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Golden Strand, Achill Island

Excellent Quality 2025 Green Coast faces NNW

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44
Blowy · strong wind, showers possible
Waves
0.0 m
2 s period from ENE · model cell 2.1 km out
Sea
15.2°
Grand. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 306 km away.
Tide
2.3 m
Rising. High at 09:45.
Wind
39 km/h
Strong breeze, S, offshore, gusts 53
Daylight
07:43
Sunrise. Sunset 19:15. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
14:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 25 km/h
▼ 03:35 ▲ 09:45 ▼ 16:05 ▲ 22:30
Sat, 3 Oct
09:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 12 km/h
▼ 04:30 ▲ 10:55 ▼ 17:25 ▲ 23:40
Sun, 4 Oct
17:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 28 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 12:10 ▼ 18:50
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, showers possible, calm sea · 0.0 m · 26 km/h
▲ 01:15 ▼ 07:15 ▲ 13:40 ▼ 20:25
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Decent 75/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 0.1 m · 22 km/h
▲ 02:50 ▼ 08:50 ▲ 14:55 ▼ 21:30
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 67/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible · 23 km/h
▲ 03:55 ▼ 09:50 ▲ 16:00 ▼ 22:25
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 82/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, showers possible · 28 km/h
▲ 04:40 ▼ 10:40 ▲ 16:45 ▼ 23:10

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 06:0044 · Blowystrong wind · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 01:00 · 74 Decent · nightFri 02:00 · 74 Decent · nightFri 03:00 · 74 Decent · nightFri 04:00 · 74 Decent · nightFri 05:00 · 74 Decent · nightFri 06:00 · 44 Blowy · nightFri 07:00 · 29 Blowy · nightFri 08:00 · 24 GrimFri 09:00 · 30 BlowyFri 10:00 · 56 FreshFri 11:00 · 77 DecentFri 12:00 · 82 GrandFri 13:00 · 60 FreshFri 14:00 · 84 GrandFri 15:00 · 68 DecentFri 16:00 · 68 DecentFri 17:00 · 68 DecentFri 18:00 · 65 DecentFri 19:00 · 65 DecentFri 20:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 86 GrandSat 09:00 · 97 GrandSat 10:00 · 94 GrandSat 11:00 · 94 GrandSat 12:00 · 84 GrandSat 13:00 · 90 GrandSat 14:00 · 90 GrandSat 15:00 · 74 DecentSat 16:00 · 74 DecentSat 17:00 · 74 DecentSat 18:00 · 74 DecentSat 19:00 · 74 DecentSat 20:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 68 DecentSun 09:00 · 68 DecentSun 10:00 · 68 DecentSun 11:00 · 68 DecentSun 12:00 · 68 DecentSun 13:00 · 68 DecentSun 14:00 · 68 DecentSun 15:00 · 68 DecentSun 16:00 · 68 DecentSun 17:00 · 84 GrandSun 18:00 · 84 GrandSun 19:00 · 68 DecentSun 20:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 60 FreshMon 13:00 · 76 DecentMon 16:00 · 76 DecentMon 19:00 · 76 DecentMon 22:00 · 72 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 70 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 70 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 67 DecentTue 13:00 · 75 DecentTue 16:00 · 75 DecentTue 19:00 · 75 DecentTue 22:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 67 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 67 DecentWed 13:00 · 67 DecentWed 19:00 · 67 DecentThu 01:00 · 67 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 82 GrandThu 19:00 · 31 Blowy

Fri, 2 Oct, 06:00

44 Blowy
  • strong wind
  • showers possible
  • calm sea
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.0 m39 km/h
faces 333° NNW · wind offshore
Waves
0.0 m @ 2 s from ENE
Wind
39 km/h S · gusts 53
Tide
1.9 m · lower half
Air
15°C · 0.4 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
06:0044 Blowy0.0 m2 sENE39 km/h S531.9 m 0.4 mm15°strong wind, showers possible, calm sea
07:0029 Blowy0.0 m2 sE45 km/h S582.7 m 0.9 mm15°strong wind, rain, calm sea
08:0024 Grim0.0 m2 sE44 km/h SSW623.3 m 1.6 mm15°strong wind, rain, calm sea
09:0030 Blowy0.0 m2 sE33 km/h SSW613.8 m ▲3.3 mm15°fresh breeze, rain, calm sea
10:0056 Fresh0.0 m2 sE17 km/h SW574.0 m ▲3.5 mm14°gentle breeze, rain, calm sea
11:0077 Decent0.0 m2 sE15 km/h S503.8 m 1.2 mm13°gentle breeze, rain, calm sea
12:0082 Grand0.0 m2 sNNE23 km/h S443.3 m 0.7 mm13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, showers possible
13:0060 Fresh0.0 m–N32 km/h SW382.6 m 0.3 mm14°fresh breeze, showers possible, calm sea
14:0084 Grand0.0 m1 sN25 km/h W361.9 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0068 Decent0.0 m1 sN29 km/h W371.4 m ▼dry14°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0068 Decent0.0 m1 sN29 km/h W401.1 m ▼dry14°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0068 Decent0.0 m2 sN31 km/h W411.2 m ▼dry13°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0065 Decent0.0 m2 sN30 km/h W401.6 m dry13°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0065 Decent0.0 m1 sN29 km/h W372.1 m dry13°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0065 Decent0.0 m1 sN30 km/h W342.8 m dry12°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0081 Grand0.0 m1 sN28 km/h W323.3 m dry11°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0081 Grand0.0 m1 sN25 km/h W303.6 m ▲dry11°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0081 Grand0.0 m1 sN20 km/h WSW273.6 m ▲dry10°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
Saturday, 3 October
00:0091 Grand0.0 m1 sN17 km/h WSW263.3 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0091 Grand0.0 m1 sN16 km/h WSW252.8 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0091 Grand0.0 m1 sN13 km/h SW252.3 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0091 Grand0.0 m1 sN19 km/h WSW261.8 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0091 Grand0.0 m1 sN17 km/h WSW251.4 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0091 Grand0.0 m1 sN14 km/h WSW241.4 m ▼dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0091 Grand0.0 m1 sN12 km/h WSW221.6 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0092 Grand0.0 m1 sN10 km/h SW212.1 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0086 Grand0.0 m1 sN12 km/h SSW192.7 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0097 Grand0.0 m1 sN12 km/h SSW183.2 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0094 Grand0.0 m1 sN13 km/h SSW203.6 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0094 Grand0.0 m1 sN19 km/h SSW253.7 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0084 Grand0.0 m1 sN21 km/h SSW283.6 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0090 Grand0.0 m1 sN24 km/h SSW313.2 m dry15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
14:0090 Grand0.0 m1 sN28 km/h SSW342.6 m dry15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
15:0074 Decent0.0 m1 sNNE31 km/h SSW372.0 m dry15°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
16:0074 Decent0.0 m1 sNE32 km/h SSW391.6 m dry15°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
17:0074 Decent0.0 m2 sENE31 km/h SSW391.3 m ▼dry15°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
18:0074 Decent0.0 m2 sE31 km/h S401.3 m ▼dry15°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
19:0074 Decent0.0 m2 sE33 km/h SSW401.6 m dry15°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
20:0074 Decent0.0 m2 sE34 km/h SSW402.0 m dry15°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
21:0068 Decent0.0 m2 sE33 km/h SSW412.5 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0068 Decent0.0 m2 sE35 km/h SSW433.0 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0068 Decent0.0 m2 sE35 km/h SSW453.3 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0068 Decent0.0 m2 sE38 km/h SSW473.4 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0052 Fresh0.0 m2 sE40 km/h SW483.2 m dry16°strong wind, dry, calm sea
02:0068 Decent0.0 m2 sE34 km/h SW482.9 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0060 Fresh0.0 m2 sE34 km/h SW482.4 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible, calm sea
04:0060 Fresh0.0 m2 sE34 km/h SW472.0 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible, calm sea
05:0068 Decent0.0 m1 sE33 km/h SW461.7 m ▼0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea

Where the energy comes from

Wave energy (H²·T) this week by direction, against the swell window

Swell arriving between W and NE reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Achill Island (modelled), 10 km away · metres above chart datum
03:3509:4516:0522:30
Low 03:35 · 1.1 mHigh 09:45 · 4.0 mLow 16:05 · 1.1 mHigh 22:30 · 3.6 m

The spot

Faces
333° NNW
Swell window
W 270° → NE 40°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 2.1 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

No lifeguard listedToiletsParkingAccessible: YesDogs on lead (Dogs only allowed before 12pm and after 6.30pm during the bathing season (1st June to 15th September) otherwise allowed at all times onto beach.)

As listed by Mayo County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Sabhna Saunas (Dugort) · Dugort Blue Flag Beach, Achill Island · 2 km · fixed

Sabhna Saunas (Keel) · Keel Beach, Achill Island · 7 km · fixed

Sona Sauna (Belmullet) · Belmullet, Erris · 23 km · mobile

Golden Strand has an exposed shore with a sandy substrate consisting of an area of gently sloping sand dunes along the headlands. There are a variety of habitats including a machair site and two lakes located at the machair plain. Both of these habitats contain rare vegetation. They are also important for wildlife especially birds. Doogort Machair/Lough Doo SAC/ pNHA (Site Code 001497) Croaghaun/Slievemore SAC/pNHA (Site Code 001955) Keel Machair/Menaun Cliffs SAC/pNHA (Site Code 001513) Doogort Machair - Lough Doo. Activities include surfing, windsurfing and canoeing. The bathing area is approximately 0.88km wide. The bathing water is approximately 0.51km2 in area. The medium and maximum water depth within the designated bathing water is 0.5m and 5.0 respectively depending on tides.

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🌊 Golden Strand, Achill Island dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.0 mFri, 2 Oct 13:30–14:30 · moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 Golden Strand, Achill Island dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.0 mSat, 3 Oct 08:30–09:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Golden Strand, Achill Island dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.0 mSun, 4 Oct 16:30–17:30 · moderate breeze, dry, calm sea

Nearby spots

Loch na mBreac

1 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

Dugort Beach, Achill Island

2 km · Co. Mayo · Excellent Quality

Loch Dhún Ibhir

3 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

Lough Aigher

3 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

Score is Dipper's own blend. It rates comfort, not safety. Forecast: Met Éireann. Waves: Marine Institute Irish Shelf wave model.