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Trá an Dóilín, An Ceathrú Rua

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Blowy · waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s
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
2.5 m
Rising. High at 10:30.
Wind
9 km/h
Light breeze, W, cross, gusts 20
Daylight
07:42
Sunrise. Sunset 19:12. Air 12°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
10:00
Fresh 50/100
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
12:00
Decent 62/100
chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 1.1 m · 27 km/h
▼ 05:15 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:20
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Decent 62/100
chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 1.1 m · 28 km/h
▲ 00:55 ▼ 07:00 ▲ 13:20 ▼ 20:05
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Fresh 58/100
waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 0.7 m · 18 km/h
▲ 02:20 ▼ 08:25 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
19:00
Fresh 53/100
waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 0.7 m · 21 km/h
▲ 03:20 ▼ 09:20 ▲ 15:40 ▼ 21:55
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 6 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:10 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:35
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 31 km/h
▲ 04:45 ▼ 10:50 ▲ 17:10 ▼ 23:10

Week at a glance

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Sat 06:0040 · Blowywaist-high 0.9 m · period 10 s
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 06:00 · 40 Blowy · nightSat 07:00 · 43 Blowy · nightSat 08:00 · 46 FreshSat 09:00 · 49 FreshSat 10:00 · 50 FreshSat 11:00 · 50 FreshSat 12:00 · 47 FreshSat 13:00 · 44 BlowySat 14:00 · 41 BlowySat 15:00 · 37 BlowySat 16:00 · 34 BlowySat 17:00 · 33 BlowySat 18:00 · 36 BlowySat 19:00 · 39 BlowySat 20:00 · 42 Blowy · nightSat 21:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSat 22:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 37 Blowy · nightSun 00:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSun 01:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 06:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 51 FreshSun 09:00 · 54 FreshSun 10:00 · 57 FreshSun 11:00 · 60 FreshSun 12:00 · 62 DecentSun 13:00 · 42 BlowySun 14:00 · 39 BlowySun 15:00 · 36 BlowySun 16:00 · 33 BlowySun 17:00 · 30 BlowySun 18:00 · 27 GrimSun 19:00 · 28 BlowySun 20:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 57 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 59 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 56 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 53 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 50 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 54 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 43 Blowy · nightMon 08:00 · 54 FreshMon 09:00 · 57 FreshMon 10:00 · 52 FreshMon 11:00 · 56 FreshMon 12:00 · 59 FreshMon 13:00 · 62 DecentMon 14:00 · 61 FreshMon 15:00 · 58 FreshMon 16:00 · 55 FreshMon 17:00 · 52 FreshMon 18:00 · 49 FreshMon 19:00 · 46 FreshMon 20:00 · 43 Blowy · nightMon 21:00 · 46 Fresh · nightMon 22:00 · 49 Fresh · nightMon 23:00 · 52 Fresh · nightTue 00:00 · 56 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 75 Decent · nightTue 02:00 · 88 Grand · nightTue 03:00 · 87 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightTue 05:00 · 80 Grand · nightTue 06:00 · 52 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 49 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 49 FreshTue 13:00 · 58 FreshTue 16:00 · 42 BlowyTue 19:00 · 51 FreshTue 22:00 · 12 Grim · nightWed 01:00 · 22 Grim · nightWed 04:00 · 21 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 11 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 0 GrimWed 13:00 · 38 BlowyWed 16:00 · 45 FreshWed 19:00 · 53 FreshWed 22:00 · 44 Blowy · nightThu 01:00 · 54 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

40 Blowy
  • waist-high 0.9 m
  • period 10 s
  • cross-shore wind
  • low-ish tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.9 m9 km/h
faces 191° S · wind cross
Waves
0.9 m @ 10 s from WSW
Wind
9 km/h W · gusts 20
Tide
2.3 m · lower half
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
06:0040 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW9 km/h W202.3 m dry12°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0043 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW9 km/h WSW182.7 m dry11°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
08:0046 Fresh0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW7 km/h W163.2 m dry11°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0049 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW6 km/h WSW153.7 m dry12°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0050 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW7 km/h WSW164.0 m ▲dry14°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore
11:0050 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h WSW184.0 m ▲dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore
12:0047 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h SSW203.7 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore
13:0044 Blowy0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h SSW213.2 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore
14:0041 Blowy0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h SSW232.7 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore
15:0037 Blowy0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW14 km/h SSW242.2 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore
16:0034 Blowy0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h SSW251.8 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore
17:0033 Blowy0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h SW231.7 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore
18:0036 Blowy0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW9 km/h SSW211.8 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore
19:0039 Blowy0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW7 km/h SSW182.1 m dry13°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore
20:0042 Blowy0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW8 km/h SSW172.5 m dry12°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore
21:0045 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h SSW193.0 m dry12°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore
22:0048 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h SW233.5 m dry13°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore
23:0037 Blowy0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h SW283.8 m ▲dry14°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0036 Blowy0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW20 km/h SW333.8 m ▲dry14°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
01:0058 Fresh0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW22 km/h SSW353.5 m dry15°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
02:0054 Fresh1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h SSW353.1 m dry15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
03:0051 Fresh1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW16 km/h SSW362.6 m dry15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
04:0047 Fresh1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h SSW372.3 m dry14°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
05:0044 Blowy1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h SSW382.0 m ▼dry14°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
06:0045 Fresh1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h SSW392.1 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
07:0048 Fresh1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h SSW402.3 m dry15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
08:0051 Fresh1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h SW412.6 m dry15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
09:0054 Fresh1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW22 km/h SSW423.0 m dry16°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
10:0057 Fresh1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW22 km/h SSW443.4 m dry16°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
11:0060 Fresh1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW24 km/h SSW463.8 m ▲dry16°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
12:0062 Decent1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h SW473.9 m ▲dry17°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
13:0042 Blowy1.2 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW29 km/h SW493.7 m ▲dry16°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
14:0039 Blowy1.2 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW32 km/h SW513.4 m dry16°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
15:0036 Blowy1.2 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW32 km/h SW523.0 m dry16°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
16:0033 Blowy1.2 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SW512.5 m dry16°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
17:0030 Blowy1.1 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW32 km/h SW502.1 m dry16°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
18:0027 Grim1.0 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SW481.8 m ▼dry16°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
19:0028 Blowy1.0 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SW461.8 m ▼dry16°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
20:0048 Fresh1.0 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW28 km/h SW451.9 m dry16°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
21:0051 Fresh1.0 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW25 km/h SW442.2 m dry16°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
22:0054 Fresh1.0 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SW442.7 m dry16°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
23:0057 Fresh1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h SW443.2 m dry16°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
Monday, 5 October
00:0060 Fresh1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SW453.6 m ▲dry16°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
01:0063 Decent1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SW453.7 m ▲dry16°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
02:0059 Fresh1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h SW463.6 m ▲dry16°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
03:0056 Fresh1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SW463.3 m dry16°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
04:0053 Fresh1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SW463.0 m 0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
05:0050 Fresh1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h WSW462.5 m dry16°chest-high 1.0 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
03:5510:3016:4023:30
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 surf · Fresh · sea 15° · 0.8 mSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore
🏄 Trá an Dóilín, An Ceathrú Rua surf · Decent · sea 15° · 1.1 mSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
🏄 Trá an Dóilín, An Ceathrú Rua surf · Decent · sea 15° · 1.1 mMon, 5 Oct 12:30–13:30 · chest-high 1.1 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.