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Portacloy Beach

Green Coast faces NNW Monitored, not designated

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69
Decent · overhead 2.4 m, period 11 s
Waves
2.4 m
11 s period from NW · model cell 3.4 km out
Sea
15.2°
Grand. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 300 km away.
Tide
1.7 m
Rising. High at 22:30.
Wind
24 km/h
Moderate breeze, W, cross, gusts 43
Daylight
07:42
Sunrise. Sunset 19:14. Air 12°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
19:00
Decent 70/100
overhead 2.4 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind · 2.4 m · 24 km/h
▼ 03:25 ▲ 09:55 ▼ 16:05 ▲ 22:30
Sat, 3 Oct
14:00
Grand 89/100
overhead 2.0 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 2.0 m · 20 km/h
▼ 04:15 ▲ 10:50 ▼ 17:25 ▲ 23:50
Sun, 4 Oct
09:00
Grand 89/100
overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 2.1 m · 32 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 12:20 ▼ 19:10
Mon, 5 Oct
14:00
Grand 81/100
overhead 2.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 2.3 m · 32 km/h
▲ 01:30 ▼ 07:15 ▲ 13:50 ▼ 20:40
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 85/100
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
16:00
Grand 81/100
overhead 1.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 1.9 m · 28 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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Fri 19:0070 · Decentoverhead 2.4 m · period 11 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 13:00 · 89 GrandFri 14:00 · 68 DecentFri 15:00 · 65 DecentFri 16:00 · 61 FreshFri 17:00 · 64 DecentFri 18:00 · 67 DecentFri 19:00 · 70 DecentFri 20:00 · 73 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 79 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 87 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 77 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 62 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 71 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 69 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 80 GrandSat 09:00 · 83 GrandSat 10:00 · 86 GrandSat 11:00 · 88 GrandSat 12:00 · 85 GrandSat 13:00 · 74 DecentSat 14:00 · 89 GrandSat 15:00 · 86 GrandSat 16:00 · 83 GrandSat 17:00 · 80 GrandSat 18:00 · 81 GrandSat 19:00 · 84 GrandSat 20:00 · 87 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 90 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 93 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 80 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 77 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 62 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 50 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 86 GrandSun 09:00 · 89 GrandSun 10:00 · 74 DecentSun 11:00 · 77 DecentSun 12:00 · 80 GrandSun 13:00 · 79 DecentSun 14:00 · 76 DecentSun 15:00 · 73 DecentSun 16:00 · 70 DecentSun 17:00 · 67 DecentSun 18:00 · 64 DecentSun 19:00 · 61 FreshSun 20:00 · 64 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 67 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 67 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 37 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 46 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 25 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 27 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 35 Blowy · nightMon 07:00 · 62 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 63 DecentMon 09:00 · 66 DecentMon 10:00 · 69 DecentMon 11:00 · 72 DecentMon 12:00 · 75 DecentMon 13:00 · 66 DecentMon 14:00 · 81 GrandMon 15:00 · 78 DecentMon 16:00 · 75 DecentMon 17:00 · 72 DecentMon 18:00 · 69 DecentMon 19:00 · 66 DecentMon 22:00 · 35 Blowy · nightTue 01:00 · 37 Blowy · nightTue 04:00 · 70 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 56 FreshTue 13:00 · 66 DecentTue 16:00 · 85 GrandTue 19:00 · 76 DecentTue 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 79 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 89 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 71 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 62 DecentWed 13:00 · 71 DecentWed 16:00 · 81 GrandWed 19:00 · 72 DecentWed 22:00 · 55 Fresh · nightThu 01:00 · 61 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 19:00

70 Decent
  • overhead 2.4 m
  • period 11 s
  • cross-shore wind
  • low-ish tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset2.4 m24 km/h
faces 346° NNW · wind cross
Waves
2.4 m @ 11 s from NW
Wind
24 km/h W · gusts 43
Tide
1.9 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
18:0067 Decent2.4 m (1.8 swell)11 sNW29 km/h W451.5 m dry12°overhead 2.4 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
19:0070 Decent2.4 m (1.7 swell)11 sNW24 km/h W431.9 m dry12°overhead 2.4 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
20:0073 Decent2.4 m (1.7 swell)11 sNW25 km/h W402.4 m dry12°overhead 2.4 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
21:0076 Decent2.4 m (1.7 swell)11 sNW23 km/h W392.8 m dry12°overhead 2.4 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
22:0079 Decent2.4 m (1.6 swell)11 sNW20 km/h W363.0 m ▲dry11°overhead 2.4 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
23:0087 Grand2.4 m (1.6 swell)11 sNW15 km/h WSW333.1 m ▲dry11°overhead 2.4 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0084 Grand2.4 m (1.5 swell)11 sNW13 km/h WSW302.9 m dry11°overhead 2.3 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
01:0080 Grand2.3 m (1.5 swell)11 sNW12 km/h SW282.4 m dry11°overhead 2.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
02:0077 Decent2.3 m (1.5 swell)10 sNW13 km/h SW281.9 m dry10°overhead 2.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
03:0073 Decent2.3 m (1.4 swell)10 sNW13 km/h SW301.6 m dry11°overhead 2.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
04:0062 Decent2.3 m (1.4 swell)10 sNW18 km/h WSW311.4 m ▼dry12°overhead 2.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
05:0071 Decent2.3 m (1.4 swell)10 sNW17 km/h WSW311.4 m ▼dry12°overhead 2.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
06:0074 Decent2.2 m (1.3 swell)10 sNW16 km/h WSW301.6 m dry12°overhead 2.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0069 Decent2.2 m (1.3 swell)10 sNW18 km/h WSW272.0 m dry12°overhead 2.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
08:0080 Grand2.2 m (1.3 swell)10 sNW13 km/h WSW242.4 m dry12°overhead 2.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0083 Grand2.1 m (1.2 swell)10 sNW10 km/h SW222.8 m dry12°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0086 Grand2.1 m (1.2 swell)10 sNW12 km/h SW243.1 m ▲dry13°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
11:0088 Grand2.1 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW14 km/h SW293.2 m ▲dry14°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0085 Grand2.0 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW17 km/h SW333.1 m ▲dry15°overhead 2.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0074 Decent2.0 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h SW362.8 m dry15°overhead 2.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0089 Grand2.0 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW20 km/h SSW382.4 m dry15°overhead 2.0 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
15:0086 Grand2.0 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h SSW401.9 m dry15°overhead 2.0 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
16:0083 Grand2.0 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SSW431.6 m dry15°overhead 2.0 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
17:0080 Grand2.0 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SSW451.4 m ▼dry14°overhead 2.0 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
18:0081 Grand2.0 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SSW471.4 m ▼dry14°overhead 2.0 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
19:0084 Grand2.0 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SSW471.5 m dry13°overhead 2.0 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
20:0087 Grand2.0 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h SSW461.8 m dry13°overhead 2.0 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
21:0090 Grand2.1 m (1.4 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SSW472.2 m dry13°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
22:0093 Grand2.1 m (1.4 swell)10 sWNW28 km/h SSW492.5 m dry13°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
23:0078 Decent2.1 m (1.4 swell)10 sWNW32 km/h SSW512.7 m ▲dry14°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, strong offshore
Sunday, 4 October
00:0080 Grand2.1 m (1.4 swell)10 sWNW33 km/h SSW522.8 m ▲dry14°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, strong offshore
01:0077 Decent2.1 m (1.4 swell)10 sWNW33 km/h SSW532.7 m 0.1 mm14°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, strong offshore
02:0069 Decent2.1 m (1.4 swell)10 sWNW35 km/h SSW552.4 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, strong offshore
03:0065 Decent2.1 m (1.4 swell)10 sWNW33 km/h SSW552.1 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, strong offshore
04:0062 Decent2.1 m (1.4 swell)10 sWNW33 km/h SSW551.8 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, strong offshore
05:0051 Fresh2.1 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW35 km/h SW531.6 m ▼0.1 mm15°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
06:0050 Fresh2.1 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW34 km/h SW521.6 m ▼0.1 mm15°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0065 Decent2.1 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW32 km/h SW511.7 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
08:0086 Grand2.1 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW32 km/h SSW502.0 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
09:0089 Grand2.1 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW32 km/h SW502.3 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
10:0074 Decent2.1 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW32 km/h SW492.6 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
11:0077 Decent2.1 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SW492.9 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0080 Grand2.1 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SW493.1 m ▲dry15°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0079 Decent2.0 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW31 km/h SW503.1 m ▲dry15°overhead 2.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0076 Decent2.0 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SW482.9 m 0.2 mm15°overhead 2.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
15:0073 Decent2.0 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SW472.6 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 2.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:0070 Decent2.0 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW29 km/h SW432.2 m dry16°overhead 2.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
17:0067 Decent2.1 m (1.2 swell)10 sNW29 km/h SW461.8 m dry15°overhead 2.1 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.

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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 surf · Decent · sea 15° · 2.4 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · overhead 2.4 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 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.