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Tallaghbawn (White Strand) Louisburgh

faces W Monitored, not designated

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61
Fresh · chest-high 0.9 m, period 11 s
Waves
0.9 m
11 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
3.7 m
High tide. Low at 04:25.
Wind
25 km/h
Moderate breeze, W, onshore, gusts 35
Daylight
07:42
Sunrise. Sunset 19:15. Air 12°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
Daylight's done for today.
▼ 03:25 ▲ 09:35 ▼ 16:05 ▲ 22:10
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Fresh 53/100
waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.9 m · 15 km/h
▼ 04:25 ▲ 10:35 ▼ 17:05 ▲ 23:30
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Fresh 46/100
waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.9 m · 32 km/h
▼ 05:30 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:40
Mon, 5 Oct
14:00
Decent 62/100
chest-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, onshore wind · 0.9 m · 23 km/h
▲ 01:00 ▼ 07:05 ▲ 13:35 ▼ 20:15
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Fresh 50/100
waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.7 m · 15 km/h
▲ 02:40 ▼ 08:35 ▲ 14:50 ▼ 21:20
Wed, 7 Oct
16:00
Blowy 37/100
waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 0.7 m · 24 km/h
▲ 03:45 ▼ 09:45 ▲ 15:45 ▼ 22:15
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 12 km/h
▲ 04:35 ▼ 10:40 ▲ 16:45 ▼ 23:00

Week at a glance

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Fri 23:0060 · Freshchest-high 0.9 m · period 11 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 12:00 · 42 BlowyFri 13:00 · 30 BlowyFri 14:00 · 49 FreshFri 15:00 · 29 BlowyFri 16:00 · 26 GrimFri 17:00 · 29 BlowyFri 18:00 · 32 BlowyFri 19:00 · 36 BlowyFri 20:00 · 39 Blowy · nightFri 21:00 · 42 Blowy · nightFri 22:00 · 62 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSat 02:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSat 03:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSat 05:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 26 Grim · nightSat 08:00 · 30 BlowySat 09:00 · 49 FreshSat 10:00 · 52 FreshSat 11:00 · 53 FreshSat 12:00 · 50 FreshSat 13:00 · 47 FreshSat 14:00 · 35 BlowySat 15:00 · 32 BlowySat 16:00 · 29 BlowySat 17:00 · 26 GrimSat 18:00 · 29 BlowySat 19:00 · 32 BlowySat 20:00 · 35 Blowy · nightSat 21:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSat 22:00 · 66 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 00:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 28 Blowy · nightSun 07:00 · 31 Blowy · nightSun 08:00 · 34 BlowySun 09:00 · 25 GrimSun 10:00 · 28 BlowySun 11:00 · 43 BlowySun 12:00 · 46 FreshSun 13:00 · 43 BlowySun 14:00 · 40 BlowySun 15:00 · 37 BlowySun 16:00 · 26 GrimSun 17:00 · 23 GrimSun 18:00 · 28 BlowySun 19:00 · 19 GrimSun 20:00 · 22 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 25 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSun 23:00 · 40 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 35 Blowy · nightMon 01:00 · 38 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 39 Blowy · nightMon 04:00 · 53 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 50 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 47 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 43 Blowy · nightMon 08:00 · 46 FreshMon 09:00 · 49 FreshMon 10:00 · 52 FreshMon 11:00 · 55 FreshMon 12:00 · 58 FreshMon 13:00 · 61 FreshMon 14:00 · 62 DecentMon 15:00 · 59 FreshMon 16:00 · 56 FreshMon 17:00 · 53 FreshMon 18:00 · 50 FreshMon 19:00 · 47 FreshMon 22:00 · 48 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 58 Fresh · nightTue 04:00 · 47 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 39 Blowy · nightTue 10:00 · 39 BlowyTue 13:00 · 48 FreshTue 16:00 · 50 FreshTue 19:00 · 41 BlowyTue 22:00 · 36 Blowy · nightWed 01:00 · 43 Blowy · nightWed 04:00 · 26 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 27 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 19 GrimWed 13:00 · 29 BlowyWed 16:00 · 37 BlowyWed 19:00 · 28 BlowyWed 22:00 · 19 Grim · nightThu 01:00 · 27 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 23:00

60 Fresh
  • chest-high 0.9 m
  • period 11 s
  • onshore wind
  • high-ish tide
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.9 m25 km/h
faces 270° W · wind onshore
Waves
0.9 m @ 11 s from WSW
Wind
25 km/h W · gusts 35
Tide
3.7 m · high
Air
12°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
22:0062 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW27 km/h W383.8 m ▲dry12°chest-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
23:0060 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW25 km/h W353.7 m ▲dry12°chest-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0057 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW27 km/h W323.4 m dry13°chest-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
01:0054 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW26 km/h W292.9 m dry13°chest-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
02:0051 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW26 km/h WSW282.3 m dry13°chest-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
03:0048 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW22 km/h WSW281.7 m dry13°chest-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
04:0044 Blowy0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW25 km/h WSW281.5 m ▼dry13°chest-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
05:0045 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW24 km/h W281.5 m ▼dry13°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
06:0048 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW22 km/h W251.8 m dry13°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
07:0026 Grim0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h WSW222.3 m dry13°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
08:0030 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW16 km/h W202.9 m dry13°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
09:0049 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h S193.4 m dry13°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0052 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h S213.8 m ▲dry13°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
11:0053 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h SSW263.8 m ▲dry14°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0050 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h SSW293.6 m dry15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0047 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h SSW313.2 m dry15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0035 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW21 km/h SSW342.6 m dry15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
15:0032 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW23 km/h SSW372.0 m dry15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:0029 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW25 km/h SSW401.6 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
17:0026 Grim0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SSW411.4 m ▼dry14°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
18:0029 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW24 km/h S421.4 m ▼dry14°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
19:0032 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW22 km/h S411.7 m dry14°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
20:0035 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h S412.2 m dry13°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
21:0038 Blowy0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW20 km/h S432.7 m dry13°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
22:0066 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h S453.2 m dry14°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
23:0057 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW32 km/h S463.5 m ▲dry15°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0057 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW33 km/h SSW473.5 m ▲dry15°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
01:0054 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW34 km/h SSW493.3 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
02:0051 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW33 km/h SSW502.9 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
03:0047 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW32 km/h SSW502.5 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
04:0056 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW28 km/h SSW502.0 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
05:0053 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW30 km/h SSW491.8 m ▼0.1 mm16°chest-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
06:0028 Blowy0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW31 km/h SSW481.7 m ▼0.2 mm16°waist-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
07:0031 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW31 km/h SSW481.9 m 0.2 mm15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
08:0034 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW30 km/h SSW472.2 m 0.2 mm15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0025 Grim0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW33 km/h SSW462.7 m 0.2 mm15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0028 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW33 km/h SSW463.2 m 0.2 mm15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
11:0043 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW32 km/h SSW453.5 m ▲0.2 mm15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0046 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW32 km/h SSW463.7 m ▲0.1 mm15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0043 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SSW463.6 m ▲0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0040 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h SSW453.2 m 0.2 mm16°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
15:0037 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h SW452.8 m 0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:0026 Grim0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SW442.2 m 0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
17:0023 Grim0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW25 km/h SW441.8 m 0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
18:0028 Blowy0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW24 km/h SW431.5 m ▼0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
19:0019 Grim0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SW411.4 m ▼0.2 mm16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
20:0022 Grim0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h SW411.6 m dry16°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
21:0025 Grim0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW23 km/h SW411.9 m 0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, onshore wind

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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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 surf · Fresh · sea 15° · 0.9 mSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Tallaghbawn (White Strand) Louisburgh surf · Fresh · sea 15° · 0.9 mSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind

Nearby spots

Dooghtry Lough

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.