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Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely

faces WSW Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
69
Decent · gentle breeze, dry
Waves
1.3 m
10 s period from WNW · model cell 3.9 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 250 km away.
Tide
3.5 m
Falling. Low at 17:00.
Wind
13 km/h
Gentle breeze, SW, onshore, gusts 22
Daylight
07:44
Sunrise. Sunset 19:14. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
12:00
Decent 70/100
gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m · 1.3 m · 13 km/h
▼ 04:20 ▲ 10:40 ▼ 17:00 ▲ 23:25
Sun, 4 Oct
09:00
Fresh 47/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 1.3 m · 25 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:55 ▼ 18:40
Mon, 5 Oct
14:00
Fresh 58/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 1.4 m · 27 km/h
▲ 01:05 ▼ 07:10 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Fresh 58/100
moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m · 1.1 m · 20 km/h
▲ 02:35 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:25
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 25/100
moderate breeze, rain, waves 1.4 m · 1.4 m · 27 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 15:50 ▼ 22:15
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Fresh 45/100
light winds, showers possible, waves 1.4 m · 1.4 m · 9 km/h
▲ 04:30 ▼ 10:30 ▲ 16:35 ▼ 23:00
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Blowy 40/100
moderate breeze, rain · 27 km/h
▲ 05:10 ▼ 11:10 ▲ 17:30 ▼ 23:35

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 12:0070 · Decentgentle breeze · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 01:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 02:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSat 03:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSat 05:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 67 DecentSat 09:00 · 72 DecentSat 10:00 · 79 DecentSat 11:00 · 81 GrandSat 12:00 · 70 DecentSat 13:00 · 66 DecentSat 14:00 · 61 FreshSat 15:00 · 57 FreshSat 16:00 · 52 FreshSat 17:00 · 48 FreshSat 18:00 · 52 FreshSat 19:00 · 57 FreshSat 20:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSat 21:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSun 00:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 04:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 05:00 · 35 Blowy · nightSun 06:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSun 07:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 08:00 · 42 BlowySun 09:00 · 47 FreshSun 10:00 · 35 BlowySun 11:00 · 40 BlowySun 12:00 · 44 BlowySun 13:00 · 40 BlowySun 14:00 · 35 BlowySun 15:00 · 31 BlowySun 16:00 · 43 BlowySun 17:00 · 39 BlowySun 18:00 · 35 BlowySun 19:00 · 33 BlowySun 20:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 21:00 · 42 Blowy · nightSun 22:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 51 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 55 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 56 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 51 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 31 Blowy · nightMon 05:00 · 42 Blowy · nightMon 06:00 · 37 Blowy · nightMon 07:00 · 17 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 36 BlowyMon 09:00 · 40 BlowyMon 10:00 · 45 FreshMon 11:00 · 49 FreshMon 12:00 · 54 FreshMon 13:00 · 42 BlowyMon 14:00 · 58 FreshMon 15:00 · 53 FreshMon 16:00 · 49 FreshMon 17:00 · 45 FreshMon 18:00 · 41 BlowyMon 19:00 · 28 BlowyMon 20:00 · 24 Grim · nightMon 21:00 · 28 Blowy · nightMon 22:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 23:00 · 53 Fresh · nightTue 00:00 · 47 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 51 Fresh · nightTue 02:00 · 56 Fresh · nightTue 03:00 · 66 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 61 Fresh · nightTue 05:00 · 57 Fresh · nightTue 06:00 · 52 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 34 Blowy · nightTue 10:00 · 34 BlowyTue 13:00 · 58 FreshTue 16:00 · 58 FreshTue 19:00 · 55 FreshTue 22:00 · 38 Blowy · nightWed 01:00 · 43 Blowy · nightWed 04:00 · 53 Fresh · nightWed 07:00 · 39 Blowy · nightWed 10:00 · 25 GrimWed 13:00 · 22 GrimWed 16:00 · 21 GrimWed 19:00 · 8 GrimWed 22:00 · 11 Grim · nightThu 01:00 · 30 Blowy · nightThu 04:00 · 54 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 50 Fresh · nightThu 10:00 · 45 FreshThu 13:00 · 36 BlowyThu 19:00 · 12 GrimFri 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 40 BlowyFri 19:00 · 35 Blowy

Sat, 3 Oct, 12:00

70 Decent
  • gentle breeze
  • dry
  • waves 1.3 m
  • sunny
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.3 m13 km/h
faces 237° WSW · wind onshore
Waves
1.3 m @ 10 s from WNW
Wind
13 km/h SW · gusts 22
Tide
3.6 m · upper half
Air
15°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
12:0070 Decent1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h SW223.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
13:0066 Decent1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h SSW243.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
14:0061 Fresh1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h SSW272.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
15:0057 Fresh1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW16 km/h SSW292.0 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
16:0052 Fresh1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h SSW311.6 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
17:0048 Fresh1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h SSW311.3 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
18:0052 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h S311.4 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
19:0057 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW16 km/h SSW301.7 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
20:0058 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW17 km/h SSW292.2 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
21:0065 Decent1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h SSW322.8 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
22:0054 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SSW363.2 m dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
23:0058 Fresh1.3 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SSW403.5 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0057 Fresh1.3 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SSW433.5 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
01:0053 Fresh1.3 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SSW453.3 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
02:0048 Fresh1.3 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SSW462.9 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
03:0044 Blowy1.3 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SSW462.4 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
04:0039 Blowy1.3 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW21 km/h SSW452.0 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
05:0035 Blowy1.3 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SSW461.7 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
06:0033 Blowy1.3 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h SSW451.7 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
07:0038 Blowy1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SSW451.9 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
08:0042 Blowy1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h SSW462.3 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
09:0047 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h SSW472.7 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
10:0035 Blowy1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SSW473.2 m dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
11:0040 Blowy1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW31 km/h SW483.5 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
12:0044 Blowy1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW32 km/h SSW483.7 m ▲0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
13:0040 Blowy1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW32 km/h SSW483.6 m ▲dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
14:0035 Blowy1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW32 km/h SW483.2 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
15:0031 Blowy1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW29 km/h SW482.8 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0043 Blowy1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h SW462.2 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0039 Blowy1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h SW451.8 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0035 Blowy1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h SW441.5 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0033 Blowy1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW26 km/h SW431.4 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0038 Blowy1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SW421.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
21:0042 Blowy1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SW422.0 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
22:0047 Fresh1.3 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SW422.4 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
23:0051 Fresh1.3 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW26 km/h SW442.9 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
Monday, 5 October
00:0055 Fresh1.4 m (0.9 swell)11 sWNW27 km/h SW453.3 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
01:0044 Blowy1.4 m (1.0 swell)11 sWNW30 km/h SW463.4 m ▲dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
02:0056 Fresh1.4 m (1.0 swell)11 sWNW24 km/h SW443.4 m ▲0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
03:0051 Fresh1.4 m (1.0 swell)11 sWNW26 km/h SW433.1 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
04:0031 Blowy1.4 m (1.1 swell)11 sWNW30 km/h SW432.7 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
05:0042 Blowy1.4 m (1.1 swell)11 sWNW28 km/h SW432.3 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
06:0037 Blowy1.5 m (1.1 swell)11 sWNW28 km/h WSW421.9 m ▼0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
07:0017 Grim1.5 m (1.1 swell)11 sWNW30 km/h WSW421.8 m ▼0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
08:0036 Blowy1.5 m (1.1 swell)11 sWNW24 km/h WSW411.8 m ▼0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
09:0040 Blowy1.5 m (1.1 swell)11 sWNW23 km/h SW402.0 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
10:0045 Fresh1.5 m (1.1 swell)11 sWNW26 km/h SW392.5 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
11:0049 Fresh1.4 m (1.1 swell)11 sWNW26 km/h SW392.9 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Letterfrack (modelled), 16 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
237° WSW
Swell window
SE 130° → NNW 330°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 3.9 km out
Water
Not classified

Facing and swell window are derived from the wave model's coastline around the spot, not surveyed. Know better? Tell us.

Water quality

No annual classification yet.

· beaches.ie

On the ground

No lifeguard listedNo toiletsNo parking listedDogs on lead

As listed by Galway County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Cois Tra Rugged Retreat · Connemara Sands Hotel, Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely · 2 km · fixed

Sweathouse (Renvyle) · Gurteen Pier, Renvyle, Connemara · 19 km · fixed

Mannin Bay located to the southwest of Clifden has a small roadside beach which you enter from the small car park. The sand is made up of the remains of a type of coralline seaweed and the skeletal remains of barnacles, molluscs and sponge.

Put Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely 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.

Set up Dipper Plus
🌊 Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely dip · Decent · sea 15° · 1.3 mSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
🌊 Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely dip · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.3 mSun, 4 Oct 08:30–09:30 · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
🌊 Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely dip · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.4 mMon, 5 Oct 13:30–14:30 · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry

Nearby spots

Lough Ascardaun

1 km · Co. Galway · Not classified

Lough Emlaghnabehy

1 km · Co. Galway · Not classified

Lough Nacorrussaun

2 km · Co. Galway · Not classified

Lettershask Lough

2 km · Co. Galway · Not classified

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