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Tallaghbawn (White Strand) Louisburgh

faces W Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
52
Fresh · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy
Waves
0.9 m
10 s period from WSW · model cell 1.1 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 277 km away.
Tide
1.9 m
Rising. High at 10:35.
Wind
21 km/h
Moderate breeze, W, onshore, gusts 24
Daylight
07:44
Sunrise. Sunset 19:13. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
19:00
Decent 68/100
gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m · 0.9 m · 18 km/h
▼ 04:25 ▲ 10:35 ▼ 17:05 ▲ 23:30
Sun, 4 Oct
17:00
Fresh 59/100
moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m · 0.8 m · 28 km/h
▼ 05:30 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:40
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Decent 63/100
gentle breeze, showers possible, waves 0.9 m · 0.9 m · 19 km/h
▲ 01:00 ▼ 07:05 ▲ 13:35 ▼ 20:15
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Decent 75/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m · 0.7 m · 15 km/h
▲ 02:40 ▼ 08:35 ▲ 14:50 ▼ 21:20
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Fresh 55/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, rain · 0.6 m · 22 km/h
▲ 03:45 ▼ 09:45 ▲ 15:45 ▼ 22:15
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grand 86/100
light winds, showers possible, low tide · 9 km/h
▲ 04:35 ▼ 10:40 ▲ 16:45 ▼ 23:00
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Blowy 43/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, rain · 26 km/h
▲ 05:10 ▼ 11:15 ▲ 17:25 ▼ 23:45

Week at a glance

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Sat 06:0053 · Freshmoderate breeze · onshore, choppy
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 37 Blowy · nightSat 01:00 · 42 Blowy · nightSat 02:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 03:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 71 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 64 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 63 DecentSat 09:00 · 58 FreshSat 10:00 · 57 FreshSat 11:00 · 50 FreshSat 12:00 · 54 FreshSat 13:00 · 58 FreshSat 14:00 · 63 DecentSat 15:00 · 67 DecentSat 16:00 · 61 FreshSat 17:00 · 66 DecentSat 18:00 · 62 DecentSat 19:00 · 68 DecentSat 20:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 21:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSat 22:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 40 Blowy · nightSun 00:00 · 24 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 50 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 04:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 64 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 64 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 55 FreshSun 09:00 · 35 BlowySun 10:00 · 30 BlowySun 11:00 · 26 GrimSun 12:00 · 23 GrimSun 13:00 · 27 GrimSun 14:00 · 31 BlowySun 15:00 · 35 BlowySun 16:00 · 39 BlowySun 17:00 · 59 FreshSun 18:00 · 47 FreshSun 19:00 · 49 FreshSun 20:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 21:00 · 40 Blowy · nightSun 22:00 · 35 Blowy · nightSun 23:00 · 31 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 26 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 22 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 37 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 47 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 50 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 39 Blowy · nightMon 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 08:00 · 56 FreshMon 09:00 · 52 FreshMon 10:00 · 47 FreshMon 11:00 · 35 BlowyMon 12:00 · 31 BlowyMon 13:00 · 35 BlowyMon 14:00 · 26 GrimMon 15:00 · 38 BlowyMon 16:00 · 34 BlowyMon 17:00 · 38 BlowyMon 18:00 · 43 BlowyMon 19:00 · 63 DecentMon 20:00 · 67 Decent · nightMon 21:00 · 49 Fresh · nightMon 22:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 23:00 · 56 Fresh · nightTue 00:00 · 47 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 42 Blowy · nightTue 02:00 · 43 Blowy · nightTue 03:00 · 42 Blowy · nightTue 04:00 · 43 Blowy · nightTue 05:00 · 48 Fresh · nightTue 06:00 · 53 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 58 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 59 FreshTue 13:00 · 65 DecentTue 16:00 · 62 DecentTue 19:00 · 75 DecentTue 22:00 · 74 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 61 Fresh · nightWed 04:00 · 46 Fresh · nightWed 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightWed 10:00 · 55 FreshWed 13:00 · 41 BlowyWed 16:00 · 30 BlowyWed 19:00 · 53 FreshWed 22:00 · 54 Fresh · nightThu 01:00 · 61 Fresh · nightThu 04:00 · 72 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 72 Decent · nightThu 10:00 · 86 GrandThu 13:00 · 65 DecentThu 19:00 · 30 BlowyFri 01:00 · 23 Grim · nightFri 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 43 BlowyFri 19:00 · 32 Blowy

Sat, 3 Oct, 06:00

53 Fresh
  • moderate breeze
  • onshore, choppy
  • dry
  • waves 0.9 m
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.9 m21 km/h
faces 270° W · wind onshore
Waves
0.9 m @ 10 s from WSW
Wind
21 km/h W · gusts 24
Tide
1.8 m · lower 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
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
06:0053 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW21 km/h W241.8 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
07:0064 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h WSW222.3 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
08:0063 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h SSW212.9 m dry12°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
09:0058 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h SSW213.4 m dry12°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
10:0057 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h SW213.8 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
11:0050 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h SW233.8 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
12:0054 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h SW233.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
13:0058 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h SW243.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
14:0063 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h SSW272.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
15:0067 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h SSW292.0 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
16:0061 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW22 km/h SSW311.6 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
17:0066 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW23 km/h SSW321.4 m ▼dry14°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
18:0062 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW22 km/h S321.4 m ▼dry14°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
19:0068 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h S301.7 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
20:0060 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW16 km/h S272.2 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
21:0056 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h S282.7 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
22:0055 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h S313.2 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
23:0040 Blowy0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW24 km/h SSW353.5 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0024 Grim0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW29 km/h SSW393.5 m ▲dry15°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
01:0045 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW27 km/h S423.3 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
02:0050 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW25 km/h S442.9 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
03:0038 Blowy0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW29 km/h SSW452.5 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
04:0059 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW28 km/h SSW452.0 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
05:0064 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW26 km/h SSW451.8 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
06:0064 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW23 km/h S451.7 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
07:0059 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW26 km/h SSW451.9 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
08:0055 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW28 km/h SSW452.2 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
09:0035 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SSW462.7 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
10:0030 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW32 km/h SSW463.2 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
11:0026 Grim0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW36 km/h SSW463.5 m ▲0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
12:0023 Grim0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW35 km/h SSW473.7 m ▲0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
13:0027 Grim0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW36 km/h SSW473.6 m ▲0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
14:0031 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW37 km/h SSW473.2 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
15:0035 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW34 km/h SSW472.8 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
16:0039 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SW462.2 m 0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
17:0059 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW28 km/h SSW451.8 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
18:0047 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW29 km/h SW441.5 m ▼0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
19:0049 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SW441.4 m ▼dry16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
20:0044 Blowy0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SW431.6 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
21:0040 Blowy0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SW441.9 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
22:0035 Blowy0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW29 km/h SW442.4 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
23:0031 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SSW452.9 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
Monday, 5 October
00:0026 Grim0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SSW463.2 m ▲dry15°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
01:0022 Grim0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW33 km/h SSW473.4 m ▲dry15°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
02:0037 Blowy0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW25 km/h SW453.4 m ▲0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
03:0047 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW25 km/h SW443.1 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
04:0052 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW25 km/h SW442.7 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
05:0050 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW26 km/h SW442.3 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
04:2510:3517:0523:30
Low 04:25 · 1.4 mHigh 10:35 · 3.9 mLow 17:05 · 1.3 mHigh 23:30 · 3.5 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.

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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 · Decent · sea 15° · 0.9 mSat, 3 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
🌊 Tallaghbawn (White Strand) Louisburgh dip · Fresh · sea 15° · 0.8 mSun, 4 Oct 16:30–17:30 · moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
🌊 Tallaghbawn (White Strand) Louisburgh dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.9 mMon, 5 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, showers possible, waves 0.9 m

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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.