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Ross Beach, Killala

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39
Blowy · knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s
Waves
0.4 m
10 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
3.0 m
Falling. Low at 17:40.
Wind
13 km/h
Gentle breeze, SW, offshore, gusts 23
Daylight
07:41
Sunrise. Sunset 19:10. Air 15°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
13:00
Blowy 39/100
knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 0.4 m · 13 km/h
▼ 04:20 ▲ 11:20 ▼ 17:40
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Blowy 39/100
knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 0.4 m · 23 km/h
▲ 00:00 ▼ 05:50 ▲ 12:40 ▼ 19:20
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Decent 64/100
waist-high 0.6 m, period 11 s, offshore wind · 0.6 m · 19 km/h
▲ 01:30 ▼ 07:25 ▲ 14:15 ▼ 20:50
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Blowy 29/100
knee-high 0.6 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind · 0.6 m · 16 km/h
▲ 03:05 ▼ 08:50 ▲ 15:25 ▼ 22:00
Wed, 7 Oct
16:00
Fresh 46/100
waist-high 0.6 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind · 0.6 m · 27 km/h
▲ 04:05 ▼ 09:55 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:40
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Decent 64/100
waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, offshore wind · 0.7 m · 12 km/h
▲ 05:00 ▼ 10:45 ▲ 17:10 ▼ 23:25
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 26 km/h
▲ 05:40 ▼ 11:25 ▲ 17:50

Week at a glance

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Sat 13:0039 · Blowyknee-high 0.4 m · period 10 s
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 09:00 · 39 BlowySat 10:00 · 39 BlowySat 11:00 · 39 BlowySat 12:00 · 39 BlowySat 13:00 · 39 BlowySat 14:00 · 39 BlowySat 15:00 · 39 BlowySat 16:00 · 39 BlowySat 17:00 · 39 BlowySat 18:00 · 39 BlowySat 19:00 · 39 BlowySat 20:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 21:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 22:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 23:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 00:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 01:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 02:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 05:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 06:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 07:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 08:00 · 39 BlowySun 09:00 · 39 BlowySun 10:00 · 39 BlowySun 11:00 · 21 GrimSun 12:00 · 21 GrimSun 13:00 · 21 GrimSun 14:00 · 39 BlowySun 15:00 · 21 GrimSun 16:00 · 39 BlowySun 17:00 · 39 BlowySun 18:00 · 39 BlowySun 19:00 · 39 BlowySun 20:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 21:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 22:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 23:00 · 39 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 39 Blowy · nightMon 01:00 · 39 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 39 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 64 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 64 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 46 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 64 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 64 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 64 DecentMon 09:00 · 39 BlowyMon 10:00 · 39 BlowyMon 11:00 · 39 BlowyMon 12:00 · 39 BlowyMon 13:00 · 39 BlowyMon 14:00 · 39 BlowyMon 15:00 · 39 BlowyMon 16:00 · 39 BlowyMon 17:00 · 39 BlowyMon 18:00 · 39 BlowyMon 19:00 · 39 BlowyMon 20:00 · 64 Decent · nightMon 21:00 · 54 Fresh · nightMon 22:00 · 38 Blowy · nightMon 23:00 · 38 Blowy · nightTue 00:00 · 38 Blowy · nightTue 01:00 · 38 Blowy · nightTue 02:00 · 52 Fresh · nightTue 03:00 · 52 Fresh · nightTue 04:00 · 54 Fresh · nightTue 05:00 · 54 Fresh · nightTue 06:00 · 54 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 54 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 29 BlowyTue 13:00 · 29 BlowyTue 16:00 · 21 GrimTue 19:00 · 29 BlowyTue 22:00 · 29 Blowy · nightWed 01:00 · 39 Blowy · nightWed 04:00 · 29 Blowy · nightWed 07:00 · 29 Blowy · nightWed 10:00 · 21 GrimWed 13:00 · 21 GrimWed 16:00 · 46 FreshWed 19:00 · 46 FreshWed 22:00 · 46 Fresh · nightThu 01:00 · 54 Fresh · nightThu 04:00 · 54 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 64 Decent · nightThu 10:00 · 64 DecentThu 13:00 · 39 BlowyThu 19:00 · 39 BlowyFri 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightFri 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 19:00 · 0 Grim

Sat, 3 Oct, 13:00

39 Blowy
  • knee-high 0.4 m
  • period 10 s
  • offshore wind
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.4 m13 km/h
faces 38° NE · wind offshore
Waves
0.4 m @ 10 s from NNE
Wind
13 km/h SW · gusts 23
Tide
3.1 m · upper half
Air
15°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
13:0039 Blowy0.4 m10 sNNE13 km/h SW233.1 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
14:0039 Blowy0.3 m10 sNNE17 km/h SSW242.6 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
15:0039 Blowy0.3 m10 sNNE19 km/h SSW262.1 m dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
16:0039 Blowy0.3 m10 sNNE20 km/h SW281.7 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
17:0039 Blowy0.3 m10 sNNE21 km/h SW271.5 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
18:0039 Blowy0.3 m10 sNNE17 km/h SW261.5 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
19:0039 Blowy0.3 m10 sNNE12 km/h SSW231.6 m dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
20:0039 Blowy0.3 m (0.2 swell)10 sNNE15 km/h S211.9 m dry12°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
21:0039 Blowy0.3 m (0.2 swell)10 sNNE22 km/h S242.3 m dry12°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
22:0039 Blowy0.3 m (0.2 swell)10 sNNE24 km/h S272.6 m dry11°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
23:0039 Blowy0.4 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE26 km/h S302.9 m ▲dry11°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0039 Blowy0.4 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE27 km/h S333.0 m ▲dry11°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
01:0039 Blowy0.4 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE28 km/h S373.0 m ▲dry11°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
02:0021 Grim0.4 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE33 km/h S392.6 m dry11°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, strong offshore
03:0021 Grim0.4 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE32 km/h S402.2 m dry12°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, strong offshore
04:0039 Blowy0.4 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE31 km/h SSW391.9 m dry12°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
05:0039 Blowy0.4 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE28 km/h SSW381.7 m ▼dry12°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
06:0039 Blowy0.4 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE28 km/h S371.6 m ▼dry12°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
07:0039 Blowy0.4 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE26 km/h S371.7 m ▼dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
08:0039 Blowy0.4 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE23 km/h S362.0 m dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
09:0039 Blowy0.4 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE24 km/h SSW362.4 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
10:0039 Blowy0.4 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE31 km/h SSW382.7 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
11:0021 Grim0.4 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE33 km/h SSW403.0 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, strong offshore
12:0021 Grim0.4 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE33 km/h SSW413.3 m ▲dry17°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, strong offshore
13:0021 Grim0.4 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE32 km/h SSW423.4 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, strong offshore
14:0039 Blowy0.4 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE31 km/h SSW433.2 m 0.1 mm16°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
15:0021 Grim0.4 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE34 km/h SW422.8 m 0.1 mm16°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, strong offshore
16:0039 Blowy0.4 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE31 km/h SW412.4 m 0.1 mm16°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
17:0039 Blowy0.4 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE30 km/h SSW402.0 m 0.1 mm16°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
18:0039 Blowy0.4 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE30 km/h SW391.7 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
19:0039 Blowy0.4 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE29 km/h SW381.5 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
20:0039 Blowy0.4 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE28 km/h SSW371.5 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
21:0039 Blowy0.5 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE31 km/h SSW371.7 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
22:0039 Blowy0.5 m (0.4 swell)11 sNNE28 km/h SW382.0 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
23:0039 Blowy0.5 m (0.4 swell)11 sNNE28 km/h SW392.3 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
Monday, 5 October
00:0039 Blowy0.5 m (0.4 swell)11 sNNE26 km/h SW402.6 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
01:0039 Blowy0.6 m (0.5 swell)11 sNNE27 km/h SW412.9 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
02:0039 Blowy0.6 m (0.5 swell)12 sNNE25 km/h SSW412.9 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.6 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
03:0064 Decent0.6 m (0.5 swell)12 sNNE32 km/h SW402.8 m dry16°waist-high 0.6 m, period 12 s, offshore wind
04:0064 Decent0.6 m (0.5 swell)12 sNNE32 km/h SW412.5 m dry16°waist-high 0.6 m, period 12 s, offshore wind
05:0046 Fresh0.6 m (0.6 swell)12 sNNE32 km/h WSW412.2 m dry16°waist-high 0.6 m, period 12 s, strong offshore
06:0064 Decent0.6 m (0.6 swell)12 sNNE29 km/h WSW401.9 m dry16°waist-high 0.6 m, period 12 s, offshore wind
07:0064 Decent0.6 m (0.5 swell)11 sNNE19 km/h SW371.7 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.6 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
08:0064 Decent0.6 m (0.5 swell)11 sNNE19 km/h SW391.7 m ▼dry14°waist-high 0.6 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
09:0039 Blowy0.6 m (0.5 swell)11 sNNE20 km/h SW371.9 m dry15°knee-high 0.6 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
10:0039 Blowy0.6 m (0.5 swell)11 sNNE21 km/h SW372.2 m dry15°knee-high 0.6 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
11:0039 Blowy0.6 m (0.5 swell)11 sNNE21 km/h SW392.5 m dry15°knee-high 0.6 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
12:0039 Blowy0.5 m (0.4 swell)11 sNNE22 km/h SW392.9 m dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, period 11 s, offshore wind

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
04:2011:2017:40
Low 04:20 · 1.4 mHigh 11:20 · 3.4 mLow 17:40 · 1.5 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 surf · Blowy · sea 15° · 0.4 mSat, 3 Oct 12:30–13:30 · knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
🏄 Ross Beach, Killala surf · Blowy · sea 15° · 0.4 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
🏄 Ross Beach, Killala surf · Decent · sea 15° · 0.6 mMon, 5 Oct 07:30–08:30 · waist-high 0.6 m, period 11 s, offshore wind

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.