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Goirtín, Cloch na Rón

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Grim · gale, onshore, choppy
Waves
2.5 m
12 s period from SW · model cell 1.6 km out
Sea
15.8°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 244 km away.
Tide
4.1 m
High tide. Low at 16:00.
Wind
53 km/h
Near gale, SSW, onshore, gusts 71
Daylight
07:42
Sunrise. Sunset 19:16. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
16:00
Fresh 49/100
moderate breeze, dry, big sea 2.0 m · 2.0 m · 28 km/h
▼ 03:25 ▲ 09:40 ▼ 16:00 ▲ 22:10
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Decent 63/100
light winds, dry, waves 1.4 m · 1.4 m · 12 km/h
▼ 04:20 ▲ 10:40 ▼ 17:00 ▲ 23:25
Sun, 4 Oct
19:00
Fresh 59/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 1.5 m · 26 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:55 ▼ 18:40
Mon, 5 Oct
16:00
Blowy 34/100
gentle breeze, showers possible, big sea 1.6 m · 1.6 m · 19 km/h
▲ 01:05 ▼ 07:10 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Fresh 59/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry · 1.0 m · 21 km/h
▲ 02:35 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:25
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 71/100
moderate breeze, showers possible, low tide · 21 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 15:50 ▼ 22:15
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Fresh 58/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible · 25 km/h
▲ 04:30 ▼ 10:30 ▲ 16:35 ▼ 23:00

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 10:000 · Grimgale · onshore, choppy
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 09:00 · 0 GrimFri 10:00 · 0 GrimFri 11:00 · 0 GrimFri 12:00 · 0 GrimFri 13:00 · 6 GrimFri 14:00 · 24 GrimFri 15:00 · 29 BlowyFri 16:00 · 49 FreshFri 17:00 · 44 BlowyFri 18:00 · 37 BlowyFri 19:00 · 32 BlowyFri 20:00 · 28 Blowy · nightFri 21:00 · 23 Grim · nightFri 22:00 · 29 Blowy · nightFri 23:00 · 32 Blowy · nightSat 00:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSat 01:00 · 41 Blowy · nightSat 02:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSat 03:00 · 40 Blowy · nightSat 04:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSat 05:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 66 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSat 08:00 · 63 DecentSat 09:00 · 52 FreshSat 10:00 · 51 FreshSat 11:00 · 49 FreshSat 12:00 · 54 FreshSat 13:00 · 58 FreshSat 14:00 · 47 FreshSat 15:00 · 51 FreshSat 16:00 · 56 FreshSat 17:00 · 60 FreshSat 18:00 · 56 FreshSat 19:00 · 35 BlowySat 20:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSat 21:00 · 27 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 22 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 18 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 19 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 28 Blowy · nightSun 03:00 · 32 Blowy · nightSun 04:00 · 37 Blowy · nightSun 05:00 · 41 Blowy · nightSun 06:00 · 43 Blowy · nightSun 07:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 08:00 · 50 FreshSun 09:00 · 37 BlowySun 10:00 · 41 BlowySun 11:00 · 36 BlowySun 12:00 · 32 BlowySun 13:00 · 36 BlowySun 14:00 · 41 BlowySun 15:00 · 45 FreshSun 16:00 · 49 FreshSun 17:00 · 53 FreshSun 18:00 · 57 FreshSun 19:00 · 59 FreshSun 20:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 50 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 25 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 20 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 3 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 8 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 28 Blowy · nightMon 05:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 06:00 · 38 Blowy · nightMon 07:00 · 42 Blowy · nightMon 10:00 · 22 GrimMon 13:00 · 9 GrimMon 16:00 · 34 BlowyMon 19:00 · 31 BlowyMon 22:00 · 56 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 47 Fresh · nightTue 04:00 · 25 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 37 Blowy · nightTue 10:00 · 48 FreshTue 13:00 · 56 FreshTue 16:00 · 46 FreshTue 19:00 · 59 FreshTue 22:00 · 70 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 71 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 71 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 71 DecentWed 13:00 · 58 FreshWed 19:00 · 59 FreshThu 01:00 · 69 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 75 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 58 FreshThu 19:00 · 37 Blowy

Fri, 2 Oct, 10:00

0 Grim
  • gale
  • onshore, choppy
  • rain
  • big sea 2.5 m
  • high tide
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset2.5 m53 km/h
faces 204° SSW · wind onshore
Waves
2.5 m @ 12 s from SW
Wind
53 km/h SSW · gusts 71
Tide
4.1 m · high
Air
15°C · 3.6 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
10:000 Grim2.5 m (1.1 swell)12 sSW53 km/h SSW714.1 m ▲3.6 mm15°gale, onshore, choppy, rain
11:000 Grim2.4 m (1.1 swell)12 sSW45 km/h SSW713.8 m 3.7 mm15°strong wind, onshore, choppy, rain
12:000 Grim2.4 m (1.1 swell)12 sSW49 km/h SSW623.3 m 4.3 mm15°strong wind, onshore, choppy, rain
13:006 Grim2.3 m (1.1 swell)11 sSW30 km/h WSW472.5 m 0.2 mm14°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
14:0024 Grim2.1 m (1.0 swell)11 sSW32 km/h W431.8 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 2.1 m
15:0029 Blowy2.0 m (1.0 swell)11 sSW29 km/h WNW421.3 m ▼dry14°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 2.0 m
16:0049 Fresh2.0 m (0.9 swell)11 sSW28 km/h WNW441.1 m ▼dry14°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 2.0 m
17:0044 Blowy1.9 m (0.9 swell)11 sSW27 km/h WNW431.3 m ▼dry14°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.9 m
18:0037 Blowy1.9 m (0.9 swell)11 sSW28 km/h W411.7 m dry13°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.9 m
19:0032 Blowy1.8 m (0.9 swell)11 sSW27 km/h WNW402.3 m dry12°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.8 m
20:0028 Blowy1.8 m (0.8 swell)11 sSW25 km/h WNW373.0 m dry12°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.8 m
21:0023 Grim1.8 m (0.8 swell)11 sSW21 km/h WNW353.5 m ▲dry11°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
22:0029 Blowy1.7 m (0.8 swell)11 sSW18 km/h WNW323.8 m ▲dry11°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
23:0032 Blowy1.7 m (0.8 swell)11 sSW19 km/h W283.7 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0036 Blowy1.6 m (0.8 swell)11 sSW19 km/h W253.4 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m
01:0041 Blowy1.6 m (0.7 swell)11 sSW18 km/h W242.8 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m
02:0045 Fresh1.6 m (0.7 swell)11 sSW18 km/h WSW242.2 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m
03:0040 Blowy1.5 m (0.7 swell)10 sSW20 km/h WSW251.7 m dry13°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
04:0061 Fresh1.5 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW20 km/h W251.4 m ▼dry13°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.5 m
05:0070 Decent1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h W231.5 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.4 m
06:0066 Decent1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h W211.8 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.4 m
07:0061 Fresh1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h WSW182.3 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.4 m
08:0063 Decent1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h WSW172.9 m dry11°light winds, dry, waves 1.4 m
09:0052 Fresh1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h SW183.4 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
10:0051 Fresh1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW16 km/h SW223.8 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
11:0049 Fresh1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h SW263.8 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
12:0054 Fresh1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h SSW283.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
13:0058 Fresh1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h SSW323.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
14:0047 Fresh1.2 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW22 km/h SSW352.6 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
15:0051 Fresh1.2 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW24 km/h SSW372.0 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0056 Fresh1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SSW371.6 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0060 Fresh1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h SSW371.3 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0056 Fresh1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SSW381.4 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0035 Blowy1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW29 km/h SSW401.7 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0047 Fresh1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW28 km/h SSW422.2 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
21:0027 Grim1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SSW442.8 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
22:0022 Grim1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW33 km/h SSW453.2 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
23:0018 Grim1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW34 km/h SSW463.5 m ▲dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0019 Grim1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW34 km/h SSW473.5 m ▲dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
01:0023 Grim1.5 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SSW483.3 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
02:0028 Blowy1.5 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SSW492.9 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
03:0032 Blowy1.5 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SSW492.4 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
04:0037 Blowy1.5 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW32 km/h SSW492.0 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
05:0041 Blowy1.5 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW34 km/h SW491.7 m ▼0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
06:0043 Blowy1.5 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW36 km/h SW481.7 m ▼0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
07:0038 Blowy1.5 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW33 km/h SW471.9 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
08:0050 Fresh1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW25 km/h SW422.3 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
09:0037 Blowy1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW24 km/h SW422.7 m 0.1 mm15°moderate 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 SE and W reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Letterfrack (modelled), 23 km away · metres above chart datum
03:2509:4016:0022:10
Low 03:25 · 1.1 mHigh 09:40 · 4.1 mLow 16:00 · 1.1 mHigh 22:10 · 3.8 m

The spot

Faces
204° SSW
Swell window
SE 140° → W 260°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 1.6 km out
Water
Excellent Quality

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: 12-6 weekends July AugToiletsParkingDogs on lead

As listed by Galway County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Cois Tra Rugged Retreat · Connemara Sands Hotel, Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely · 11 km · fixed

Oileanra Seaweed Baths and Sauna · Cuigeal, Lettermullan · 21 km · fixed

Sweathouse (Renvyle) · Gurteen Pier, Renvyle, Connemara · 25 km · fixed

Goirtín, Cloch na Rón bathing water is on the shores of Gurteen Bay. It is a striking sandy beach and is best remembered as a setting for the famous Irish film Into the West. There is a unique "machair" habitat present which is a relatively flat and low lying sand plain. This habitat supports rare plant species. Goirtín beach supports a variety of animals, birds, shellfish and plants.

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🌊 Goirtín, Cloch na Rón dip · Fresh · sea 16° · 2.0 mFri, 2 Oct 15:30–16:30 · moderate breeze, dry, big sea 2.0 m
🌊 Goirtín, Cloch na Rón dip · Decent · sea 16° · 1.4 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · light winds, dry, waves 1.4 m
🌊 Goirtín, Cloch na Rón dip · Fresh · sea 16° · 1.5 mSun, 4 Oct 18:30–19:30 · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry

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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.