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Port, Lurganboy

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces ENE

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16
Grim · knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind
Waves
0.4 m
6 s period from SE · model cell 3.2 km out
Sea
15.2°
Grand. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 67 km away.
Tide
4.3 m
High tide. Low at 10:20.
Wind
9 km/h
Light breeze, WSW, offshore, gusts 21
Daylight
07:29
Sunrise. Sunset 18:58. Air 7°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
07:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 11 km/h
▲ 04:20 ▼ 10:20 ▲ 17:00 ▼ 23:05
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Blowy 32/100
knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide · 0.3 m · 19 km/h
▲ 05:45 ▼ 11:40 ▲ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Blowy 32/100
knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide · 0.4 m · 28 km/h
▼ 00:40 ▲ 07:20 ▼ 13:15 ▲ 19:50
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 22 km/h
▼ 02:15 ▲ 08:40 ▼ 14:35 ▲ 20:55
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 19 km/h
▼ 03:15 ▲ 09:40 ▼ 15:35 ▲ 22:05
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 13 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:35 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:50
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 39 km/h
▼ 04:55 ▲ 11:15 ▼ 17:00 ▲ 23:30

Week at a glance

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Sat 05:0015 · Grimknee-high 0.4 m · offshore wind
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSat 02:00 · 20 Grim · nightSat 03:00 · 17 Grim · nightSat 04:00 · 14 Grim · nightSat 05:00 · 15 Grim · nightSat 06:00 · 19 Grim · nightSat 07:00 · 5 GrimSat 08:00 · 5 GrimSat 09:00 · 5 GrimSat 10:00 · 5 GrimSat 11:00 · 5 GrimSat 12:00 · 5 GrimSat 13:00 · 5 GrimSat 14:00 · 5 GrimSat 15:00 · 5 GrimSat 16:00 · 5 GrimSat 17:00 · 5 GrimSat 18:00 · 5 GrimSat 19:00 · 5 GrimSat 20:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 5 GrimSun 09:00 · 24 GrimSun 10:00 · 27 GrimSun 11:00 · 31 BlowySun 12:00 · 32 BlowySun 13:00 · 29 BlowySun 14:00 · 26 GrimSun 15:00 · 23 GrimSun 16:00 · 20 GrimSun 17:00 · 17 GrimSun 18:00 · 14 GrimSun 19:00 · 15 GrimSun 20:00 · 18 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 24 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 28 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 31 Blowy · nightMon 01:00 · 32 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 29 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 26 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 23 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 20 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 17 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 14 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 15 GrimMon 09:00 · 19 GrimMon 10:00 · 22 GrimMon 11:00 · 25 GrimMon 12:00 · 29 BlowyMon 13:00 · 32 BlowyMon 14:00 · 31 BlowyMon 15:00 · 28 BlowyMon 16:00 · 25 GrimMon 17:00 · 22 GrimMon 18:00 · 19 GrimMon 19:00 · 16 GrimMon 20:00 · 14 Grim · nightMon 21:00 · 17 Grim · nightMon 22:00 · 20 Grim · nightMon 23:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 00:00 · 26 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 29 Blowy · nightTue 02:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 03:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 05:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 06:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 5 GrimTue 13:00 · 5 GrimTue 16:00 · 5 GrimTue 19:00 · 5 GrimTue 22:00 · 6 Grim · nightWed 01:00 · 26 Grim · nightWed 04:00 · 31 Blowy · nightWed 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 5 GrimWed 13:00 · 5 GrimWed 16:00 · 5 GrimWed 19:00 · 5 GrimWed 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 01:00 · 5 Grim · 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, 05:00

15 Grim
  • knee-high 0.4 m
  • offshore wind
  • high-ish tide
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.4 m9 km/h
faces 78° ENE · wind offshore
Waves
0.4 m @ 6 s from SE
Wind
9 km/h WSW · gusts 21
Tide
4.3 m · high
Air
7°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
05:0015 Grim0.4 m6 sSE9 km/h WSW214.3 m ▲dry7°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
06:0019 Grim0.3 m6 sSE8 km/h WSW184.0 m dry6°knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
07:005 Grim0.3 m6 sSE11 km/h WSW173.4 m dry6°flat
08:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSE14 km/h WSW172.6 m dry7°flat
09:005 Grim0.2 m5 sSE12 km/h WSW172.0 m dry8°flat
10:005 Grim0.2 m5 sSE12 km/h WSW171.6 m ▼dry10°flat
11:005 Grim0.2 m5 sSE11 km/h WSW181.6 m ▼dry12°flat
12:005 Grim0.2 m5 sSE12 km/h WSW182.0 m dry13°flat
13:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSE10 km/h WSW192.6 m dry14°flat
14:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE9 km/h SW193.2 m dry15°flat
15:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE10 km/h SW193.8 m dry15°flat
16:005 Grim0.1 m4 sSSE11 km/h SW194.2 m ▲dry16°flat
17:005 Grim0.1 m4 sSSE11 km/h SW194.3 m ▲dry15°flat
18:005 Grim0.1 m4 sSE8 km/h SSW194.2 m ▲dry15°flat
19:005 Grim0.2 m3 sSE12 km/h S183.8 m dry13°flat
20:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSE13 km/h S193.1 m dry12°flat
21:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSE12 km/h SSW192.3 m dry11°flat
22:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSE11 km/h SSW201.8 m ▼dry10°flat
23:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSE16 km/h SW221.5 m ▼dry10°flat
Sunday, 4 October
00:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSE15 km/h SW251.6 m ▼dry9°flat
01:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSE17 km/h SW271.9 m dry9°flat
02:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSE16 km/h SW272.5 m dry9°flat
03:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSE14 km/h SW263.1 m dry9°flat
04:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSE13 km/h SW263.6 m dry8°flat
05:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSE13 km/h SSW264.0 m ▲dry8°flat
06:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSE14 km/h SSW264.1 m ▲dry9°flat
07:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSE17 km/h SSW264.0 m dry9°flat
08:005 Grim0.3 m3 sSE15 km/h SSW263.5 m dry10°flat
09:0024 Grim0.3 m3 sSE12 km/h SSW272.9 m dry11°knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
10:0027 Grim0.3 m3 sSE14 km/h SSW292.3 m dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
11:0031 Blowy0.3 m3 sSE19 km/h SW311.9 m ▼dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
12:0032 Blowy0.3 m3 sSE19 km/h SW331.9 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
13:0029 Blowy0.3 m3 sSE22 km/h SW342.0 m dry17°knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
14:0026 Grim0.3 m3 sSE23 km/h SW342.5 m dry17°knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
15:0023 Grim0.4 m4 sSE21 km/h SW353.0 m dry17°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
16:0020 Grim0.3 m4 sSE23 km/h SW353.5 m dry18°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
17:0017 Grim0.3 m4 sSE20 km/h SW344.0 m dry18°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
18:0014 Grim0.4 m3 sSE17 km/h SW334.3 m ▲dry18°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
19:0015 Grim0.4 m4 sSE18 km/h SW314.3 m ▲dry18°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
20:0018 Grim0.4 m4 sSE21 km/h SW313.9 m dry17°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
21:0021 Grim0.4 m4 sSE20 km/h SW323.4 m dry17°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
22:0024 Grim0.4 m4 sSE19 km/h SW342.7 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
23:0028 Blowy0.4 m4 sSE22 km/h SW352.0 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
Monday, 5 October
00:0031 Blowy0.4 m4 sSE23 km/h SW351.6 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
01:0032 Blowy0.4 m5 sSE22 km/h SW351.5 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
02:0029 Blowy0.4 m5 sSE27 km/h SW361.7 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
03:0026 Grim0.4 m5 sSE24 km/h SW362.2 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
04:0023 Grim0.4 m5 sSE32 km/h SW362.7 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Port Oriel, 4 km away · metres above chart datum
04:2010:2017:0023:05
High 04:20 · 4.4 mLow 10:20 · 1.6 mHigh 17:00 · 4.3 mLow 23:05 · 1.4 m

The spot

Faces
78° ENE
Swell window
NNW 340° → S 170°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 3.2 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: YesToiletsParkingDogs on lead (During the bathing season dogs are prohibited from the beach between 11am and 6pm)

As listed by Louth County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

The Hot Box Sauna (Carlingford) · Carlingford Marina, Carlingford Lough · 25 km · fixed

The Wood Fired Sauna (Skerries) · Skerries, Co. Dublin · 29 km · fixed

The beach is mainly sandy with a small area of rocks consisting of sand dunes. There are mature sand dunes located on the beach which support a variety of plant species. There is also a variety of wildlife including crabs and seaweed. The nearest sites which have a statutory designation for conservation are Clogherhead SAC and Dunany Point NHA. The length of the bathing area is approximately 2300m in length. The beach is gently sloping into the sea at the bathing area.

Put Port, Lurganboy in your calendar

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🏄 Port, Lurganboy surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.3 mSat, 3 Oct 06:30–07:30 · flat
🏄 Port, Lurganboy surf · Blowy · sea 15° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
🏄 Port, Lurganboy surf · Blowy · sea 15° · 0.4 mMon, 5 Oct 12:30–13:30 · knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide

Nearby spots

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