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Naran

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces NW

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Dip score now
28
Blowy · moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore
Waves
1.9 m
12 s period from WNW · model cell 2.6 km out
Sea
14.9°
Fresh. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 248 km away.
Tide
3.4 m
Falling. Low at 16:10.
Wind
23 km/h
Moderate breeze, SSE, offshore, gusts 52
Daylight
07:37
Sunrise. Sunset 19:09. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
15:00
Blowy 36/100
gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.8 m · 1.8 m · 18 km/h
▼ 03:35 ▲ 10:00 ▼ 16:10 ▲ 22:35
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Fresh 59/100
gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m · 1.5 m · 14 km/h
▼ 04:25 ▲ 11:05 ▼ 17:40 ▲ 23:50
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Fresh 46/100
moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m · 1.6 m · 27 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 12:40 ▼ 19:25
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Blowy 32/100
moderate breeze, rain, big sea 1.9 m · 1.9 m · 28 km/h
▲ 01:35 ▼ 07:30 ▲ 14:10 ▼ 21:05
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Fresh 50/100
gentle breeze, showers possible, waves 1.5 m · 1.5 m · 15 km/h
▲ 03:05 ▼ 09:00 ▲ 15:30 ▼ 22:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Fresh 55/100
gentle breeze, showers possible, low tide · 18 km/h
▲ 04:05 ▼ 09:55 ▲ 16:25 ▼ 22:50
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 65/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 16 km/h
▲ 04:55 ▼ 10:50 ▲ 17:10 ▼ 23:25

Week at a glance

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Fri 11:0028 · Blowymoderate breeze · offshore, flatter inshore
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 08:00 · 35 BlowyFri 09:00 · 40 BlowyFri 10:00 · 39 BlowyFri 11:00 · 28 BlowyFri 12:00 · 0 GrimFri 13:00 · 11 GrimFri 14:00 · 26 GrimFri 15:00 · 36 BlowyFri 16:00 · 29 BlowyFri 17:00 · 35 BlowyFri 18:00 · 29 BlowyFri 19:00 · 24 GrimFri 20:00 · 29 Blowy · nightFri 21:00 · 33 Blowy · nightFri 22:00 · 37 Blowy · nightFri 23:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSat 00:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 01:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSat 02:00 · 40 Blowy · nightSat 03:00 · 35 Blowy · nightSat 04:00 · 30 Blowy · nightSat 05:00 · 20 Grim · nightSat 06:00 · 35 Blowy · nightSat 07:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 08:00 · 43 BlowySat 09:00 · 47 FreshSat 10:00 · 54 FreshSat 11:00 · 59 FreshSat 12:00 · 55 FreshSat 13:00 · 51 FreshSat 14:00 · 47 FreshSat 15:00 · 59 FreshSat 16:00 · 55 FreshSat 17:00 · 34 BlowySat 18:00 · 33 BlowySat 19:00 · 27 GrimSat 20:00 · 32 Blowy · nightSat 21:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSat 22:00 · 41 Blowy · nightSat 23:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSun 00:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 43 Blowy · nightSun 02:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 03:00 · 34 Blowy · nightSun 04:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSun 05:00 · 24 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 22 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 26 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 22 GrimSun 09:00 · 26 GrimSun 10:00 · 38 BlowySun 11:00 · 42 BlowySun 12:00 · 46 FreshSun 13:00 · 40 BlowySun 14:00 · 35 BlowySun 15:00 · 39 BlowySun 16:00 · 35 BlowySun 17:00 · 15 GrimSun 18:00 · 27 GrimSun 19:00 · 23 GrimSun 20:00 · 24 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 28 Blowy · nightSun 22:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSun 23:00 · 21 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 26 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 30 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 31 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 26 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 22 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 17 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 28 Blowy · nightMon 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 10:00 · 20 GrimMon 13:00 · 32 BlowyMon 16:00 · 29 BlowyMon 19:00 · 17 GrimMon 22:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 26 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 29 Blowy · nightTue 07:00 · 31 Blowy · nightTue 10:00 · 24 GrimTue 13:00 · 37 BlowyTue 16:00 · 46 FreshTue 19:00 · 50 FreshTue 22:00 · 43 Blowy · nightWed 01:00 · 51 Fresh · nightWed 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 65 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 55 FreshWed 13:00 · 48 FreshWed 19:00 · 50 FreshThu 01:00 · 45 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 69 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 65 DecentThu 19:00 · 55 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 11:00

28 Blowy
  • moderate breeze
  • offshore, flatter inshore
  • rain
  • big sea 1.9 m
  • high tide
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.9 m23 km/h
faces 312° NW · wind offshore
Waves
1.9 m @ 12 s from WNW
Wind
23 km/h SSE · gusts 52
Tide
3.4 m · high
Air
13°C · 2.1 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
11:0028 Blowy1.9 m (1.6 swell)12 sWNW23 km/h SSE523.4 m ▲2.1 mm13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, rain
12:000 Grim1.9 m (1.5 swell)11 sWNW31 km/h S543.0 m 3.6 mm14°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, rain
13:0011 Grim1.9 m (1.5 swell)11 sWNW21 km/h S522.4 m 1.9 mm13°moderate breeze, rain, big sea 1.9 m
14:0026 Grim1.9 m (1.5 swell)11 sWNW17 km/h SSW461.8 m 0.8 mm13°gentle breeze, rain, big sea 1.9 m
15:0036 Blowy1.8 m (1.4 swell)11 sWNW18 km/h SW431.4 m ▼0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.8 m
16:0029 Blowy1.8 m (1.4 swell)11 sWNW13 km/h WSW421.2 m ▼0.1 mm13°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.8 m
17:0035 Blowy1.8 m (1.4 swell)11 sWNW17 km/h W441.2 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.8 m
18:0029 Blowy1.8 m (1.4 swell)11 sWNW22 km/h WSW451.5 m dry13°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.8 m
19:0024 Grim1.8 m (1.4 swell)11 sWNW26 km/h W441.9 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0029 Blowy1.8 m (1.3 swell)11 sWNW23 km/h W412.5 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
21:0033 Blowy1.8 m (1.3 swell)11 sWNW22 km/h W402.9 m dry12°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
22:0037 Blowy1.8 m (1.3 swell)11 sWNW22 km/h W393.1 m ▲dry11°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
23:0038 Blowy1.7 m (1.3 swell)11 sWNW22 km/h W373.2 m ▲dry11°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0033 Blowy1.7 m (1.3 swell)11 sWNW20 km/h W353.0 m dry11°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
01:0044 Blowy1.7 m (1.2 swell)11 sWNW18 km/h W322.6 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
02:0040 Blowy1.7 m (1.2 swell)11 sWNW18 km/h WSW312.1 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
03:0035 Blowy1.7 m (1.2 swell)11 sWNW14 km/h SW311.6 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
04:0030 Blowy1.7 m (1.1 swell)11 sWNW19 km/h WSW311.3 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
05:0020 Grim1.6 m (1.1 swell)11 sWNW20 km/h WSW331.3 m ▼dry13°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m
06:0035 Blowy1.6 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h WSW331.5 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m
07:0039 Blowy1.6 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h WSW331.9 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m
08:0043 Blowy1.6 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW17 km/h W302.4 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m
09:0047 Fresh1.6 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h SW272.8 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m
10:0054 Fresh1.6 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW17 km/h WSW273.1 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m
11:0059 Fresh1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW14 km/h WSW293.3 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
12:0055 Fresh1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h SW303.2 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
13:0051 Fresh1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW17 km/h SSW313.0 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
14:0047 Fresh1.5 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW17 km/h SSW312.5 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
15:0059 Fresh1.5 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h SSW332.1 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.5 m
16:0055 Fresh1.5 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h SSW341.7 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.5 m
17:0034 Blowy1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW17 km/h SSW351.5 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
18:0033 Blowy1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h SSW361.4 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
19:0027 Grim1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW21 km/h SSW371.6 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
20:0032 Blowy1.6 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW21 km/h S391.9 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m
21:0036 Blowy1.6 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h SSW412.2 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m
22:0041 Blowy1.6 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h S432.6 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m
23:0045 Fresh1.6 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h S452.8 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0048 Fresh1.7 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h S462.9 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
01:0043 Blowy1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h SSW472.9 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
02:0039 Blowy1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW28 km/h SSW472.6 m 0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
03:0034 Blowy1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW28 km/h SSW462.2 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
04:0029 Blowy1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW26 km/h SSW461.8 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
05:0024 Grim1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h SSW461.6 m ▼0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
06:0022 Grim1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h SSW461.5 m ▼0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
07:0026 Grim1.7 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h SSW461.6 m ▼0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
08:0022 Grim1.7 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW26 km/h SW451.9 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible, big sea 1.7 m
09:0026 Grim1.7 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h SW442.2 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible, big sea 1.7 m
10:0038 Blowy1.7 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h SW442.6 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Aranmore, 17 km away · metres above chart datum
03:3510:0016:1022:35
Low 03:35 · 1.0 mHigh 10:00 · 3.5 mLow 16:10 · 1.2 mHigh 22:35 · 3.2 m

The spot

Faces
312° NW
Swell window
SW 230° → NNE 20°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 2.6 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?

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Naran beach is a sheltered cove beach approximately 2km long on the Atlantic coast of Ireland. Naran beach is an extensive sandy beach with a majestic sand dune system. It has a highly diverse range of both coastal and terrestrial habitats. Naran beach is a designated National Heritage Area and a Special Area of Conservation. The catchment area is an idyllic location for bird watching and ecological activities having a wide diversity of both plant and animal species. Activities at Naran Beach include walking, swimming, kayaking, boating, windsurfing and other land-based activities such as football, kite flying, etc. The bathing area is designated and is approx. 0.9685km2 and the extent along the water is approximately is 2120m. 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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🌊 Naran dip · Blowy · sea 15° · 1.8 mFri, 2 Oct 14:30–15:30 · gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.8 m
🌊 Naran dip · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.5 mSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
🌊 Naran dip · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.6 mSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m

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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.