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Marble Hill

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces NNW

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Dip score now
45
Fresh · gentle breeze, rain
Waves
1.1 m
11 s period from NW · model cell 4 km out
Sea
15.0°
Fresh. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 247 km away.
Tide
2.2 m
Falling, nearly low. Low at 16:30.
Wind
19 km/h
Gentle breeze, S, offshore, gusts 45
Daylight
07:35
Sunrise. Sunset 19:06. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
17:00
Decent 74/100
gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m · 1.1 m · 18 km/h
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:05 ▼ 16:30 ▲ 22:40
Sat, 3 Oct
19:00
Decent 76/100
light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m · 0.9 m · 12 km/h
▼ 04:55 ▲ 11:05 ▼ 17:40 ▲ 23:50
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Fresh 57/100
moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m · 1.1 m · 28 km/h
▼ 06:00 ▲ 12:30 ▼ 19:20
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Fresh 51/100
moderate breeze, showers possible, waves 1.3 m · 1.4 m · 21 km/h
▲ 01:25 ▼ 07:30 ▲ 14:05 ▼ 20:45
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Decent 67/100
light winds, showers possible, waves 1.1 m · 1.1 m · 12 km/h
▲ 03:00 ▼ 09:10 ▲ 15:30 ▼ 22:00
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 72/100
gentle breeze, rain, small waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 19 km/h
▲ 04:05 ▼ 10:10 ▲ 16:30 ▼ 22:45
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 74/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 14 km/h
▲ 05:00 ▼ 11:05 ▲ 17:15 ▼ 23:40

Week at a glance

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Fri 14:0046 · Freshgentle breeze · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 06:00 · 60 Fresh · nightFri 07:00 · 58 Fresh · nightFri 08:00 · 50 FreshFri 09:00 · 46 FreshFri 10:00 · 33 BlowyFri 11:00 · 34 BlowyFri 12:00 · 32 BlowyFri 13:00 · 35 BlowyFri 14:00 · 46 FreshFri 15:00 · 61 FreshFri 16:00 · 64 DecentFri 17:00 · 74 DecentFri 18:00 · 66 DecentFri 19:00 · 62 DecentFri 20:00 · 57 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 53 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 48 Fresh · nightFri 23:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSat 00:00 · 41 Blowy · nightSat 01:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSat 02:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSat 03:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 75 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 64 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 59 FreshSat 09:00 · 54 FreshSat 10:00 · 50 FreshSat 11:00 · 48 FreshSat 12:00 · 52 FreshSat 13:00 · 56 FreshSat 14:00 · 60 FreshSat 15:00 · 65 DecentSat 16:00 · 69 DecentSat 17:00 · 73 DecentSat 18:00 · 74 DecentSat 19:00 · 76 DecentSat 20:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSat 22:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSun 00:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 67 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 72 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 62 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 57 FreshSun 09:00 · 53 FreshSun 10:00 · 49 FreshSun 11:00 · 44 BlowySun 12:00 · 40 BlowySun 13:00 · 40 BlowySun 14:00 · 44 BlowySun 15:00 · 48 FreshSun 16:00 · 52 FreshSun 17:00 · 40 BlowySun 18:00 · 45 FreshSun 19:00 · 49 FreshSun 20:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 49 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 29 Blowy · nightMon 01:00 · 24 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 25 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 29 Blowy · nightMon 04:00 · 34 Blowy · nightMon 05:00 · 38 Blowy · nightMon 06:00 · 43 Blowy · nightMon 07:00 · 48 Fresh · nightMon 10:00 · 47 FreshMon 13:00 · 31 BlowyMon 16:00 · 38 BlowyMon 19:00 · 51 FreshMon 22:00 · 58 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 44 Blowy · nightTue 04:00 · 40 Blowy · nightTue 07:00 · 55 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 67 DecentTue 13:00 · 48 FreshTue 16:00 · 39 BlowyTue 19:00 · 52 FreshTue 22:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 69 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 49 Fresh · nightWed 07:00 · 62 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 72 DecentWed 13:00 · 39 BlowyWed 19:00 · 32 BlowyThu 01:00 · 35 Blowy · nightThu 07:00 · 64 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 74 DecentThu 19:00 · 59 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 14:00

46 Fresh
  • gentle breeze
  • rain
  • waves 1.0 m
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.1 m19 km/h
faces 343° NNW · wind offshore
Waves
1.1 m @ 11 s from NW
Wind
19 km/h S · gusts 45
Tide
2.1 m · lower half
Air
13°C · 1.0 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
13:0035 Blowy1.1 m (0.9 swell)11 sNW21 km/h S462.7 m 2.0 mm14°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, rain
14:0046 Fresh1.1 m (0.8 swell)11 sNW19 km/h S452.1 m 1.0 mm13°gentle breeze, rain, waves 1.0 m
15:0061 Fresh1.0 m (0.8 swell)11 sNW15 km/h SSW441.5 m 0.4 mm13°gentle breeze, showers possible, waves 1.0 m
16:0064 Decent1.1 m (0.8 swell)11 sNW27 km/h WSW441.1 m ▼0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
17:0074 Decent1.1 m (0.8 swell)11 sNW18 km/h W431.1 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
18:0066 Decent1.1 m (0.8 swell)11 sNW16 km/h WSW441.4 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
19:0062 Decent1.1 m (0.8 swell)11 sNW14 km/h WSW411.9 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
20:0057 Fresh1.1 m (0.8 swell)11 sNW17 km/h WSW362.5 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
21:0053 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW18 km/h WSW353.0 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
22:0048 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW19 km/h W343.4 m ▲dry11°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
23:0036 Blowy1.1 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW22 km/h W333.5 m ▲dry12°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0041 Blowy1.1 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW21 km/h W323.3 m dry12°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
01:0055 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW15 km/h WSW302.8 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
02:0055 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW12 km/h SW282.3 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
03:0065 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW11 km/h SW271.7 m dry10°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
04:0075 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW12 km/h SW271.3 m ▼dry10°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
05:0073 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW13 km/h SW281.2 m ▼dry11°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
06:0068 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW16 km/h WSW301.4 m ▼dry11°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
07:0064 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW16 km/h WSW311.8 m 0.1 mm11°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
08:0059 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW14 km/h WSW302.3 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
09:0054 Fresh1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW12 km/h SW282.9 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
10:0050 Fresh1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW14 km/h SW273.4 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
11:0048 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW18 km/h WSW303.6 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
12:0052 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW17 km/h WSW313.5 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
13:0056 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW19 km/h SW313.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
14:0060 Fresh0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sNW18 km/h SW322.8 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
15:0065 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sNW16 km/h SW322.2 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
16:0069 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sNW17 km/h SW331.7 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
17:0073 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW17 km/h SSW331.4 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
18:0074 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW12 km/h SSW321.3 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
19:0076 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW12 km/h SSW311.5 m dry14°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
20:0065 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW16 km/h SSW331.9 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
21:0057 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW20 km/h SSW382.3 m dry14°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
22:0052 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW24 km/h SSW412.8 m dry14°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
23:0048 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW25 km/h S443.1 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0045 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW27 km/h SSW463.2 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
01:0049 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW28 km/h SSW483.1 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
02:0054 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW27 km/h SSW492.8 m dry15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
03:0058 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW28 km/h SSW502.4 m dry15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
04:0063 Decent1.0 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW28 km/h SSW501.9 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
05:0067 Decent1.0 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW27 km/h SSW511.6 m ▼0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
06:0072 Decent1.0 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW28 km/h SSW511.4 m ▼0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
07:0062 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW27 km/h SW511.5 m ▼0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
08:0057 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW28 km/h SW461.8 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
09:0053 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW27 km/h SW462.2 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
10:0049 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW25 km/h SW462.7 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
11:0044 Blowy1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW27 km/h SW463.1 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
12:0040 Blowy1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW28 km/h SW473.4 m ▲0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 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
03:5510:0516:3022:40
Low 03:55 · 0.9 mHigh 10:05 · 3.8 mLow 16:30 · 1.1 mHigh 22:40 · 3.5 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 · Decent · sea 15° · 1.1 mFri, 2 Oct 16:30–17:30 · gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
🌊 Marble Hill dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.9 mSat, 3 Oct 18:30–19:30 · light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
🌊 Marble Hill dip · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.1 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m

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Lough Lilly

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