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Salthill Beach

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag Green Coast faces SSW

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Dip score now
75
Decent · moderate breeze, dry
Waves
0.7 m
11 s period from WSW · model cell 1.9 km out
Sea
16.9°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 237 km away.
Tide
1.6 m
Low tide. High at 22:05.
Wind
25 km/h
Moderate breeze, W, cross, gusts 43
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:12. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
16:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m · 0.7 m · 25 km/h
▼ 02:55 ▲ 09:30 ▼ 15:30 ▲ 22:05
Sat, 3 Oct
18:00
Grand 94/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 12 km/h
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:20 ▼ 16:35 ▲ 23:15
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Decent 71/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 0.7 m · 25 km/h
▼ 05:00 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:10
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 84/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m · 0.5 m · 19 km/h
▲ 00:50 ▼ 06:50 ▲ 13:20 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 82/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 15 km/h
▲ 02:10 ▼ 08:25 ▲ 14:35 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 94/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 9 km/h
▲ 03:20 ▼ 09:20 ▲ 15:35 ▼ 21:50
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 87/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
▲ 04:05 ▼ 10:05 ▲ 16:15 ▼ 22:30

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 16:0076 · Decentmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 15:00 · 60 FreshFri 16:00 · 76 DecentFri 17:00 · 72 DecentFri 18:00 · 67 DecentFri 19:00 · 73 DecentFri 20:00 · 66 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 62 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 63 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 67 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 72 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 77 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 82 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 93 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 88 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 79 DecentSat 09:00 · 75 DecentSat 10:00 · 73 DecentSat 11:00 · 75 DecentSat 12:00 · 73 DecentSat 13:00 · 84 GrandSat 14:00 · 82 GrandSat 15:00 · 87 GrandSat 16:00 · 91 GrandSat 17:00 · 92 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 90 GrandSat 20:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 75 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 71 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSun 00:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 62 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 67 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 72 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 64 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 36 BlowySun 09:00 · 40 BlowySun 10:00 · 52 FreshSun 11:00 · 47 FreshSun 12:00 · 29 BlowySun 13:00 · 33 BlowySun 14:00 · 25 GrimSun 15:00 · 42 BlowySun 16:00 · 35 BlowySun 17:00 · 67 DecentSun 18:00 · 71 DecentSun 19:00 · 57 FreshSun 20:00 · 64 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 48 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 45 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 49 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 54 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 59 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 67 DecentMon 09:00 · 63 DecentMon 10:00 · 64 DecentMon 11:00 · 60 FreshMon 12:00 · 50 FreshMon 13:00 · 45 FreshMon 14:00 · 53 FreshMon 15:00 · 57 FreshMon 16:00 · 55 FreshMon 17:00 · 60 FreshMon 18:00 · 64 DecentMon 19:00 · 84 GrandMon 22:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 66 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 75 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 79 DecentTue 13:00 · 65 DecentTue 16:00 · 72 DecentTue 19:00 · 82 GrandTue 22:00 · 87 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 74 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 67 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 94 GrandWed 13:00 · 78 DecentWed 16:00 · 58 FreshWed 19:00 · 78 DecentWed 22:00 · 96 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 72 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 87 GrandThu 19:00 · 51 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 16:00

76 Decent
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
  • small waves 0.7 m
  • low tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.7 m25 km/h
faces 198° SSW · wind cross
Waves
0.7 m @ 11 s from WSW
Wind
25 km/h W · gusts 43
Tide
1.5 m · low
Air
15°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
16:0076 Decent0.7 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW25 km/h W431.5 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
17:0072 Decent0.7 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW28 km/h W421.9 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
18:0067 Decent0.7 m (0.2 swell)11 sWSW28 km/h W402.5 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
19:0073 Decent0.6 m (0.2 swell)11 sWSW19 km/h W363.0 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
20:0066 Decent0.6 m (0.2 swell)11 sWSW16 km/h WNW303.6 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
21:0062 Decent0.5 m (0.2 swell)11 sWSW13 km/h WNW274.1 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
22:0063 Decent0.5 m11 sWSW9 km/h WNW254.4 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
23:0067 Decent0.5 m11 sWSW8 km/h WNW224.2 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0072 Decent0.4 m11 sWSW9 km/h NW203.7 m dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
01:0077 Decent0.4 m10 sWSW10 km/h WNW193.0 m dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
02:0082 Grand0.4 m10 sWSW10 km/h WNW192.5 m dry12°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
03:0093 Grand0.4 m10 sWSW8 km/h WNW202.0 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0097 Grand0.4 m10 sWSW6 km/h NW211.8 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0092 Grand0.3 m10 sWSW8 km/h WNW212.0 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0088 Grand0.3 m10 sWSW10 km/h WNW192.5 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0084 Grand0.3 m10 sWSW6 km/h NW173.0 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0079 Decent0.3 m10 sWSW6 km/h NNW153.4 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0075 Decent0.3 m10 sWSW8 km/h WNW153.9 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0073 Decent0.3 m10 sWSW6 km/h W174.3 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:0075 Decent0.3 m10 sWSW11 km/h S214.3 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:0073 Decent0.3 m10 sWSW13 km/h SSW233.9 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0084 Grand0.3 m10 sWSW10 km/h SW253.4 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:0082 Grand0.3 m10 sWSW13 km/h WSW262.8 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0087 Grand0.3 m10 sWSW16 km/h WSW272.3 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0091 Grand0.3 m10 sWSW17 km/h WSW271.9 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0092 Grand0.3 m10 sWSW14 km/h WSW261.8 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0094 Grand0.3 m10 sWSW12 km/h WSW232.0 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:0090 Grand0.3 m10 sWSW12 km/h SW212.4 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0080 Grand0.3 m10 sWSW13 km/h WSW212.8 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0075 Decent0.3 m10 sWSW14 km/h SW243.3 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0071 Decent0.3 m10 sWSW19 km/h S283.8 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0051 Fresh0.3 m10 sWSW23 km/h SSW324.0 m ▲dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0054 Fresh0.3 m10 sWSW24 km/h S354.0 m ▲dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
01:0056 Fresh0.3 m10 sWSW22 km/h S363.7 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
02:0060 Fresh0.4 m10 sWSW23 km/h S373.2 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
03:0062 Decent0.4 m10 sWSW20 km/h S392.8 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
04:0067 Decent0.5 m10 sWSW22 km/h SSW422.4 m ▼0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
05:0072 Decent0.5 m10 sWSW26 km/h SW432.2 m ▼0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
06:0068 Decent0.5 m10 sWSW26 km/h SW452.3 m ▼0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
07:0064 Decent0.6 m10 sWSW21 km/h SSW462.5 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
08:0036 Blowy0.6 m10 sWSW30 km/h SW472.8 m 0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
09:0040 Blowy0.6 m10 sWSW29 km/h SW483.2 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
10:0052 Fresh0.6 m10 sWSW28 km/h SSW483.7 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
11:0047 Fresh0.6 m10 sWSW27 km/h SSW484.0 m ▲0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
12:0029 Blowy0.7 m4 sWSW32 km/h SW484.1 m ▲0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
13:0033 Blowy0.7 m4 sWSW34 km/h SW483.9 m ▲0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
14:0025 Grim0.8 m4 sWSW30 km/h SW433.6 m 0.4 mm16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, rain
15:0042 Blowy0.8 m4 sWSW31 km/h SW433.1 m dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Galway, 3 km away · metres above chart datum
02:5509:3015:3022:05
Low 02:55 · 1.4 mHigh 09:30 · 4.7 mLow 15:30 · 1.5 mHigh 22:05 · 4.4 m

The spot

Faces
198° SSW
Swell window
ESE 110° → W 260°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 1.9 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: Life Guard hut marked on beach map and is yellow & orange in colour, easily identifiableToiletsParkingBus stop located adjacent to Ladies beach and BlackrockAccessible: Access ramps availableNo dogs (Refer to beach code of conduct and dog control bye-laws 2008)

As listed by Galway City Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Fad Saoil Saunas (Salthill) · Salthill promenade · right here · fixed

Power Saunas · Silverstrand beach, Barna · 2 km · fixed

Sauna Fiain · Renville Pier, Oranmore · 8 km · fixed

Driftwood Sauna · Spiddal Pier, An Spideal · 15 km · fixed

The beach at Salthill is actually several small beaches separated by outcrops. Some of the beaches are sandy and some pebbly, with the main bathing areas located at Blackrock and Ladies Beach. The beach faces directly across Galway Bay and boasts breath-taking views.

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🌊 Salthill Beach dip · Decent · sea 17° · 0.7 mFri, 2 Oct 15:30–16:30 · moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
🌊 Salthill Beach dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.3 mSat, 3 Oct 17:30–18:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Salthill Beach dip · Decent · sea 17° · 0.7 mSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry

Nearby spots

Grattan Road Beach

2 km · Co. Galway · Sufficient Quality

Silverstrand Beach

2 km · Co. Galway · Excellent Quality

Trá Saorphort (Bóithrín Mags), Bearna

4 km · Co. Galway · Not classified

Lough Nabrocky

4 km · Co. Galway · Not classified

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