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Stroove

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45
Fresh · knee-high 0.6 m, long period 12 s
Waves
0.6 m
12 s period from NNE · model cell 1.3 km out
Sea
15.1°
Grand. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 217 km away.
Tide
2.6 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 10:25.
Wind
21 km/h
Moderate breeze, S, offshore, gusts 40
Daylight
07:31
Sunrise. Sunset 19:02. Air 13°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
08:00
Fresh 45/100
knee-high 0.6 m, long period 12 s, offshore wind · 0.6 m · 21 km/h
▼ 04:20 ▲ 10:25 ▼ 17:00 ▲ 23:00
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Blowy 39/100
knee-high 0.3 m, period 11 s, offshore wind · 0.3 m · 18 km/h
▼ 05:10 ▲ 11:25 ▼ 18:20
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Blowy 39/100
knee-high 0.3 m, period 11 s, offshore wind · 0.3 m · 28 km/h
▲ 00:30 ▼ 06:30 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 20:10
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Blowy 39/100
knee-high 0.6 m, period 12 s, offshore wind · 0.6 m · 22 km/h
▲ 02:20 ▼ 08:15 ▲ 15:05 ▼ 21:35
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Blowy 29/100
knee-high 0.6 m, period 12 s, cross-shore wind · 0.6 m · 16 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:50 ▲ 16:10 ▼ 22:40
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 15 km/h
▲ 04:30 ▼ 10:35 ▲ 17:00 ▼ 23:25
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 13 km/h
▲ 05:20 ▼ 11:15 ▲ 17:35

Week at a glance

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Fri 08:0045 · Freshknee-high 0.6 m · long period 12 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 06:00 · 70 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 45 Fresh · nightFri 08:00 · 45 FreshFri 09:00 · 45 FreshFri 10:00 · 45 FreshFri 11:00 · 21 GrimFri 12:00 · 39 BlowyFri 13:00 · 34 BlowyFri 14:00 · 4 GrimFri 15:00 · 34 BlowyFri 16:00 · 39 BlowyFri 17:00 · 39 BlowyFri 18:00 · 39 BlowyFri 19:00 · 39 BlowyFri 20:00 · 39 Blowy · nightFri 21:00 · 39 Blowy · nightFri 22:00 · 39 Blowy · nightFri 23:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 00:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 01:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 02:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 03:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 04:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 05:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 06:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 07:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 08:00 · 39 BlowySat 09:00 · 39 BlowySat 10:00 · 39 BlowySat 11:00 · 39 BlowySat 12:00 · 5 GrimSat 13:00 · 5 GrimSat 14:00 · 5 GrimSat 15:00 · 5 GrimSat 16:00 · 5 GrimSat 17:00 · 5 GrimSat 18:00 · 5 GrimSat 19:00 · 5 GrimSat 20:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 03:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 06:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 08:00 · 39 BlowySun 09:00 · 39 BlowySun 10:00 · 39 BlowySun 11:00 · 39 BlowySun 12:00 · 5 GrimSun 13:00 · 5 GrimSun 14:00 · 5 GrimSun 15:00 · 5 GrimSun 16:00 · 5 GrimSun 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 · 39 Blowy · nightMon 04:00 · 39 Blowy · nightMon 05:00 · 39 Blowy · nightMon 06:00 · 39 Blowy · nightMon 07:00 · 39 Blowy · nightMon 10:00 · 39 BlowyMon 13:00 · 39 BlowyMon 16:00 · 39 BlowyMon 19:00 · 39 BlowyMon 22:00 · 39 Blowy · nightTue 01:00 · 39 Blowy · nightTue 04:00 · 39 Blowy · nightTue 07:00 · 39 Blowy · nightTue 10:00 · 29 BlowyTue 13:00 · 21 GrimTue 16:00 · 21 GrimTue 19:00 · 29 BlowyTue 22:00 · 29 Blowy · nightWed 01:00 · 39 Blowy · 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, 08:00

45 Fresh
  • knee-high 0.6 m
  • long period 12 s
  • offshore wind
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.6 m21 km/h
faces 51° NE · wind offshore
Waves
0.6 m @ 12 s from NNE
Wind
21 km/h S · gusts 40
Tide
2.5 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
08:0045 Fresh0.6 m (0.5 swell)12 sNNE21 km/h S402.5 m dry13°knee-high 0.6 m, long period 12 s, offshore wind
09:0045 Fresh0.6 m (0.5 swell)12 sNNE26 km/h S403.0 m dry13°knee-high 0.6 m, long period 12 s, offshore wind
10:0045 Fresh0.5 m (0.5 swell)12 sNNE26 km/h S423.2 m ▲dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, long period 12 s, offshore wind
11:0021 Grim0.6 m (0.5 swell)12 sNNE25 km/h S453.2 m ▲dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, period 12 s, cross-shore wind
12:0039 Blowy0.5 m (0.4 swell)12 sNNE31 km/h S473.0 m 0.2 mm15°knee-high 0.5 m, period 12 s, offshore wind
13:0034 Blowy0.5 m (0.4 swell)12 sNNE29 km/h S472.6 m 1.4 mm15°knee-high 0.5 m, period 12 s, offshore wind
14:004 Grim0.5 m (0.4 swell)12 sNNE35 km/h S492.1 m 2.4 mm15°knee-high 0.5 m, period 12 s, cross-shore wind
15:0034 Blowy0.4 m (0.4 swell)12 sNNE24 km/h SW541.7 m 2.2 mm13°knee-high 0.4 m, period 12 s, offshore wind
16:0039 Blowy0.4 m (0.3 swell)12 sNNE28 km/h SW501.3 m ▼0.6 mm14°knee-high 0.4 m, period 12 s, offshore wind
17:0039 Blowy0.4 m (0.3 swell)12 sNNE24 km/h SW451.2 m ▼dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
18:0039 Blowy0.4 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE19 km/h WSW411.3 m ▼dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
19:0039 Blowy0.4 m (0.3 swell)11 sN15 km/h WSW361.6 m dry12°knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
20:0039 Blowy0.4 m (0.3 swell)11 sN15 km/h SW322.0 m dry11°knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
21:0039 Blowy0.4 m (0.3 swell)11 sN21 km/h WSW322.5 m dry12°knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
22:0039 Blowy0.4 m (0.3 swell)11 sN18 km/h WSW342.9 m ▲dry11°knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
23:0039 Blowy0.4 m (0.3 swell)11 sN17 km/h WSW333.0 m ▲dry10°knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0039 Blowy0.4 m (0.3 swell)11 sN17 km/h SW333.0 m ▲dry11°knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
01:0039 Blowy0.4 m (0.3 swell)11 sN14 km/h W312.7 m dry10°knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
02:0039 Blowy0.4 m (0.3 swell)11 sN14 km/h SW312.3 m dry10°knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
03:0039 Blowy0.4 m (0.3 swell)11 sN14 km/h SW291.9 m dry9°knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
04:0039 Blowy0.4 m (0.3 swell)11 sN15 km/h WSW291.5 m ▼dry9°knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
05:0039 Blowy0.4 m (0.3 swell)11 sN15 km/h SW291.3 m ▼dry10°knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
06:0039 Blowy0.4 m (0.3 swell)11 sN17 km/h SW291.4 m ▼dry10°knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
07:0039 Blowy0.3 m (0.3 swell)11 sN18 km/h SW301.6 m dry10°knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
08:0039 Blowy0.3 m (0.3 swell)11 sN18 km/h SW302.0 m dry10°knee-high 0.3 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
09:0039 Blowy0.3 m (0.3 swell)11 sN20 km/h SW312.5 m dry11°knee-high 0.3 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
10:0039 Blowy0.3 m (0.3 swell)11 sN18 km/h SW312.8 m dry12°knee-high 0.3 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
11:0039 Blowy0.3 m (0.2 swell)11 sN16 km/h SW302.9 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
12:005 Grim0.3 m (0.2 swell)11 sN16 km/h SSW293.0 m ▲dry14°flat
13:005 Grim0.3 m11 sN18 km/h SW302.9 m dry15°flat
14:005 Grim0.3 m10 sN22 km/h SSW302.6 m dry15°flat
15:005 Grim0.2 m10 sN22 km/h SW312.3 m dry15°flat
16:005 Grim0.2 m10 sN19 km/h SSW311.9 m dry15°flat
17:005 Grim0.2 m10 sNNE20 km/h SSW311.6 m ▼dry15°flat
18:005 Grim0.2 m10 sNNE20 km/h SSW301.4 m ▼dry15°flat
19:005 Grim0.2 m10 sN20 km/h S301.4 m ▼dry14°flat
20:005 Grim0.2 m11 sNNE24 km/h SSW351.6 m dry14°flat
21:005 Grim0.3 m11 sNNE24 km/h SSW391.9 m dry14°flat
22:005 Grim0.3 m11 sNNE31 km/h SSW412.3 m dry14°flat
23:005 Grim0.3 m (0.2 swell)11 sNNE33 km/h SSW442.5 m dry14°flat
Sunday, 4 October
00:0021 Grim0.3 m (0.2 swell)11 sNNE34 km/h SW452.7 m ▲dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, period 11 s, strong offshore
01:0021 Grim0.3 m (0.2 swell)11 sNE33 km/h SW472.8 m ▲dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, period 11 s, strong offshore
02:0039 Blowy0.3 m (0.2 swell)11 sNE31 km/h SW472.6 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
03:0021 Grim0.4 m (0.3 swell)11 sNE33 km/h SW472.4 m dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, strong offshore
04:0021 Grim0.4 m (0.3 swell)11 sNE34 km/h SW472.0 m dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, strong offshore
05:0039 Blowy0.4 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE31 km/h SSW461.7 m dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
06:0021 Grim0.3 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE33 km/h SSW461.6 m ▼dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, strong offshore
07:0039 Blowy0.3 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE32 km/h SW441.5 m ▼dry14°knee-high 0.3 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 SSE reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Malin Head, 30 km away · metres above chart datum
04:2010:2517:0023:00
Low 04:20 · 1.0 mHigh 10:25 · 3.2 mLow 17:00 · 1.2 mHigh 23:00 · 3.0 m

The spot

Faces
51° NE
Swell window
NW 310° → SSE 150°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 1.3 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: YesToiletsParkingYesAccessible: YesNo dogs (Dogs are not permitted on any area of this beach from 11 AM to 7 PM (1st June to 15th September annually))

As listed by Donegal County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

The Sea View Sauna (Shroove) · Shroove Beach, Greencastle, Inishowen · right here · fixed

HotBox Sea Sauna (Benone) · Benone Strand, Magilligan, Co. Londonderry (NI) · 8 km · fixed

Sauna & Sea · Portstewart Strand (National Trust), Co. Londonderry (NI) · 14 km · fixed

The Sea View Sauna (Culdaff) · Culdaff Beach car park · 17 km · fixed

Stroove beach consists of a small sandy beach. The beach is exposed at times during the tidal phase during the day. The beach is contained to the east and west by rocky headlands. Stroove beach has an excellent variety of coastal habitats including high rocky cliffs, offshore islands, sand dunes, salt marsh, a large intertidal bay, and rocky, shingle and sand beaches. This site is of high conservation value because of the extensive area of relatively unspoilt coastal habitats. The catchment area is an idyllic location for bird watching and ecological activities. Activities at Stroove Beach include swimming and other land-based activities such as football, etc. The bathing area is designated and is approx. 0.01534km2 and the extent along the water is approximately is 160m. The depth of the water on the shoreline increases within 2 meters off the shore.

Put Stroove in your calendar

Dipper Plus drops the best surf 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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🏄 Stroove surf · Fresh · sea 15° · 0.6 mFri, 2 Oct 07:30–08:30 · knee-high 0.6 m, long period 12 s, offshore wind
🏄 Stroove surf · Blowy · sea 15° · 0.3 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
🏄 Stroove surf · Blowy · sea 15° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, period 11 s, offshore wind

Nearby spots

Lough Nastachan

10 km · Co. Donegal · Not classified

Lough Effish

11 km · Co. Donegal · Not classified

Black Lough

11 km · Co. Donegal · Not classified

Drumlee Lough

13 km · Co. Donegal · Not classified

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