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Portacloy Beach

Green Coast faces NNW Monitored, not designated

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Surf score now
89
Grand · overhead 2.3 m, period 11 s
Waves
2.4 m
11 s period from NW · model cell 3.4 km out
Sea
14.9°
Fresh. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 300 km away.
Tide
2.9 m
Falling. Low at 04:15.
Wind
13 km/h
Gentle breeze, SW, cross, gusts 30
Daylight
07:42
Sunrise. Sunset 19:14. Air 10°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
Daylight's done for today.
▼ 03:25 ▲ 09:55 ▼ 16:05 ▲ 22:30
Sat, 3 Oct
14:00
Grand 99/100
overhead 2.0 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 2.0 m · 18 km/h
▼ 04:15 ▲ 10:50 ▼ 17:25 ▲ 23:50
Sun, 4 Oct
09:00
Grand 99/100
overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 2.1 m · 30 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 12:20 ▼ 19:10
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grand 81/100
overhead 2.4 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind · 2.4 m · 31 km/h
▲ 01:30 ▼ 07:15 ▲ 13:50 ▼ 20:40
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 87/100
overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore · 1.8 m · 13 km/h
▲ 03:05 ▼ 08:55 ▲ 15:10 ▼ 21:50
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 81/100
overhead 1.7 m, period 9 s, cross-shore wind · 1.7 m · 22 km/h
▲ 04:00 ▼ 09:50 ▲ 16:05 ▼ 22:35
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 13 km/h
▲ 04:45 ▼ 10:35 ▲ 16:55 ▼ 23:20

Week at a glance

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Sat 00:0089 · Grandoverhead 2.3 m · period 11 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 19:00 · 81 GrandFri 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 89 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 89 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 89 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 89 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 89 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 89 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 89 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 89 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 89 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 89 GrandSat 09:00 · 89 GrandSat 10:00 · 89 GrandSat 11:00 · 89 GrandSat 12:00 · 89 GrandSat 13:00 · 89 GrandSat 14:00 · 99 GrandSat 15:00 · 99 GrandSat 16:00 · 99 GrandSat 17:00 · 99 GrandSat 18:00 · 99 GrandSat 19:00 · 99 GrandSat 20:00 · 99 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 99 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 99 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 99 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 99 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 99 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 99 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 99 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 99 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 99 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 99 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 81 GrandSun 09:00 · 99 GrandSun 10:00 · 81 GrandSun 11:00 · 99 GrandSun 12:00 · 99 GrandSun 13:00 · 99 GrandSun 14:00 · 99 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 · 69 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 69 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 39 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 51 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 34 Blowy · nightMon 05:00 · 39 Blowy · nightMon 06:00 · 51 Fresh · 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 · 69 DecentMon 14:00 · 81 GrandMon 15:00 · 81 GrandMon 16:00 · 81 GrandMon 17:00 · 81 GrandMon 18:00 · 81 GrandMon 19:00 · 81 GrandMon 22:00 · 51 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 43 Blowy · nightTue 04:00 · 73 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 73 DecentTue 13:00 · 73 DecentTue 16:00 · 87 GrandTue 19:00 · 87 GrandTue 22:00 · 87 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 89 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 89 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 81 GrandWed 13:00 · 81 GrandWed 16:00 · 81 GrandWed 19:00 · 81 GrandWed 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Sat, 3 Oct, 00:00

89 Grand
  • overhead 2.3 m
  • period 11 s
  • cross-shore wind
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset2.4 m13 km/h
faces 346° NNW · wind cross
Waves
2.4 m @ 11 s from NW
Wind
13 km/h SW · gusts 30
Tide
2.9 m · upper half
Air
10°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
23:0089 Grand2.4 m (1.6 swell)11 sNW14 km/h WSW333.1 m ▲dry11°overhead 2.4 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0089 Grand2.4 m (1.5 swell)11 sNW13 km/h SW302.9 m dry10°overhead 2.3 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
01:0089 Grand2.3 m (1.5 swell)11 sNW11 km/h SW282.4 m dry10°overhead 2.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
02:0089 Grand2.3 m (1.5 swell)10 sNW12 km/h SW271.9 m dry9°overhead 2.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
03:0089 Grand2.3 m (1.4 swell)10 sNW13 km/h SW281.6 m dry10°overhead 2.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
04:0089 Grand2.3 m (1.4 swell)10 sNW17 km/h WSW291.4 m ▼dry11°overhead 2.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
05:0089 Grand2.3 m (1.4 swell)10 sNW18 km/h WSW301.4 m ▼dry12°overhead 2.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
06:0089 Grand2.2 m (1.3 swell)10 sNW15 km/h WSW301.6 m dry12°overhead 2.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0089 Grand2.2 m (1.3 swell)10 sNW16 km/h SW282.0 m dry12°overhead 2.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
08:0089 Grand2.2 m (1.3 swell)10 sNW16 km/h WSW262.4 m dry12°overhead 2.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0089 Grand2.1 m (1.2 swell)10 sNW14 km/h W242.8 m dry13°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0089 Grand2.1 m (1.2 swell)10 sNW13 km/h SW233.1 m ▲dry13°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
11:0089 Grand2.1 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h SW273.2 m ▲dry14°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0089 Grand2.0 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h SW293.1 m ▲dry14°overhead 2.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0089 Grand2.0 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW16 km/h SW312.8 m dry15°overhead 2.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0099 Grand2.0 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h SSW332.4 m dry15°overhead 2.0 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
15:0099 Grand2.0 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW20 km/h SSW361.9 m dry15°overhead 2.0 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
16:0099 Grand2.0 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW21 km/h SSW381.6 m dry15°overhead 2.0 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
17:0099 Grand2.0 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SSW401.4 m ▼dry14°overhead 2.0 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
18:0099 Grand2.0 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h SSW411.4 m ▼dry14°overhead 2.0 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
19:0099 Grand2.0 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h SSW401.5 m dry13°overhead 2.0 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
20:0099 Grand2.0 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h SSW381.8 m dry13°overhead 2.0 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
21:0099 Grand2.1 m (1.4 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h S372.2 m dry12°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
22:0099 Grand2.1 m (1.4 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h SSW412.5 m dry12°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
23:0099 Grand2.1 m (1.4 swell)10 sWNW21 km/h S452.7 m ▲dry12°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0099 Grand2.1 m (1.4 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h S492.8 m ▲dry12°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
01:0099 Grand2.1 m (1.4 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SSW532.7 m dry14°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
02:0099 Grand2.1 m (1.4 swell)10 sWNW29 km/h SSW542.4 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
03:0094 Grand2.1 m (1.4 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SSW542.1 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
04:0099 Grand2.1 m (1.4 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SSW541.8 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
05:0099 Grand2.1 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW29 km/h SSW541.6 m ▼0.1 mm15°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
06:0099 Grand2.1 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SW531.6 m ▼0.1 mm15°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
07:0099 Grand2.1 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW32 km/h SW521.7 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
08:0081 Grand2.1 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW33 km/h SW512.0 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, strong offshore
09:0099 Grand2.1 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SW502.3 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
10:0081 Grand2.1 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SW492.6 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
11:0099 Grand2.1 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW29 km/h SW482.9 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
12:0099 Grand2.1 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW31 km/h SW483.1 m ▲0.1 mm15°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
13:0099 Grand2.0 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW32 km/h SSW483.1 m ▲0.1 mm15°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
14:0099 Grand2.0 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW31 km/h SSW492.9 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 2.0 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
15:0081 Grand2.0 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW31 km/h SW492.6 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 2.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:0081 Grand2.0 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SW492.2 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 2.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
17:0081 Grand2.1 m (1.2 swell)10 sNW30 km/h SW491.8 m dry15°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
18:0081 Grand2.1 m (1.3 swell)10 sNW30 km/h SW491.6 m ▼dry15°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
19:0081 Grand2.1 m (1.3 swell)10 sNW32 km/h SW491.4 m ▼dry15°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
20:0081 Grand2.1 m (1.4 swell)10 sNW31 km/h SW451.4 m ▼0.1 mm15°overhead 2.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
21:0081 Grand2.2 m (1.5 swell)10 sNW32 km/h SW451.6 m dry15°overhead 2.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
22:0069 Decent2.3 m (1.6 swell)10 sNW34 km/h WSW491.9 m dry15°overhead 2.3 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 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?

Sona Sauna (Belmullet) · Belmullet, Erris · 18 km · mobile

Sabhna Saunas (Dugort) · Dugort Blue Flag Beach, Achill Island · 39 km · fixed

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 surf · Grand · sea 15° · 2.0 mSat, 3 Oct 13:30–14:30 · overhead 2.0 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
🏄 Portacloy Beach surf · Grand · sea 15° · 2.1 mSun, 4 Oct 08:30–09:30 · overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind

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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.