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Goirtín, Cloch na Rón

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73
Decent · overhead 2.0 m, period 11 s
Waves
2.0 m
11 s period from SW · 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 22:10.
Wind
30 km/h
Fresh breeze, W, cross, gusts 44
Daylight
07:42
Sunrise. Sunset 19:16. Air 13°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
18:00
Decent 75/100
overhead 2.0 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind · 2.0 m · 30 km/h
▼ 03:25 ▲ 09:40 ▼ 16:00 ▲ 22:10
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Decent 67/100
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
19:00
Decent 62/100
chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 1.4 m · 27 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:55 ▼ 18:40
Mon, 5 Oct
09:00
Decent 75/100
overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind · 1.6 m · 29 km/h
▲ 01:05 ▼ 07:10 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 84/100
chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 1.1 m · 19 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 · 21 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 15:50 ▼ 22:15
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 14 km/h
▲ 04:30 ▼ 10:30 ▲ 16:35 ▼ 23:00

Week at a glance

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Fri 18:0075 · Decentoverhead 2.0 m · period 11 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 16:00 · 81 GrandFri 17:00 · 78 DecentFri 18:00 · 75 DecentFri 19:00 · 71 DecentFri 20:00 · 68 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 62 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 72 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 67 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 85 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 88 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 77 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 71 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 67 DecentSat 09:00 · 64 DecentSat 10:00 · 59 FreshSat 11:00 · 58 FreshSat 12:00 · 47 FreshSat 13:00 · 50 FreshSat 14:00 · 54 FreshSat 15:00 · 57 FreshSat 16:00 · 60 FreshSat 17:00 · 63 DecentSat 18:00 · 60 FreshSat 19:00 · 57 FreshSat 20:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSat 21:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSat 22:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 27 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 28 Blowy · nightSun 01:00 · 31 Blowy · nightSun 02:00 · 34 Blowy · nightSun 03:00 · 37 Blowy · nightSun 04:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 42 Blowy · nightSun 08:00 · 39 BlowySun 09:00 · 35 BlowySun 10:00 · 32 BlowySun 11:00 · 29 BlowySun 12:00 · 26 GrimSun 13:00 · 29 BlowySun 14:00 · 32 BlowySun 15:00 · 52 FreshSun 16:00 · 55 FreshSun 17:00 · 58 FreshSun 18:00 · 61 FreshSun 19:00 · 62 DecentSun 20:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 49 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 46 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 43 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 39 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 59 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 69 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 55 Fresh · nightMon 08:00 · 53 FreshMon 09:00 · 75 DecentMon 10:00 · 64 DecentMon 11:00 · 61 FreshMon 12:00 · 58 FreshMon 13:00 · 54 FreshMon 14:00 · 45 FreshMon 15:00 · 48 FreshMon 16:00 · 51 FreshMon 17:00 · 54 FreshMon 18:00 · 57 FreshMon 19:00 · 60 FreshMon 22:00 · 57 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 48 Fresh · nightTue 04:00 · 48 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 84 GrandTue 13:00 · 75 DecentTue 16:00 · 48 FreshTue 19:00 · 57 FreshTue 22:00 · 62 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 53 Fresh · nightWed 04:00 · 35 Blowy · nightWed 07:00 · 39 Blowy · nightWed 10:00 · 45 FreshWed 13:00 · 35 BlowyWed 16:00 · 27 GrimWed 19:00 · 61 FreshWed 22:00 · 70 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 62 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 18:00

75 Decent
  • overhead 2.0 m
  • period 11 s
  • cross-shore wind
  • low-ish tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset2.0 m30 km/h
faces 204° SSW · wind cross
Waves
2.0 m @ 11 s from SW
Wind
30 km/h W · gusts 44
Tide
1.7 m · lower half
Air
13°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
18:0075 Decent2.0 m (0.9 swell)11 sSW30 km/h W441.7 m dry13°overhead 2.0 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
19:0071 Decent1.9 m (0.9 swell)11 sSW30 km/h W412.3 m dry12°overhead 1.9 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
20:0068 Decent1.9 m (0.9 swell)11 sSW25 km/h WNW393.0 m dry12°overhead 1.9 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
21:0065 Decent1.8 m (0.9 swell)11 sSW21 km/h WNW373.5 m ▲dry12°overhead 1.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
22:0062 Decent1.8 m (0.9 swell)11 sSW19 km/h W343.8 m ▲dry11°overhead 1.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
23:0072 Decent1.7 m (0.8 swell)11 sSW17 km/h W303.7 m ▲dry11°overhead 1.7 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0067 Decent1.7 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW19 km/h W273.4 m dry12°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
01:0078 Decent1.7 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW18 km/h W262.8 m dry12°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
02:0073 Decent1.6 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h W252.2 m dry12°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
03:0085 Grand1.6 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h WSW261.7 m dry13°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
04:0088 Grand1.5 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h W261.4 m ▼dry13°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
05:0077 Decent1.5 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h W241.5 m ▼dry12°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
06:0074 Decent1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW14 km/h W231.8 m dry12°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0071 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
08:0067 Decent1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h W172.9 m dry11°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0064 Decent1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW7 km/h W173.4 m dry12°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0059 Fresh1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h SW213.8 m ▲dry14°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
11:0058 Fresh1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h SW253.8 m ▲dry14°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
12:0047 Fresh1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW14 km/h SSW273.6 m dry14°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
13:0050 Fresh1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h SSW293.2 m dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
14:0054 Fresh1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h SSW322.6 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
15:0057 Fresh1.2 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW20 km/h SSW352.0 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
16:0060 Fresh1.2 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW21 km/h SSW371.6 m ▼dry14°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
17:0063 Decent1.2 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h SSW391.3 m ▼dry14°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
18:0060 Fresh1.2 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h SSW401.4 m ▼dry14°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
19:0057 Fresh1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW21 km/h SSW411.7 m dry14°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
20:0054 Fresh1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW22 km/h SSW432.2 m dry14°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
21:0051 Fresh1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW25 km/h SSW452.8 m dry14°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
22:0047 Fresh1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h SSW463.2 m dry14°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
23:0027 Grim1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW29 km/h SSW483.5 m ▲dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0028 Blowy1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW29 km/h SSW493.5 m ▲dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
01:0031 Blowy1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SSW493.3 m dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
02:0034 Blowy1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW33 km/h SSW512.9 m dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
03:0037 Blowy1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW32 km/h SW512.4 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
04:0058 Fresh1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW28 km/h SSW512.0 m dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
05:0061 Fresh1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SSW501.7 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
06:0045 Fresh1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SW491.7 m ▼0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
07:0042 Blowy1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SW491.9 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
08:0039 Blowy1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SW492.3 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
09:0035 Blowy1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW33 km/h SW482.7 m dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
10:0032 Blowy1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW33 km/h SW473.2 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
11:0029 Blowy1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW34 km/h SW463.5 m ▲0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
12:0026 Grim1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW36 km/h SW463.7 m ▲0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
13:0029 Blowy1.5 m (0.6 swell)10 sSW33 km/h SW463.6 m ▲dry15°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
14:0032 Blowy1.5 m (0.6 swell)10 sSW29 km/h SW443.2 m 0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
15:0052 Fresh1.5 m (0.6 swell)10 sSW27 km/h SW442.8 m dry16°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
16:0055 Fresh1.5 m (0.6 swell)10 sSW27 km/h SW452.2 m 0.2 mm16°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
17:0058 Fresh1.4 m (0.5 swell)10 sSW24 km/h SW431.8 m dry16°chest-high 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
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 surf · Decent · sea 15° · 2.0 mFri, 2 Oct 17:30–18:30 · overhead 2.0 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 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 18:30–19:30 · chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind

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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.