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Goirtín, Cloch na Rón

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66
Decent · chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s
Waves
1.4 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
2.0 m
Rising. High at 10:40.
Wind
14 km/h
Gentle breeze, W, cross, gusts 21
Daylight
07:44
Sunrise. Sunset 19:13. Air 12°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
11:00
Decent 76/100
chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore · 1.3 m · 11 km/h
▼ 04:20 ▲ 10:40 ▼ 17:00 ▲ 23:25
Sun, 4 Oct
10:00
Fresh 57/100
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
13:00
Decent 72/100
overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 1.5 m · 27 km/h
▲ 01:05 ▼ 07:10 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Decent 74/100
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
Fresh 61/100
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 06:0064 · Decentchest-high 1.5 m · period 10 s
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 06:00 · 64 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 67 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 71 DecentSat 09:00 · 74 DecentSat 10:00 · 75 DecentSat 11:00 · 76 DecentSat 12:00 · 73 DecentSat 13:00 · 70 DecentSat 14:00 · 52 FreshSat 15:00 · 49 FreshSat 16:00 · 46 FreshSat 17:00 · 43 BlowySat 18:00 · 46 FreshSat 19:00 · 49 FreshSat 20:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSat 21:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSat 22:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 62 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 07:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 50 FreshSun 09:00 · 54 FreshSun 10:00 · 57 FreshSun 11:00 · 43 BlowySun 12:00 · 46 FreshSun 13:00 · 43 BlowySun 14:00 · 40 BlowySun 15:00 · 37 BlowySun 16:00 · 34 BlowySun 17:00 · 31 BlowySun 18:00 · 28 BlowySun 19:00 · 27 GrimSun 20:00 · 30 Blowy · nightSun 21:00 · 50 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 40 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 43 Blowy · nightMon 01:00 · 46 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 53 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 50 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 46 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 43 Blowy · nightMon 06:00 · 40 Blowy · nightMon 07:00 · 62 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 56 FreshMon 09:00 · 59 FreshMon 10:00 · 62 DecentMon 11:00 · 65 DecentMon 12:00 · 68 DecentMon 13:00 · 72 DecentMon 14:00 · 61 FreshMon 15:00 · 58 FreshMon 16:00 · 55 FreshMon 17:00 · 52 FreshMon 18:00 · 49 FreshMon 19:00 · 46 FreshMon 20:00 · 43 Blowy · nightMon 21:00 · 46 Fresh · nightMon 22:00 · 49 Fresh · nightMon 23:00 · 52 Fresh · nightTue 00:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightTue 02:00 · 87 Grand · nightTue 03:00 · 88 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightTue 05:00 · 81 Grand · nightTue 06:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 74 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 74 DecentTue 13:00 · 65 DecentTue 16:00 · 42 BlowyTue 19:00 · 41 BlowyTue 22:00 · 36 Blowy · nightWed 01:00 · 37 Blowy · nightWed 04:00 · 45 Fresh · nightWed 07:00 · 29 Blowy · nightWed 10:00 · 27 GrimWed 13:00 · 37 BlowyWed 16:00 · 45 FreshWed 19:00 · 61 FreshWed 22:00 · 70 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 78 Decent · 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, 06:00

64 Decent
  • chest-high 1.5 m
  • period 10 s
  • cross-shore wind
  • low-ish tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.4 m14 km/h
faces 204° SSW · wind cross
Waves
1.4 m @ 10 s from WSW
Wind
14 km/h W · gusts 21
Tide
1.8 m · lower half
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
06:0064 Decent1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW14 km/h W211.8 m dry12°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0067 Decent1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h W192.3 m dry11°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
08:0071 Decent1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h W172.9 m dry11°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0074 Decent1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h WSW173.4 m dry12°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0075 Decent1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h WSW183.8 m ▲dry14°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
11:0076 Decent1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h SW203.8 m ▲dry14°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
12:0073 Decent1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h SW213.6 m dry14°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
13:0070 Decent1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW14 km/h SSW233.2 m dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
14:0052 Fresh1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW14 km/h SSW242.6 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
15:0049 Fresh1.2 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW16 km/h SSW262.0 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
16:0046 Fresh1.2 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h SSW281.6 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
17:0043 Blowy1.2 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h SSW281.3 m ▼dry14°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
18:0046 Fresh1.2 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h SSW281.4 m ▼dry14°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
19:0049 Fresh1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h SSW261.7 m dry14°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
20:0052 Fresh1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h SSW272.2 m dry13°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
21:0055 Fresh1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h SSW302.8 m dry14°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
22:0059 Fresh1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW23 km/h SW343.2 m dry14°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
23:0062 Decent1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h SSW383.5 m ▲dry14°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0061 Fresh1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h SSW413.5 m ▲dry14°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
01:0058 Fresh1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW24 km/h SSW433.3 m dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
02:0055 Fresh1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW24 km/h SSW432.9 m dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
03:0052 Fresh1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SSW442.4 m dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
04:0048 Fresh1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SSW432.0 m dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
05:0045 Fresh1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SSW431.7 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
06:0044 Blowy1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW24 km/h SSW431.7 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
07:0047 Fresh1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW23 km/h SSW441.9 m dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
08:0050 Fresh1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h SW452.3 m dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
09:0054 Fresh1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h SSW452.7 m dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
10:0057 Fresh1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW28 km/h SSW463.2 m dry16°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
11:0043 Blowy1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SSW483.5 m ▲dry16°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
12:0046 Fresh1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SW493.7 m ▲dry16°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
13:0043 Blowy1.5 m (0.6 swell)10 sSW33 km/h SSW503.6 m ▲dry16°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
14:0040 Blowy1.5 m (0.6 swell)10 sSW37 km/h SSW523.2 m dry15°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
15:0037 Blowy1.5 m (0.6 swell)10 sSW37 km/h SW522.8 m dry15°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
16:0034 Blowy1.5 m (0.6 swell)10 sSW39 km/h SW512.2 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
17:0031 Blowy1.4 m (0.5 swell)10 sSW38 km/h SW491.8 m dry15°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
18:0028 Blowy1.4 m (0.5 swell)10 sSW35 km/h SW471.5 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
19:0027 Grim1.4 m (0.5 swell)10 sSW31 km/h SW451.4 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
20:0030 Blowy1.4 m (0.5 swell)10 sSW29 km/h SW421.6 m dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
21:0050 Fresh1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sSW28 km/h SW422.0 m dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
22:0053 Fresh1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h SW432.4 m dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
23:0040 Blowy1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SW442.9 m dry15°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
Monday, 5 October
00:0043 Blowy1.5 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW29 km/h SW443.3 m ▲dry15°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
01:0046 Fresh1.5 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW29 km/h SW453.4 m ▲dry15°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
02:0053 Fresh1.5 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SW453.4 m ▲dry15°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
03:0050 Fresh1.5 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW29 km/h SW463.1 m dry15°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
04:0046 Fresh1.5 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW29 km/h SW452.7 m dry15°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
05:0043 Blowy1.5 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW30 km/h WSW452.3 m dry15°overhead 1.5 m, period 11 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° · 1.3 mSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
🏄 Goirtín, Cloch na Rón surf · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.4 mSun, 4 Oct 09:30–10:30 · chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
🏄 Goirtín, Cloch na Rón surf · Decent · sea 15° · 1.5 mMon, 5 Oct 12:30–13:30 · overhead 1.5 m, period 10 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.