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Trá an Dóilín, An Ceathrú Rua

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56
Fresh · 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
2.0 m
Rising. High at 10:30.
Wind
10 km/h
Light breeze, WSW, cross, gusts 21
Daylight
07:42
Sunrise. Sunset 19:12. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
10:00
Grand 80/100
light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 8 km/h
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 16:40 ▲ 23:30
Sun, 4 Oct
10:00
Fresh 52/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 1.1 m · 25 km/h
▼ 05:15 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:20
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Fresh 59/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 1.1 m · 28 km/h
▲ 00:55 ▼ 07:00 ▲ 13:20 ▼ 20:05
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 80/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m · 0.7 m · 18 km/h
▲ 02:20 ▼ 08:25 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
16:00
Decent 69/100
moderate breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.7 m · 0.7 m · 26 km/h
▲ 03:20 ▼ 09:20 ▲ 15:40 ▼ 21:55
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 71/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 18 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:10 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:35
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Blowy 38/100
fresh breeze, rain · 30 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 05:0056 · Freshlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 04:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSat 05:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 64 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 68 DecentSat 09:00 · 73 DecentSat 10:00 · 80 GrandSat 11:00 · 80 GrandSat 12:00 · 75 DecentSat 13:00 · 65 DecentSat 14:00 · 60 FreshSat 15:00 · 56 FreshSat 16:00 · 51 FreshSat 17:00 · 55 FreshSat 18:00 · 71 DecentSat 19:00 · 76 DecentSat 20:00 · 77 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 85 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 80 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 74 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 64 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 05:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 35 Blowy · nightSun 07:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 08:00 · 44 BlowySun 09:00 · 48 FreshSun 10:00 · 52 FreshSun 11:00 · 40 BlowySun 12:00 · 43 BlowySun 13:00 · 39 BlowySun 14:00 · 35 BlowySun 15:00 · 30 BlowySun 16:00 · 26 GrimSun 17:00 · 38 BlowySun 18:00 · 33 BlowySun 19:00 · 35 BlowySun 20:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 21:00 · 43 Blowy · nightSun 22:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 56 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 55 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 50 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 46 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 06:00 · 43 Blowy · nightMon 07:00 · 22 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 26 GrimMon 09:00 · 47 FreshMon 10:00 · 45 FreshMon 11:00 · 50 FreshMon 12:00 · 54 FreshMon 13:00 · 59 FreshMon 14:00 · 57 FreshMon 15:00 · 53 FreshMon 16:00 · 49 FreshMon 17:00 · 45 FreshMon 18:00 · 41 BlowyMon 19:00 · 36 BlowyMon 20:00 · 32 Blowy · nightMon 21:00 · 28 Blowy · nightMon 22:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 23:00 · 37 Blowy · nightTue 00:00 · 42 Blowy · nightTue 01:00 · 62 Decent · nightTue 02:00 · 67 Decent · nightTue 03:00 · 65 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 66 Decent · nightTue 05:00 · 62 Decent · nightTue 06:00 · 51 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 44 Blowy · nightTue 10:00 · 56 FreshTue 13:00 · 80 GrandTue 16:00 · 72 DecentTue 19:00 · 66 DecentTue 22:00 · 61 Fresh · nightWed 01:00 · 75 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 82 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 42 BlowyWed 13:00 · 58 FreshWed 16:00 · 69 DecentWed 19:00 · 66 DecentWed 22:00 · 57 Fresh · nightThu 01:00 · 77 Decent · nightThu 04:00 · 96 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightThu 10:00 · 62 DecentThu 13:00 · 71 DecentThu 19:00 · 37 BlowyFri 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightFri 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 23 GrimFri 19:00 · 38 Blowy

Sat, 3 Oct, 05:00

56 Fresh
  • light winds
  • dry
  • waves 0.9 m
  • low tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.9 m10 km/h
faces 191° S · wind cross
Waves
0.9 m @ 10 s from WSW
Wind
10 km/h WSW · gusts 21
Tide
1.9 m · low
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
05:0056 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h WSW211.9 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
06:0060 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h WSW192.3 m dry12°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
07:0064 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW9 km/h W182.7 m dry12°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
08:0068 Decent0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW7 km/h W173.2 m dry12°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
09:0073 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW6 km/h WSW163.7 m dry13°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
10:0080 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW8 km/h WSW164.0 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
11:0080 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h SW194.0 m ▲dry15°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
12:0075 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h SW213.7 m dry15°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
13:0065 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h SW223.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
14:0060 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h SSW242.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
15:0056 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW14 km/h SSW262.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
16:0051 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h SSW261.8 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
17:0055 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h SSW251.7 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
18:0071 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW9 km/h SSW221.8 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
19:0076 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW8 km/h SSW192.1 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
20:0077 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW8 km/h SSW182.5 m dry12°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
21:0081 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW9 km/h SSW203.0 m dry12°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
22:0085 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW9 km/h SSW243.5 m dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
23:0080 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h SSW293.8 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0074 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h SSW333.8 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
01:0069 Decent0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h SSW353.5 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
02:0064 Decent1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h S373.1 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
03:0059 Fresh1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h S382.6 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
04:0038 Blowy1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW20 km/h SSW402.3 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
05:0049 Fresh1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h SW402.0 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
06:0035 Blowy1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW22 km/h SW412.1 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
07:0039 Blowy1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW21 km/h SSW422.3 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
08:0044 Blowy1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW22 km/h SW442.6 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
09:0048 Fresh1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW22 km/h SW453.0 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
10:0052 Fresh1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW25 km/h SSW463.4 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
11:0040 Blowy1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SW473.8 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
12:0043 Blowy1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SW483.9 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
13:0039 Blowy1.2 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW32 km/h SSW493.7 m ▲0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
14:0035 Blowy1.2 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW34 km/h SW493.4 m dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
15:0030 Blowy1.2 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW33 km/h SW493.0 m dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0026 Grim1.2 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SW482.5 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0038 Blowy1.1 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SW472.1 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0033 Blowy1.0 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW25 km/h SW451.8 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0035 Blowy1.0 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h SW441.8 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0039 Blowy1.0 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW25 km/h SW431.9 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
21:0043 Blowy1.0 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SW432.2 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
22:0048 Fresh1.0 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h SW432.7 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
23:0052 Fresh1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW28 km/h SW443.2 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
Monday, 5 October
00:0056 Fresh1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW28 km/h SW463.6 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
01:0044 Blowy1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SW463.7 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
02:0055 Fresh1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SW413.6 m ▲0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
03:0050 Fresh1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW25 km/h SW403.3 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
04:0046 Fresh1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h SW403.0 m 0.1 mm16°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 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 09:30–10:30 · light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
🌊 Trá an Dóilín, An Ceathrú Rua dip · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.1 mSun, 4 Oct 09:30–10:30 · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
🌊 Trá an Dóilín, An Ceathrú Rua dip · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.1 mMon, 5 Oct 12:30–13:30 · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry

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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.