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Omey Island Strand

faces W Monitored, not designated

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24
Grim · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy
Waves
1.7 m
11 s period from W · model cell 2.6 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 259 km away.
Tide
1.8 m
Falling, nearly low. Low at 16:00.
Wind
22 km/h
Moderate breeze, W, onshore, gusts 41
Daylight
07:43
Sunrise. Sunset 19:16. Air 14°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
19:00
Grim 26/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 1.6 m · 28 km/h
▼ 03:25 ▲ 09:40 ▼ 16:00 ▲ 22:10
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Fresh 56/100
gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m · 1.5 m · 17 km/h
▼ 04:20 ▲ 10:40 ▼ 17:00 ▲ 23:25
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Fresh 50/100
fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.5 m · 1.5 m · 35 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:55 ▼ 18:40
Mon, 5 Oct
16:00
Blowy 38/100
moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m · 1.5 m · 22 km/h
▲ 01:05 ▼ 07:10 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Fresh 58/100
moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.4 m · 1.4 m · 27 km/h
▲ 02:35 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:25
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Blowy 36/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible · 1.4 m · 27 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 15:50 ▼ 22:15
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Blowy 44/100
fresh breeze, showers possible · 34 km/h
▲ 04:30 ▼ 10:30 ▲ 16:35 ▼ 23:00

Week at a glance

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Fri 14:0024 · Grimmoderate breeze · onshore, choppy
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 10:00 · 0 GrimFri 11:00 · 0 GrimFri 12:00 · 14 GrimFri 13:00 · 12 GrimFri 14:00 · 24 GrimFri 15:00 · 19 GrimFri 16:00 · 15 GrimFri 17:00 · 20 GrimFri 18:00 · 24 GrimFri 19:00 · 26 GrimFri 20:00 · 30 Blowy · nightFri 21:00 · 35 Blowy · nightFri 22:00 · 39 Blowy · nightFri 23:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSat 00:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 43 Blowy · nightSat 02:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 03:00 · 18 Grim · nightSat 04:00 · 14 Grim · nightSat 05:00 · 31 Blowy · nightSat 06:00 · 35 Blowy · nightSat 07:00 · 40 Blowy · nightSat 08:00 · 44 BlowySat 09:00 · 49 FreshSat 10:00 · 56 FreshSat 11:00 · 48 FreshSat 12:00 · 53 FreshSat 13:00 · 39 BlowySat 14:00 · 34 BlowySat 15:00 · 30 BlowySat 16:00 · 9 GrimSat 17:00 · 5 GrimSat 18:00 · 9 GrimSat 19:00 · 14 GrimSat 20:00 · 18 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 22 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 27 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 31 Blowy · nightSun 00:00 · 30 Blowy · nightSun 01:00 · 26 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 17 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 12 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 8 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 6 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 11 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 9 GrimSun 09:00 · 14 GrimSun 10:00 · 24 GrimSun 11:00 · 29 BlowySun 12:00 · 50 FreshSun 13:00 · 46 FreshSun 14:00 · 41 BlowySun 15:00 · 37 BlowySun 16:00 · 33 BlowySun 17:00 · 23 GrimSun 18:00 · 25 GrimSun 19:00 · 23 GrimSun 20:00 · 22 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 26 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 30 Blowy · nightSun 23:00 · 18 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 22 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 49 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 29 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 18 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 14 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 9 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 20 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 16 Grim · nightMon 10:00 · 4 GrimMon 13:00 · 33 BlowyMon 16:00 · 38 BlowyMon 19:00 · 11 GrimMon 22:00 · 22 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 34 Blowy · nightTue 04:00 · 30 Blowy · nightTue 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 21 GrimTue 13:00 · 58 FreshTue 16:00 · 42 BlowyTue 19:00 · 45 FreshTue 22:00 · 30 Blowy · nightWed 01:00 · 53 Fresh · nightWed 04:00 · 47 Fresh · nightWed 07:00 · 33 Blowy · nightWed 10:00 · 23 GrimWed 13:00 · 36 BlowyWed 19:00 · 19 GrimThu 01:00 · 16 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 71 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 44 BlowyThu 19:00 · 33 Blowy

Fri, 2 Oct, 14:00

24 Grim
  • moderate breeze
  • onshore, choppy
  • dry
  • big sea 1.7 m
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.7 m22 km/h
faces 278° W · wind onshore
Waves
1.7 m @ 11 s from W
Wind
22 km/h W · gusts 41
Tide
1.8 m · lower half
Air
14°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
14:0024 Grim1.7 m (1.1 swell)11 sW22 km/h W411.8 m dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
15:0019 Grim1.7 m (1.1 swell)11 sW27 km/h W421.3 m ▼dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0015 Grim1.6 m (1.1 swell)11 sW26 km/h W441.1 m ▼dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0020 Grim1.6 m (1.1 swell)11 sW27 km/h W441.3 m ▼dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0024 Grim1.6 m (1.1 swell)11 sW28 km/h W431.7 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0026 Grim1.6 m (1.0 swell)11 sW28 km/h WNW422.3 m dry12°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0030 Blowy1.6 m (1.0 swell)11 sW26 km/h WNW403.0 m dry12°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
21:0035 Blowy1.6 m (1.0 swell)11 sW23 km/h WNW403.5 m ▲dry12°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
22:0039 Blowy1.6 m (1.0 swell)11 sW22 km/h W373.8 m ▲dry12°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
23:0036 Blowy1.6 m (1.0 swell)11 sW20 km/h W343.7 m ▲dry12°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0048 Fresh1.6 m (1.0 swell)11 sW19 km/h W313.4 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m
01:0043 Blowy1.6 m (1.0 swell)11 sW19 km/h WSW302.8 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m
02:0039 Blowy1.6 m (1.0 swell)11 sW18 km/h WSW302.2 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m
03:0018 Grim1.6 m (1.0 swell)11 sW21 km/h WSW301.7 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
04:0014 Grim1.6 m (0.9 swell)10 sW21 km/h WSW301.4 m ▼dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
05:0031 Blowy1.6 m (0.9 swell)10 sW18 km/h W281.5 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m
06:0035 Blowy1.6 m (0.9 swell)10 sW15 km/h WSW261.8 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
07:0040 Blowy1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW14 km/h WSW232.3 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
08:0044 Blowy1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW13 km/h SW212.9 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
09:0049 Fresh1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW14 km/h SW213.4 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
10:0056 Fresh1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW17 km/h SW243.8 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
11:0048 Fresh1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW20 km/h SW293.8 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
12:0053 Fresh1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW19 km/h SSW313.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
13:0039 Blowy1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW22 km/h SSW353.2 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
14:0034 Blowy1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW25 km/h SSW392.6 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
15:0030 Blowy1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW27 km/h SSW422.0 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
16:009 Grim1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW30 km/h S441.6 m ▼dry15°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
17:005 Grim1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW31 km/h SSW441.3 m ▼dry14°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
18:009 Grim1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW32 km/h SSW441.4 m ▼dry14°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
19:0014 Grim1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW31 km/h SSW451.7 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
20:0018 Grim1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW31 km/h SSW462.2 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
21:0022 Grim1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW32 km/h SSW462.8 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
22:0027 Grim1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW34 km/h SSW473.2 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
23:0031 Blowy1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW36 km/h SSW483.5 m ▲dry15°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0030 Blowy1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW32 km/h SSW483.5 m ▲dry15°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
01:0026 Grim1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW32 km/h SSW493.3 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
02:0021 Grim1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW31 km/h SSW502.9 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
03:0017 Grim1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW31 km/h SSW502.4 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
04:0012 Grim1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW33 km/h SSW492.0 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
05:008 Grim1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW35 km/h SSW491.7 m ▼0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
06:006 Grim1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW35 km/h SSW481.7 m ▼0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
07:0011 Grim1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW32 km/h SSW481.9 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
08:009 Grim1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW30 km/h SW432.3 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
09:0014 Grim1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW31 km/h SW432.7 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
10:0024 Grim1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW31 km/h SW433.2 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
11:0029 Blowy1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW29 km/h SW433.5 m ▲dry15°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
12:0050 Fresh1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW35 km/h SW443.7 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.5 m
13:0046 Fresh1.5 m (0.8 swell)10 sW32 km/h SW443.6 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.5 m

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Letterfrack (modelled), 9 km away · metres above chart datum
03:2509:4016:0022:10
Low 03:25 · 1.1 mHigh 09:40 · 4.1 mLow 16:00 · 1.1 mHigh 22:10 · 3.8 m

The spot

Faces
278° W
Swell window
SSE 160° → NE 50°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 2.6 km out
Water
Not classified

Facing and swell window are derived from the wave model's coastline around the spot, not surveyed. Know better? Tell us.

Water quality

No annual classification yet.

· beaches.ie

On the ground

No lifeguard listedNo toiletsNo parking listedAccessible: drive onto beachDogs on lead

As listed by Galway County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Cois Tra Rugged Retreat · Connemara Sands Hotel, Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely · 12 km · fixed

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Big Dipper Sauna · Carrowniskey Beach, BigStyle Atlantic Lodge, Louisburgh, Co. Mayo · 25 km · fixed

Omey is a sheltered island located 600m approx. off shore. The island is 1 sq. mile and is covered by wind blown sandy soils. Access is by Connemara's only sub sea road via the village of Claddaghduff. The beach is to the northern edge of the island. There is an early Christian monastic site and it is a good place to view rolling Atlantic surf, dolphins and choughs. The interior of the island is taken up by Fahy Lough where swans, ducks, brown trout and the occasional pair of otters can be seen.

Put Omey Island Strand in your calendar

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🌊 Omey Island Strand dip · Grim · sea 15° · 1.6 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
🌊 Omey Island Strand dip · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.5 mSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
🌊 Omey Island Strand dip · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.5 mSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.5 m

Nearby spots

Fahy Lough

1 km · Co. Galway · Not classified

Emlaghbeg Lough

2 km · Co. Galway · Not classified

Barnahallia Lough

2 km · Co. Galway · Not classified

Courhoor Lough

2 km · Co. Galway · Not classified

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