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Mulranny Beach

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces S

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Met Éireann Yellow yellow; Moderate warning. Rain warning for Mayo Until 12:00 Fri, 2 Oct.
Dip score now
22
Grim · moderate breeze, rain
Waves
0.2 m
3 s period from SSE · model cell 1.8 km out
Sea
14.9°
Fresh. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 290 km away.
Tide
3.9 m
Falling. Low at 16:05.
Wind
24 km/h
Moderate breeze, WSW, cross, gusts 66
Daylight
07:42
Sunrise. Sunset 19:15. Air 14°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
16:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 24 km/h
▼ 03:35 ▲ 09:50 ▼ 16:05 ▲ 22:20
Sat, 3 Oct
09:00
Decent 77/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 7 km/h
▼ 04:35 ▲ 10:45 ▼ 17:10 ▲ 23:40
Sun, 4 Oct
19:00
Grand 83/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 22 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 12:10 ▼ 18:50
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Decent 76/100
gentle breeze, rain, calm sea · 0.1 m · 16 km/h
▲ 01:15 ▼ 07:15 ▲ 13:40 ▼ 20:20
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 80/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 14 km/h
▲ 02:40 ▼ 08:40 ▲ 15:00 ▼ 21:30
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 82/100
gentle breeze, showers possible, low tide · 16 km/h
▲ 03:50 ▼ 09:50 ▲ 15:55 ▼ 22:25
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 73/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 16 km/h
▲ 04:40 ▼ 10:45 ▲ 16:50 ▼ 23:10

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 11:0023 · Grimmoderate breeze · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 09:00 · 6 GrimFri 10:00 · 0 GrimFri 11:00 · 23 GrimFri 12:00 · 26 GrimFri 13:00 · 69 DecentFri 14:00 · 75 DecentFri 15:00 · 79 DecentFri 16:00 · 84 GrandFri 17:00 · 80 GrandFri 18:00 · 72 DecentFri 19:00 · 68 DecentFri 20:00 · 73 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 69 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 67 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 71 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 85 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 95 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 76 DecentSat 09:00 · 77 DecentSat 10:00 · 66 DecentSat 11:00 · 67 DecentSat 12:00 · 71 DecentSat 13:00 · 60 FreshSat 14:00 · 64 DecentSat 15:00 · 69 DecentSat 16:00 · 73 DecentSat 17:00 · 77 DecentSat 18:00 · 74 DecentSat 19:00 · 70 DecentSat 20:00 · 66 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSat 22:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSun 00:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSun 01:00 · 40 Blowy · nightSun 02:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 70 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 64 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 66 DecentSun 09:00 · 56 FreshSun 10:00 · 65 DecentSun 11:00 · 61 FreshSun 12:00 · 43 BlowySun 13:00 · 52 FreshSun 14:00 · 56 FreshSun 15:00 · 68 DecentSun 16:00 · 72 DecentSun 17:00 · 76 DecentSun 18:00 · 81 GrandSun 19:00 · 83 GrandSun 20:00 · 79 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 75 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 70 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 61 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 57 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 74 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 69 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 74 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 60 FreshMon 13:00 · 47 FreshMon 16:00 · 58 FreshMon 19:00 · 76 DecentMon 22:00 · 74 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 60 Fresh · nightTue 04:00 · 57 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 69 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 77 DecentTue 13:00 · 64 DecentTue 16:00 · 67 DecentTue 19:00 · 80 GrandTue 22:00 · 95 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 82 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 62 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 65 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 82 GrandWed 13:00 · 58 FreshWed 19:00 · 68 DecentThu 01:00 · 71 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 80 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 73 DecentThu 19:00 · 28 Blowy

Fri, 2 Oct, 11:00

23 Grim
  • moderate breeze
  • rain
  • calm sea
  • high tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.2 m24 km/h
faces 177° S · wind cross
Waves
0.2 m @ 3 s from SSE
Wind
24 km/h WSW · gusts 66
Tide
3.9 m · high
Air
14°C · 5.7 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
10:000 Grim0.2 m3 sSSE35 km/h S604.1 m ▲3.6 mm14°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, rain
11:0023 Grim0.2 m3 sSSE24 km/h WSW663.9 m ▲5.7 mm14°moderate breeze, rain, calm sea
12:0026 Grim0.1 m3 sSSE21 km/h SSW573.4 m 2.1 mm12°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, rain
13:0069 Decent0.1 m2 sSSE16 km/h SSW442.7 m 0.2 mm13°gentle breeze, showers possible, calm sea
14:0075 Decent0.1 m2 sSSE23 km/h W421.9 m 0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0079 Decent0.1 m2 sSSE23 km/h WNW411.4 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0084 Grand0.0 m2 sSSE24 km/h WNW431.1 m ▼dry14°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0080 Grand0.0 m3 sSSE22 km/h W431.2 m ▼dry13°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0072 Decent0.0 m3 sSSE23 km/h W401.6 m dry13°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0068 Decent0.0 m2 sSSE20 km/h W382.2 m dry12°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0073 Decent0.0 m1 sSSE16 km/h WNW342.9 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0069 Decent0.0 m1 sSSE13 km/h WNW313.4 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0065 Decent0.0 m1 sSSE10 km/h WNW293.7 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0067 Decent0.0 m1 sS9 km/h WNW253.7 m ▲dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
Saturday, 3 October
00:0071 Decent0.0 m1 sS10 km/h W233.4 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0076 Decent0.0 m1 sS10 km/h W242.9 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0085 Grand0.0 m1 sS11 km/h WSW262.3 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0084 Grand0.0 m1 sS14 km/h WSW261.8 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0094 Grand0.0 m1 sS12 km/h WSW261.5 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0095 Grand0.0 m1 sS11 km/h W241.4 m ▼dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0091 Grand0.0 m1 sS8 km/h W231.7 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0081 Grand0.0 m1 sS7 km/h WNW212.2 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0076 Decent0.0 m1 sS3 km/h W192.8 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0077 Decent0.0 m1 sS7 km/h SSW193.4 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0066 Decent0.0 m1 sSSE14 km/h SSW233.7 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0067 Decent0.0 m1 sSSE18 km/h SSW273.9 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0071 Decent0.0 m2 sSSE19 km/h SSW303.7 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0060 Fresh0.1 m2 sSSE20 km/h SSW323.3 m dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
14:0064 Decent0.1 m2 sSSE21 km/h SSW342.7 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
15:0069 Decent0.1 m2 sSSE24 km/h SSW372.1 m dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0073 Decent0.1 m2 sSSE26 km/h SSW391.6 m ▼dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0077 Decent0.1 m2 sSSE26 km/h SSW401.4 m ▼dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0074 Decent0.1 m2 sSSE25 km/h SSW401.4 m ▼dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0070 Decent0.1 m2 sSSE24 km/h S401.7 m dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0066 Decent0.1 m2 sSSE25 km/h SSW402.1 m dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
21:0061 Fresh0.1 m2 sSSE24 km/h SSW422.7 m dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
22:0057 Fresh0.1 m2 sSSE27 km/h SSW453.1 m dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
23:0053 Fresh0.1 m2 sSSE28 km/h SSW473.4 m ▲0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0036 Blowy0.1 m2 sSSE30 km/h SSW493.5 m ▲0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
01:0040 Blowy0.1 m2 sSSE30 km/h SSW503.3 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
02:0061 Fresh0.1 m2 sSSE28 km/h SSW513.0 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
03:0058 Fresh0.1 m2 sSSE27 km/h SSW502.5 m 0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
04:0070 Decent0.1 m2 sSSE28 km/h SSW502.1 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
05:0051 Fresh0.1 m2 sSSE31 km/h SSW501.8 m ▼0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
06:0053 Fresh0.1 m2 sSSE30 km/h SW501.7 m ▼0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
07:0064 Decent0.1 m2 sSSE27 km/h SW481.8 m 0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
08:0066 Decent0.1 m2 sSSE23 km/h SW412.2 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible, calm sea
09:0056 Fresh0.1 m2 sSSE22 km/h SW412.6 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Clare Island (modelled), 15 km away · metres above chart datum
03:3509:5016:0522:20
Low 03:35 · 1.1 mHigh 09:50 · 4.1 mLow 16:05 · 1.1 mHigh 22:20 · 3.8 m

The spot

Faces
177° S
Swell window
E 100° → WSW 250°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 1.8 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: YesToiletsParkingAccessible: Access ramp at the beach.Dogs on lead (Dogs only allowed before 12pm and after 6.30pm during the bathing season (1st June to 15th September) otherwise allowed at all times onto beach.)

As listed by Mayo County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

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Big Dipper Sauna · Carrowniskey Beach, BigStyle Atlantic Lodge, Louisburgh · 23 km · fixed

Mulranny Beach is a popular sandy beach located south-west of Mulranny village. The area has an important strand of Mediterranean heath and also machair sand plains and saltmarsh are located within the site. The salt marsh contains a wealth of flora and fauna including an array of flower and bird species. There are 3 Special Area of conservation (SAC)/ proposed Natural Heritage Areas (pNHA) - Owenduff/Nephin Complex cSAC/pNHA (Site Code 000534), Corraun Plateau cSAC/pNHA (Site Code 000485) and Clew Bay Complex cSAC/pNHA (Site Code 001482). There is one Special Protection Area for Birds (SPA) Owenduff/Nephin Complex SPA, (Site Code 004098). The beach is approx. 400metres in length however the bathing area is approximately 0.37km wide and the bathing water is approximately 0.12km2 in area. The medium and maximum water depth within the designated bathing water would be 0.5m and 5.0m respectively depending on tides.

Put Mulranny Beach in your calendar

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🌊 Mulranny Beach dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.0 mFri, 2 Oct 15:30–16:30 · moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 Mulranny Beach dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.0 mSat, 3 Oct 08:30–09:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Mulranny Beach dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.1 mSun, 4 Oct 18:30–19:30 · moderate breeze, dry, calm sea

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Lough Gall

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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.