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Trá an Dóilín, An Ceathrú Rua

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79
Decent · light winds, dry
Waves
0.9 m
10 s period from WSW · model cell 3.9 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 234 km away.
Tide
1.8 m
Low tide. Low at 03:55.
Wind
7 km/h
Light breeze, WSW, cross, gusts 23
Daylight
07:42
Sunrise. Sunset 19:12. Air 11°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
18:00
Grand 94/100
light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 9 km/h
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 16:40 ▲ 23:30
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Fresh 60/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 1.0 m · 24 km/h
▼ 05:15 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:20
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Decent 66/100
moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m · 1.2 m · 28 km/h
▲ 00:55 ▼ 07:00 ▲ 13:20 ▼ 20:05
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 88/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m · 0.7 m · 16 km/h
▲ 02:20 ▼ 08:25 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 85/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m · 0.6 m · 13 km/h
▲ 03:20 ▼ 09:20 ▲ 15:40 ▼ 21:55
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 13 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:10 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:35
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Fresh 54/100
fresh breeze, rain · 34 km/h
▲ 04:45 ▼ 10:50 ▲ 17:10 ▼ 23:10

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 03:0079 · Decentlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 79 DecentSat 09:00 · 79 DecentSat 10:00 · 82 GrandSat 11:00 · 82 GrandSat 12:00 · 82 GrandSat 13:00 · 76 DecentSat 14:00 · 76 DecentSat 15:00 · 76 DecentSat 16:00 · 76 DecentSat 17:00 · 82 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 94 GrandSat 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 60 FreshSun 09:00 · 60 FreshSun 10:00 · 60 FreshSun 11:00 · 44 BlowySun 12:00 · 44 BlowySun 13:00 · 44 BlowySun 14:00 · 44 BlowySun 15:00 · 44 BlowySun 16:00 · 44 BlowySun 17:00 · 60 FreshSun 18:00 · 60 FreshSun 19:00 · 60 FreshSun 20:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 21:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 07:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 08:00 · 50 FreshMon 09:00 · 50 FreshMon 10:00 · 66 DecentMon 11:00 · 66 DecentMon 12:00 · 66 DecentMon 13:00 · 66 DecentMon 14:00 · 66 DecentMon 15:00 · 60 FreshMon 16:00 · 60 FreshMon 17:00 · 60 FreshMon 18:00 · 60 FreshMon 19:00 · 60 FreshMon 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 64 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 70 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 80 GrandTue 13:00 · 88 GrandTue 16:00 · 88 GrandTue 19:00 · 85 GrandTue 22:00 · 85 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 85 GrandWed 13:00 · 78 DecentWed 16:00 · 78 DecentWed 19:00 · 85 GrandWed 22:00 · 75 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 75 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 86 GrandThu 19:00 · 54 FreshFri 01:00 · 29 Blowy · nightFri 07:00 · 23 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 53 FreshFri 19:00 · 54 Fresh

Sat, 3 Oct, 03:00

79 Decent
  • light winds
  • dry
  • waves 0.9 m
  • low tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.9 m7 km/h
faces 191° S · wind cross
Waves
0.9 m @ 10 s from WSW
Wind
7 km/h WSW · gusts 23
Tide
1.9 m · low
Air
11°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
03:0079 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW7 km/h WSW231.9 m ▼dry11°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
04:0079 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h W231.7 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
05:0079 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW9 km/h WSW221.9 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
06:0079 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW9 km/h WSW202.3 m dry12°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
07:0079 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW7 km/h WSW182.7 m dry12°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
08:0079 Decent0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW7 km/h WSW163.2 m dry12°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
09:0079 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW6 km/h WSW153.7 m dry13°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
10:0082 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW7 km/h SW164.0 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
11:0082 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW9 km/h SW204.0 m ▲dry15°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
12:0082 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h SSW223.7 m dry15°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
13:0076 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h SSW243.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
14:0076 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW14 km/h SSW262.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
15:0076 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h SSW282.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
16:0076 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h SSW281.8 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
17:0082 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h SSW261.7 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
18:0094 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW9 km/h SSW241.8 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
19:0094 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW9 km/h SSW222.1 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
20:0094 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW9 km/h SSW222.5 m dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
21:0094 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW9 km/h SSW263.0 m dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
22:0094 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW9 km/h S303.5 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
23:0076 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h S353.8 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0076 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h S393.8 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
01:0076 Decent0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h SSW413.5 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
02:0060 Fresh1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW21 km/h SSW433.1 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
03:0060 Fresh1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW23 km/h SSW442.6 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
04:0060 Fresh1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW23 km/h SW452.3 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
05:0060 Fresh1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW23 km/h SW452.0 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
06:0060 Fresh1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW24 km/h SW462.1 m ▼0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
07:0060 Fresh1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW25 km/h SW472.3 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
08:0060 Fresh1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW24 km/h SW472.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
09:0060 Fresh1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW24 km/h SW473.0 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
10:0060 Fresh1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW25 km/h SW473.4 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
11:0044 Blowy1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SW473.8 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
12:0044 Blowy1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SW483.9 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
13:0044 Blowy1.2 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SW483.7 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
14:0044 Blowy1.2 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW32 km/h SW483.4 m dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
15:0044 Blowy1.2 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SW483.0 m dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0044 Blowy1.2 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW29 km/h SW482.5 m dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0060 Fresh1.1 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SW462.1 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0060 Fresh1.0 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SW451.8 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0060 Fresh1.0 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h SW441.8 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0044 Blowy1.0 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW29 km/h WSW401.9 m dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
21:0060 Fresh1.0 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h WSW402.2 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
22:0060 Fresh1.0 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SW392.7 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
23:0044 Blowy1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SW403.2 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
Monday, 5 October
00:0060 Fresh1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW28 km/h SW413.6 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
01:0060 Fresh1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h SW403.7 m ▲0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
02:0044 Blowy1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW29 km/h SW413.6 m ▲0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Rossaveel, 5 km away · metres above chart datum
03:5510:3016:4023:30
Low 03:55 · 1.7 mHigh 10:30 · 4.1 mLow 16:40 · 1.7 mHigh 23:30 · 3.8 m

The spot

Faces
191° S
Swell window
E 100° → WNW 300°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 3.9 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: 12-6 7 days July & Aug weekend June/SeptToiletsParkingNo dogs (No dogs allowed on designated blue flag beaches during lifeguard hours. Dogs allowed on a lead at all other times.)

As listed by Galway County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Oileanra Seaweed Baths and Sauna · Cuigeal, Lettermullan · 7 km · fixed

Driftwood Sauna · Spiddal Pier, An Spideal · 21 km · fixed

Doolin Ocean Sauna (Wild Atlantic Seaweed Baths) · Doolin Pier, Co. Clare · 30 km · fixed

Trá an Dóilín is an unusual beach formed from a plethora of dead fragments of "maerl", a twig-like calcareous seaweed. This type of beach material is washed up at only a few locations in Ireland. It is an exposed beach which is subject to very strong wave action at times. The bathing area comprises a number of different habitats in close proximity to the beach including rocky outcrops, rock pools, off shore reefs and a fresh water lagoon. These different habitats support a variety of different plant, animal and bird species. It is a popular beach for snorkelling and diving.

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🌊 Trá an Dóilín, An Ceathrú Rua dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.8 mSat, 3 Oct 17:30–18:30 · light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
🌊 Trá an Dóilín, An Ceathrú Rua dip · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.0 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
🌊 Trá an Dóilín, An Ceathrú Rua dip · Decent · sea 15° · 1.2 mMon, 5 Oct 09:30–10:30 · moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m

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