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Tallaghbawn (White Strand) Louisburgh

faces W Monitored, not designated

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Met Éireann Yellow yellow; Moderate warning. Rain warning for Mayo Until 12:00 Fri, 2 Oct.
Dip score now
0
Grim · strong wind, onshore, choppy
Waves
1.0 m
12 s period from WSW · model cell 1.1 km out
Sea
15.8°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 277 km away.
Tide
3.7 m
Falling. Low at 16:05.
Wind
42 km/h
Strong breeze, WSW, onshore, gusts 70
Daylight
07:42
Sunrise. Sunset 19:15. Air 14°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
12:00
Blowy 31/100
gentle breeze, rain, waves 1.0 m · 1.0 m · 14 km/h
▼ 03:25 ▲ 09:35 ▼ 16:05 ▲ 22:10
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Decent 74/100
gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m · 0.9 m · 18 km/h
▼ 04:25 ▲ 10:35 ▼ 17:05 ▲ 23:30
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Decent 65/100
moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m · 0.9 m · 26 km/h
▼ 05:30 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:40
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Fresh 46/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, rain · 0.9 m · 20 km/h
▲ 01:00 ▼ 07:05 ▲ 13:35 ▼ 20:15
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Decent 67/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 18 km/h
▲ 02:40 ▼ 08:35 ▲ 14:50 ▼ 21:20
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Fresh 56/100
gentle breeze, showers possible, low tide · 18 km/h
▲ 03:45 ▼ 09:45 ▲ 15:45 ▼ 22:15
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Fresh 59/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 22 km/h
▲ 04:35 ▼ 10:40 ▲ 16:45 ▼ 23:00

Week at a glance

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Fri 11:000 · Grimstrong wind · onshore, choppy
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 09:00 · 0 GrimFri 10:00 · 0 GrimFri 11:00 · 0 GrimFri 12:00 · 31 BlowyFri 13:00 · 21 GrimFri 14:00 · 25 GrimFri 15:00 · 21 GrimFri 16:00 · 16 GrimFri 17:00 · 20 GrimFri 18:00 · 25 GrimFri 19:00 · 26 GrimFri 20:00 · 31 Blowy · nightFri 21:00 · 36 Blowy · nightFri 22:00 · 56 Fresh · nightFri 23:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSat 02:00 · 43 Blowy · nightSat 03:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSat 04:00 · 34 Blowy · nightSat 05:00 · 35 Blowy · nightSat 06:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSat 08:00 · 61 FreshSat 09:00 · 66 DecentSat 10:00 · 73 DecentSat 11:00 · 74 DecentSat 12:00 · 60 FreshSat 13:00 · 56 FreshSat 14:00 · 51 FreshSat 15:00 · 47 FreshSat 16:00 · 27 GrimSat 17:00 · 22 GrimSat 18:00 · 26 GrimSat 19:00 · 30 BlowySat 20:00 · 35 Blowy · nightSat 21:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 22:00 · 43 Blowy · nightSat 23:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSun 00:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 43 Blowy · nightSun 02:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 03:00 · 34 Blowy · nightSun 04:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSun 05:00 · 24 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 24 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSun 08:00 · 35 BlowySun 09:00 · 39 BlowySun 10:00 · 52 FreshSun 11:00 · 62 DecentSun 12:00 · 65 DecentSun 13:00 · 47 FreshSun 14:00 · 51 FreshSun 15:00 · 47 FreshSun 16:00 · 43 BlowySun 17:00 · 39 BlowySun 18:00 · 35 BlowySun 19:00 · 33 BlowySun 20:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 21:00 · 42 Blowy · nightSun 22:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 51 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 56 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 47 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 51 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 30 Blowy · nightMon 05:00 · 42 Blowy · nightMon 06:00 · 37 Blowy · nightMon 07:00 · 32 Blowy · nightMon 10:00 · 33 BlowyMon 13:00 · 46 FreshMon 16:00 · 42 BlowyMon 19:00 · 41 BlowyMon 22:00 · 43 Blowy · nightTue 01:00 · 56 Fresh · nightTue 04:00 · 55 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 22 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 33 BlowyTue 13:00 · 60 FreshTue 16:00 · 58 FreshTue 19:00 · 67 DecentTue 22:00 · 52 Fresh · nightWed 01:00 · 71 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 82 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 56 FreshWed 13:00 · 54 FreshWed 19:00 · 49 FreshThu 01:00 · 51 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 72 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 59 FreshThu 19:00 · 34 Blowy

Fri, 2 Oct, 11:00

0 Grim
  • strong wind
  • onshore, choppy
  • rain
  • waves 1.0 m
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.0 m42 km/h
faces 270° W · wind onshore
Waves
1.0 m @ 12 s from WSW
Wind
42 km/h WSW · gusts 70
Tide
3.8 m · upper half
Air
14°C · 5.1 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
11:000 Grim1.0 m (0.7 swell)12 sWSW42 km/h WSW703.8 m 5.1 mm14°strong wind, onshore, choppy, rain
12:0031 Blowy1.0 m (0.7 swell)12 sWSW14 km/h WSW573.3 m 2.3 mm12°gentle breeze, rain, waves 1.0 m
13:0021 Grim1.0 m (0.7 swell)12 sWSW33 km/h SW442.6 m 0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
14:0025 Grim1.0 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW30 km/h W421.9 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
15:0021 Grim1.0 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW30 km/h W411.3 m ▼dry14°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0016 Grim1.0 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW31 km/h W441.1 m ▼dry14°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0020 Grim1.0 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW32 km/h W441.3 m ▼dry14°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0025 Grim1.0 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW33 km/h W421.7 m dry13°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0026 Grim0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW35 km/h W422.3 m dry13°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0031 Blowy0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW32 km/h W413.0 m dry13°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
21:0036 Blowy0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW30 km/h WNW393.5 m ▲dry12°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
22:0056 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW27 km/h W373.8 m ▲dry12°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
23:0053 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW26 km/h W333.7 m ▲dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0049 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW27 km/h W303.4 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
01:0044 Blowy0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW26 km/h WSW282.9 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
02:0043 Blowy0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW22 km/h WSW272.3 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
03:0038 Blowy0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW27 km/h WSW271.7 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
04:0034 Blowy0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW25 km/h WSW271.5 m ▼dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
05:0035 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW24 km/h W261.5 m ▼dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
06:0052 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h WSW231.8 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
07:0057 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h SW212.3 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
08:0061 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW14 km/h S192.9 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
09:0066 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h S193.4 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
10:0073 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW16 km/h S223.8 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
11:0074 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h SSW263.8 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
12:0060 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW21 km/h SSW293.6 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
13:0056 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW21 km/h SSW323.2 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
14:0051 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW25 km/h SSW362.6 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
15:0047 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h SSW402.0 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
16:0027 Grim0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SSW421.6 m ▼dry15°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
17:0022 Grim0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW32 km/h SSW421.4 m ▼dry15°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
18:0026 Grim0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SSW411.4 m ▼dry14°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
19:0030 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h S411.7 m dry14°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
20:0035 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SSW412.2 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
21:0039 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW32 km/h SSW432.7 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
22:0043 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW34 km/h SSW443.2 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
23:0048 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW33 km/h SSW463.5 m ▲dry15°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0048 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW32 km/h SSW463.5 m ▲dry15°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
01:0043 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW32 km/h SSW483.3 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
02:0038 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW32 km/h SSW492.9 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
03:0034 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SSW492.5 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
04:0029 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW32 km/h SSW482.0 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
05:0024 Grim0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW36 km/h SSW481.8 m ▼0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
06:0024 Grim0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW35 km/h SSW481.7 m ▼0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
07:0029 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW35 km/h SSW461.9 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
08:0035 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW25 km/h SW422.2 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
09:0039 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SW422.7 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
10:0052 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SW433.2 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Killary Harbour (modelled), 5 km away · metres above chart datum
03:2509:3516:0522:10
Low 03:25 · 1.1 mHigh 09:35 · 4.1 mLow 16:05 · 1.1 mHigh 22:10 · 3.8 m

The spot

Faces
270° W
Swell window
S 180° → NNE 30°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 1.1 km out
Water
Not classified

Facing and swell window are derived from the wave model's coastline around the spot, not surveyed. Know better? Tell us.

Water quality

No annual classification yet.

· beaches.ie

On the ground

No lifeguard listedToiletsParkingNo dogs (Dogs not allowed on beach during the bathing season (1st June to 15th September) between the hours of 12pm and 6.30pm)

As listed by Mayo County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

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The Wild Atlantic Sauna (Slainte Saunas) · Old Head Beach, Louisburgh · 15 km · fixed

Cois Tra Rugged Retreat · Connemara Sands Hotel, Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely, Co. Galway · 29 km · fixed

Tallaghbawn (White Strand) Beach is located approximately 14km south of Louisburgh town. It is a large sandy beach with a gentle slope stretching 1.3km in length. The Owennadornaun River flows north across the access to the beach with sand dunes towards the south end of the beach. Tallaghbawn Beach forms part of the Mweelrea/Sheefry/Erriff Complex Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and proposed Natural Heritage Area (pNHA). The site was selected for the wide range of habitats it supports including blanket bog, lagoons, machair, decalcified dunes and springs which are all priority habitats under Annex I of the EU Habitats Directive. It also supports populations of rare and threatened plant species. Activities include walking, fishing, swimming and windsurfing.

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🌊 Tallaghbawn (White Strand) Louisburgh dip · Blowy · sea 16° · 1.0 mFri, 2 Oct 11:30–12:30 · gentle breeze, rain, waves 1.0 m
🌊 Tallaghbawn (White Strand) Louisburgh dip · Decent · sea 16° · 0.9 mSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
🌊 Tallaghbawn (White Strand) Louisburgh dip · Decent · sea 16° · 0.9 mSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m

Nearby spots

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2 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

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2 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

Silver Strand Louisburgh

3 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

Cross Beach Louisburgh

4 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

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