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Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely

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73
Decent · overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s
Waves
1.6 m
11 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
2.9 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 22:10.
Wind
22 km/h
Moderate breeze, W, onshore, gusts 40
Daylight
07:43
Sunrise. Sunset 19:16. Air 12°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
19:00
Decent 73/100
overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, onshore wind · 1.6 m · 22 km/h
▼ 03:25 ▲ 09:40 ▼ 16:00 ▲ 22:10
Sat, 3 Oct
19:00
Decent 79/100
chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 1.3 m · 16 km/h
▼ 04:20 ▲ 10:40 ▼ 17:00 ▲ 23:25
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Decent 63/100
chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 1.3 m · 26 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:55 ▼ 18:40
Mon, 5 Oct
11:00
Decent 63/100
chest-high 1.4 m, period 11 s, onshore wind · 1.4 m · 27 km/h
▲ 01:05 ▼ 07:10 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Decent 71/100
chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 1.2 m · 24 km/h
▲ 02:35 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:25
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 71/100
chest-high 1.0 m, period 9 s, cross-shore wind · 1.1 m · 22 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 15:50 ▼ 22:15
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 16 km/h
▲ 04:30 ▼ 10:30 ▲ 16:35 ▼ 23:00

Week at a glance

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Fri 20:0073 · Decentoverhead 1.6 m · period 11 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 19:00 · 73 DecentFri 20:00 · 73 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 73 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 87 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 87 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 87 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 77 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 77 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 77 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 77 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 77 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 77 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 77 DecentSat 09:00 · 77 DecentSat 10:00 · 77 DecentSat 11:00 · 77 DecentSat 12:00 · 77 DecentSat 13:00 · 77 DecentSat 14:00 · 63 DecentSat 15:00 · 63 DecentSat 16:00 · 63 DecentSat 17:00 · 63 DecentSat 18:00 · 63 DecentSat 19:00 · 79 DecentSat 20:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 63 DecentSun 09:00 · 63 DecentSun 10:00 · 63 DecentSun 11:00 · 46 FreshSun 12:00 · 46 FreshSun 13:00 · 46 FreshSun 14:00 · 63 DecentSun 15:00 · 63 DecentSun 16:00 · 63 DecentSun 17:00 · 63 DecentSun 18:00 · 63 DecentSun 19:00 · 63 DecentSun 20:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 46 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 46 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 46 Fresh · nightMon 08:00 · 46 FreshMon 09:00 · 46 FreshMon 10:00 · 46 FreshMon 11:00 · 63 DecentMon 12:00 · 63 DecentMon 13:00 · 63 DecentMon 14:00 · 63 DecentMon 15:00 · 63 DecentMon 16:00 · 63 DecentMon 17:00 · 63 DecentMon 18:00 · 63 DecentMon 19:00 · 63 DecentMon 22:00 · 63 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 63 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 71 DecentTue 13:00 · 71 DecentTue 16:00 · 71 DecentTue 19:00 · 71 DecentTue 22:00 · 79 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 79 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 65 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 65 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 71 DecentWed 13:00 · 71 DecentWed 16:00 · 71 DecentWed 19:00 · 71 DecentWed 22:00 · 71 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 71 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 20:00

73 Decent
  • overhead 1.6 m
  • period 11 s
  • onshore wind
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.6 m22 km/h
faces 237° WSW · wind onshore
Waves
1.6 m @ 11 s from WNW
Wind
22 km/h W · gusts 40
Tide
3.0 m · upper half
Air
12°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
19:0073 Decent1.6 m (1.2 swell)11 sWNW22 km/h W422.3 m dry13°overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
20:0073 Decent1.6 m (1.2 swell)11 sWNW22 km/h W403.0 m dry12°overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
21:0073 Decent1.6 m (1.1 swell)11 sWNW18 km/h W373.5 m ▲dry12°overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
22:0073 Decent1.6 m (1.1 swell)11 sWNW15 km/h W353.8 m ▲dry11°overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
23:0087 Grand1.6 m (1.1 swell)11 sWNW13 km/h W313.7 m ▲dry11°overhead 1.5 m, period 11 s, light onshore
Saturday, 3 October
00:0087 Grand1.5 m (1.1 swell)11 sWNW11 km/h W283.4 m dry11°overhead 1.5 m, period 11 s, light onshore
01:0087 Grand1.5 m (1.1 swell)11 sWNW11 km/h WSW272.8 m dry10°overhead 1.5 m, period 11 s, light onshore
02:0077 Decent1.5 m (1.0 swell)11 sWNW11 km/h WSW262.2 m dry10°chest-high 1.5 m, period 11 s, light onshore
03:0077 Decent1.5 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW9 km/h WSW261.7 m dry11°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, light onshore
04:0077 Decent1.4 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW11 km/h WSW251.4 m ▼dry12°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, light onshore
05:0077 Decent1.4 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW10 km/h W241.5 m ▼dry12°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, light onshore
06:0077 Decent1.4 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW9 km/h WSW221.8 m dry11°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, light onshore
07:0077 Decent1.4 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW8 km/h WSW202.3 m dry12°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, light onshore
08:0077 Decent1.4 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW6 km/h WSW182.9 m dry12°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, light onshore
09:0077 Decent1.4 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW6 km/h WSW163.4 m dry12°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, light onshore
10:0077 Decent1.4 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW7 km/h SW183.8 m ▲dry14°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
11:0077 Decent1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW11 km/h SW223.8 m ▲dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
12:0077 Decent1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h SSW243.6 m dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
13:0077 Decent1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h SSW263.2 m dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
14:0063 Decent1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h SSW292.6 m dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
15:0063 Decent1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW17 km/h SSW322.0 m dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
16:0063 Decent1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h SSW351.6 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
17:0063 Decent1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h SSW361.3 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
18:0063 Decent1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW17 km/h S351.4 m ▼dry14°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
19:0079 Decent1.3 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW16 km/h S351.7 m dry14°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
20:0079 Decent1.3 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW17 km/h S352.2 m dry14°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
21:0063 Decent1.3 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h SSW382.8 m dry14°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
22:0063 Decent1.3 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW20 km/h SSW423.2 m dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
23:0063 Decent1.3 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h S463.5 m ▲dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0063 Decent1.3 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW26 km/h SSW493.5 m ▲dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
01:0063 Decent1.3 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW26 km/h SSW503.3 m dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
02:0063 Decent1.3 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW26 km/h SSW502.9 m dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
03:0063 Decent1.3 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW26 km/h SW492.4 m dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
04:0063 Decent1.3 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SSW492.0 m dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
05:0063 Decent1.3 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SW491.7 m ▼0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
06:0063 Decent1.3 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h SSW481.7 m ▼0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
07:0063 Decent1.3 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW26 km/h SW481.9 m dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
08:0063 Decent1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW26 km/h SW482.3 m dry16°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
09:0063 Decent1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW26 km/h SW472.7 m 0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
10:0063 Decent1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW26 km/h SW463.2 m dry16°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
11:0046 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW31 km/h SW453.5 m ▲0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
12:0046 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW29 km/h SW453.7 m ▲0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
13:0046 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SSW463.6 m ▲dry16°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
14:0063 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW28 km/h SW473.2 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
15:0063 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h SW472.8 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
16:0063 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW26 km/h SW462.2 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
17:0063 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h SW451.8 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
18:0063 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SW441.5 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.2 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 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
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
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

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🏄 Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely surf · Decent · sea 15° · 1.6 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
🏄 Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely surf · Decent · sea 15° · 1.3 mSat, 3 Oct 18:30–19:30 · chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely surf · Decent · sea 15° · 1.3 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind

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.