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Naran

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces NW

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89
Grand · overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s
Waves
1.6 m
10 s period from WNW · model cell 2.6 km out
Sea
15.2°
Grand. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 248 km away.
Tide
2.2 m
Rising. High at 11:05.
Wind
11 km/h
Light breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 30
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:06. Air 11°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
08:00
Grand 89/100
overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 1.6 m · 11 km/h
▼ 04:25 ▲ 11:05 ▼ 17:40 ▲ 23:50
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 81/100
overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 1.7 m · 21 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 12:40 ▼ 19:25
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 87/100
overhead 1.9 m, period 11 s, light onshore · 1.9 m · 12 km/h
▲ 01:35 ▼ 07:30 ▲ 14:10 ▼ 21:05
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Decent 73/100
overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, onshore wind · 1.6 m · 15 km/h
▲ 03:05 ▼ 09:00 ▲ 15:30 ▼ 22:05
Wed, 7 Oct
19:00
Decent 73/100
overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 1.6 m · 24 km/h
▲ 04:05 ▼ 09:55 ▲ 16:25 ▼ 22:50
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 10 km/h
▲ 04:55 ▼ 10:50 ▲ 17:10 ▼ 23:25
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 32 km/h
▲ 05:35 ▼ 11:20 ▲ 17:50

Week at a glance

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Sat 08:0089 · Grandoverhead 1.6 m · period 10 s
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 07:00 · 89 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 89 GrandSat 09:00 · 89 GrandSat 10:00 · 73 DecentSat 11:00 · 89 GrandSat 12:00 · 89 GrandSat 13:00 · 89 GrandSat 14:00 · 89 GrandSat 15:00 · 89 GrandSat 16:00 · 89 GrandSat 17:00 · 89 GrandSat 18:00 · 89 GrandSat 19:00 · 89 GrandSat 20:00 · 89 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 99 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 89 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 89 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 89 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 81 GrandSun 09:00 · 81 GrandSun 10:00 · 81 GrandSun 11:00 · 81 GrandSun 12:00 · 81 GrandSun 13:00 · 81 GrandSun 14:00 · 81 GrandSun 15:00 · 81 GrandSun 16:00 · 81 GrandSun 17:00 · 81 GrandSun 18:00 · 81 GrandSun 19:00 · 81 GrandSun 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 81 GrandMon 09:00 · 81 GrandMon 10:00 · 81 GrandMon 11:00 · 81 GrandMon 12:00 · 81 GrandMon 13:00 · 81 GrandMon 14:00 · 81 GrandMon 15:00 · 81 GrandMon 16:00 · 81 GrandMon 17:00 · 81 GrandMon 18:00 · 73 DecentMon 19:00 · 87 GrandMon 20:00 · 87 Grand · nightMon 21:00 · 87 Grand · nightMon 22:00 · 87 Grand · nightMon 23:00 · 87 Grand · nightTue 00:00 · 73 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 87 Grand · nightTue 02:00 · 87 Grand · nightTue 03:00 · 87 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 87 Grand · nightTue 05:00 · 87 Grand · nightTue 06:00 · 87 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 73 DecentTue 13:00 · 63 DecentTue 16:00 · 63 DecentTue 19:00 · 63 DecentTue 22:00 · 63 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 63 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 63 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 63 DecentWed 13:00 · 63 DecentWed 16:00 · 63 DecentWed 19:00 · 73 DecentWed 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightThu 04:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 10:00 · 0 GrimThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 GrimFri 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 19:00 · 0 Grim

Sat, 3 Oct, 08:00

89 Grand
  • overhead 1.6 m
  • period 10 s
  • cross-shore wind
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.6 m11 km/h
faces 312° NW · wind cross
Waves
1.6 m @ 10 s from WNW
Wind
11 km/h SSW · gusts 30
Tide
2.4 m · upper half
Air
11°C · 0.1 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
07:0089 Grand1.6 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h SW311.9 m 0.1 mm11°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
08:0089 Grand1.6 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW11 km/h SSW302.4 m 0.1 mm11°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0089 Grand1.6 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h SW312.8 m 0.1 mm12°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0073 Decent1.6 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW17 km/h W333.1 m ▲dry13°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
11:0089 Grand1.6 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW17 km/h WSW333.3 m ▲dry13°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0089 Grand1.6 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW14 km/h WSW313.2 m ▲dry14°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0089 Grand1.6 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h WSW303.0 m dry15°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0089 Grand1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h WSW292.5 m dry15°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
15:0089 Grand1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h WSW292.1 m dry15°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:0089 Grand1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h SSW271.7 m dry15°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
17:0089 Grand1.6 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h SSW261.5 m ▼dry15°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
18:0089 Grand1.6 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h S241.4 m ▼dry14°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
19:0089 Grand1.6 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW10 km/h SSW211.6 m dry13°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
20:0089 Grand1.6 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW10 km/h SSW201.9 m dry11°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
21:0099 Grand1.6 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW9 km/h S222.2 m dry11°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
22:0089 Grand1.6 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h S252.6 m dry11°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
23:0089 Grand1.6 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW14 km/h S302.8 m ▲dry11°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0089 Grand1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h S342.9 m ▲dry11°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
01:0081 Grand1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h S382.9 m dry12°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
02:0081 Grand1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW21 km/h SSW422.6 m dry13°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
03:0081 Grand1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h S462.2 m dry13°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
04:0081 Grand1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h S471.8 m dry13°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
05:0081 Grand1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SSW461.6 m ▼0.1 mm13°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
06:0081 Grand1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h S461.5 m ▼0.1 mm13°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0081 Grand1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h S451.6 m ▼dry13°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
08:0081 Grand1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW21 km/h S441.9 m dry14°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0081 Grand1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW21 km/h SSW442.2 m dry15°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0081 Grand1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SSW432.6 m dry15°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
11:0081 Grand1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SSW442.9 m 0.1 mm16°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0081 Grand1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW26 km/h SSW453.1 m ▲0.1 mm16°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0081 Grand1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW31 km/h SSW473.2 m ▲0.1 mm16°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0081 Grand1.7 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW28 km/h SSW483.0 m 0.1 mm16°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
15:0081 Grand1.7 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h SSW482.8 m 0.1 mm16°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:0081 Grand1.7 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW26 km/h SSW472.4 m 0.1 mm16°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
17:0081 Grand1.7 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h SSW462.0 m 0.1 mm16°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
18:0081 Grand1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h SSW441.7 m dry16°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
19:0081 Grand1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h SSW441.5 m ▼0.1 mm16°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
20:0081 Grand1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h SSW441.5 m ▼dry16°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
21:0081 Grand1.8 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SSW441.6 m dry16°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
22:0081 Grand1.8 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SSW461.9 m dry16°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
23:0081 Grand1.8 m (1.3 swell)11 sWNW25 km/h SW482.3 m dry16°overhead 1.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
Monday, 5 October
00:0081 Grand1.9 m (1.4 swell)11 sWNW23 km/h SW502.6 m dry16°overhead 1.9 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
01:0081 Grand1.9 m (1.4 swell)11 sWNW26 km/h SW512.8 m ▲dry16°overhead 1.9 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
02:0081 Grand1.9 m (1.4 swell)11 sWNW22 km/h SW522.8 m ▲dry16°overhead 1.9 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
03:0081 Grand1.9 m (1.5 swell)11 sWNW31 km/h WSW522.7 m dry16°overhead 1.9 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
04:0081 Grand1.9 m (1.5 swell)11 sWNW31 km/h SW522.4 m dry16°overhead 1.9 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
05:0081 Grand1.9 m (1.5 swell)11 sWNW29 km/h SW522.1 m dry15°overhead 1.9 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
06:0081 Grand1.9 m (1.4 swell)11 sWNW30 km/h SW521.8 m dry15°overhead 1.9 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind

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
04:2511:0517:4023:50
Low 04:25 · 1.3 mHigh 11:05 · 3.3 mLow 17:40 · 1.4 mHigh 23:50 · 2.9 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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Sliabh Liag Sauna · Teelin Pier (also Portnacross Pier, Killybegs) · 27 km · fixed

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.

Put Naran in your calendar

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🏄 Naran surf · Grand · sea 15° · 1.6 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Naran surf · Grand · sea 15° · 1.7 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Naran surf · Grand · sea 15° · 1.9 mMon, 5 Oct 18:30–19:30 · overhead 1.9 m, period 11 s, light onshore

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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.