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Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely

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Surf score now
56
Fresh · overhead 1.7 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
1.3 m
Falling, nearly low. Low at 16:00.
Wind
24 km/h
Moderate breeze, W, onshore, gusts 44
Daylight
07:43
Sunrise. Sunset 19:16. Air 15°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
19:00
Decent 63/100
overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, onshore wind · 1.6 m · 26 km/h
▼ 03:25 ▲ 09:40 ▼ 16:00 ▲ 22:10
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Decent 76/100
chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore · 1.3 m · 11 km/h
▼ 04:20 ▲ 10:40 ▼ 17:00 ▲ 23:25
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Fresh 50/100
chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 1.3 m · 28 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:55 ▼ 18:40
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Decent 62/100
chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 1.4 m · 23 km/h
▲ 01:05 ▼ 07:10 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Decent 67/100
chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 1.1 m · 20 km/h
▲ 02:35 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:25
Wed, 7 Oct
16:00
Decent 70/100
chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 1.2 m · 26 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 15:0056 · Freshoverhead 1.7 m · period 11 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 13:00 · 57 FreshFri 14:00 · 59 FreshFri 15:00 · 56 FreshFri 16:00 · 53 FreshFri 17:00 · 56 FreshFri 18:00 · 59 FreshFri 19:00 · 63 DecentFri 20:00 · 66 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 69 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 72 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSat 05:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 62 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 69 DecentSat 09:00 · 74 DecentSat 10:00 · 75 DecentSat 11:00 · 76 DecentSat 12:00 · 73 DecentSat 13:00 · 56 FreshSat 14:00 · 52 FreshSat 15:00 · 49 FreshSat 16:00 · 46 FreshSat 17:00 · 43 BlowySat 18:00 · 46 FreshSat 19:00 · 49 FreshSat 20:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSat 21:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSat 22:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 62 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 03:00 · 35 Blowy · nightSun 04:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 27 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 50 FreshSun 09:00 · 37 BlowySun 10:00 · 40 BlowySun 11:00 · 43 BlowySun 12:00 · 46 FreshSun 13:00 · 43 BlowySun 14:00 · 40 BlowySun 15:00 · 37 BlowySun 16:00 · 34 BlowySun 17:00 · 48 FreshSun 18:00 · 45 FreshSun 19:00 · 44 BlowySun 20:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 50 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 40 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 43 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 57 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 53 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 50 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 47 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 27 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 29 BlowyMon 09:00 · 32 BlowyMon 10:00 · 35 BlowyMon 11:00 · 55 FreshMon 12:00 · 58 FreshMon 13:00 · 62 DecentMon 14:00 · 61 FreshMon 15:00 · 58 FreshMon 16:00 · 55 FreshMon 17:00 · 52 FreshMon 18:00 · 49 FreshMon 19:00 · 46 FreshMon 22:00 · 49 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 58 Fresh · nightTue 04:00 · 58 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 74 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 56 FreshTue 13:00 · 65 DecentTue 16:00 · 67 DecentTue 19:00 · 58 FreshTue 22:00 · 61 Fresh · nightWed 01:00 · 70 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 64 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 54 Fresh · nightWed 10:00 · 52 FreshWed 13:00 · 62 DecentWed 16:00 · 70 DecentWed 19:00 · 61 FreshWed 22:00 · 52 Fresh · nightThu 01:00 · 60 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 15:00

56 Fresh
  • overhead 1.7 m
  • period 11 s
  • onshore wind
  • low-ish tide
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.6 m24 km/h
faces 237° WSW · wind onshore
Waves
1.6 m @ 11 s from WNW
Wind
24 km/h W · gusts 44
Tide
1.3 m · low
Air
15°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
14:0059 Fresh1.7 m (1.3 swell)11 sWNW26 km/h WSW451.8 m dry15°overhead 1.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
15:0056 Fresh1.6 m (1.3 swell)11 sWNW24 km/h W441.3 m ▼dry15°overhead 1.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
16:0053 Fresh1.6 m (1.3 swell)11 sWNW26 km/h W461.1 m ▼dry15°overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
17:0056 Fresh1.6 m (1.2 swell)11 sWNW27 km/h WNW451.3 m ▼dry14°overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
18:0059 Fresh1.6 m (1.2 swell)11 sWNW27 km/h W441.7 m dry13°overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
19:0063 Decent1.6 m (1.2 swell)11 sWNW26 km/h W422.3 m dry13°overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
20:0066 Decent1.6 m (1.2 swell)11 sWNW22 km/h W403.0 m dry12°overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
21:0069 Decent1.6 m (1.1 swell)11 sWNW19 km/h W383.5 m ▲dry12°overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
22:0072 Decent1.6 m (1.1 swell)11 sWNW15 km/h W353.8 m ▲dry11°overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
23:0084 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
00:0081 Grand1.5 m (1.1 swell)11 sWNW13 km/h W293.4 m dry10°overhead 1.5 m, period 11 s, light onshore
01:0078 Decent1.5 m (1.1 swell)11 sWNW12 km/h W272.8 m dry11°overhead 1.5 m, period 11 s, light onshore
02:0065 Decent1.5 m (1.0 swell)11 sWNW12 km/h WSW272.2 m dry11°chest-high 1.5 m, period 11 s, light onshore
03:0061 Fresh1.5 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h WSW271.7 m dry12°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, light onshore
04:0058 Fresh1.4 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h WSW271.4 m ▼dry12°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, light onshore
05:0059 Fresh1.4 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h W261.5 m ▼dry12°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, light onshore
06:0062 Decent1.4 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW10 km/h W241.8 m dry11°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, light onshore
07:0065 Decent1.4 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW8 km/h WSW212.3 m dry10°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, light onshore
08:0069 Decent1.4 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW6 km/h WSW182.9 m dry10°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, light onshore
09:0074 Decent1.4 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW3 km/h SE183.4 m dry10°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0075 Decent1.4 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW5 km/h SW213.8 m ▲dry13°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
11:0076 Decent1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW11 km/h SSW263.8 m ▲dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
12:0073 Decent1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h SSW283.6 m dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
13:0056 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h SSW303.2 m dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
14:0052 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW17 km/h SSW332.6 m dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
15:0049 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h SSW362.0 m dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
16:0046 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW21 km/h SSW391.6 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
17:0043 Blowy1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW20 km/h S411.3 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
18:0046 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW20 km/h S421.4 m ▼dry14°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
19:0049 Fresh1.3 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h SSW431.7 m dry14°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
20:0052 Fresh1.3 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW20 km/h SSW442.2 m dry14°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
21:0055 Fresh1.3 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SSW462.8 m dry14°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
22:0059 Fresh1.3 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h SSW473.2 m dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
23:0062 Decent1.3 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h SSW483.5 m ▲dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0061 Fresh1.3 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h SSW483.5 m ▲dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
01:0058 Fresh1.3 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW28 km/h SSW503.3 m dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
02:0038 Blowy1.3 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SSW512.9 m dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
03:0035 Blowy1.3 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW29 km/h SSW512.4 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
04:0048 Fresh1.3 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW26 km/h SSW512.0 m dry16°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
05:0045 Fresh1.3 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h SSW491.7 m ▼dry16°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
06:0027 Grim1.3 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW29 km/h SW481.7 m ▼0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
07:0047 Fresh1.3 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h SW481.9 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
08:0050 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW28 km/h SSW482.3 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
09:0037 Blowy1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SSW472.7 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
10:0040 Blowy1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW29 km/h SW463.2 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
11:0043 Blowy1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW29 km/h SSW463.5 m ▲0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
12:0046 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SW463.7 m ▲0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
13:0043 Blowy1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW29 km/h SW463.6 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 10:30–11:30 · chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
🏄 Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely surf · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.3 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind

Nearby spots

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