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Trá an Dóilín, An Ceathrú Rua

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41
Blowy · chest-high 1.4 m, period 12 s
Waves
1.4 m
12 s period from SW · model cell 3.9 km out
Sea
15.7°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 234 km away.
Tide
3.7 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 09:25.
Wind
31 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, onshore, gusts 55
Daylight
07:41
Sunrise. Sunset 19:14. Air 16°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
14:00
Decent 71/100
chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind · 1.3 m · 22 km/h
▼ 03:00 ▲ 09:25 ▼ 15:35 ▲ 22:10
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Fresh 52/100
waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore · 0.8 m · 7 km/h
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 16:40 ▲ 23:30
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Decent 63/100
chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 1.1 m · 26 km/h
▼ 05:15 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:20
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Decent 71/100
chest-high 1.2 m, period 9 s, cross-shore wind · 1.2 m · 28 km/h
▲ 00:55 ▼ 07:00 ▲ 13:20 ▼ 20:05
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Decent 64/100
waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 0.8 m · 17 km/h
▲ 02:20 ▼ 08:25 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 17 km/h
▲ 03:20 ▼ 09:20 ▲ 15:40 ▼ 21:55
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 24 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:10 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:35

Week at a glance

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Fri 08:0041 · Blowychest-high 1.4 m · period 12 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 07:00 · 46 Fresh · nightFri 08:00 · 41 BlowyFri 09:00 · 51 FreshFri 10:00 · 46 FreshFri 11:00 · 46 FreshFri 12:00 · 46 FreshFri 13:00 · 53 FreshFri 14:00 · 71 DecentFri 15:00 · 71 DecentFri 16:00 · 71 DecentFri 17:00 · 71 DecentFri 18:00 · 71 DecentFri 19:00 · 71 DecentFri 20:00 · 71 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 71 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 79 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSat 05:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSat 08:00 · 52 FreshSat 09:00 · 52 FreshSat 10:00 · 52 FreshSat 11:00 · 52 FreshSat 12:00 · 38 BlowySat 13:00 · 38 BlowySat 14:00 · 38 BlowySat 15:00 · 38 BlowySat 16:00 · 38 BlowySat 17:00 · 38 BlowySat 18:00 · 38 BlowySat 19:00 · 38 BlowySat 20:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSat 21:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSat 22:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 63 DecentSun 09:00 · 63 DecentSun 10:00 · 63 DecentSun 11:00 · 63 DecentSun 12:00 · 63 DecentSun 13:00 · 46 FreshSun 14:00 · 63 DecentSun 15:00 · 63 DecentSun 16:00 · 63 DecentSun 17:00 · 46 FreshSun 18:00 · 46 FreshSun 19:00 · 63 DecentSun 20:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 40 Blowy · nightSun 23:00 · 40 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 65 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 57 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 40 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 40 Blowy · nightMon 04:00 · 65 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 65 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 10:00 · 71 DecentMon 13:00 · 71 DecentMon 16:00 · 63 DecentMon 19:00 · 71 DecentMon 22:00 · 63 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 63 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 63 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 46 FreshTue 13:00 · 64 DecentTue 16:00 · 64 DecentTue 19:00 · 64 DecentTue 22:00 · 64 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 64 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 0 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 0 GrimWed 13:00 · 0 GrimWed 19:00 · 0 GrimThu 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 08:00

41 Blowy
  • chest-high 1.4 m
  • period 12 s
  • onshore wind
  • high tide
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.4 m31 km/h
faces 191° S · wind onshore
Waves
1.4 m @ 12 s from SW
Wind
31 km/h SSW · gusts 55
Tide
3.9 m · upper half
Air
16°C · 0.1 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
07:0046 Fresh1.4 m (0.8 swell)12 sSW29 km/h S523.3 m dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 12 s, onshore wind
08:0041 Blowy1.4 m (0.7 swell)12 sSW31 km/h SSW553.9 m 0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.4 m, period 12 s, onshore wind
09:0051 Fresh1.5 m (0.7 swell)12 sSW34 km/h SSW584.3 m ▲0.7 mm15°overhead 1.5 m, period 12 s, onshore wind
10:0046 Fresh1.7 m (0.7 swell)12 sSW37 km/h S634.3 m ▲1.9 mm15°overhead 1.7 m, period 12 s, onshore wind
11:0046 Fresh1.8 m (0.7 swell)12 sWSW40 km/h SSW693.9 m 3.9 mm16°overhead 1.8 m, period 12 s, onshore wind
12:0046 Fresh1.7 m (0.7 swell)11 sSW45 km/h SSW713.3 m 5.6 mm16°overhead 1.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
13:0053 Fresh1.4 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW28 km/h SW592.5 m 2.1 mm14°chest-high 1.4 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
14:0071 Decent1.3 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW22 km/h WSW461.9 m dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
15:0071 Decent1.2 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW27 km/h W441.5 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
16:0071 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW26 km/h WNW421.4 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
17:0071 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW24 km/h WNW431.7 m dry14°chest-high 1.1 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
18:0071 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW23 km/h W412.2 m dry14°chest-high 1.1 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
19:0071 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW21 km/h W382.8 m dry13°chest-high 1.1 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
20:0071 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW22 km/h WNW353.3 m dry13°chest-high 1.1 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
21:0071 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW19 km/h WNW323.8 m ▲dry12°chest-high 1.0 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
22:0079 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW13 km/h WNW304.1 m ▲dry12°chest-high 1.0 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
23:0079 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW13 km/h W264.0 m ▲dry12°chest-high 1.0 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0079 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW13 km/h W233.5 m dry12°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
01:0079 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h WSW232.9 m dry12°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
02:0079 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h WSW232.3 m dry12°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
03:0052 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h WSW241.9 m ▼dry13°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, light onshore
04:0054 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h WSW241.7 m ▼dry13°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
05:0054 Fresh0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h W221.9 m ▼dry13°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
06:0054 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW9 km/h W202.3 m dry12°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0054 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW7 km/h WSW172.7 m dry12°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
08:0052 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW7 km/h SW173.2 m dry11°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore
09:0052 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW8 km/h SW173.7 m dry12°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore
10:0052 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h SW204.0 m ▲dry14°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore
11:0052 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW14 km/h SW244.0 m ▲dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore
12:0038 Blowy0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h SSW263.7 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
13:0038 Blowy0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW16 km/h SSW293.2 m dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
14:0038 Blowy0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h SSW312.7 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
15:0038 Blowy0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h SSW312.2 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
16:0038 Blowy0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h SSW301.8 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
17:0038 Blowy0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h SSW291.7 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
18:0038 Blowy0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW14 km/h SSW301.8 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
19:0038 Blowy0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h SSW322.1 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
20:0038 Blowy0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW20 km/h SSW352.5 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
21:0038 Blowy0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW20 km/h SSW393.0 m dry15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
22:0063 Decent0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW24 km/h SSW423.5 m dry15°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
23:0063 Decent1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW24 km/h SSW443.8 m ▲dry15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0063 Decent1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW25 km/h SSW463.8 m ▲dry15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
01:0063 Decent1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h SSW473.5 m dry15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
02:0063 Decent1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h SSW483.1 m dry16°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
03:0063 Decent1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW25 km/h SSW492.6 m dry16°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
04:0063 Decent1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SSW502.3 m 0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
05:0046 Fresh1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW29 km/h SSW492.0 m ▼0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
06:0046 Fresh1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SSW482.1 m ▼0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.1 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 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
03:0009:2515:3522:10
Low 03:00 · 1.3 mHigh 09:25 · 4.4 mLow 15:35 · 1.4 mHigh 22:10 · 4.1 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 surf · Decent · sea 16° · 1.3 mFri, 2 Oct 13:30–14:30 · chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Trá an Dóilín, An Ceathrú Rua surf · Fresh · sea 16° · 0.8 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore
🏄 Trá an Dóilín, An Ceathrú Rua surf · Decent · sea 16° · 1.1 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind

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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.