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Spanish Point

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Grim · strong wind, rain
Waves
2.3 m
11 s period from WNW · model cell 1.9 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 196 km away.
Tide
1.8 m
Falling, nearly low. Low at 15:35.
Wind
44 km/h
Strong breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 64
Daylight
07:40
Sunrise. Sunset 19:14. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
19:00
Blowy 43/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 2.0 m · 27 km/h
▼ 03:05 ▲ 09:15 ▼ 15:35 ▲ 21:45
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Decent 65/100
light winds, dry, big sea 1.6 m · 1.6 m · 9 km/h
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:20 ▼ 16:45 ▲ 23:00
Sun, 4 Oct
11:00
Decent 66/100
moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.5 m · 1.5 m · 23 km/h
▼ 05:15 ▲ 11:40 ▼ 18:05
Mon, 5 Oct
16:00
Fresh 59/100
gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m · 1.7 m · 18 km/h
▲ 00:30 ▼ 06:50 ▲ 13:00 ▼ 19:40
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Decent 76/100
gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m · 1.3 m · 17 km/h
▲ 02:05 ▼ 08:15 ▲ 14:20 ▼ 20:55
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 73/100
gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m · 1.2 m · 17 km/h
▲ 03:05 ▼ 09:15 ▲ 15:25 ▼ 21:40
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 16 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:10 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:30

Week at a glance

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Fri 14:000 · Grimstrong wind · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 12:00 · 2 GrimFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 14:00 · 0 GrimFri 15:00 · 19 GrimFri 16:00 · 27 GrimFri 17:00 · 27 GrimFri 18:00 · 27 GrimFri 19:00 · 43 BlowyFri 20:00 · 43 Blowy · nightFri 21:00 · 43 Blowy · nightFri 22:00 · 43 Blowy · 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 · 57 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSat 08:00 · 57 FreshSat 09:00 · 57 FreshSat 10:00 · 62 DecentSat 11:00 · 65 DecentSat 12:00 · 65 DecentSat 13:00 · 65 DecentSat 14:00 · 65 DecentSat 15:00 · 65 DecentSat 16:00 · 65 DecentSat 17:00 · 65 DecentSat 18:00 · 65 DecentSat 19:00 · 65 DecentSat 20:00 · 62 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 62 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSun 00:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 59 FreshSun 09:00 · 49 FreshSun 10:00 · 49 FreshSun 11:00 · 66 DecentSun 12:00 · 66 DecentSun 13:00 · 66 DecentSun 14:00 · 50 FreshSun 15:00 · 50 FreshSun 16:00 · 25 GrimSun 17:00 · 66 DecentSun 18:00 · 66 DecentSun 19:00 · 53 FreshSun 20:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 49 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 49 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 49 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 49 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 49 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 37 Blowy · nightMon 06:00 · 49 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 49 Fresh · nightMon 08:00 · 49 FreshMon 09:00 · 49 FreshMon 10:00 · 37 BlowyMon 11:00 · 41 BlowyMon 12:00 · 35 BlowyMon 13:00 · 43 BlowyMon 14:00 · 49 FreshMon 15:00 · 49 FreshMon 16:00 · 59 FreshMon 17:00 · 59 FreshMon 18:00 · 49 FreshMon 19:00 · 59 FreshMon 22:00 · 51 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 51 Fresh · nightTue 04:00 · 51 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 45 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 51 FreshTue 13:00 · 58 FreshTue 16:00 · 76 DecentTue 19:00 · 73 DecentTue 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 79 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 65 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 73 DecentWed 13:00 · 57 FreshWed 16:00 · 60 FreshWed 19:00 · 57 FreshWed 22:00 · 56 Fresh · nightThu 01:00 · 40 Blowy · nightThu 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 94 GrandThu 19:00 · 60 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 14:00

0 Grim
  • strong wind
  • rain
  • big sea 2.3 m
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset2.3 m44 km/h
faces 298° WNW · wind cross
Waves
2.3 m @ 11 s from WNW
Wind
44 km/h SSW · gusts 64
Tide
1.7 m · lower half
Air
15°C · 2.7 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
13:000 Grim2.3 m (1.7 swell)11 sWNW39 km/h SSW672.4 m 3.8 mm15°fresh breeze, rain, big sea 2.3 m
14:000 Grim2.3 m (1.7 swell)11 sWNW44 km/h SSW641.7 m 2.7 mm15°strong wind, rain, big sea 2.3 m
15:0019 Grim2.2 m (1.6 swell)11 sWNW30 km/h WSW491.2 m ▼0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
16:0027 Grim2.1 m (1.6 swell)11 sWNW31 km/h W431.2 m ▼dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0027 Grim2.0 m (1.6 swell)11 sWNW32 km/h W421.5 m dry14°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0027 Grim2.0 m (1.5 swell)11 sWNW30 km/h W422.1 m dry14°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0043 Blowy2.0 m (1.5 swell)11 sWNW27 km/h WNW402.8 m dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0043 Blowy1.9 m (1.4 swell)11 sWNW26 km/h WNW373.5 m dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
21:0043 Blowy1.9 m (1.4 swell)11 sWNW23 km/h WNW354.0 m ▲dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
22:0043 Blowy1.9 m (1.4 swell)11 sWNW20 km/h WNW334.1 m ▲dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
23:0056 Fresh1.9 m (1.4 swell)11 sWNW18 km/h WNW313.9 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.9 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0056 Fresh1.9 m (1.3 swell)11 sWNW15 km/h W283.4 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.9 m
01:0056 Fresh1.9 m (1.3 swell)11 sWNW16 km/h W262.8 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.8 m
02:0056 Fresh1.8 m (1.3 swell)11 sWNW18 km/h W252.1 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.8 m
03:0056 Fresh1.8 m (1.3 swell)11 sWNW17 km/h W241.6 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.8 m
04:0056 Fresh1.8 m (1.2 swell)11 sWNW14 km/h WSW241.4 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.8 m
05:0057 Fresh1.8 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW9 km/h SSE231.6 m ▼dry10°light winds, dry, big sea 1.8 m
06:0057 Fresh1.7 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW6 km/h SSE212.0 m dry9°light winds, dry, big sea 1.7 m
07:0057 Fresh1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW6 km/h SSE192.7 m dry8°light winds, dry, big sea 1.7 m
08:0057 Fresh1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW8 km/h SE183.3 m dry7°light winds, dry, big sea 1.7 m
09:0057 Fresh1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW10 km/h SSE183.8 m dry8°light winds, dry, big sea 1.7 m
10:0062 Decent1.6 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW9 km/h SSE194.1 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, big sea 1.6 m
11:0065 Decent1.6 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW9 km/h S204.0 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, big sea 1.6 m
12:0065 Decent1.6 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW9 km/h SSW223.7 m dry15°light winds, dry, big sea 1.6 m
13:0065 Decent1.6 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW10 km/h SW223.1 m dry15°light winds, dry, big sea 1.6 m
14:0065 Decent1.6 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW9 km/h SW232.5 m dry16°light winds, dry, big sea 1.6 m
15:0065 Decent1.6 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW8 km/h WSW221.9 m dry16°light winds, dry, big sea 1.6 m
16:0065 Decent1.6 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW8 km/h W211.5 m ▼dry16°light winds, dry, big sea 1.5 m
17:0065 Decent1.5 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW7 km/h WNW211.4 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, big sea 1.5 m
18:0065 Decent1.5 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW2 km/h W201.6 m dry15°light winds, dry, big sea 1.5 m
19:0065 Decent1.5 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW3 km/h S202.1 m dry14°light winds, dry, big sea 1.5 m
20:0062 Decent1.5 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW5 km/h ESE222.7 m dry12°light winds, dry, big sea 1.5 m
21:0062 Decent1.5 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h SSE253.2 m dry11°light winds, dry, big sea 1.5 m
22:0056 Fresh1.5 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h SSE293.6 m ▲dry11°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
23:0056 Fresh1.5 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h SSE313.8 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0056 Fresh1.5 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h SSE323.7 m ▲dry11°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
01:0056 Fresh1.5 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW16 km/h SSE323.4 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
02:0056 Fresh1.5 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h SSE332.9 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
03:0056 Fresh1.5 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW16 km/h SSE352.4 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
04:0059 Fresh1.5 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h S361.9 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
05:0059 Fresh1.5 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h S371.7 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
06:0059 Fresh1.5 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h S391.8 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
07:0059 Fresh1.5 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW14 km/h S402.1 m 0.1 mm13°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
08:0059 Fresh1.5 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h S412.5 m 0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
09:0049 Fresh1.5 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW20 km/h SSW423.1 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
10:0049 Fresh1.5 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SSW433.5 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
11:0066 Decent1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SSW443.8 m ▲0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.5 m
12:0066 Decent1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h SSW443.9 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.5 m

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Lahinch (modelled), 8 km away · metres above chart datum
03:0509:1515:3521:45
Low 03:05 · 1.1 mHigh 09:15 · 4.4 mLow 15:35 · 1.2 mHigh 21:45 · 4.1 m

The spot

Faces
298° WNW
Swell window
SW 220° → NNE 20°
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: YesToiletsParkingAccessible: Ramp leads onto BeachDogs on lead (Before 11 am and after 6 pm during summer season, otherwise not allowed at all times onto beach during the summer.)

As listed by Clare County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Sauna Suaimhneas · Lahinch Beach (also Spanish Point, White Strand Miltown Malbay, Clahane Shore) · 12 km · mobile

Doolin Ocean Sauna (Wild Atlantic Seaweed Baths) · Doolin Pier · 19 km · fixed

Spanish Point lies to the west of Milltown Malbay on the road from Quilty to Lahinch. It is an extensive stretch of sandy beach which forms a straight face onto the open Atlantic sea at Mal Bay. The long spine of rocks which stick out into the sea and the rocky shoreline at the northern end of the strand are very interesting places to observe a variety of plants and animals. There is a small variety of shellfish and marine vegetation. Activities include swimming and surfing. Motorised watercraft, surfing and the use of canoes and kayaks is prohibited in close proximity to swimmers. Beach bye-laws are in place with horse riding and dogs prohibited between 11am and 6pm during the summer season.

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🌊 Spanish Point dip · Blowy · sea 15° · 2.0 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
🌊 Spanish Point dip · Decent · sea 15° · 1.6 mSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · light winds, dry, big sea 1.6 m
🌊 Spanish Point dip · Decent · sea 15° · 1.5 mSun, 4 Oct 10:30–11:30 · moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.5 m

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Quilty

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White Strand, Miltown Malbay

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Seafield, Quilty

6 km · Co. Clare · Excellent Quality

Doonogan Lough

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