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Portnablagh

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Dip score now
88
Grand · light winds, dry
Waves
0.1 m
4 s period from N · model cell 3.6 km out
Sea
15.2°
Grand. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 249 km away.
Tide
1.3 m
Falling, nearly low. Low at 04:55.
Wind
10 km/h
Light breeze, SSW, offshore, gusts 26
Daylight
07:37
Sunrise. Sunset 19:04. Air 9°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
18:00
Grand 98/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 11 km/h
▼ 04:55 ▲ 11:05 ▼ 17:40 ▲ 23:50
Sun, 4 Oct
19:00
Grand 83/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 28 km/h
▼ 06:00 ▲ 12:30 ▼ 19:20
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Decent 73/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 28 km/h
▲ 01:25 ▼ 07:30 ▲ 14:05 ▼ 20:45
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Decent 79/100
gentle breeze, showers possible, calm sea · 0.3 m · 17 km/h
▲ 03:00 ▼ 09:10 ▲ 15:30 ▼ 22:00
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 78/100
gentle breeze, rain, calm sea · 0.1 m · 18 km/h
▲ 04:05 ▼ 10:10 ▲ 16:30 ▼ 22:45
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 80/100
light winds, showers possible · 8 km/h
▲ 05:00 ▼ 11:05 ▲ 17:15 ▼ 23:40
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Fresh 54/100
moderate breeze, rain, low tide · 27 km/h
▲ 05:35 ▼ 11:50 ▲ 18:05

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 04:0088 · Grandlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 69 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 78 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 88 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 88 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 82 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 77 DecentSat 09:00 · 72 DecentSat 10:00 · 68 DecentSat 11:00 · 66 DecentSat 12:00 · 70 DecentSat 13:00 · 74 DecentSat 14:00 · 78 DecentSat 15:00 · 83 GrandSat 16:00 · 87 GrandSat 17:00 · 97 GrandSat 18:00 · 98 GrandSat 19:00 · 94 GrandSat 20:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 82 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 77 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 67 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 64 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 85 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 90 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 80 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 75 DecentSun 09:00 · 55 FreshSun 10:00 · 67 DecentSun 11:00 · 62 DecentSun 12:00 · 58 FreshSun 13:00 · 64 DecentSun 14:00 · 62 DecentSun 15:00 · 50 FreshSun 16:00 · 54 FreshSun 17:00 · 74 DecentSun 18:00 · 63 DecentSun 19:00 · 83 GrandSun 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 51 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 47 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 34 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 59 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 05:00 · 56 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 61 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 66 DecentMon 09:00 · 62 DecentMon 10:00 · 73 DecentMon 11:00 · 69 DecentMon 12:00 · 49 FreshMon 13:00 · 45 FreshMon 14:00 · 40 BlowyMon 15:00 · 36 BlowyMon 16:00 · 56 FreshMon 17:00 · 60 FreshMon 18:00 · 64 DecentMon 19:00 · 69 DecentMon 22:00 · 75 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 67 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 58 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 75 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 79 DecentTue 13:00 · 66 DecentTue 16:00 · 57 FreshTue 19:00 · 76 DecentTue 22:00 · 89 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 75 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 55 Fresh · nightWed 07:00 · 65 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 78 DecentWed 13:00 · 57 FreshWed 16:00 · 43 BlowyWed 19:00 · 56 FreshWed 22:00 · 70 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 57 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 48 Fresh · nightThu 13:00 · 80 GrandThu 19:00 · 59 FreshFri 01:00 · 57 Fresh · nightFri 07:00 · 26 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 54 FreshFri 19:00 · 25 Grim

Sat, 3 Oct, 04:00

88 Grand
  • light winds
  • dry
  • calm sea
  • low tide
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.1 m10 km/h
faces 344° NNW · wind offshore
Waves
0.1 m @ 4 s from N
Wind
10 km/h SSW · gusts 26
Tide
1.3 m · low
Air
9°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
03:0088 Grand0.1 m4 sN10 km/h SSW281.7 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0088 Grand0.1 m4 sN10 km/h SSW261.3 m ▼dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0092 Grand0.1 m4 sN10 km/h SSW251.2 m ▼dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0092 Grand0.1 m4 sN12 km/h SW251.4 m ▼dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0082 Grand0.1 m4 sN14 km/h SW271.8 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0077 Decent0.1 m4 sN13 km/h SW282.3 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0072 Decent0.1 m4 sN13 km/h SW282.9 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0068 Decent0.1 m4 sN19 km/h W303.4 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0066 Decent0.1 m4 sN17 km/h W313.6 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0070 Decent0.1 m4 sN18 km/h W313.5 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0074 Decent0.1 m4 sN14 km/h WSW303.2 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0078 Decent0.1 m4 sN14 km/h WSW302.8 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0083 Grand0.1 m4 sN15 km/h WSW302.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0087 Grand0.1 m4 sN15 km/h SW301.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0097 Grand0.1 m4 sN12 km/h SSW301.4 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
18:0098 Grand0.1 m4 sN11 km/h SSW271.3 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:0094 Grand0.1 m4 sN10 km/h S231.5 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0086 Grand0.1 m4 sN10 km/h S221.9 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:0082 Grand0.1 m4 sN11 km/h S252.3 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0077 Decent0.1 m4 sN9 km/h S302.8 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0067 Decent0.1 m10 sN13 km/h S363.1 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0064 Decent0.1 m10 sN16 km/h SSE413.2 m ▲dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0068 Decent0.1 m10 sN17 km/h S453.1 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0076 Decent0.1 m10 sN17 km/h S482.8 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0076 Decent0.1 m10 sN21 km/h SSW502.4 m dry14°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
04:0081 Grand0.1 m10 sN27 km/h SSW511.9 m dry15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
05:0085 Grand0.1 m10 sN22 km/h SSW501.6 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
06:0090 Grand0.1 m10 sN20 km/h SSW501.4 m ▼0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
07:0080 Grand0.1 m10 sN26 km/h SW501.5 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0075 Decent0.1 m10 sN27 km/h SW501.8 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0055 Fresh0.1 m10 sN29 km/h SW502.2 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0067 Decent0.1 m10 sN28 km/h SW492.7 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0062 Decent0.1 m10 sN26 km/h SW493.1 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0058 Fresh0.1 m10 sN26 km/h SW493.4 m ▲0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0064 Decent0.1 m10 sN23 km/h SSW503.4 m ▲0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
14:0062 Decent0.1 m10 sN27 km/h SW503.3 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0050 Fresh0.1 m10 sN29 km/h SW512.9 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0054 Fresh0.1 m10 sN29 km/h SW512.5 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0074 Decent0.1 m10 sN27 km/h SW512.0 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0063 Decent0.1 m10 sN29 km/h SW501.6 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0083 Grand0.1 m10 sN28 km/h WSW501.4 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0081 Grand0.1 m11 sN27 km/h SW461.5 m ▼0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0060 Fresh0.1 m11 sN30 km/h SW461.7 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0056 Fresh0.1 m11 sN30 km/h WSW482.0 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0051 Fresh0.1 m11 sN31 km/h SW462.4 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
Monday, 5 October
00:0047 Fresh0.1 m11 sN33 km/h WSW472.8 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0034 Blowy0.2 m11 sN30 km/h WSW553.0 m ▲dry14°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0059 Fresh0.2 m11 sN26 km/h WSW483.0 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Tory Island (modelled), 19 km away · metres above chart datum
04:5511:0517:4023:50
Low 04:55 · 1.2 mHigh 11:05 · 3.6 mLow 17:40 · 1.3 mHigh 23:50 · 3.2 m

The spot

Faces
344° NNW
Swell window
W 270° → NE 50°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 3.6 km out
Water
Good Quality

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 Good, 2023 Good, 2022 Good. The EPA flags a short-term pollution risk here after heavy rain.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

No lifeguard listedNo toiletsParkingYesAccessible: YesDogs on lead

As listed by Donegal County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Cocoon Sauna · Portnablagh Pier, Dunfanaghy · right here · fixed

itSaunatrailer · The Wee Beach, Marble Hill, Dunfanaghy · 2 km · fixed

The Hot Barrel Sauna · Portsalon Pier (also Kerrykeel Pier) · 20 km · mobile

The Swilly Sauna · Main Beach car park, Rathmullan · 27 km · mobile

Portnablagh beach consists of a small sandy beach; confined by Portnablagh pier to the North and a small headland to the South. Portnablagh beach supports a variety of wildlife including birds and shellfish. The site is part of a Special Protection Area (SPA) under the E.U. Birds Directive, of special conservation interest. This is because of rare bird species present. Activities at Portnablagh beach include swimming, kayaking, boating, windsurfing, sailing, surfing, power boating, jet skiing, diving and other land based activities on the beach. The beach is located beside the small working pier and slipway. There is a very deep gradient off Portnablagh Beach with the water depth reaching 1m approx. 10m from the water line and continuing out at a deep slope.

Put Portnablagh in your calendar

Dipper Plus drops the best dip hour here into your phone every day, with waves, sea temperature, tide and a 45-minute nudge. Up to three spots.

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🌊 Portnablagh dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.1 mSat, 3 Oct 17:30–18:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Portnablagh dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.1 mSun, 4 Oct 18:30–19:30 · moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 Portnablagh dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.2 mMon, 5 Oct 09:30–10:30 · moderate breeze, dry, calm sea

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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.