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Fintra

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37
Blowy · waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s
Waves
0.8 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
2.5 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 22:35.
Wind
28 km/h
Moderate breeze, WSW, cross, gusts 39
Daylight
07:37
Sunrise. Sunset 19:09. Air 10°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
19:00
Blowy 35/100
waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind · 0.8 m · 23 km/h
▼ 03:30 ▲ 10:10 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:35
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Blowy 29/100
knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.6 m · 15 km/h
▼ 04:30 ▲ 11:00 ▼ 17:35
Sun, 4 Oct
13:00
Blowy 37/100
waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 0.7 m · 25 km/h
▲ 00:00 ▼ 05:40 ▲ 12:35 ▼ 19:15
Mon, 5 Oct
14:00
Blowy 38/100
waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind · 0.7 m · 26 km/h
▲ 01:35 ▼ 07:30 ▲ 14:05 ▼ 20:55
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Blowy 37/100
knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 0.3 m · 14 km/h
▲ 03:00 ▼ 08:50 ▲ 15:30 ▼ 22:00
Wed, 7 Oct
16:00
Grim 20/100
knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.4 m · 25 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:00 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:50
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 10 km/h
▲ 04:55 ▼ 10:40 ▲ 17:10 ▼ 23:25

Week at a glance

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Fri 20:0038 · Blowywaist-high 0.8 m · period 11 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 16:00 · 52 FreshFri 17:00 · 28 BlowyFri 18:00 · 31 BlowyFri 19:00 · 35 BlowyFri 20:00 · 38 Blowy · nightFri 21:00 · 41 Blowy · nightFri 22:00 · 44 Blowy · nightFri 23:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 02:00 · 42 Blowy · nightSat 03:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 04:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSat 05:00 · 28 Blowy · nightSat 06:00 · 14 Grim · nightSat 07:00 · 17 Grim · nightSat 08:00 · 20 GrimSat 09:00 · 15 GrimSat 10:00 · 26 GrimSat 11:00 · 29 BlowySat 12:00 · 26 GrimSat 13:00 · 7 GrimSat 14:00 · 18 GrimSat 15:00 · 15 GrimSat 16:00 · 12 GrimSat 17:00 · 0 GrimSat 18:00 · 0 GrimSat 19:00 · 0 GrimSat 20:00 · 1 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 4 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 7 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 10 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 13 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 34 Blowy · nightSun 02:00 · 31 Blowy · nightSun 03:00 · 27 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 24 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 20 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 19 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 22 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 25 GrimSun 09:00 · 28 BlowySun 10:00 · 31 BlowySun 11:00 · 33 BlowySun 12:00 · 36 BlowySun 13:00 · 37 BlowySun 14:00 · 34 BlowySun 15:00 · 31 BlowySun 16:00 · 28 BlowySun 17:00 · 25 GrimSun 18:00 · 22 GrimSun 19:00 · 19 GrimSun 20:00 · 20 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 24 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 27 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 30 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 01:00 · 11 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 20 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 16 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 30 Blowy · nightMon 05:00 · 26 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 19 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 28 Blowy · nightMon 08:00 · 20 GrimMon 09:00 · 23 GrimMon 10:00 · 34 BlowyMon 11:00 · 37 BlowyMon 12:00 · 32 BlowyMon 13:00 · 35 BlowyMon 14:00 · 38 BlowyMon 15:00 · 35 BlowyMon 16:00 · 32 BlowyMon 17:00 · 29 BlowyMon 18:00 · 27 GrimMon 19:00 · 24 GrimMon 22:00 · 22 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 22 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 36 Blowy · nightTue 07:00 · 25 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 23 GrimTue 13:00 · 32 BlowyTue 16:00 · 37 BlowyTue 19:00 · 28 BlowyTue 22:00 · 9 Grim · nightWed 01:00 · 19 Grim · nightWed 04:00 · 28 Blowy · nightWed 07:00 · 19 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 9 GrimWed 13:00 · 10 GrimWed 16:00 · 20 GrimWed 19:00 · 13 GrimWed 22:00 · 4 Grim · nightThu 01:00 · 8 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 20:00

38 Blowy
  • waist-high 0.8 m
  • period 11 s
  • cross-shore wind
  • high-ish tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.8 m28 km/h
faces 193° SSW · wind cross
Waves
0.8 m @ 11 s from WSW
Wind
28 km/h WSW · gusts 39
Tide
2.6 m · upper half
Air
10°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
19:0035 Blowy0.8 m (0.4 swell)11 sWSW23 km/h W432.0 m dry10°waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
20:0038 Blowy0.8 m (0.4 swell)11 sWSW28 km/h WSW392.6 m dry10°waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
21:0041 Blowy0.8 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW18 km/h W373.0 m dry9°waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
22:0044 Blowy0.8 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW18 km/h WNW363.2 m ▲dry9°waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
23:0053 Fresh0.7 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW15 km/h WNW343.3 m ▲dry8°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0049 Fresh0.7 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW16 km/h W313.1 m dry8°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
01:0046 Fresh0.7 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW16 km/h W292.6 m dry9°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
02:0042 Blowy0.7 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW16 km/h W292.1 m dry9°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
03:0039 Blowy0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW16 km/h W291.6 m dry9°waist-high 0.6 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
04:0036 Blowy0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW15 km/h WSW311.4 m ▼dry9°waist-high 0.6 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
05:0028 Blowy0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW18 km/h WSW321.4 m ▼dry10°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
06:0014 Grim0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW16 km/h W331.6 m dry10°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0017 Grim0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW14 km/h W322.0 m dry10°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
08:0020 Grim0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h WSW312.5 m dry10°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0015 Grim0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW20 km/h WSW282.9 m dry10°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0026 Grim0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h W293.2 m ▲dry11°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
11:0029 Blowy0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h W303.4 m ▲dry12°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0026 Grim0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW14 km/h WSW303.3 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:007 Grim0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW16 km/h SW313.0 m dry13°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
14:0018 Grim0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h SW312.6 m dry13°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, light onshore
15:0015 Grim0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h S292.1 m dry13°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, light onshore
16:0012 Grim0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h S291.7 m dry13°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, light onshore
17:000 Grim0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW16 km/h S311.5 m ▼dry13°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
18:000 Grim0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW16 km/h SSW331.5 m ▼dry13°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
19:000 Grim0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW20 km/h SSW361.6 m dry13°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
20:001 Grim0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW20 km/h SSW371.9 m dry12°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
21:004 Grim0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW21 km/h SSW372.3 m dry12°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
22:007 Grim0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h SSW382.6 m dry12°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
23:0010 Grim0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW20 km/h SSW402.9 m ▲dry11°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0013 Grim0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h SSW423.0 m ▲dry11°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
01:0034 Blowy0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW17 km/h SSW442.9 m ▲0.1 mm11°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
02:0031 Blowy0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW21 km/h SSW462.6 m 0.1 mm11°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
03:0027 Grim0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW23 km/h SSW472.2 m 0.1 mm11°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
04:0024 Grim0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW21 km/h SSW481.9 m 0.2 mm11°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
05:0020 Grim0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW22 km/h SSW471.7 m ▼0.2 mm12°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
06:0019 Grim0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW25 km/h SW461.6 m ▼0.2 mm13°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
07:0022 Grim0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW26 km/h SW461.7 m ▼0.2 mm13°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
08:0025 Grim0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW24 km/h SW452.0 m 0.2 mm13°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
09:0028 Blowy0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW26 km/h SW442.4 m 0.2 mm13°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
10:0031 Blowy0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW26 km/h SW442.7 m 0.2 mm14°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
11:0033 Blowy0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW27 km/h SW433.0 m 0.2 mm14°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
12:0036 Blowy0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW27 km/h SW423.2 m ▲0.1 mm14°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
13:0037 Blowy0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW25 km/h SW433.3 m ▲0.1 mm14°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
14:0034 Blowy0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW27 km/h SW443.1 m 0.1 mm14°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
15:0031 Blowy0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW26 km/h SW442.8 m 0.2 mm14°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
16:0028 Blowy0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW25 km/h SW412.4 m 0.3 mm14°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
17:0025 Grim0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW25 km/h SW432.0 m dry14°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
18:0022 Grim0.7 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW25 km/h SW421.7 m ▼0.1 mm14°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind

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 surf · Blowy · sea 15° · 0.8 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Fintra surf · Blowy · sea 15° · 0.6 mSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Fintra surf · Blowy · sea 15° · 0.7 mSun, 4 Oct 12:30–13:30 · waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind

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.