15:00 · 68 DecentMon 16:00 · 56 FreshMon 17:00 · 52 FreshMon 18:00 · 48 FreshMon 19:00 · 44 BlowyMon 22:00 · 35 Blowy · nightTue 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 65 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 58 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 66 DecentTue 13:00 · 73 DecentTue 16:00 · 89 GrandTue 19:00 · 77 DecentTue 22:00 · 64 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 85 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 70 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 50 FreshWed 13:00 · 58 FreshWed 16:00 · 66 DecentWed 19:00 · 51 FreshWed 22:00 · 46 Fresh · nightThu 01:00 · 52 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 71 DecentThu 19:00 · 59 FreshFri 01:00 · 26 Grim · nightFri 07:00 · 42 Blowy · nightFri 13:00 · 25 GrimFri 19:00 · 43 Blowy

Sat, 3 Oct, 05:00

49 Fresh
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
  • small waves 0.6 m
  • low tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.6 m20 km/h
faces 193° SSW · wind cross
Waves
0.6 m @ 11 s from WSW
Wind
20 km/h WSW · gusts 29
Tide
1.4 m · low
Air
10°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
04:0054 Fresh0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW19 km/h SW281.4 m ▼dry10°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
05:0049 Fresh0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW20 km/h WSW291.4 m ▼dry10°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
06:0063 Decent0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h W311.6 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
07:0068 Decent0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h WSW302.0 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
08:0072 Decent0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h WSW302.5 m 0.1 mm10°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
09:0066 Decent0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW24 km/h WSW292.9 m dry11°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
10:0081 Grand0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h WSW293.2 m ▲dry11°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
11:0085 Grand0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h W303.4 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
12:0087 Grand0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h SW293.3 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
13:0076 Decent0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW14 km/h WSW293.0 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
14:0072 Decent0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h SW282.6 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
15:0074 Decent0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h SSW262.1 m dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
16:0070 Decent0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h SSW251.7 m dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
17:0059 Fresh0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h SSW261.5 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
18:0059 Fresh0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h SSW281.5 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
19:0063 Decent0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW14 km/h SSW311.6 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
20:0068 Decent0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h SSW321.9 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
21:0072 Decent0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h SSW332.3 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
22:0076 Decent0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h SSW332.6 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
23:0081 Grand0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h SSW362.9 m ▲dry11°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0069 Decent0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW21 km/h SSW373.0 m ▲dry11°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
01:0064 Decent0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW21 km/h SSW402.9 m ▲dry11°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
02:0059 Fresh0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW23 km/h SSW422.6 m dry11°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
03:0070 Decent0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW15 km/h SSW432.2 m 0.1 mm11°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
04:0065 Decent0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW17 km/h SSW421.9 m 0.1 mm11°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
05:0032 Blowy0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW20 km/h SSW421.7 m ▼0.1 mm11°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
06:0050 Fresh0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW18 km/h SSW421.6 m ▼0.2 mm11°gentle breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.8 m
07:0062 Decent0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW18 km/h SSW421.7 m ▼0.1 mm12°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
08:0050 Fresh0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW21 km/h SW422.0 m 0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
09:0049 Fresh0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW25 km/h SW422.4 m 0.2 mm13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
10:0054 Fresh0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW23 km/h SW412.7 m 0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
11:0058 Fresh0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW26 km/h SW423.0 m 0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
12:0062 Decent0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW26 km/h SSW423.2 m ▲0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
13:0070 Decent0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW27 km/h SSW423.3 m ▲0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
14:0058 Fresh0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW25 km/h SW423.1 m 0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
15:0054 Fresh0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW27 km/h SW422.8 m 0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
16:0050 Fresh0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW28 km/h SW432.4 m 0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
17:0045 Fresh0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW26 km/h SW422.0 m 0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
18:0049 Fresh0.7 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW24 km/h SW421.7 m ▼0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0045 Fresh0.7 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW25 km/h SW421.5 m ▼0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0047 Fresh0.7 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW27 km/h SW411.5 m ▼0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
21:0052 Fresh0.7 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW28 km/h SW411.7 m 0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
22:0048 Fresh0.7 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW27 km/h SW422.0 m 0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
23:0061 Fresh0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW28 km/h WSW412.3 m 0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
Monday, 5 October
00:0065 Decent0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW24 km/h WSW422.6 m 0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
01:0058 Fresh0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW20 km/h SW422.9 m ▲0.2 mm13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, rain
02:0042 Blowy0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW31 km/h SW432.9 m ▲0.4 mm14°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, rain
03:0049 Fresh0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW30 km/h SW442.8 m 0.1 mm13°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry

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
04:3011:0017:35
Low 04:30 · 1.4 mHigh 11:00 · 3.4 mLow 17:35 · 1.5 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° · 0.5 mSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
🌊 Fintra dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.7 mSun, 4 Oct 12:30–13:30 · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
🌊 Fintra dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.7 mMon, 5 Oct 13:30–14:30 · 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.