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Murvagh

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces WSW

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79
Decent · moderate breeze, dry
Waves
0.2 m
3 s period from SW · model cell 3.1 km out
Sea
15.1°
Grand. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 218 km away.
Tide
3.4 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 10:10.
Wind
23 km/h
Moderate breeze, SSE, cross, gusts 37
Daylight
07:36
Sunrise. Sunset 19:08. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
09:00
Decent 79/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 23 km/h
▼ 03:30 ▲ 10:10 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:35
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 18 km/h
▼ 04:30 ▲ 11:00 ▼ 17:35
Sun, 4 Oct
11:00
Decent 72/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 0.3 m · 23 km/h
▲ 00:00 ▼ 05:40 ▲ 12:35 ▼ 19:15
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Fresh 61/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, rain · 0.3 m · 21 km/h
▲ 01:35 ▼ 07:30 ▲ 14:05 ▼ 20:55
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 92/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 15 km/h
▲ 03:00 ▼ 08:50 ▲ 15:30 ▼ 22:00
Wed, 7 Oct
19:00
Decent 67/100
gentle breeze, rain · 15 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:00 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:50
Thu, 8 Oct
19:00
Decent 75/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 18 km/h
▲ 04:55 ▼ 10:40 ▲ 17:10 ▼ 23:25

Week at a glance

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Fri 09:0079 · Decentmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 08:00 · 82 GrandFri 09:00 · 79 DecentFri 10:00 · 75 DecentFri 11:00 · 63 DecentFri 12:00 · 51 FreshFri 13:00 · 51 FreshFri 14:00 · 53 FreshFri 15:00 · 48 FreshFri 16:00 · 52 FreshFri 17:00 · 53 FreshFri 18:00 · 57 FreshFri 19:00 · 46 FreshFri 20:00 · 63 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 68 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 72 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 89 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 75 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSat 05:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSat 08:00 · 62 DecentSat 09:00 · 82 GrandSat 10:00 · 90 GrandSat 11:00 · 94 GrandSat 12:00 · 90 GrandSat 13:00 · 85 GrandSat 14:00 · 87 GrandSat 15:00 · 83 GrandSat 16:00 · 73 DecentSat 17:00 · 68 DecentSat 18:00 · 68 DecentSat 19:00 · 72 DecentSat 20:00 · 77 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 87 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 96 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 79 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 74 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 64 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 43 Blowy · nightSun 07:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 51 FreshSun 09:00 · 55 FreshSun 10:00 · 60 FreshSun 11:00 · 72 DecentSun 12:00 · 68 DecentSun 13:00 · 68 DecentSun 14:00 · 64 DecentSun 15:00 · 60 FreshSun 16:00 · 56 FreshSun 17:00 · 51 FreshSun 18:00 · 55 FreshSun 19:00 · 43 BlowySun 20:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 22:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 53 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 57 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 69 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 70 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 67 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 54 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 65 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 10:00 · 48 FreshMon 13:00 · 61 FreshMon 16:00 · 58 FreshMon 19:00 · 61 FreshMon 22:00 · 58 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 72 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 74 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 59 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 66 DecentTue 13:00 · 84 GrandTue 16:00 · 92 GrandTue 19:00 · 76 DecentTue 22:00 · 69 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 70 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 55 FreshWed 13:00 · 65 DecentWed 19:00 · 67 DecentThu 01:00 · 60 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 74 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 65 DecentThu 19:00 · 75 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 09:00

79 Decent
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
  • calm sea
  • high tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.2 m23 km/h
faces 247° WSW · wind cross
Waves
0.2 m @ 3 s from SW
Wind
23 km/h SSE · gusts 37
Tide
3.4 m · high
Air
13°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
09:0079 Decent0.2 m3 sSW23 km/h SSE373.4 m ▲dry13°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0075 Decent0.2 m2 sSW27 km/h S413.6 m ▲0.3 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible, calm sea
11:0063 Decent0.3 m2 sSW28 km/h SSE443.5 m ▲1.2 mm14°moderate breeze, rain, calm sea
12:0051 Fresh0.3 m2 sSW24 km/h SSE453.1 m 2.5 mm14°moderate breeze, rain, calm sea
13:0051 Fresh0.3 m3 sSW13 km/h WSW462.5 m 4.0 mm14°gentle breeze, rain, calm sea
14:0053 Fresh0.2 m3 sSW18 km/h SSW451.8 m 1.7 mm13°gentle breeze, rain, calm sea
15:0048 Fresh0.2 m2 sSW22 km/h SSW411.4 m 0.4 mm14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
16:0052 Fresh0.2 m3 sSW28 km/h SW421.3 m ▼dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0053 Fresh0.2 m2 sSW20 km/h W431.3 m ▼dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0057 Fresh0.2 m3 sSW26 km/h W441.6 m dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0046 Fresh0.2 m3 sSW33 km/h W412.0 m dry13°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0063 Decent0.2 m3 sSW25 km/h W352.6 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
21:0068 Decent0.2 m3 sSW21 km/h WNW323.0 m dry12°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
22:0072 Decent0.2 m3 sSW22 km/h W303.2 m ▲dry12°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
23:0089 Grand0.2 m3 sSW19 km/h W273.3 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Saturday, 3 October
00:0084 Grand0.2 m3 sSW15 km/h WNW253.1 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0080 Grand0.2 m3 sSW13 km/h WNW232.6 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0075 Decent0.2 m3 sSW15 km/h W222.1 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0054 Fresh0.1 m3 sSW23 km/h SW231.6 m dry12°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
04:0049 Fresh0.1 m3 sSW22 km/h SW241.4 m ▼dry12°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
05:0049 Fresh0.1 m3 sSW25 km/h SW241.4 m ▼dry12°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
06:0053 Fresh0.1 m3 sSW27 km/h WSW251.6 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
07:0058 Fresh0.1 m2 sSW23 km/h WSW252.0 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
08:0062 Decent0.1 m2 sSW21 km/h WSW242.5 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
09:0082 Grand0.1 m2 sSW19 km/h SW222.9 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0090 Grand0.1 m2 sSW19 km/h SW233.2 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0094 Grand0.1 m2 sSW18 km/h SW263.4 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0090 Grand0.1 m2 sSW17 km/h SW263.3 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0085 Grand0.1 m2 sSW15 km/h SW263.0 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0087 Grand0.2 m2 sSW12 km/h WSW262.6 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
15:0083 Grand0.1 m2 sSW10 km/h WSW262.1 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
16:0073 Decent0.1 m2 sSW12 km/h SW271.7 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0068 Decent0.1 m2 sSW15 km/h SSW281.5 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0068 Decent0.1 m2 sSW17 km/h SSW281.5 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0072 Decent0.1 m2 sSW16 km/h SSW261.6 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0077 Decent0.1 m2 sSW14 km/h SSW241.9 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0087 Grand0.1 m2 sSW12 km/h SSW262.3 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0091 Grand0.2 m2 sSW9 km/h S282.6 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0096 Grand0.2 m2 sSW8 km/h SSW312.9 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0084 Grand0.2 m3 sSW21 km/h SSW343.0 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0079 Decent0.3 m3 sSW24 km/h SSW352.9 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0074 Decent0.3 m3 sSW26 km/h SSW362.6 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0069 Decent0.3 m3 sSW25 km/h SSW372.2 m 0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0064 Decent0.3 m3 sSW21 km/h SSW381.9 m 0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0069 Decent0.3 m3 sSW17 km/h SSW381.7 m ▼0.1 mm15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0043 Blowy0.3 m3 sSW22 km/h SSW391.6 m ▼0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
07:0047 Fresh0.3 m3 sSW23 km/h SSW391.7 m ▼0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
08:0051 Fresh0.4 m3 sSW24 km/h SW392.0 m 0.2 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 SSW and WNW reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Killybegs, 15 km away · metres above chart datum
03:3010:1016:2022:35
Low 03:30 · 1.1 mHigh 10:10 · 3.6 mLow 16:20 · 1.2 mHigh 22:35 · 3.3 m

The spot

Faces
247° WSW
Swell window
SSW 210° → WNW 290°
Exposure
Sheltered · model cell 3.1 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: YesDogs 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?

Secret Sauna · Donegal Bay coast near Mountcharles · 4 km · mobile

OM Saunas · Rossnowlagh Beach, The Dunes · 6 km · mobile

Salt and Ember Sauna · Bundoran (also Creevy Pier, Rossnowlagh Beach) · 16 km · mobile

Blaze It Sauna · Mullaghmore Pier, Co. Sligo · 24 km · mobile

Murvagh Beach is a long shallow, sandy beach containing sand dunes. Murvagh beach is situated within Donegal Bay which consists of intertidal habitats, notably mud and sand flats, sea inlets and bays, tidal rivers, estuarine channels and sandy beaches. Murvagh beach consists of sand dunes that support a variety of plant species. There is also a variety of Wildlife located at Murvagh Beach. As part of Donegal Bay Murvagh Beach is designated an SAC (Special Area of Conservation) and a proposed NHA (National Heritage Area) with the site code: 000133. The area is also designated as a SPA (Special Protection Area) with the site code: 004151. Activities at Murvagh Beach include swimming, kayaking, boating, windsurfing and other land-based activities such as walking, football, kite flying, etc. The bathing area is designated and is approx. 2.324km2 and the extent along the water is approximately 3770m. The depth of the water on the shoreline increases slightly within 2 meters off the shore to a depth of 0.25 meters and very gradually increases to greater than 0.5 meters with the slight slope of the shore.

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🌊 Murvagh dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.2 mFri, 2 Oct 08:30–09:30 · moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 Murvagh dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.1 mSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 Murvagh dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 10:30–11:30 · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry

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Trumman Lough

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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.