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Stroove

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21
Grim · knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s
Waves
0.4 m
11 s period from NNE · model cell 1.3 km out
Sea
15.2°
Grand. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 217 km away.
Tide
1.2 m
Low tide. High at 23:00.
Wind
23 km/h
Moderate breeze, SW, offshore, gusts 46
Daylight
07:31
Sunrise. Sunset 19:02. Air 14°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
19:00
Grim 26/100
knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, offshore wind · 0.4 m · 19 km/h
▼ 04:20 ▲ 10:25 ▼ 17:00 ▲ 23:00
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Blowy 28/100
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
13:00
Blowy 38/100
knee-high 0.3 m, period 11 s, offshore wind · 0.3 m · 27 km/h
▲ 00:30 ▼ 06:30 ▲ 13:25 ▼ 20:10
Mon, 5 Oct
15:00
Blowy 39/100
knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, offshore wind · 0.4 m · 25 km/h
▲ 02:20 ▼ 08:15 ▲ 15:05 ▼ 21:35
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Blowy 28/100
knee-high 0.3 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind · 0.3 m · 16 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:50 ▲ 16:10 ▼ 22:40
Wed, 7 Oct
19:00
Blowy 33/100
knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 0.3 m · 25 km/h
▲ 04:30 ▼ 10:35 ▲ 17:00 ▼ 23:25
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 15 km/h
▲ 05:20 ▼ 11:15 ▲ 17:35

Week at a glance

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Fri 17:0019 · Grimknee-high 0.4 m · period 11 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 16:00 · 17 GrimFri 17:00 · 19 GrimFri 18:00 · 22 GrimFri 19:00 · 26 GrimFri 20:00 · 29 Blowy · nightFri 21:00 · 32 Blowy · nightFri 22:00 · 36 Blowy · nightFri 23:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 00:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSat 01:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 02:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSat 03:00 · 26 Grim · nightSat 04:00 · 23 Grim · nightSat 05:00 · 20 Grim · nightSat 06:00 · 22 Grim · nightSat 07:00 · 25 Grim · nightSat 08:00 · 28 BlowySat 09:00 · 5 GrimSat 10:00 · 5 GrimSat 11:00 · 5 GrimSat 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 · 5 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 37 Blowy · nightSun 02:00 · 16 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 31 Blowy · nightSun 04:00 · 27 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 6 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 20 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 23 GrimSun 09:00 · 26 GrimSun 10:00 · 29 BlowySun 11:00 · 32 BlowySun 12:00 · 35 BlowySun 13:00 · 38 BlowySun 14:00 · 37 BlowySun 15:00 · 34 BlowySun 16:00 · 31 BlowySun 17:00 · 28 BlowySun 18:00 · 25 GrimSun 19:00 · 22 GrimSun 20:00 · 19 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 22 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 25 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 28 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 31 Blowy · nightMon 01:00 · 35 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 38 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 37 Blowy · nightMon 04:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 05:00 · 30 Blowy · nightMon 06:00 · 27 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 23 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 20 GrimMon 09:00 · 21 GrimMon 10:00 · 24 GrimMon 11:00 · 27 GrimMon 12:00 · 30 BlowyMon 13:00 · 33 BlowyMon 14:00 · 36 BlowyMon 15:00 · 39 BlowyMon 16:00 · 36 BlowyMon 17:00 · 33 BlowyMon 18:00 · 30 BlowyMon 19:00 · 27 GrimMon 22:00 · 20 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 45 Fresh · nightTue 04:00 · 28 Blowy · nightTue 07:00 · 18 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 10 GrimTue 13:00 · 19 GrimTue 16:00 · 28 BlowyTue 19:00 · 5 GrimTue 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 5 GrimWed 13:00 · 5 GrimWed 16:00 · 5 GrimWed 19:00 · 33 BlowyWed 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 01:00 · 6 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 17:00

19 Grim
  • knee-high 0.4 m
  • period 11 s
  • offshore wind
  • low-ish tide
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.4 m23 km/h
faces 51° NE · wind offshore
Waves
0.4 m @ 11 s from NNE
Wind
23 km/h SW · gusts 46
Tide
1.2 m · low
Air
14°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
17:0019 Grim0.4 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE23 km/h SW461.2 m ▼dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
18:0022 Grim0.4 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE20 km/h WSW421.3 m ▼dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
19:0026 Grim0.4 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE19 km/h WSW391.6 m dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
20:0029 Blowy0.4 m (0.3 swell)11 sN15 km/h WSW332.0 m dry12°knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
21:0032 Blowy0.3 m (0.3 swell)11 sN14 km/h WSW312.5 m dry11°knee-high 0.3 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
22:0036 Blowy0.3 m (0.3 swell)11 sN9 km/h WSW322.9 m ▲dry11°knee-high 0.3 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
23:0039 Blowy0.3 m (0.3 swell)11 sN19 km/h SW353.0 m ▲dry11°knee-high 0.3 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0036 Blowy0.3 m (0.3 swell)11 sN17 km/h WSW353.0 m ▲dry10°knee-high 0.3 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
01:0033 Blowy0.3 m (0.3 swell)11 sN14 km/h SW332.7 m dry10°knee-high 0.3 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
02:0029 Blowy0.3 m (0.3 swell)11 sN14 km/h WSW312.3 m dry9°knee-high 0.3 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
03:0026 Grim0.3 m (0.3 swell)11 sN13 km/h WSW301.9 m dry9°knee-high 0.3 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
04:0023 Grim0.3 m (0.3 swell)11 sN15 km/h SW291.5 m ▼dry9°knee-high 0.3 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
05:0020 Grim0.3 m (0.2 swell)11 sN15 km/h SW291.3 m ▼dry9°knee-high 0.3 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
06:0022 Grim0.3 m (0.2 swell)11 sN14 km/h SW281.4 m ▼dry9°knee-high 0.3 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
07:0025 Grim0.3 m (0.2 swell)11 sN15 km/h SW281.6 m dry10°knee-high 0.3 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
08:0028 Blowy0.3 m (0.2 swell)11 sN18 km/h SW302.0 m dry10°knee-high 0.3 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
09:005 Grim0.3 m (0.2 swell)11 sN15 km/h SW312.5 m dry11°flat
10:005 Grim0.3 m (0.2 swell)11 sN17 km/h SW312.8 m dry11°flat
11:005 Grim0.3 m11 sN19 km/h SW302.9 m ▲dry12°flat
12:005 Grim0.3 m11 sN16 km/h SW293.0 m ▲dry13°flat
13:005 Grim0.3 m11 sN13 km/h SW302.9 m dry14°flat
14:005 Grim0.3 m10 sN14 km/h SSW302.6 m dry14°flat
15:005 Grim0.2 m10 sN14 km/h SSW302.3 m dry14°flat
16:005 Grim0.2 m10 sN14 km/h SSW301.9 m dry15°flat
17:005 Grim0.2 m11 sN13 km/h SSW291.6 m ▼dry15°flat
18:005 Grim0.2 m11 sN13 km/h SSW271.4 m ▼dry14°flat
19:005 Grim0.2 m12 sN13 km/h SSW261.4 m ▼dry13°flat
20:005 Grim0.3 m12 sN17 km/h S311.6 m dry13°flat
21:005 Grim0.3 m11 sN21 km/h SSW371.9 m dry13°flat
22:005 Grim0.3 m (0.2 swell)11 sNNE23 km/h SSW402.3 m dry13°flat
23:005 Grim0.3 m (0.2 swell)11 sNNE23 km/h SSW422.5 m dry13°flat
Sunday, 4 October
00:005 Grim0.3 m (0.2 swell)11 sNNE25 km/h SSW452.7 m ▲dry13°flat
01:0037 Blowy0.3 m (0.2 swell)11 sNNE31 km/h SSW482.8 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
02:0016 Grim0.3 m (0.2 swell)11 sNNE34 km/h SSW492.6 m dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, period 11 s, strong offshore
03:0031 Blowy0.3 m (0.2 swell)11 sNNE32 km/h SW492.4 m dry12°knee-high 0.3 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
04:0027 Grim0.3 m (0.2 swell)11 sNNE32 km/h SW492.0 m dry12°knee-high 0.3 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
05:006 Grim0.3 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE33 km/h SW481.7 m dry12°knee-high 0.3 m, period 11 s, strong offshore
06:0021 Grim0.3 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE31 km/h SW471.6 m ▼dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
07:0020 Grim0.3 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE30 km/h SW451.5 m ▼dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
08:0023 Grim0.3 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE30 km/h SW441.7 m dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
09:0026 Grim0.3 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE30 km/h SW431.9 m dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
10:0029 Blowy0.3 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE30 km/h SW432.3 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
11:0032 Blowy0.3 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE30 km/h SSW432.5 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
12:0035 Blowy0.3 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE29 km/h SW432.8 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
13:0038 Blowy0.3 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE27 km/h SW432.9 m ▲dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
14:0037 Blowy0.3 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE25 km/h SW432.9 m ▲0.1 mm16°knee-high 0.3 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
15:0034 Blowy0.3 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE26 km/h SW432.8 m dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
16:0031 Blowy0.3 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE24 km/h SW422.5 m dry16°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 · Grim · sea 15° · 0.4 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 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 12:30–13:30 · 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.