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Lisfannon

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33
Blowy · fresh breeze, rain
Waves
0.0 m
1 s period from WNW · model cell 1.7 km out
Sea
15.0°
Fresh. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 223 km away.
Tide
2.4 m
Falling, nearly low. Low at 16:30.
Wind
34 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 52
Daylight
07:33
Sunrise. Sunset 19:05. Air 14°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
16:00
Grand 84/100
gentle breeze, showers possible, calm sea · 0.0 m · 17 km/h
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:05 ▼ 16:30 ▲ 22:50
Sat, 3 Oct
18:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 12 km/h
▼ 04:50 ▲ 11:20 ▼ 17:55
Sun, 4 Oct
19:00
Grand 90/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 19 km/h
▲ 00:35 ▼ 06:05 ▲ 13:20 ▼ 20:00
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 19 km/h
▲ 02:20 ▼ 08:00 ▲ 15:00 ▼ 21:40
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 87/100
light winds, showers possible, calm sea · 0.0 m · 10 km/h
▲ 03:35 ▼ 09:25 ▲ 16:05 ▼ 22:35
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 87/100
light winds, showers possible, calm sea · 0.0 m · 9 km/h
▲ 04:40 ▼ 10:25 ▲ 16:55 ▼ 23:15
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 81/100
light winds, showers possible · 9 km/h
▲ 05:20 ▼ 11:10 ▲ 17:40 ▼ 23:55

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 14:0033 · Blowyfresh breeze · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 13:00 · 39 BlowyFri 14:00 · 33 BlowyFri 15:00 · 57 FreshFri 16:00 · 84 GrandFri 17:00 · 82 GrandFri 18:00 · 77 DecentFri 19:00 · 80 GrandFri 20:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 77 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 67 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 64 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 77 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 88 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 87 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 78 DecentSat 09:00 · 68 DecentSat 10:00 · 69 DecentSat 11:00 · 70 DecentSat 12:00 · 75 DecentSat 13:00 · 79 DecentSat 14:00 · 83 GrandSat 15:00 · 82 GrandSat 16:00 · 86 GrandSat 17:00 · 90 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 89 GrandSat 20:00 · 82 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 78 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 87 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 83 GrandSun 09:00 · 79 DecentSun 10:00 · 75 DecentSun 11:00 · 71 DecentSun 12:00 · 67 DecentSun 13:00 · 67 DecentSun 14:00 · 59 FreshSun 15:00 · 63 DecentSun 16:00 · 77 DecentSun 17:00 · 81 GrandSun 18:00 · 86 GrandSun 19:00 · 90 GrandSun 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 90 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 85 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 72 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 67 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 69 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 64 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 69 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 74 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 89 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 94 GrandMon 09:00 · 90 GrandMon 10:00 · 86 GrandMon 11:00 · 82 GrandMon 12:00 · 68 DecentMon 13:00 · 74 DecentMon 14:00 · 60 FreshMon 15:00 · 56 FreshMon 16:00 · 70 DecentMon 17:00 · 74 DecentMon 18:00 · 79 DecentMon 19:00 · 83 GrandMon 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 58 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 87 GrandTue 13:00 · 71 DecentTue 16:00 · 63 DecentTue 19:00 · 82 GrandTue 22:00 · 89 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 67 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 75 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 87 GrandWed 13:00 · 68 DecentWed 16:00 · 43 BlowyWed 19:00 · 59 FreshWed 22:00 · 72 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 70 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 58 Fresh · nightThu 13:00 · 81 GrandThu 19:00 · 61 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 14:00

33 Blowy
  • fresh breeze
  • rain
  • calm sea
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.0 m34 km/h
faces 333° NNW · wind cross
Waves
0.0 m @ 1 s from WNW
Wind
34 km/h SSW · gusts 52
Tide
2.3 m · lower half
Air
14°C · 2.3 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
13:0039 Blowy0.0 m1 sWNW32 km/h S502.9 m 1.7 mm14°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, rain
14:0033 Blowy0.0 m1 sWNW34 km/h SSW522.3 m 2.3 mm14°fresh breeze, rain, calm sea
15:0057 Fresh0.0 m3 sWNW27 km/h SSW501.7 m 1.8 mm14°moderate breeze, rain, calm sea
16:0084 Grand0.0 m2 sWNW17 km/h SSW411.4 m ▼0.3 mm13°gentle breeze, showers possible, calm sea
17:0082 Grand0.0 m2 sWNW24 km/h SW401.3 m ▼dry14°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0077 Decent0.0 m2 sWNW21 km/h W401.5 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0080 Grand0.0 m2 sWNW19 km/h WSW361.9 m 0.1 mm13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0076 Decent0.0 m2 sWNW15 km/h WSW252.4 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0077 Decent0.0 m2 sWNW12 km/h WSW212.9 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0067 Decent0.0 m1 sWNW14 km/h SW213.3 m ▲dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0064 Decent0.0 m1 sWNW18 km/h SW233.5 m ▲dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Saturday, 3 October
00:0068 Decent0.0 m1 sWNW14 km/h W213.4 m ▲dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0068 Decent0.0 m1 sWNW13 km/h SW193.1 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0073 Decent0.0 m1 sWNW13 km/h SW172.6 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0077 Decent0.0 m1 sWNW13 km/h SSW152.0 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0088 Grand0.0 m1 sWNW12 km/h S151.6 m ▼dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0091 Grand0.0 m1 sWNW11 km/h S151.4 m ▼dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0087 Grand0.0 m1 sWNW11 km/h SSW161.5 m ▼dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0083 Grand0.0 m1 sWNW11 km/h S171.9 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0078 Decent0.0 m1 sWNW12 km/h SSE172.3 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0068 Decent0.0 m1 sWNW13 km/h SSE172.8 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0069 Decent0.0 m1 sWNW13 km/h S183.2 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0070 Decent0.0 m1 sWNW11 km/h SW213.4 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:0075 Decent0.0 m–WNW10 km/h SW253.4 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:0079 Decent0.0 m–WNW10 km/h WSW263.3 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:0083 Grand0.0 m1 sWNW12 km/h SW283.0 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
15:0082 Grand0.0 m1 sWNW13 km/h SW292.5 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0086 Grand0.0 m1 sWNW12 km/h SSW302.0 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0090 Grand0.0 m1 sWNW18 km/h SSW281.7 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0094 Grand0.0 m1 sWNW12 km/h S261.6 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0089 Grand0.0 m1 sWNW15 km/h SSE231.6 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0082 Grand0.0 m1 sWNW17 km/h SSE261.9 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0078 Decent0.0 m1 sWNW18 km/h S292.2 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0074 Decent0.0 m1 sWNW19 km/h S312.6 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0066 Decent0.0 m1 sWNW21 km/h S332.9 m dry12°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0061 Fresh0.0 m2 sWNW22 km/h S353.1 m ▲dry12°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
01:0061 Fresh0.0 m2 sWNW24 km/h S363.1 m ▲dry12°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
02:0066 Decent0.0 m2 sWNW26 km/h S373.0 m dry12°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
03:0071 Decent0.0 m2 sWNW24 km/h S372.6 m dry12°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
04:0076 Decent0.0 m1 sWNW23 km/h S372.2 m dry12°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
05:0081 Grand0.0 m1 sWNW24 km/h SSW361.8 m 0.1 mm12°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
06:0087 Grand0.0 m1 sWNW21 km/h S361.6 m ▼dry12°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
07:0083 Grand0.0 m1 sWNW20 km/h S351.7 m ▼0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
08:0083 Grand0.0 m1 sWNW22 km/h SSW351.9 m 0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
09:0079 Decent0.0 m1 sWNW23 km/h S352.2 m 0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
10:0075 Decent0.0 m2 sWNW20 km/h SSW362.5 m dry15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
11:0071 Decent0.0 m2 sWNW22 km/h SSW362.9 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
12:0067 Decent0.0 m2 sWNW21 km/h SSW363.2 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Buncrana, 3 km away · metres above chart datum
03:5510:0516:3022:50
Low 03:55 · 1.1 mHigh 10:05 · 3.7 mLow 16:30 · 1.3 mHigh 22:50 · 3.5 m

The spot

Faces
333° NNW
Swell window
WNW 300° → N 0°
Exposure
Sheltered · model cell 1.7 km out
Water
Good 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 Good, 2023 Good, 2022 Good. The EPA flags a short-term pollution risk here after heavy rain.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

Lifeguard: YesToiletsParkingYesAccessible: YesDogs on lead (Dogs are not permitted in the proposed Blue Flag Area of the beach from 12 pm to 7 pm (1st June to 15th September annually). Dogs are permitted on leads outside the Blue Flag Area at all times.)

As listed by Donegal County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

The Swilly Sauna · Main Beach car park, Rathmullan · 3 km · mobile

The Hot Barrel Sauna · Portsalon Pier (also Kerrykeel Pier) · 15 km · mobile

itSaunatrailer · The Wee Beach, Marble Hill, Dunfanaghy · 28 km · fixed

The Sea View Sauna (Culdaff) · Culdaff Beach car park · 29 km · fixed

Lisfannon beach consists of a sandy beach along the Swilly Estuary. Lisfannon is estuarine in character, with shallow water and intertidal sand and mud flats being the dominant habitats. These are exposed at times during the tidal phase during the day. These habitats support a wide variety of plant species and wildlife, including otters. This site is of high conservation value because of the extensive area of relatively unspoilt coastal habitats and the range of plant and animal species that these habitats support. Activities at Lisfannon Beach include swimming, surfing and other land-based activities such as football, kite flying, etc. The bathing area is designated and is approx. 0.6217 km2 and the extent along the water is approximately is 2020 m. The depth of the water on the shoreline increases within 2 meters off the shore to a depth of 0.5 meters and gradually increasing.

Put Lisfannon in your calendar

Dipper Plus drops the best dip hour here into your phone every day, with waves, sea temperature, tide and a 45-minute nudge. Up to three spots.

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🌊 Lisfannon dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.0 mFri, 2 Oct 15:30–16:30 · gentle breeze, showers possible, calm sea
🌊 Lisfannon dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.0 mSat, 3 Oct 17:30–18:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 Lisfannon dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.0 mSun, 4 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea

Nearby spots

Rathmullan

3 km · Co. Donegal · Good Quality

Lady's Bay, Buncrana

4 km · Co. Donegal · Sufficient Quality

Inch Lake

5 km · Co. Donegal · Not classified

Gort Lough

6 km · Co. Donegal · Not classified

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