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Marble Hill

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces NNW

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Dip score now
73
Decent · gentle breeze, dry
Waves
1.1 m
10 s period from NW · model cell 4 km out
Sea
15.1°
Grand. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 247 km away.
Tide
1.9 m
Falling, nearly low. Low at 04:55.
Wind
12 km/h
Gentle breeze, SW, cross, gusts 29
Daylight
07:37
Sunrise. Sunset 19:04. Air 11°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
19:00
Grand 82/100
light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m · 0.9 m · 10 km/h
▼ 04:55 ▲ 11:05 ▼ 17:40 ▲ 23:50
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Decent 66/100
moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m · 1.1 m · 28 km/h
▼ 06:00 ▲ 12:30 ▼ 19:20
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Decent 74/100
light winds, showers possible, waves 1.3 m · 1.4 m · 10 km/h
▲ 01:25 ▼ 07:30 ▲ 14:05 ▼ 20:45
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Decent 65/100
gentle breeze, showers possible, waves 1.1 m · 1.1 m · 15 km/h
▲ 03:00 ▼ 09:10 ▲ 15:30 ▼ 22:00
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Fresh 61/100
moderate breeze, rain, small waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 24 km/h
▲ 04:05 ▼ 10:10 ▲ 16:30 ▼ 22:45
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry, low tide · 10 km/h
▲ 05:00 ▼ 11:05 ▲ 17:15 ▼ 23:40
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Blowy 42/100
fresh breeze, rain, low tide · 35 km/h
▲ 05:35 ▼ 11:50 ▲ 18:05

Week at a glance

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Sat 03:0073 · Decentgentle breeze · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 73 DecentSat 09:00 · 79 DecentSat 10:00 · 73 DecentSat 11:00 · 73 DecentSat 12:00 · 76 DecentSat 13:00 · 76 DecentSat 14:00 · 76 DecentSat 15:00 · 76 DecentSat 16:00 · 76 DecentSat 17:00 · 76 DecentSat 18:00 · 76 DecentSat 19:00 · 82 GrandSat 20:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 72 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 72 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 72 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 72 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 50 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 50 FreshSun 09:00 · 50 FreshSun 10:00 · 50 FreshSun 11:00 · 50 FreshSun 12:00 · 66 DecentSun 13:00 · 50 FreshSun 14:00 · 66 DecentSun 15:00 · 66 DecentSun 16:00 · 66 DecentSun 17:00 · 66 DecentSun 18:00 · 66 DecentSun 19:00 · 66 DecentSun 20:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 50 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 50 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 42 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 50 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 50 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 50 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 50 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 50 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 50 Fresh · nightMon 08:00 · 50 FreshMon 09:00 · 66 DecentMon 10:00 · 50 FreshMon 11:00 · 50 FreshMon 12:00 · 58 FreshMon 13:00 · 58 FreshMon 14:00 · 58 FreshMon 15:00 · 58 FreshMon 16:00 · 58 FreshMon 17:00 · 68 DecentMon 18:00 · 68 DecentMon 19:00 · 74 DecentMon 20:00 · 70 Decent · nightMon 21:00 · 70 Decent · nightMon 22:00 · 67 Decent · nightMon 23:00 · 67 Decent · nightTue 00:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 02:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 03:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 05:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 06:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 65 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 65 DecentTue 13:00 · 65 DecentTue 16:00 · 55 FreshTue 19:00 · 65 DecentTue 22:00 · 67 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 63 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 57 Fresh · nightWed 10:00 · 61 FreshWed 13:00 · 50 FreshWed 16:00 · 45 FreshWed 19:00 · 45 FreshWed 22:00 · 49 Fresh · nightThu 01:00 · 65 Decent · nightThu 04:00 · 97 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightThu 10:00 · 97 GrandThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 79 DecentFri 01:00 · 21 Grim · nightFri 07:00 · 11 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 42 BlowyFri 19:00 · 42 Blowy

Sat, 3 Oct, 03:00

73 Decent
  • gentle breeze
  • dry
  • waves 1.1 m
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.1 m12 km/h
faces 343° NNW · wind cross
Waves
1.1 m @ 10 s from NW
Wind
12 km/h SW · gusts 29
Tide
1.7 m · lower half
Air
11°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
02:0073 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW13 km/h WSW312.3 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
03:0073 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW12 km/h SW291.7 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
04:0079 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW10 km/h SW261.3 m ▼dry10°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
05:0074 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW10 km/h SSW241.2 m ▼dry10°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
06:0079 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW12 km/h SW241.4 m ▼dry10°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
07:0073 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW14 km/h SW251.8 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
08:0073 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW12 km/h SW272.3 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
09:0079 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW12 km/h S282.9 m dry11°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
10:0073 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW12 km/h SW303.4 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
11:0073 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW18 km/h WSW323.6 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
12:0076 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW17 km/h W323.5 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
13:0076 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW16 km/h WSW303.2 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
14:0076 Decent0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sNW17 km/h WSW302.8 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
15:0076 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sNW16 km/h WSW302.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
16:0076 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sNW17 km/h SW291.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
17:0076 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW13 km/h SW281.4 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
18:0076 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW13 km/h SSW261.3 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
19:0082 Grand0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW10 km/h S211.5 m dry13°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
20:0079 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW10 km/h S191.9 m dry12°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
21:0079 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW10 km/h S222.3 m dry11°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
22:0079 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW10 km/h S252.8 m dry11°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
23:0073 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW13 km/h S293.1 m ▲dry11°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0073 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW15 km/h S343.2 m ▲dry11°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
01:0073 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW16 km/h S383.1 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
02:0072 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW21 km/h S422.8 m dry13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
03:0072 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW24 km/h SSW462.4 m dry14°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
04:0072 Decent1.0 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW23 km/h SSW491.9 m dry14°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
05:0072 Decent1.0 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW22 km/h SSW501.6 m ▼dry14°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
06:0066 Decent1.0 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW28 km/h SW501.4 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
07:0050 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW33 km/h SW501.5 m ▼dry15°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
08:0050 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW33 km/h SW501.8 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
09:0050 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW32 km/h SW492.2 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
10:0050 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW32 km/h SW482.7 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
11:0050 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW29 km/h SW483.1 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
12:0066 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW28 km/h SW483.4 m ▲0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
13:0050 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW29 km/h SW493.4 m ▲0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
14:0066 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW28 km/h SW503.3 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
15:0066 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW26 km/h SW512.9 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
16:0066 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW28 km/h SW512.5 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
17:0066 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW25 km/h SW512.0 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
18:0066 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW28 km/h SW501.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
19:0066 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW24 km/h SW501.4 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
20:0066 Decent1.1 m (0.8 swell)10 sNW24 km/h SW491.5 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
21:0066 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)11 sNW26 km/h SW491.7 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
22:0066 Decent1.2 m (0.9 swell)11 sNW28 km/h SW502.0 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
23:0050 Fresh1.3 m (1.0 swell)11 sNW29 km/h SW532.4 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
Monday, 5 October
00:0050 Fresh1.3 m (1.0 swell)11 sNW29 km/h SW532.8 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
01:0042 Blowy1.4 m (1.1 swell)11 sNW30 km/h SW553.0 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.4 m

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Tory Island (modelled), 21 km away · metres above chart datum
04:5511:0517:4023:50
Low 04:55 · 1.2 mHigh 11:05 · 3.6 mLow 17:40 · 1.3 mHigh 23:50 · 3.2 m

The spot

Faces
343° NNW
Swell window
W 280° → NE 50°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 4 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: YesToiletsParkingYesAccessible: via slipway to North main beach or laneway before parking on the right.Dogs on lead (Dogs are not permitted in the Blue Flag Area of this beach from 12 pm to 7 pm (1st June - 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?

itSaunatrailer · The Wee Beach, Marble Hill, Dunfanaghy · right here · fixed

Cocoon Sauna · Portnablagh Pier, Dunfanaghy · 2 km · fixed

The Hot Barrel Sauna · Portsalon Pier (also Kerrykeel Pier) · 18 km · mobile

The Swilly Sauna · Main Beach car park, Rathmullan · 25 km · mobile

Marble Hill beach consists of a sandy beach with two rock outcrops at the east of the beach. These are exposed at times during the tidal phase during the day. Marble Hill beach consists of sand dunes which support a vast variety of plant species. There is also a wide variety of wildlife at Marble Hill beach. It is part of the Sheephaven SAC. This northern 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 Marble Hill beach include swimming, kayaking, boating, windsurfing and other land-based activities such as football, kite flying, etc. The bathing area is designated and is approximately 0.4415km2 and the extent along the water is approximately is 1330m. The depth of the water on the shoreline increases within 2 meters off the shore to a depth of 1 meter and gradually increases to greater than 2 meters with the slope of the shore.

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🌊 Marble Hill dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.9 mSat, 3 Oct 18:30–19:30 · light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
🌊 Marble Hill dip · Decent · sea 15° · 1.1 mSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
🌊 Marble Hill dip · Decent · sea 15° · 1.4 mMon, 5 Oct 18:30–19:30 · light winds, showers possible, waves 1.3 m

Nearby spots

Lough Solomon

1 km · Co. Donegal · Not classified

Portnablagh

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Sessagh Lake

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Lough Lilly

2 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.