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Streedagh Beach

Excellent Quality 2025 Green Coast faces NW

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5
Grim · fresh breeze, dry
Waves
2.1 m
11 s period from WNW · model cell 0.7 km out
Sea
15.2°
Grand. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 229 km away.
Tide
1.2 m
Low tide. High at 22:40.
Wind
33 km/h
Fresh breeze, W, cross, gusts 44
Daylight
07:37
Sunrise. Sunset 19:09. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
19:00
Grim 17/100
fresh breeze, dry, big sea 2.1 m · 2.1 m · 38 km/h
▼ 03:25 ▲ 10:10 ▼ 16:15 ▲ 22:40
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Fresh 56/100
gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m · 1.7 m · 15 km/h
▼ 04:20 ▲ 11:20 ▼ 17:40
Sun, 4 Oct
10:00
Blowy 44/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry · 1.8 m · 28 km/h
▲ 00:00 ▼ 05:50 ▲ 12:40 ▼ 19:20
Mon, 5 Oct
14:00
Fresh 48/100
moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.9 m · 1.9 m · 24 km/h
▲ 01:30 ▼ 07:25 ▲ 14:15 ▼ 20:50
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Fresh 58/100
gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.4 m · 1.4 m · 15 km/h
▲ 03:05 ▼ 08:50 ▲ 15:25 ▼ 22:00
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Blowy 34/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible · 1.5 m · 25 km/h
▲ 04:05 ▼ 09:55 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:40
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 71/100
light winds, showers possible · 12 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 16:006 · Grimfresh breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 15:00 · 19 GrimFri 16:00 · 6 GrimFri 17:00 · 8 GrimFri 18:00 · 13 GrimFri 19:00 · 17 GrimFri 20:00 · 18 Grim · nightFri 21:00 · 23 Grim · nightFri 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightFri 23:00 · 28 Blowy · nightSat 00:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 01:00 · 34 Blowy · nightSat 02:00 · 30 Blowy · nightSat 03:00 · 35 Blowy · nightSat 04:00 · 25 Grim · nightSat 05:00 · 26 Grim · nightSat 06:00 · 30 Blowy · nightSat 07:00 · 34 Blowy · nightSat 08:00 · 43 BlowySat 09:00 · 47 FreshSat 10:00 · 51 FreshSat 11:00 · 55 FreshSat 12:00 · 56 FreshSat 13:00 · 52 FreshSat 14:00 · 53 FreshSat 15:00 · 43 BlowySat 16:00 · 38 BlowySat 17:00 · 34 BlowySat 18:00 · 22 GrimSat 19:00 · 37 BlowySat 20:00 · 41 Blowy · nightSat 21:00 · 42 Blowy · nightSat 22:00 · 43 Blowy · nightSat 23:00 · 32 Blowy · nightSun 00:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSun 01:00 · 31 Blowy · nightSun 02:00 · 26 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 22 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 17 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 12 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 12 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 32 Blowy · nightSun 08:00 · 36 BlowySun 09:00 · 40 BlowySun 10:00 · 44 BlowySun 11:00 · 32 BlowySun 12:00 · 36 BlowySun 13:00 · 38 BlowySun 14:00 · 43 BlowySun 15:00 · 39 BlowySun 16:00 · 27 GrimSun 17:00 · 31 BlowySun 18:00 · 27 GrimSun 19:00 · 22 GrimSun 20:00 · 24 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSun 22:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSun 23:00 · 38 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 42 Blowy · nightMon 01:00 · 39 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 31 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 42 Blowy · nightMon 04:00 · 37 Blowy · nightMon 05:00 · 8 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 12 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 23 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 23 GrimMon 09:00 · 27 GrimMon 10:00 · 32 BlowyMon 11:00 · 36 BlowyMon 12:00 · 40 BlowyMon 13:00 · 44 BlowyMon 14:00 · 48 FreshMon 15:00 · 46 FreshMon 16:00 · 42 BlowyMon 17:00 · 37 BlowyMon 18:00 · 25 GrimMon 19:00 · 29 BlowyMon 22:00 · 18 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 27 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 40 Blowy · nightTue 07:00 · 28 Blowy · nightTue 10:00 · 25 GrimTue 13:00 · 38 BlowyTue 16:00 · 54 FreshTue 19:00 · 58 FreshTue 22:00 · 51 Fresh · nightWed 01:00 · 57 Fresh · nightWed 04:00 · 65 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 51 Fresh · nightWed 10:00 · 21 GrimWed 13:00 · 34 BlowyWed 16:00 · 23 GrimWed 19:00 · 4 GrimWed 22:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 57 Fresh · nightThu 13:00 · 71 DecentThu 19:00 · 55 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 16:00

6 Grim
  • fresh breeze
  • dry
  • big sea 2.1 m
  • low tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset2.1 m33 km/h
faces 326° NW · wind cross
Waves
2.1 m @ 11 s from WNW
Wind
33 km/h W · gusts 44
Tide
1.3 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
16:006 Grim2.1 m (1.6 swell)11 sWNW33 km/h W441.3 m ▼dry15°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 2.1 m
17:008 Grim2.1 m (1.5 swell)11 sWNW35 km/h W471.3 m ▼dry14°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 2.1 m
18:0013 Grim2.1 m (1.5 swell)11 sWNW35 km/h W491.6 m dry14°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 2.1 m
19:0017 Grim2.1 m (1.5 swell)11 sWNW38 km/h W472.0 m dry13°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 2.1 m
20:0018 Grim2.1 m (1.4 swell)11 sWNW38 km/h WSW452.5 m dry13°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 2.1 m
21:0023 Grim2.1 m (1.4 swell)11 sWNW35 km/h WSW433.0 m dry12°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 2.1 m
22:005 Grim2.0 m (1.4 swell)11 sWNW40 km/h W413.2 m ▲dry13°strong wind, onshore, choppy, dry
23:0028 Blowy2.0 m (1.4 swell)11 sWNW33 km/h W393.3 m ▲dry13°fresh breeze, dry, big sea 2.0 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0039 Blowy2.0 m (1.3 swell)11 sWNW24 km/h WSW373.1 m dry12°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 2.0 m
01:0034 Blowy1.9 m (1.3 swell)11 sWNW23 km/h SW342.7 m dry11°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.9 m
02:0030 Blowy1.9 m (1.3 swell)11 sWNW21 km/h SSW322.1 m dry11°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.9 m
03:0035 Blowy1.9 m (1.3 swell)11 sWNW18 km/h S301.6 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.9 m
04:0025 Grim1.9 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h S301.4 m ▼dry10°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.8 m
05:0026 Grim1.8 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h S301.4 m ▼dry10°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.8 m
06:0030 Blowy1.8 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h S301.6 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.8 m
07:0034 Blowy1.8 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h S292.0 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.8 m
08:0043 Blowy1.8 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h S302.5 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.8 m
09:0047 Fresh1.8 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h S282.9 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.8 m
10:0051 Fresh1.8 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h S273.2 m ▲dry11°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
11:0055 Fresh1.7 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW16 km/h SW273.4 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
12:0056 Fresh1.7 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h WSW273.4 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
13:0052 Fresh1.7 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h WSW273.1 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
14:0053 Fresh1.7 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW8 km/h SSW262.6 m dry15°light winds, dry, big sea 1.7 m
15:0043 Blowy1.7 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h S272.1 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
16:0038 Blowy1.6 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h S301.7 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
17:0034 Blowy1.7 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h S321.5 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
18:0022 Grim1.7 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h SSW351.5 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
19:0037 Blowy1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h SSW351.6 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
20:0041 Blowy1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW17 km/h S361.9 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
21:0042 Blowy1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW20 km/h S382.3 m dry13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
22:0043 Blowy1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h S412.6 m dry13°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
23:0032 Blowy1.7 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW29 km/h S432.9 m ▲dry13°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0036 Blowy1.7 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW33 km/h S453.0 m ▲dry13°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
01:0031 Blowy1.8 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW37 km/h S463.0 m ▲dry13°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
02:0026 Grim1.8 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW36 km/h S462.6 m dry12°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
03:0022 Grim1.8 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW35 km/h S472.2 m dry12°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
04:0017 Grim1.8 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW33 km/h S461.9 m 0.1 mm12°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
05:0012 Grim1.8 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW29 km/h S451.7 m ▼0.1 mm13°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
06:0012 Grim1.8 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW29 km/h S431.6 m ▼0.1 mm13°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
07:0032 Blowy1.8 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW28 km/h S421.7 m ▼0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
08:0036 Blowy1.8 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h S412.0 m 0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
09:0040 Blowy1.8 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW26 km/h S402.4 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
10:0044 Blowy1.8 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW28 km/h S402.7 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
11:0032 Blowy1.8 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SSW393.0 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
12:0036 Blowy1.8 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SSW403.3 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
13:0038 Blowy1.8 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW31 km/h SSW403.4 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
14:0043 Blowy1.8 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW28 km/h SW433.2 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.8 m
15:0039 Blowy1.8 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW26 km/h SSW422.8 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.8 m

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Sligo, 11 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
326° NW
Swell window
SSW 200° → ENE 60°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 0.7 km out
Water
Excellent Quality

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: YesToiletsNo parking listedDogs on lead (A person in charge of a dog on any of this beach shall keep such dog on a leash of fixed length of less than 2 metres, and otherwise under adequate control from 10am each day, throughout the year. Before 10am dogs must be kept under effective control.)

As listed by Sligo County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Wood Ya Be Well · Streedagh Beach, Grange · right here · mobile

Blaze It Sauna · Mullaghmore Pier · 10 km · mobile

The Hot Box Sauna (Rosses Point) · Deadman's Point, Rosses Point · 11 km · fixed

Sauna Sasta · Dunmoran Strand, Skreen · 19 km · fixed

Streedagh Beach is an exposed sandy beach, backed by sand dunes. Streedagh Beach has a fixed coastal dune system containing a variety of herbaceous vegetation. The estuary nearby consists of sand flats with areas of salt marsh around the margins, these habitats support a variety of plant species. This beach forms part of a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) known as the Streedagh Point Dunes. The beach forms part of a tombolo formation, joining Conor's Island to Streedagh Point and it is approximately 2.5km in length.

Put Streedagh Beach in your calendar

Dipper Plus drops the best dip hour here into your phone every day, with waves, sea temperature, tide and a 45-minute nudge. Up to three spots.

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🌊 Streedagh Beach dip · Grim · sea 15° · 2.1 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · fresh breeze, dry, big sea 2.1 m
🌊 Streedagh Beach dip · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.7 mSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
🌊 Streedagh Beach dip · Blowy · sea 15° · 1.8 mSun, 4 Oct 09:30–10:30 · moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry

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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.