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Omey Island Strand

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56
Fresh · overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s
Waves
1.6 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
2.2 m
Rising. High at 22:10.
Wind
29 km/h
Fresh breeze, W, onshore, gusts 44
Daylight
07:43
Sunrise. Sunset 19:16. Air 12°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
18:00
Fresh 56/100
overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, onshore wind · 1.6 m · 30 km/h
▼ 03:25 ▲ 09:40 ▼ 16:00 ▲ 22:10
Sat, 3 Oct
09:00
Grand 89/100
overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 1.5 m · 6 km/h
▼ 04:20 ▲ 10:40 ▼ 17:00 ▲ 23:25
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 81/100
overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 1.5 m · 32 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:55 ▼ 18:40
Mon, 5 Oct
14:00
Grand 81/100
overhead 1.5 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind · 1.5 m · 27 km/h
▲ 01:05 ▼ 07:10 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Decent 71/100
chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 1.5 m · 27 km/h
▲ 02:35 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:25
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 63/100
chest-high 1.4 m, period 9 s, onshore wind · 1.4 m · 24 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 15:50 ▼ 22:15
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 20 km/h
▲ 04:30 ▼ 10:30 ▲ 16:35 ▼ 23:00

Week at a glance

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Fri 19:0056 · Freshoverhead 1.6 m · period 11 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 15:00 · 73 DecentFri 16:00 · 56 FreshFri 17:00 · 56 FreshFri 18:00 · 56 FreshFri 19:00 · 56 FreshFri 20:00 · 73 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 73 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 87 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 87 GrandSat 09:00 · 89 GrandSat 10:00 · 89 GrandSat 11:00 · 89 GrandSat 12:00 · 89 GrandSat 13:00 · 89 GrandSat 14:00 · 81 GrandSat 15:00 · 81 GrandSat 16:00 · 81 GrandSat 17:00 · 81 GrandSat 18:00 · 81 GrandSat 19:00 · 81 GrandSat 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 81 GrandSun 09:00 · 69 DecentSun 10:00 · 81 GrandSun 11:00 · 81 GrandSun 12:00 · 71 DecentSun 13:00 · 71 DecentSun 14:00 · 59 FreshSun 15:00 · 59 FreshSun 16:00 · 46 FreshSun 17:00 · 71 DecentSun 18:00 · 71 DecentSun 19:00 · 59 FreshSun 20:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 69 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 69 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 56 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 56 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 56 Fresh · nightMon 08:00 · 56 FreshMon 09:00 · 56 FreshMon 10:00 · 56 FreshMon 11:00 · 56 FreshMon 12:00 · 73 DecentMon 13:00 · 73 DecentMon 14:00 · 81 GrandMon 15:00 · 81 GrandMon 16:00 · 81 GrandMon 17:00 · 73 DecentMon 18:00 · 73 DecentMon 19:00 · 73 DecentMon 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 87 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 71 DecentTue 13:00 · 71 DecentTue 16:00 · 71 DecentTue 19:00 · 71 DecentTue 22:00 · 79 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 · 46 FreshWed 19:00 · 46 FreshWed 22:00 · 46 Fresh · nightThu 01:00 · 56 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 19:00

56 Fresh
  • overhead 1.6 m
  • period 11 s
  • onshore wind
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.6 m29 km/h
faces 278° W · wind onshore
Waves
1.6 m @ 11 s from W
Wind
29 km/h W · gusts 44
Tide
2.3 m · lower half
Air
12°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
18:0056 Fresh1.6 m (1.1 swell)11 sW30 km/h W451.7 m dry13°overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
19:0056 Fresh1.6 m (1.0 swell)11 sW29 km/h W442.3 m dry12°overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
20:0073 Decent1.6 m (1.0 swell)11 sW26 km/h W423.0 m dry12°overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
21:0073 Decent1.6 m (1.0 swell)11 sW23 km/h W413.5 m ▲dry12°overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
22:0073 Decent1.6 m (1.0 swell)11 sW21 km/h W383.8 m ▲dry12°overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
23:0073 Decent1.6 m (1.0 swell)11 sW19 km/h W353.7 m ▲dry12°overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0073 Decent1.6 m (1.0 swell)11 sW20 km/h W333.4 m dry12°overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
01:0073 Decent1.6 m (1.0 swell)11 sW19 km/h W312.8 m dry12°overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
02:0073 Decent1.6 m (1.0 swell)11 sW18 km/h WSW312.2 m dry13°overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
03:0073 Decent1.6 m (1.0 swell)11 sW19 km/h WSW311.7 m dry13°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
04:0073 Decent1.6 m (0.9 swell)10 sW20 km/h WSW311.4 m ▼dry13°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
05:0073 Decent1.6 m (0.9 swell)10 sW18 km/h W301.5 m ▼dry12°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
06:0073 Decent1.6 m (0.9 swell)10 sW16 km/h W281.8 m dry12°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
07:0087 Grand1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW13 km/h W242.3 m dry12°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, light onshore
08:0087 Grand1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW9 km/h W222.9 m dry12°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, light onshore
09:0089 Grand1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW6 km/h SW213.4 m dry12°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0089 Grand1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW10 km/h SSW233.8 m ▲dry14°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
11:0089 Grand1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW13 km/h SSW273.8 m ▲dry14°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0089 Grand1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW15 km/h SSW303.6 m dry15°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0089 Grand1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW17 km/h SSW323.2 m dry15°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0081 Grand1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW20 km/h SSW362.6 m dry15°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
15:0081 Grand1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW23 km/h SSW392.0 m dry15°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:0081 Grand1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW25 km/h SSW421.6 m ▼dry14°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
17:0081 Grand1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW26 km/h S441.3 m ▼dry14°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
18:0081 Grand1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW25 km/h S451.4 m ▼dry14°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
19:0081 Grand1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW26 km/h SSW461.7 m dry14°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
20:0081 Grand1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW28 km/h SSW472.2 m dry14°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
21:0081 Grand1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW30 km/h SSW482.8 m dry14°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
22:0081 Grand1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW32 km/h SSW493.2 m dry15°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
23:0069 Decent1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW32 km/h SSW493.5 m ▲dry15°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0081 Grand1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW32 km/h SSW503.5 m ▲dry15°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
01:0069 Decent1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW34 km/h SSW513.3 m dry15°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
02:0069 Decent1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW33 km/h SSW522.9 m dry15°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
03:0081 Grand1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW32 km/h SSW522.4 m dry15°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
04:0081 Grand1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW29 km/h SSW512.0 m dry15°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
05:0081 Grand1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW30 km/h SSW501.7 m ▼0.1 mm15°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
06:0069 Decent1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW33 km/h SW491.7 m ▼0.1 mm15°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0081 Grand1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW31 km/h SSW481.9 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
08:0081 Grand1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW32 km/h SSW482.3 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0069 Decent1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW33 km/h SSW482.7 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0081 Grand1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW32 km/h SSW473.2 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
11:0081 Grand1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW30 km/h SSW463.5 m ▲0.1 mm15°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0071 Decent1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sW30 km/h SSW463.7 m ▲dry15°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0071 Decent1.5 m (0.8 swell)10 sW31 km/h SSW473.6 m ▲dry15°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0059 Fresh1.5 m (0.8 swell)10 sW35 km/h SW443.2 m dry16°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
15:0059 Fresh1.5 m (0.8 swell)10 sW33 km/h SW442.8 m dry16°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:0046 Fresh1.5 m (0.8 swell)10 sW34 km/h SW442.2 m dry16°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
17:0071 Decent1.5 m (0.8 swell)10 sW31 km/h SW441.8 m dry16°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind

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?

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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 surf · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.6 mFri, 2 Oct 17:30–18:30 · overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
🏄 Omey Island Strand surf · Grand · sea 15° · 1.5 mSat, 3 Oct 08:30–09:30 · overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Omey Island Strand surf · Grand · sea 15° · 1.5 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind

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.