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Rinroe Beach, Carrowtigue

Excellent Quality 2025 Green Coast faces NW

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Met Éireann Yellow yellow; Moderate warning. Rain warning for Mayo Until 12:00 Fri, 2 Oct.
Dip score now
0
Grim · fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore
Waves
2.6 m
12 s period from WNW · model cell 1.7 km out
Sea
15.1°
Grand. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 303 km away.
Tide
3.2 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 09:55.
Wind
31 km/h
Fresh breeze, S, offshore, gusts 58
Daylight
07:42
Sunrise. Sunset 19:15. Air 14°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
14:00
Fresh 56/100
gentle breeze, dry, big sea 2.4 m · 2.4 m · 19 km/h
▼ 03:25 ▲ 09:55 ▼ 16:05 ▲ 22:30
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Fresh 59/100
gentle breeze, dry, big sea 2.0 m · 2.0 m · 14 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
16:00
Blowy 41/100
moderate breeze, showers possible, big sea 2.2 m · 2.2 m · 27 km/h
▲ 01:30 ▼ 07:15 ▲ 13:50 ▼ 20:40
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Fresh 56/100
gentle breeze, dry, big sea 2.2 m · 2.2 m · 19 km/h
▲ 03:05 ▼ 08:55 ▲ 15:10 ▼ 21:50
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 67/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible · 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 · 21 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 09:000 · Grimfresh breeze · offshore, flatter inshore
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 06:00 · 11 Grim · nightFri 07:00 · 1 Grim · nightFri 08:00 · 0 GrimFri 09:00 · 0 GrimFri 10:00 · 0 GrimFri 11:00 · 0 GrimFri 12:00 · 25 GrimFri 13:00 · 46 FreshFri 14:00 · 56 FreshFri 15:00 · 27 GrimFri 16:00 · 33 BlowyFri 17:00 · 30 BlowyFri 18:00 · 30 BlowyFri 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 · 56 Fresh · nightSat 08:00 · 56 FreshSat 09:00 · 56 FreshSat 10:00 · 59 FreshSat 11:00 · 49 FreshSat 12:00 · 49 FreshSat 13:00 · 49 FreshSat 14:00 · 49 FreshSat 15:00 · 49 FreshSat 16:00 · 49 FreshSat 17:00 · 33 BlowySat 18:00 · 33 BlowySat 19:00 · 33 BlowySat 20:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 21:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 22:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 23:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSun 00:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSun 01:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSun 02:00 · 25 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 17 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSun 05:00 · 17 Grim · 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 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 06:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 07:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 10:00 · 25 GrimMon 13:00 · 25 GrimMon 16:00 · 41 BlowyMon 19:00 · 41 BlowyMon 22:00 · 37 Blowy · nightTue 01:00 · 36 Blowy · nightTue 04:00 · 30 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 · 67 DecentWed 13:00 · 67 DecentWed 19:00 · 63 DecentThu 01:00 · 67 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 79 DecentThu 19:00 · 52 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 09:00

0 Grim
  • fresh breeze
  • offshore, flatter inshore
  • rain
  • heavy sea 2.6 m
  • high tide
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset2.6 m31 km/h
faces 325° NW · wind offshore
Waves
2.6 m @ 12 s from WNW
Wind
31 km/h S · gusts 58
Tide
3.3 m · high
Air
14°C · 3.2 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
08:000 Grim2.6 m (2.2 swell)12 sWNW35 km/h S542.9 m 2.6 mm14°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, rain
09:000 Grim2.6 m (2.1 swell)12 sWNW31 km/h S583.3 m ▲3.2 mm14°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, rain
10:000 Grim2.6 m (2.1 swell)12 sWNW31 km/h SSW583.4 m ▲3.5 mm14°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, rain
11:000 Grim2.5 m (2.0 swell)11 sWNW21 km/h SW543.3 m ▲3.2 mm13°moderate breeze, rain, heavy sea 2.5 m
12:0025 Grim2.5 m (2.0 swell)11 sWNW29 km/h SW452.9 m 0.8 mm13°fresh breeze, showers possible, big sea 2.5 m
13:0046 Fresh2.4 m (1.9 swell)11 sNW24 km/h SSW412.3 m 0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 2.4 m
14:0056 Fresh2.4 m (1.9 swell)11 sNW19 km/h WSW401.7 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 2.4 m
15:0027 Grim2.4 m (1.9 swell)11 sNW31 km/h W421.3 m ▼dry13°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0033 Blowy2.4 m (1.8 swell)11 sNW31 km/h W451.2 m ▼dry14°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 2.4 m
17:0030 Blowy2.4 m (1.8 swell)11 sNW31 km/h W441.2 m ▼dry13°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 2.4 m
18:0030 Blowy2.4 m (1.8 swell)11 sNW30 km/h W421.5 m dry13°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 2.4 m
19:0046 Fresh2.4 m (1.8 swell)11 sNW28 km/h W401.9 m dry12°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 2.3 m
20:0046 Fresh2.3 m (1.7 swell)11 sNW28 km/h W382.4 m dry11°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 2.3 m
21:0046 Fresh2.3 m (1.7 swell)11 sNW27 km/h W362.8 m dry11°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 2.3 m
22:0046 Fresh2.3 m (1.7 swell)11 sNW21 km/h W323.0 m ▲dry11°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 2.3 m
23:0056 Fresh2.3 m (1.6 swell)11 sNW16 km/h WSW293.1 m ▲dry11°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 2.3 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0056 Fresh2.3 m (1.6 swell)11 sNW16 km/h WSW262.9 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 2.3 m
01:0056 Fresh2.2 m (1.6 swell)11 sNW16 km/h WSW262.4 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 2.2 m
02:0056 Fresh2.2 m (1.5 swell)11 sNW17 km/h WSW271.9 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 2.2 m
03:0056 Fresh2.2 m (1.5 swell)10 sNW18 km/h WSW281.6 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 2.2 m
04:0056 Fresh2.2 m (1.4 swell)10 sNW19 km/h WSW281.4 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 2.2 m
05:0056 Fresh2.1 m (1.4 swell)10 sNW16 km/h WSW281.4 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 2.1 m
06:0056 Fresh2.1 m (1.3 swell)10 sNW18 km/h W251.6 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 2.1 m
07:0056 Fresh2.1 m (1.3 swell)10 sNW13 km/h SW222.0 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 2.1 m
08:0056 Fresh2.0 m (1.2 swell)10 sNW12 km/h SW212.4 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 2.0 m
09:0056 Fresh2.0 m (1.2 swell)10 sNW12 km/h SW202.8 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 2.0 m
10:0059 Fresh2.0 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW14 km/h SW233.1 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 2.0 m
11:0049 Fresh2.0 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW21 km/h SW293.2 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 2.0 m
12:0049 Fresh1.9 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW23 km/h SW333.1 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.9 m
13:0049 Fresh1.9 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SW362.8 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.9 m
14:0049 Fresh1.9 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SW402.4 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.9 m
15:0049 Fresh1.9 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW26 km/h SSW431.9 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.9 m
16:0049 Fresh1.9 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW28 km/h SSW461.6 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.9 m
17:0033 Blowy1.9 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW31 km/h SSW481.4 m ▼dry14°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 1.9 m
18:0033 Blowy1.9 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW32 km/h SSW481.4 m ▼dry14°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 1.9 m
19:0033 Blowy1.9 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW31 km/h SSW481.5 m dry14°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 1.9 m
20:0033 Blowy1.9 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW32 km/h SSW471.8 m dry14°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 1.9 m
21:0033 Blowy1.9 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW33 km/h SSW492.2 m dry14°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 1.9 m
22:0033 Blowy2.0 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW33 km/h SSW502.5 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 2.0 m
23:0033 Blowy2.0 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW34 km/h SSW522.7 m ▲0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 2.0 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0033 Blowy2.0 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW36 km/h SSW532.8 m ▲0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 2.0 m
01:0033 Blowy2.0 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW35 km/h SSW542.7 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 2.0 m
02:0025 Grim2.0 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW39 km/h SSW552.4 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 2.1 m
03:0017 Grim2.0 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW39 km/h SSW542.1 m dry15°strong wind, dry, big sea 2.0 m
04:0033 Blowy2.0 m (1.3 swell)10 sWNW36 km/h SW531.8 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 2.0 m
05:0017 Grim2.0 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW39 km/h SW531.6 m ▼0.1 mm15°strong wind, dry, big sea 2.0 m
06:0033 Blowy2.0 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW36 km/h SW511.6 m ▼0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 2.0 m
07:0033 Blowy2.0 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW33 km/h SW511.7 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 WSW and ENE reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Ballyglass, 6 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
325° NW
Swell window
WSW 240° → ENE 70°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 1.7 km out
Water
Excellent 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 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

No lifeguard listedNo toiletsParkingDogs on lead (Dogs only allowed before 12pm and after 6.30pm during the bathing season 1st June to 15th September otherwise allowed at all times onto beach.)

As listed by Mayo County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Sona Sauna (Belmullet) · Belmullet, Erris · 13 km · mobile

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Rinroe is a fine sandy beach backing onto sand dunes. The environs of Benwee Head, with its cliffs, arches, stacks and islands, offers some of the most dramatic coastal scenery in Ireland. Rinroe beach is located within an area that is immersed in Irish history, culture and folklore. Swimming is the most common activity. The bathing area is approximately 300m wide. The bathing water is approximately 180km² in area. This beach is a designated bathing area. The medium and maximum water depth within the designated bathing water is 0.5m and 5.0m respectively depending on tides.

Put Rinroe Beach, Carrowtigue 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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🌊 Rinroe Beach, Carrowtigue dip · Fresh · sea 15° · 2.4 mFri, 2 Oct 13:30–14:30 · gentle breeze, dry, big sea 2.4 m
🌊 Rinroe Beach, Carrowtigue dip · Fresh · sea 15° · 2.0 mSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · gentle breeze, dry, big sea 2.0 m
🌊 Rinroe Beach, Carrowtigue dip · Fresh · sea 15° · 2.0 mSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · moderate breeze, dry, big sea 2.0 m

Nearby spots

Portacloy Beach

5 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

Loch na Ceathrún Móire

13 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

Belmullet Tidal Pool & Shore Road Bathing Area

13 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

Loch Thearmann Caithreach

15 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

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