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Ross Beach, Killala

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces NE

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Met Éireann Yellow yellow; Moderate warning. Rain warning for Mayo Until 12:00 Fri, 2 Oct.
Dip score now
12
Grim · strong wind, rain
Waves
0.6 m
12 s period from NNE · model cell 2.4 km out
Sea
14.9°
Fresh. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 261 km away.
Tide
3.5 m
High tide. Low at 16:15.
Wind
40 km/h
Strong breeze, S, offshore, gusts 52
Daylight
07:40
Sunrise. Sunset 19:12. Air 14°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
19:00
Decent 69/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m · 0.5 m · 18 km/h
▼ 03:25 ▲ 10:10 ▼ 16:15 ▲ 22:40
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Grand 85/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m · 0.5 m · 18 km/h
▼ 04:20 ▲ 11:20 ▼ 17:40
Sun, 4 Oct
13:00
Grand 89/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry · 0.4 m · 22 km/h
▲ 00:00 ▼ 05:50 ▲ 12:40 ▼ 19:20
Mon, 5 Oct
16:00
Decent 73/100
gentle breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.5 m · 0.5 m · 18 km/h
▲ 01:30 ▼ 07:25 ▲ 14:15 ▼ 20:50
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Decent 78/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m · 0.7 m · 18 km/h
▲ 03:05 ▼ 08:50 ▲ 15:25 ▼ 22:00
Wed, 7 Oct
19:00
Decent 71/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 18 km/h
▲ 04:05 ▼ 09:55 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:40
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 65/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 19 km/h
▲ 05:00 ▼ 10:45 ▲ 17:10 ▼ 23:25

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 11:0012 · Grimstrong wind · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 08:00 · 48 FreshFri 09:00 · 47 FreshFri 10:00 · 61 FreshFri 11:00 · 12 GrimFri 12:00 · 46 FreshFri 13:00 · 53 FreshFri 14:00 · 66 DecentFri 15:00 · 56 FreshFri 16:00 · 51 FreshFri 17:00 · 53 FreshFri 18:00 · 64 DecentFri 19:00 · 69 DecentFri 20:00 · 73 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 78 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 77 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 78 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 64 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSat 05:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 67 DecentSat 09:00 · 71 DecentSat 10:00 · 80 GrandSat 11:00 · 84 GrandSat 12:00 · 85 GrandSat 13:00 · 77 DecentSat 14:00 · 72 DecentSat 15:00 · 68 DecentSat 16:00 · 69 DecentSat 17:00 · 65 DecentSat 18:00 · 63 DecentSat 19:00 · 68 DecentSat 20:00 · 72 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 77 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 90 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 85 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 64 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 50 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 71 DecentSun 09:00 · 75 DecentSun 10:00 · 79 DecentSun 11:00 · 83 GrandSun 12:00 · 87 GrandSun 13:00 · 89 GrandSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 80 GrandSun 16:00 · 76 DecentSun 17:00 · 72 DecentSun 18:00 · 68 DecentSun 19:00 · 63 DecentSun 20:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 70 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 77 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 82 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 82 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 77 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 58 Fresh · nightMon 10:00 · 67 DecentMon 13:00 · 71 DecentMon 16:00 · 73 DecentMon 19:00 · 60 FreshMon 22:00 · 57 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 58 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 44 BlowyTue 13:00 · 78 DecentTue 16:00 · 67 DecentTue 19:00 · 70 DecentTue 22:00 · 63 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 77 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 63 DecentWed 13:00 · 58 FreshWed 19:00 · 71 DecentThu 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 87 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 65 DecentThu 19:00 · 55 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 11:00

12 Grim
  • strong wind
  • rain
  • small waves 0.6 m
  • high tide
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.6 m40 km/h
faces 38° NE · wind offshore
Waves
0.6 m @ 12 s from NNE
Wind
40 km/h S · gusts 52
Tide
3.5 m · high
Air
14°C · 3.9 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
11:0012 Grim0.6 m (0.5 swell)12 sNNE40 km/h S523.5 m ▲3.9 mm14°strong wind, rain, small waves 0.6 m
12:0046 Fresh0.5 m (0.5 swell)12 sNNE26 km/h SSW483.2 m 4.0 mm14°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, rain
13:0053 Fresh0.5 m (0.4 swell)11 sNNE23 km/h SSW392.5 m 0.8 mm13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, rain
14:0066 Decent0.5 m (0.4 swell)11 sNNE20 km/h SSW351.9 m 0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
15:0056 Fresh0.5 m (0.4 swell)11 sNNE23 km/h W351.4 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
16:0051 Fresh0.5 m (0.4 swell)11 sNNE28 km/h W371.3 m ▼dry14°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
17:0053 Fresh0.5 m (0.4 swell)11 sNNE26 km/h W371.3 m ▼dry14°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
18:0064 Decent0.5 m (0.4 swell)11 sNNE25 km/h W361.6 m dry13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
19:0069 Decent0.5 m (0.4 swell)11 sNNE18 km/h W312.0 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
20:0073 Decent0.5 m (0.4 swell)11 sNNE16 km/h WSW242.5 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
21:0078 Decent0.5 m (0.4 swell)11 sNNE17 km/h WSW223.0 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
22:0077 Decent0.5 m (0.4 swell)11 sNNE14 km/h WSW213.2 m ▲dry10°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
23:0078 Decent0.5 m (0.4 swell)11 sNNE13 km/h SW193.3 m ▲dry9°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0073 Decent0.5 m (0.4 swell)11 sNNE15 km/h SW193.1 m dry8°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
01:0068 Decent0.6 m (0.4 swell)11 sNNE16 km/h SW182.7 m dry7°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
02:0064 Decent0.6 m (0.4 swell)11 sNNE14 km/h S182.1 m dry7°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
03:0059 Fresh0.6 m (0.4 swell)11 sNNE17 km/h S181.6 m dry8°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
04:0054 Fresh0.5 m (0.4 swell)11 sNNE16 km/h S181.4 m ▼dry8°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
05:0055 Fresh0.5 m (0.4 swell)11 sNNE13 km/h SSW181.4 m ▼dry8°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
06:0065 Decent0.5 m (0.4 swell)11 sNNE10 km/h SSW181.6 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
07:0063 Decent0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE15 km/h SSW182.0 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
08:0067 Decent0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE14 km/h S182.5 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
09:0071 Decent0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE13 km/h S182.9 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
10:0080 Grand0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE13 km/h S193.2 m ▲dry10°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
11:0084 Grand0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE16 km/h S223.4 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
12:0085 Grand0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE18 km/h SSW263.4 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
13:0077 Decent0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE20 km/h SSW303.1 m dry15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
14:0072 Decent0.4 m (0.2 swell)10 sNNE22 km/h SSW322.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
15:0068 Decent0.4 m (0.2 swell)10 sNNE24 km/h SSW342.1 m dry16°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
16:0069 Decent0.4 m10 sNNE24 km/h SSW361.7 m dry16°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
17:0065 Decent0.4 m10 sNNE27 km/h SSW381.5 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
18:0063 Decent0.4 m10 sNNE28 km/h SSW371.5 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
19:0068 Decent0.4 m10 sNNE23 km/h SSW351.6 m dry14°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
20:0072 Decent0.4 m (0.2 swell)10 sNNE23 km/h SSW331.9 m dry13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
21:0077 Decent0.4 m (0.2 swell)10 sNNE27 km/h S352.3 m dry13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
22:0065 Decent0.4 m (0.2 swell)10 sNNE29 km/h S362.6 m dry13°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
23:0086 Grand0.4 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE27 km/h S382.9 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0090 Grand0.4 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE27 km/h S393.0 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
01:0085 Grand0.4 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE28 km/h SSW403.0 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
02:0064 Decent0.4 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE29 km/h SSW402.6 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
03:0076 Decent0.4 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE28 km/h SSW402.2 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
04:0055 Fresh0.4 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE32 km/h SSW391.9 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
05:0050 Fresh0.4 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE29 km/h SSW401.7 m ▼0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
06:0047 Fresh0.4 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE33 km/h SSW391.6 m ▼0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
07:0051 Fresh0.4 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE30 km/h SW381.7 m ▼0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
08:0071 Decent0.4 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE22 km/h SW392.0 m dry15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
09:0075 Decent0.4 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE22 km/h SW392.4 m dry15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
10:0079 Decent0.4 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE23 km/h SSW392.7 m dry16°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Sligo, 42 km away · metres above chart datum
03:2510:1016:1522:40
Low 03:25 · 1.1 mHigh 10:10 · 3.6 mLow 16:15 · 1.2 mHigh 22:40 · 3.3 m

The spot

Faces
38° NE
Swell window
NW 320° → E 90°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 2.4 km out
Water
Excellent Quality · Blue Flag

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

Lifeguard: YesToiletsParkingAccessible: YesDogs 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?

West Coast Sauna Co. (Kilcummin) · Kilcummin Pier, Killala Bay · 6 km · mobile

West Coast Sauna Co. (Enniscrone) · Enniscrone Pier, Cliff Road, Co. Sligo · 7 km · mobile

Ross strand is a sandy beach located along the shoreline of Killala Bay. It has an extensive triangular estuary with mudflats lining the sides of the channel. Habitats include an extensive triangular estuary with mudflats, saltmarshes and sand dunes. These habitats support a wide variety of vegetation and wildlife species. Ross Beach forms part of the 004036 Killala Bay/Moy Estuary (SPA) & 000458 Killala Bay/Moy Estuary (SAC) Killala Bay is a designated Class A and B Shellfish Production Area. Activities include surfing, canoeing and anglers. The bathing area is approximately 0.30km wide. The bathing water is approximately 0.60km2 in area. The medium and maximum water depth within the designated bathing water is 0.5m and 4.0m respectively depending on the tides.

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🌊 Ross Beach, Killala dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.5 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
🌊 Ross Beach, Killala dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.5 mSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
🌊 Ross Beach, Killala dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.4 mSun, 4 Oct 12:30–13:30 · moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry

Nearby spots

Cartoon Lough

2 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

Lough Meelick

3 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

Lough Callog

5 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

Enniscrone Beach

6 km · Co. Sligo · Excellent Quality

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