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Keel Beach, Achill Island

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces W

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Dip score now
37
Blowy · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy
Waves
1.6 m
10 s period from WSW · model cell 3.9 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 308 km away.
Tide
3.6 m
High tide. High at 22:30.
Wind
26 km/h
Moderate breeze, W, onshore, gusts 39
Daylight
07:43
Sunrise. Sunset 19:16. Air 12°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
Daylight's done for today.
▼ 03:35 ▲ 09:45 ▼ 16:05 ▲ 22:30
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Decent 76/100
gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m · 1.3 m · 17 km/h
▼ 04:30 ▲ 10:55 ▼ 17:25 ▲ 23:40
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Grim 26/100
fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 1.6 m · 37 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 12:10 ▼ 18:50
Mon, 5 Oct
14:00
Blowy 43/100
fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 1.4 m · 30 km/h
▲ 01:15 ▼ 07:15 ▲ 13:40 ▼ 20:25
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Decent 68/100
gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 17 km/h
▲ 02:50 ▼ 08:50 ▲ 14:55 ▼ 21:30
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Fresh 55/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 0.8 m · 26 km/h
▲ 03:55 ▼ 09:50 ▲ 16:00 ▼ 22:25
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 69/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 18 km/h
▲ 04:40 ▼ 10:40 ▲ 16:45 ▼ 23:10

Week at a glance

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Fri 22:0038 · Blowymoderate breeze · onshore, choppy
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 14:00 · 8 GrimFri 15:00 · 4 GrimFri 16:00 · 0 GrimFri 17:00 · 3 GrimFri 18:00 · 4 GrimFri 19:00 · 9 GrimFri 20:00 · 13 Grim · nightFri 21:00 · 17 Grim · nightFri 22:00 · 38 Blowy · nightFri 23:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSat 00:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 01:00 · 28 Blowy · nightSat 02:00 · 24 Grim · nightSat 03:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 04:00 · 34 Blowy · nightSat 05:00 · 34 Blowy · nightSat 06:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 07:00 · 40 Blowy · nightSat 08:00 · 47 FreshSat 09:00 · 49 FreshSat 10:00 · 72 DecentSat 11:00 · 76 DecentSat 12:00 · 71 DecentSat 13:00 · 57 FreshSat 14:00 · 53 FreshSat 15:00 · 32 BlowySat 16:00 · 28 BlowySat 17:00 · 24 GrimSat 18:00 · 25 GrimSat 19:00 · 29 BlowySat 20:00 · 34 Blowy · nightSat 21:00 · 22 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 2 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 6 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 7 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 3 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 0 GrimSun 09:00 · 0 GrimSun 10:00 · 18 GrimSun 11:00 · 22 GrimSun 12:00 · 26 GrimSun 13:00 · 24 GrimSun 14:00 · 11 GrimSun 15:00 · 15 GrimSun 16:00 · 16 GrimSun 17:00 · 24 GrimSun 18:00 · 20 GrimSun 19:00 · 17 GrimSun 20:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 25 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 30 Blowy · nightSun 23:00 · 22 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 22 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 26 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 16 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 3 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 10 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 22 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 08:00 · 19 GrimMon 09:00 · 24 GrimMon 10:00 · 28 BlowyMon 11:00 · 32 BlowyMon 12:00 · 37 BlowyMon 13:00 · 41 BlowyMon 14:00 · 43 BlowyMon 15:00 · 38 BlowyMon 16:00 · 34 BlowyMon 17:00 · 30 BlowyMon 18:00 · 42 BlowyMon 19:00 · 30 BlowyMon 22:00 · 27 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 55 Fresh · nightTue 04:00 · 47 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 33 Blowy · nightTue 10:00 · 32 BlowyTue 13:00 · 54 FreshTue 16:00 · 68 DecentTue 19:00 · 68 DecentTue 22:00 · 59 Fresh · nightWed 01:00 · 56 Fresh · nightWed 04:00 · 61 Fresh · nightWed 07:00 · 46 Fresh · nightWed 10:00 · 42 BlowyWed 13:00 · 55 FreshWed 16:00 · 41 BlowyWed 19:00 · 28 BlowyWed 22:00 · 15 Grim · nightThu 01:00 · 25 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 56 Fresh · nightThu 13:00 · 69 DecentThu 19:00 · 29 Blowy

Fri, 2 Oct, 22:00

38 Blowy
  • moderate breeze
  • onshore, choppy
  • dry
  • big sea 1.6 m
  • sunny
  • high tide
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.6 m26 km/h
faces 260° W · wind onshore
Waves
1.6 m @ 10 s from WSW
Wind
26 km/h W · gusts 39
Tide
3.6 m · high
Air
12°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
21:0017 Grim1.7 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW29 km/h W413.3 m dry12°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
22:0038 Blowy1.6 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h W393.6 m ▲dry12°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
23:0038 Blowy1.6 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW25 km/h W363.6 m ▲dry12°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0033 Blowy1.6 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h W333.3 m dry12°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
01:0028 Blowy1.5 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h W322.8 m dry12°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
02:0024 Grim1.5 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h WSW322.3 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
03:0039 Blowy1.5 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h WSW331.8 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
04:0034 Blowy1.5 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW28 km/h WSW341.4 m ▼dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
05:0034 Blowy1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW25 km/h W341.4 m ▼dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
06:0039 Blowy1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW23 km/h W311.6 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
07:0040 Blowy1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW21 km/h WSW292.1 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
08:0047 Fresh1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW21 km/h WSW252.7 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
09:0049 Fresh1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW20 km/h WSW243.2 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
10:0072 Decent1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h WSW283.6 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
11:0076 Decent1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h SW313.7 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
12:0071 Decent1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h SSW343.6 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
13:0057 Fresh1.2 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW23 km/h SSW373.2 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
14:0053 Fresh1.2 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h SSW392.6 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
15:0032 Blowy1.2 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW29 km/h SSW422.0 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
16:0028 Blowy1.2 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SSW461.6 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
17:0024 Grim1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW34 km/h SSW491.3 m ▼dry15°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
18:0025 Grim1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW35 km/h SSW511.3 m ▼dry14°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.4 m
19:0029 Blowy1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW36 km/h SSW521.6 m dry14°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.4 m
20:0034 Blowy1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW36 km/h SSW532.0 m dry14°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.4 m
21:0022 Grim1.5 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW39 km/h SSW542.5 m dry15°strong wind, dry, waves 1.5 m
22:002 Grim1.5 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW40 km/h SSW543.0 m dry15°strong wind, dry, big sea 1.5 m
23:006 Grim1.6 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW42 km/h SSW553.3 m ▲dry15°strong wind, dry, big sea 1.6 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:007 Grim1.6 m (0.6 swell)10 sSW44 km/h SSW553.4 m ▲dry15°strong wind, dry, big sea 1.6 m
01:003 Grim1.6 m (0.6 swell)10 sSW45 km/h SSW563.2 m 0.1 mm15°strong wind, dry, big sea 1.6 m
02:000 Grim1.6 m (0.6 swell)10 sSW44 km/h SSW572.9 m 0.1 mm15°strong wind, dry, big sea 1.6 m
03:000 Grim1.6 m (0.6 swell)10 sSW41 km/h SSW572.4 m 0.1 mm15°strong wind, dry, big sea 1.6 m
04:000 Grim1.6 m (0.6 swell)10 sSW39 km/h SSW552.0 m 0.1 mm15°strong wind, dry, big sea 1.6 m
05:000 Grim1.6 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW40 km/h SSW541.7 m ▼0.1 mm15°strong wind, onshore, choppy, dry
06:000 Grim1.6 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW40 km/h SW521.6 m ▼0.2 mm15°strong wind, onshore, choppy, showers possible
07:000 Grim1.5 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW39 km/h SSW511.8 m 0.1 mm15°strong wind, onshore, choppy, dry
08:000 Grim1.5 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW39 km/h SSW512.1 m 0.1 mm15°strong wind, onshore, choppy, dry
09:000 Grim1.5 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW40 km/h SSW502.6 m 0.1 mm15°strong wind, onshore, choppy, dry
10:0018 Grim1.6 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW37 km/h SW503.0 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
11:0022 Grim1.6 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW36 km/h SW493.4 m ▲0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
12:0026 Grim1.6 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW37 km/h SW493.5 m ▲0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
13:0024 Grim1.5 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW36 km/h SW493.5 m ▲dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
14:0011 Grim1.5 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW34 km/h SW463.2 m 0.2 mm16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
15:0015 Grim1.5 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW32 km/h SW462.8 m dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0016 Grim1.5 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW33 km/h SW432.3 m 0.4 mm16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, rain
17:0024 Grim1.5 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW33 km/h SW451.8 m dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0020 Grim1.5 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW32 km/h SW451.5 m ▼dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0017 Grim1.5 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW34 km/h SW441.4 m ▼0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0021 Grim1.5 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW33 km/h SW431.5 m ▼dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Achill Island (modelled), 3 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
260° W
Swell window
SSE 150° → ENE 60°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 3.9 km out
Water
Excellent Quality · Blue Flag

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: YesToiletsParkingAccessible: 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 (Keel) · Keel Beach, Achill Island · right here · fixed

Sabhna Saunas (Dugort) · Dugort Blue Flag Beach, Achill Island · 6 km · fixed

Sona Sauna (Belmullet) · Belmullet, Erris · 29 km · mobile

The Wild Atlantic Sauna (Slainte Saunas) · Old Head Beach, Louisburgh · 30 km · fixed

Keel Beach is a predominately sandy beach with scatterings of shingle. It is an exposed beach open to the south, and can be subject to rip tides/strong currents. To the far west there are rocky outcrops which can be submerged at high tide. Keel Beach consists of area of sand dune and machair. Both habitats support a variety of plant and wildlife species. Keel Beach also forms part of the Achill Head SAC (Site Code 002268) and the Keel Machair/Menaun Cliffs SAC (Site Code 001513). Activities include swimming, surfing, sailing, canoeing, water skiing, jet skis, scuba-diving / snorkelling and fishing. Approximately 1.5km2 in area. The medium and maximum water depth within the designated bathing water is 0.5m and 5.0m respectively depending on tides.

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🌊 Keel Beach, Achill Island dip · Decent · sea 15° · 1.3 mSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
🌊 Keel Beach, Achill Island dip · Grim · sea 15° · 1.6 mSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry

Nearby spots

Keel Lough

2 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

Shruhillbeg Lough

2 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

Loughannascaddy

4 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

Lough Nakeeroge

5 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.