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Goirtín, Cloch na Rón

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89
Grand · overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s
Waves
1.5 m
10 s period from WSW · model cell 1.6 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 244 km away.
Tide
1.4 m
Low tide. Low at 04:20.
Wind
15 km/h
Gentle breeze, W, cross, gusts 22
Daylight
07:44
Sunrise. Sunset 19:13. Air 12°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
08:00
Decent 79/100
chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 1.4 m · 10 km/h
▼ 04:20 ▲ 10:40 ▼ 17:00 ▲ 23:25
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Decent 63/100
chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 1.4 m · 28 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:55 ▼ 18:40
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Decent 73/100
overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, onshore wind · 1.6 m · 24 km/h
▲ 01:05 ▼ 07:10 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 89/100
chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 1.1 m · 21 km/h
▲ 02:35 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:25
Wed, 7 Oct
19:00
Decent 71/100
chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.9 m · 24 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 15:50 ▼ 22:15
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 6 km/h
▲ 04:30 ▼ 10:30 ▲ 16:35 ▼ 23:00
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 25 km/h
▲ 05:10 ▼ 11:10 ▲ 17:30 ▼ 23:35

Week at a glance

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Sat 04:0089 · Grandoverhead 1.5 m · period 10 s
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 89 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 89 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 89 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 79 DecentSat 09:00 · 79 DecentSat 10:00 · 77 DecentSat 11:00 · 77 DecentSat 12:00 · 77 DecentSat 13:00 · 63 DecentSat 14:00 · 63 DecentSat 15:00 · 63 DecentSat 16:00 · 63 DecentSat 17:00 · 63 DecentSat 18:00 · 63 DecentSat 19:00 · 63 DecentSat 20:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 63 DecentSun 09:00 · 63 DecentSun 10:00 · 46 FreshSun 11:00 · 46 FreshSun 12:00 · 46 FreshSun 13:00 · 46 FreshSun 14:00 · 46 FreshSun 15:00 · 46 FreshSun 16:00 · 46 FreshSun 17:00 · 63 DecentSun 18:00 · 63 DecentSun 19:00 · 46 FreshSun 20:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 46 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 46 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 46 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 56 Fresh · nightMon 08:00 · 73 DecentMon 09:00 · 73 DecentMon 10:00 · 73 DecentMon 11:00 · 73 DecentMon 12:00 · 73 DecentMon 13:00 · 73 DecentMon 14:00 · 63 DecentMon 15:00 · 63 DecentMon 16:00 · 63 DecentMon 17:00 · 63 DecentMon 18:00 · 63 DecentMon 19:00 · 63 DecentMon 20:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 21:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 22:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 23:00 · 63 Decent · nightTue 00:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 02:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 03:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 05:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 06:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 89 GrandTue 13:00 · 71 DecentTue 16:00 · 46 FreshTue 19:00 · 54 FreshTue 22:00 · 54 Fresh · nightWed 01:00 · 46 Fresh · nightWed 04:00 · 46 Fresh · nightWed 07:00 · 40 Blowy · nightWed 10:00 · 46 FreshWed 13:00 · 46 FreshWed 16:00 · 46 FreshWed 19:00 · 71 DecentWed 22:00 · 89 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 89 Grand · nightThu 04:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 10:00 · 0 GrimThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 GrimFri 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 19:00 · 0 Grim

Sat, 3 Oct, 04:00

89 Grand
  • overhead 1.5 m
  • period 10 s
  • cross-shore wind
  • low tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.5 m15 km/h
faces 204° SSW · wind cross
Waves
1.5 m @ 10 s from WSW
Wind
15 km/h W · gusts 22
Tide
1.4 m · low
Air
12°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
04:0089 Grand1.5 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h W221.4 m ▼dry12°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
05:0079 Decent1.5 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW16 km/h WSW221.5 m ▼dry12°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
06:0079 Decent1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h W211.8 m dry12°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0079 Decent1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h W192.3 m dry12°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
08:0079 Decent1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h W182.9 m dry12°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0079 Decent1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h WSW173.4 m dry13°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0077 Decent1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h WSW183.8 m ▲dry14°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
11:0077 Decent1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h SW203.8 m ▲dry14°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
12:0077 Decent1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW14 km/h SW223.6 m dry14°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
13:0063 Decent1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h SW233.2 m dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
14:0063 Decent1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW16 km/h SSW262.6 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
15:0063 Decent1.2 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h SSW282.0 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
16:0063 Decent1.2 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h SSW301.6 m ▼dry14°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
17:0063 Decent1.2 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h SSW301.3 m ▼dry14°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
18:0063 Decent1.2 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h S291.4 m ▼dry14°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
19:0063 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h SSW271.7 m dry13°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
20:0063 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h SSW272.2 m dry13°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
21:0063 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW20 km/h SSW312.8 m dry14°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
22:0063 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW24 km/h SSW353.2 m dry14°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
23:0063 Decent1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h SSW393.5 m ▲dry14°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0063 Decent1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h SSW423.5 m ▲dry14°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
01:0063 Decent1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW24 km/h SSW443.3 m dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
02:0063 Decent1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SSW452.9 m dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
03:0063 Decent1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h SSW452.4 m dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
04:0063 Decent1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW23 km/h SSW452.0 m dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
05:0063 Decent1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW24 km/h SW451.7 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
06:0063 Decent1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW24 km/h SSW441.7 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
07:0063 Decent1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h SW451.9 m dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
08:0063 Decent1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW28 km/h SW462.3 m dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
09:0063 Decent1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW28 km/h SSW472.7 m dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
10:0046 Fresh1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW33 km/h SW483.2 m dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
11:0046 Fresh1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW35 km/h SW483.5 m ▲dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
12:0046 Fresh1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW35 km/h SW483.7 m ▲0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
13:0046 Fresh1.5 m (0.6 swell)10 sSW37 km/h SW493.6 m ▲0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
14:0046 Fresh1.5 m (0.6 swell)10 sSW36 km/h SW493.2 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
15:0046 Fresh1.5 m (0.6 swell)10 sSW34 km/h SW492.8 m dry15°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
16:0046 Fresh1.5 m (0.6 swell)10 sSW30 km/h SW472.2 m dry15°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
17:0063 Decent1.4 m (0.5 swell)10 sSW28 km/h SW461.8 m dry15°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
18:0063 Decent1.4 m (0.5 swell)10 sSW28 km/h SW451.5 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
19:0046 Fresh1.4 m (0.5 swell)10 sSW29 km/h SW431.4 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
20:0063 Decent1.4 m (0.5 swell)10 sSW27 km/h SW421.6 m dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
21:0063 Decent1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sSW28 km/h SW422.0 m dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
22:0063 Decent1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW28 km/h SW422.4 m dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
23:0046 Fresh1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SW442.9 m dry15°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
Monday, 5 October
00:0046 Fresh1.5 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SW463.3 m ▲dry15°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
01:0046 Fresh1.5 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW34 km/h SW463.4 m ▲dry15°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
02:0073 Decent1.5 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW23 km/h SW433.4 m ▲0.1 mm15°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
03:0073 Decent1.5 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW24 km/h SW423.1 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 1.5 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 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
04:2010:4017:0023:25
Low 04:20 · 1.4 mHigh 10:40 · 3.9 mLow 17:00 · 1.3 mHigh 23:25 · 3.5 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 surf · Decent · sea 15° · 1.4 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Goirtín, Cloch na Rón surf · Decent · sea 15° · 1.4 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
🏄 Goirtín, Cloch na Rón surf · Decent · sea 15° · 1.6 mMon, 5 Oct 07:30–08:30 · overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, onshore wind

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Lough Traska

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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.