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Salthill Beach

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag Green Coast faces SSW

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38
Blowy · waist-high 0.6 m, period 12 s
Waves
0.6 m
12 s period from WSW · model cell 1.9 km out
Sea
16.7°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 237 km away.
Tide
3.9 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 09:30.
Wind
26 km/h
Moderate breeze, S, onshore, gusts 37
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:12. Air 13°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
15:00
Fresh 46/100
waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind · 0.8 m · 29 km/h
▼ 02:55 ▲ 09:30 ▼ 15:30 ▲ 22:05
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Blowy 39/100
knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 0.3 m · 4 km/h
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:20 ▼ 16:35 ▲ 23:15
Sun, 4 Oct
09:00
Blowy 38/100
waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 0.6 m · 22 km/h
▼ 05:00 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:10
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Blowy 28/100
waist-high 0.8 m, short period 4 s, choppy, cross-shore wind · 0.8 m · 25 km/h
▲ 00:50 ▼ 06:50 ▲ 13:20 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Blowy 39/100
knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 0.3 m · 17 km/h
▲ 02:10 ▼ 08:25 ▲ 14:35 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 12 km/h
▲ 03:20 ▼ 09:20 ▲ 15:35 ▼ 21:50
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 15 km/h
▲ 04:05 ▼ 10:05 ▲ 16:15 ▼ 22:30

Week at a glance

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Fri 07:0038 · Blowywaist-high 0.6 m · period 12 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 06:00 · 44 Blowy · nightFri 07:00 · 38 Blowy · nightFri 08:00 · 38 BlowyFri 09:00 · 21 GrimFri 10:00 · 21 GrimFri 11:00 · 18 GrimFri 12:00 · 18 GrimFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 14:00 · 6 GrimFri 15:00 · 46 FreshFri 16:00 · 46 FreshFri 17:00 · 46 FreshFri 18:00 · 21 GrimFri 19:00 · 21 GrimFri 20:00 · 29 Blowy · nightFri 21:00 · 29 Blowy · nightFri 22:00 · 29 Blowy · nightFri 23:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSat 00:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSat 01:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSat 02:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSat 03:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSat 04:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSat 05:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSat 06:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSat 07:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 08:00 · 39 BlowySat 09:00 · 27 GrimSat 10:00 · 13 GrimSat 11:00 · 5 GrimSat 12:00 · 13 GrimSat 13:00 · 13 GrimSat 14:00 · 13 GrimSat 15:00 · 13 GrimSat 16:00 · 13 GrimSat 17:00 · 13 GrimSat 18:00 · 13 GrimSat 19:00 · 27 GrimSat 20:00 · 27 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 27 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 13 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 13 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 13 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 13 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 13 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 13 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 13 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 13 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 07:00 · 3 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 20 GrimSun 09:00 · 38 BlowySun 10:00 · 38 BlowySun 11:00 · 13 GrimSun 12:00 · 13 GrimSun 13:00 · 38 BlowySun 14:00 · 20 GrimSun 15:00 · 20 GrimSun 16:00 · 20 GrimSun 17:00 · 20 GrimSun 18:00 · 20 GrimSun 19:00 · 20 GrimSun 20:00 · 20 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 20 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 20 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 20 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 20 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 20 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 20 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 3 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 3 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 20 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 28 Blowy · nightMon 07:00 · 20 Grim · nightMon 10:00 · 20 GrimMon 13:00 · 28 BlowyMon 16:00 · 20 GrimMon 19:00 · 13 GrimMon 22:00 · 38 Blowy · nightTue 01:00 · 52 Fresh · nightTue 04:00 · 13 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 13 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 13 GrimTue 13:00 · 39 BlowyTue 16:00 · 5 GrimTue 19:00 · 5 GrimTue 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 04:00 · 0 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 0 GrimWed 13:00 · 0 GrimWed 19:00 · 0 GrimThu 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 07:00

38 Blowy
  • waist-high 0.6 m
  • period 12 s
  • onshore wind
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.6 m26 km/h
faces 198° SSW · wind onshore
Waves
0.6 m @ 12 s from WSW
Wind
26 km/h S · gusts 37
Tide
3.5 m · upper half
Air
13°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
07:0038 Blowy0.6 m (0.3 swell)12 sWSW26 km/h S373.5 m dry13°waist-high 0.6 m, period 12 s, onshore wind
08:0038 Blowy0.6 m (0.3 swell)12 sWSW27 km/h S404.2 m dry14°waist-high 0.6 m, period 12 s, onshore wind
09:0021 Grim0.7 m (0.3 swell)12 sWSW32 km/h S444.6 m ▲dry14°waist-high 0.7 m, period 12 s, onshore wind
10:0021 Grim0.8 m (0.3 swell)12 sWSW32 km/h S484.6 m ▲0.3 mm15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 12 s, onshore wind
11:0018 Grim0.9 m (0.3 swell)4 sWSW38 km/h S544.1 m 1.2 mm16°chest-high 0.9 m, short period 4 s, choppy, onshore wind
12:0018 Grim1.0 m (0.3 swell)5 sWSW44 km/h SSW593.4 m 4.2 mm16°chest-high 1.0 m, short period 5 s, choppy, onshore wind
13:000 Grim0.9 m (0.3 swell)5 sWSW39 km/h SSW672.7 m 5.2 mm16°waist-high 0.9 m, short period 5 s, choppy, onshore wind
14:006 Grim0.8 m (0.2 swell)5 sWSW40 km/h WSW582.0 m 1.4 mm14°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
15:0046 Fresh0.8 m (0.2 swell)11 sWSW29 km/h WSW481.6 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
16:0046 Fresh0.7 m (0.2 swell)11 sWSW25 km/h W421.5 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
17:0046 Fresh0.6 m (0.2 swell)11 sWSW25 km/h W401.9 m dry15°waist-high 0.6 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
18:0021 Grim0.6 m (0.2 swell)11 sWSW23 km/h W382.5 m dry14°knee-high 0.6 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
19:0021 Grim0.5 m (0.2 swell)11 sWSW20 km/h W353.0 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
20:0029 Blowy0.5 m11 sWSW16 km/h W283.6 m dry13°knee-high 0.5 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
21:0029 Blowy0.5 m11 sWSW14 km/h WNW244.1 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.5 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
22:0029 Blowy0.4 m11 sWSW11 km/h WNW224.4 m ▲dry12°knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
23:0029 Blowy0.4 m11 sWSW8 km/h WNW214.2 m ▲dry11°knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0029 Blowy0.4 m11 sWSW7 km/h WNW193.7 m dry11°knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
01:0029 Blowy0.4 m11 sWSW8 km/h WNW193.0 m dry11°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
02:0029 Blowy0.4 m10 sWSW11 km/h WNW202.5 m dry12°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
03:0029 Blowy0.4 m10 sWSW8 km/h W202.0 m ▼dry12°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
04:0029 Blowy0.4 m10 sWSW18 km/h W211.8 m ▼dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
05:0029 Blowy0.3 m10 sWSW16 km/h W202.0 m ▼dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
06:0029 Blowy0.3 m10 sWSW10 km/h NW182.5 m dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0039 Blowy0.3 m10 sWSW6 km/h NNW173.0 m dry12°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
08:0039 Blowy0.3 m10 sWSW4 km/h N153.4 m dry12°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
09:0027 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW13 km/h S163.9 m dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
10:0013 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW18 km/h SSW194.3 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
11:005 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW16 km/h SSW224.3 m ▲dry14°flat
12:0013 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW17 km/h SSW243.9 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
13:0013 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW16 km/h SW253.4 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
14:0013 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW17 km/h WSW262.8 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
15:0013 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW21 km/h WSW272.3 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
16:0013 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW19 km/h WSW271.9 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
17:0013 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW16 km/h WSW261.8 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
18:0013 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW15 km/h WSW232.0 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
19:0027 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW14 km/h SW232.4 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
20:0027 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW13 km/h SSW262.8 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
21:0027 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW12 km/h S303.3 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
22:0013 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW16 km/h S343.8 m ▲dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
23:0013 Grim0.4 m10 sWSW19 km/h S364.0 m ▲dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0013 Grim0.4 m10 sWSW19 km/h S374.0 m ▲dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
01:0013 Grim0.5 m10 sWSW22 km/h S393.7 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
02:0013 Grim0.5 m10 sWSW20 km/h S423.2 m 0.1 mm14°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
03:0013 Grim0.5 m10 sWSW21 km/h S442.8 m 0.1 mm15°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
04:0013 Grim0.6 m10 sWSW23 km/h SSW452.4 m ▼0.1 mm15°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
05:0013 Grim0.6 m10 sWSW24 km/h SSW462.2 m ▼0.1 mm16°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
06:0038 Blowy0.6 m10 sWSW25 km/h SSW472.3 m ▼0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind

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.

Put Salthill Beach in your calendar

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🏄 Salthill Beach surf · Fresh · sea 17° · 0.8 mFri, 2 Oct 14:30–15:30 · waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Salthill Beach surf · Blowy · sea 17° · 0.3 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
🏄 Salthill Beach surf · Blowy · sea 17° · 0.6 mSun, 4 Oct 08:30–09:30 · waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind

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.