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Tallaghbawn (White Strand) Louisburgh

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57
Fresh · chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s
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 surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
19:00
Fresh 48/100
waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.9 m · 18 km/h
▼ 04:25 ▲ 10:35 ▼ 17:05 ▲ 23:30
Sun, 4 Oct
19:00
Fresh 45/100
waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.8 m · 30 km/h
▼ 05:30 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:40
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Fresh 60/100
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
10:00
Blowy 41/100
waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.8 m · 18 km/h
▲ 02:40 ▼ 08:35 ▲ 14:50 ▼ 21:20
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Blowy 37/100
waist-high 0.6 m, period 9 s, onshore wind · 0.6 m · 22 km/h
▲ 03:45 ▼ 09:45 ▲ 15:45 ▼ 22:15
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 9 km/h
▲ 04:35 ▼ 10:40 ▲ 16:45 ▼ 23:00
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 26 km/h
▲ 05:10 ▼ 11:15 ▲ 17:25 ▼ 23:45

Week at a glance

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Sat 06:0058 · Freshchest-high 0.9 m · period 10 s
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSat 02:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSat 03:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 62 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 30 Blowy · nightSat 08:00 · 42 BlowySat 09:00 · 39 BlowySat 10:00 · 36 BlowySat 11:00 · 35 BlowySat 12:00 · 38 BlowySat 13:00 · 33 BlowySat 14:00 · 37 BlowySat 15:00 · 40 BlowySat 16:00 · 43 BlowySat 17:00 · 46 FreshSat 18:00 · 43 BlowySat 19:00 · 48 FreshSat 20:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSat 21:00 · 42 Blowy · nightSat 22:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSun 00:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 07:00 · 41 Blowy · nightSun 08:00 · 38 BlowySun 09:00 · 35 BlowySun 10:00 · 32 BlowySun 11:00 · 17 GrimSun 12:00 · 14 GrimSun 13:00 · 17 GrimSun 14:00 · 20 GrimSun 15:00 · 23 GrimSun 16:00 · 38 BlowySun 17:00 · 41 BlowySun 18:00 · 44 BlowySun 19:00 · 45 FreshSun 20:00 · 42 Blowy · nightSun 21:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 22:00 · 35 Blowy · nightSun 23:00 · 32 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 29 Blowy · nightMon 01:00 · 14 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 46 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 58 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 61 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 56 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 42 Blowy · nightMon 07:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 60 FreshMon 09:00 · 57 FreshMon 10:00 · 54 FreshMon 11:00 · 51 FreshMon 12:00 · 48 FreshMon 13:00 · 45 FreshMon 14:00 · 44 BlowyMon 15:00 · 47 FreshMon 16:00 · 50 FreshMon 17:00 · 53 FreshMon 18:00 · 56 FreshMon 19:00 · 59 FreshMon 20:00 · 70 Decent · nightMon 21:00 · 61 Fresh · nightMon 22:00 · 58 Fresh · nightMon 23:00 · 70 Decent · nightTue 00:00 · 59 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 64 Decent · nightTue 02:00 · 61 Fresh · nightTue 03:00 · 60 Fresh · nightTue 04:00 · 39 Blowy · nightTue 05:00 · 42 Blowy · nightTue 06:00 · 45 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 49 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 41 BlowyTue 13:00 · 40 BlowyTue 16:00 · 22 GrimTue 19:00 · 31 BlowyTue 22:00 · 36 Blowy · nightWed 01:00 · 27 Grim · nightWed 04:00 · 0 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 29 Blowy · nightWed 10:00 · 37 BlowyWed 13:00 · 27 GrimWed 16:00 · 19 GrimWed 19:00 · 36 BlowyWed 22:00 · 45 Fresh · nightThu 01:00 · 45 Fresh · nightThu 04:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 10:00 · 0 GrimThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 GrimFri 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 19:00 · 0 Grim

Sat, 3 Oct, 06:00

58 Fresh
  • chest-high 0.9 m
  • period 10 s
  • onshore wind
  • low-ish tide
  • 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
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
06:0058 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW21 km/h W241.8 m dry13°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
07:0030 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h WSW222.3 m dry13°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
08:0042 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h SSW212.9 m dry12°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0039 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h SSW213.4 m dry12°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0036 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h SW213.8 m ▲dry14°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
11:0035 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h SW233.8 m ▲dry14°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0038 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h SW233.6 m dry15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0033 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h SW243.2 m dry15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0037 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h SSW272.6 m dry15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
15:0040 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h SSW292.0 m dry15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:0043 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW22 km/h SSW311.6 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
17:0046 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW23 km/h SSW321.4 m ▼dry14°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
18:0043 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW22 km/h S321.4 m ▼dry14°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
19:0048 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h S301.7 m dry13°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
20:0045 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW16 km/h S272.2 m dry12°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
21:0042 Blowy0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h S282.7 m dry13°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
22:0056 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h S313.2 m dry13°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
23:0053 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW24 km/h SSW353.5 m ▲dry14°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0053 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW29 km/h SSW393.5 m ▲dry15°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
01:0056 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW27 km/h S423.3 m dry15°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
02:0059 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW25 km/h S442.9 m dry15°chest-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
03:0063 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW29 km/h SSW452.5 m dry15°chest-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
04:0066 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW28 km/h SSW452.0 m dry15°chest-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
05:0069 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW26 km/h SSW451.8 m ▼dry15°chest-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
06:0044 Blowy0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW23 km/h S451.7 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
07:0041 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW26 km/h SSW451.9 m dry15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
08:0038 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW28 km/h SSW452.2 m dry15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0035 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SSW462.7 m 0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0032 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW32 km/h SSW463.2 m 0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
11:0017 Grim0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW36 km/h SSW463.5 m ▲0.1 mm15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0014 Grim0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW35 km/h SSW473.7 m ▲0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0017 Grim0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW36 km/h SSW473.6 m ▲0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0020 Grim0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW37 km/h SSW473.2 m 0.1 mm15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
15:0023 Grim0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW34 km/h SSW472.8 m 0.1 mm15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:0038 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SW462.2 m 0.1 mm15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
17:0041 Blowy0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW28 km/h SSW451.8 m 0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
18:0044 Blowy0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW29 km/h SW441.5 m ▼0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
19:0045 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SW441.4 m ▼dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
20:0042 Blowy0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SW431.6 m dry16°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
21:0039 Blowy0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SW441.9 m dry16°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
22:0035 Blowy0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW29 km/h SW442.4 m dry15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
23:0032 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SSW452.9 m dry15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
Monday, 5 October
00:0029 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SSW463.2 m ▲dry15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
01:0014 Grim0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW33 km/h SSW473.4 m ▲dry15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
02:0046 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW25 km/h SW453.4 m ▲0.1 mm15°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
03:0058 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW25 km/h SW443.1 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
04:0061 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW25 km/h SW442.7 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
05:0056 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW26 km/h SW442.3 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 0.9 m, period 11 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
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.

Sauna after?

Big Dipper Sauna · Carrowniskey Beach, BigStyle Atlantic Lodge, Louisburgh · 4 km · fixed

Sweathouse (Renvyle) · Gurteen Pier, Renvyle, Connemara, Co. Galway · 9 km · fixed

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 surf · Fresh · sea 15° · 0.9 mSat, 3 Oct 18:30–19:30 · waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Tallaghbawn (White Strand) Louisburgh surf · Fresh · sea 15° · 0.8 mSun, 4 Oct 18:30–19:30 · waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Tallaghbawn (White Strand) Louisburgh surf · Fresh · sea 15° · 0.9 mMon, 5 Oct 07:30–08:30 · chest-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, onshore wind

Nearby spots

Dooghtry Lough

2 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

Dooaghtry Lough

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.