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Portacloy Beach

Green Coast faces NNW Monitored, not designated

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Met Éireann Yellow yellow; Moderate warning. Rain warning for Mayo Until 13:00 Fri, 2 Oct.
Dip score now
41
Blowy · moderate breeze, showers possible
Waves
2.5 m
11 s period from WNW · model cell 3.4 km out
Sea
15.0°
Fresh. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 300 km away.
Tide
2.8 m
Falling. Low at 16:05.
Wind
26 km/h
Moderate breeze, SW, cross, gusts 46
Daylight
07:42
Sunrise. Sunset 19:14. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
14:00
Fresh 56/100
gentle breeze, dry, big sea 2.4 m · 2.4 m · 17 km/h
▼ 03:25 ▲ 09:55 ▼ 16:05 ▲ 22:30
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Decent 62/100
light winds, dry, big sea 2.1 m · 2.1 m · 11 km/h
▼ 04:15 ▲ 10:50 ▼ 17:25 ▲ 23:50
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Fresh 49/100
moderate breeze, dry, big sea 2.0 m · 2.0 m · 28 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 12:20 ▼ 19:10
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Blowy 41/100
moderate breeze, showers possible, big sea 2.5 m · 2.5 m · 28 km/h
▲ 01:30 ▼ 07:15 ▲ 13:50 ▼ 20:40
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Fresh 56/100
gentle breeze, dry, big sea 2.3 m · 2.3 m · 19 km/h
▲ 03:05 ▼ 08:55 ▲ 15:10 ▼ 21:50
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 73/100
moderate breeze, showers possible, low tide · 22 km/h
▲ 04:00 ▼ 09:50 ▲ 16:05 ▼ 22:35
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 79/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, showers possible · 20 km/h
▲ 04:45 ▼ 10:35 ▲ 16:55 ▼ 23:20

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 12:0041 · Blowymoderate breeze · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 09:00 · 0 GrimFri 10:00 · 0 GrimFri 11:00 · 6 GrimFri 12:00 · 41 BlowyFri 13:00 · 52 FreshFri 14:00 · 56 FreshFri 15:00 · 49 FreshFri 16:00 · 49 FreshFri 17:00 · 49 FreshFri 18:00 · 46 FreshFri 19:00 · 46 FreshFri 20:00 · 46 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 46 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 46 Fresh · nightFri 23:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSat 02:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSat 03:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSat 05:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 62 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 62 DecentSat 09:00 · 62 DecentSat 10:00 · 62 DecentSat 11:00 · 59 FreshSat 12:00 · 49 FreshSat 13:00 · 55 FreshSat 14:00 · 55 FreshSat 15:00 · 55 FreshSat 16:00 · 55 FreshSat 17:00 · 39 BlowySat 18:00 · 39 BlowySat 19:00 · 39 BlowySat 20:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 21:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 22:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 23:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 00:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 01:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 02:00 · 31 Blowy · nightSun 03:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 04:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 05:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 06:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSun 07:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSun 08:00 · 33 BlowySun 09:00 · 33 BlowySun 10:00 · 33 BlowySun 11:00 · 33 BlowySun 12:00 · 33 BlowySun 13:00 · 33 BlowySun 14:00 · 33 BlowySun 15:00 · 33 BlowySun 16:00 · 33 BlowySun 17:00 · 33 BlowySun 18:00 · 49 FreshSun 19:00 · 49 FreshSun 20:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSun 21:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSun 22:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSun 23:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 17 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 04:00 · 49 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 13 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 13 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 13 Grim · nightMon 10:00 · 41 BlowyMon 13:00 · 25 GrimMon 16:00 · 41 BlowyMon 19:00 · 41 BlowyMon 22:00 · 41 Blowy · nightTue 01:00 · 43 Blowy · nightTue 04:00 · 38 Blowy · nightTue 07:00 · 28 Blowy · nightTue 10:00 · 48 FreshTue 13:00 · 56 FreshTue 16:00 · 40 BlowyTue 19:00 · 56 FreshTue 22:00 · 48 Fresh · nightWed 01:00 · 48 Fresh · nightWed 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 73 DecentWed 13:00 · 73 DecentWed 19:00 · 69 DecentThu 01:00 · 67 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 79 DecentThu 19:00 · 58 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 12:00

41 Blowy
  • moderate breeze
  • showers possible
  • big sea 2.5 m
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset2.5 m26 km/h
faces 346° NNW · wind cross
Waves
2.5 m @ 11 s from WNW
Wind
26 km/h SW · gusts 46
Tide
2.9 m · upper half
Air
13°C · 0.9 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
12:0041 Blowy2.5 m (2.0 swell)11 sWNW26 km/h SW462.9 m 0.9 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible, big sea 2.5 m
13:0052 Fresh2.4 m (2.0 swell)11 sNW23 km/h SSW412.3 m 0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
14:0056 Fresh2.4 m (1.9 swell)11 sNW17 km/h WSW401.7 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 2.4 m
15:0049 Fresh2.4 m (1.9 swell)11 sNW26 km/h W421.3 m ▼dry13°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 2.4 m
16:0049 Fresh2.4 m (1.9 swell)11 sNW27 km/h W461.2 m ▼dry14°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 2.4 m
17:0049 Fresh2.4 m (1.8 swell)11 sNW27 km/h W451.2 m ▼dry13°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 2.4 m
18:0046 Fresh2.4 m (1.8 swell)11 sNW26 km/h W431.5 m dry13°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 2.4 m
19:0046 Fresh2.4 m (1.8 swell)11 sNW23 km/h W411.9 m dry12°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 2.4 m
20:0046 Fresh2.4 m (1.8 swell)11 sNW24 km/h W392.4 m dry12°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 2.4 m
21:0046 Fresh2.4 m (1.7 swell)11 sNW22 km/h W372.8 m dry11°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 2.4 m
22:0046 Fresh2.4 m (1.7 swell)11 sNW20 km/h W343.0 m ▲dry11°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 2.3 m
23:0056 Fresh2.3 m (1.7 swell)11 sNW16 km/h WSW313.1 m ▲dry11°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 2.3 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0056 Fresh2.3 m (1.6 swell)11 sNW14 km/h WSW282.9 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 2.3 m
01:0056 Fresh2.3 m (1.6 swell)11 sNW14 km/h SW282.4 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 2.3 m
02:0056 Fresh2.3 m (1.6 swell)11 sNW15 km/h SW281.9 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 2.3 m
03:0056 Fresh2.2 m (1.5 swell)10 sNW16 km/h SW291.6 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 2.2 m
04:0056 Fresh2.2 m (1.5 swell)10 sNW18 km/h WSW301.4 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 2.2 m
05:0056 Fresh2.2 m (1.4 swell)10 sNW15 km/h WSW291.4 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 2.2 m
06:0056 Fresh2.2 m (1.4 swell)10 sNW14 km/h WSW271.6 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 2.2 m
07:0062 Decent2.1 m (1.3 swell)10 sNW11 km/h SW242.0 m dry10°light winds, dry, big sea 2.1 m
08:0062 Decent2.1 m (1.3 swell)10 sNW11 km/h SSW222.4 m dry10°light winds, dry, big sea 2.1 m
09:0062 Decent2.1 m (1.2 swell)10 sNW11 km/h SSW222.8 m dry11°light winds, dry, big sea 2.1 m
10:0062 Decent2.1 m (1.2 swell)10 sNW11 km/h S233.1 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, big sea 2.1 m
11:0059 Fresh2.0 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW18 km/h SW283.2 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 2.0 m
12:0049 Fresh2.0 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW22 km/h SW333.1 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 2.0 m
13:0055 Fresh2.0 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h SSW362.8 m dry15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
14:0055 Fresh1.9 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SSW392.4 m dry15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
15:0055 Fresh1.9 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW26 km/h SSW421.9 m dry15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
16:0055 Fresh1.9 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h SSW451.6 m dry15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
17:0039 Blowy1.9 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SSW461.4 m ▼dry14°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
18:0039 Blowy1.9 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW31 km/h SSW471.4 m ▼dry14°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
19:0039 Blowy1.9 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SSW471.5 m dry14°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
20:0039 Blowy1.9 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW31 km/h SSW461.8 m dry14°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
21:0039 Blowy1.9 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW31 km/h SSW472.2 m dry14°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
22:0039 Blowy2.0 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW32 km/h SSW492.5 m dry15°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
23:0039 Blowy2.0 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW32 km/h SSW512.7 m ▲0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0039 Blowy2.0 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW34 km/h SSW522.8 m ▲0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
01:0039 Blowy2.0 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW34 km/h SSW542.7 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
02:0031 Blowy2.1 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW37 km/h SSW542.4 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
03:0039 Blowy2.1 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW38 km/h SSW542.1 m dry15°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
04:0039 Blowy2.1 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW35 km/h SSW531.8 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
05:0039 Blowy2.1 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW37 km/h SW531.6 m ▼0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
06:0033 Blowy2.1 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW35 km/h SW511.6 m ▼0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 2.1 m
07:0033 Blowy2.1 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW32 km/h SW501.7 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 2.1 m
08:0033 Blowy2.0 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW31 km/h SW452.0 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 2.1 m
09:0033 Blowy2.0 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW31 km/h SW452.3 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 2.0 m
10:0033 Blowy2.0 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW31 km/h SW452.6 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 2.0 m
11:0033 Blowy2.0 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW33 km/h SW462.9 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 2.0 m

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Ballyglass, 11 km away · metres above chart datum
03:2509:5516:0522:30
Low 03:25 · 1.0 mHigh 09:55 · 3.4 mLow 16:05 · 1.2 mHigh 22:30 · 3.1 m

The spot

Faces
346° NNW
Swell window
SW 230° → E 90°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 3.4 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.

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On the ground

No lifeguard listedToiletsNo parking listedDogs on lead

As listed by Mayo County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

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Portacloy Beach is a beautiful sheltered sandy beach, located close to Carrowteige in North Mayo. This beach forms part of the Glenamoy Bog Complex Special Area of Conservation (SAC).

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🌊 Portacloy Beach dip · Fresh · sea 15° · 2.4 mFri, 2 Oct 13:30–14:30 · gentle breeze, dry, big sea 2.4 m
🌊 Portacloy Beach dip · Decent · sea 15° · 2.1 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · light winds, dry, big sea 2.1 m
🌊 Portacloy Beach dip · Fresh · sea 15° · 2.0 mSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · moderate breeze, dry, big sea 2.0 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.