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Trá Chaladh Fínis, Carna

Excellent Quality 2025 faces SSW

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Dip score now
58
Fresh · light winds, dry
Waves
1.2 m
10 s period from WSW · model cell 1.5 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 238 km away.
Tide
3.9 m
High tide. High at 10:30.
Wind
10 km/h
Light breeze, WSW, onshore, gusts 18
Daylight
07:43
Sunrise. Sunset 19:13. Air 14°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
17:00
Decent 75/100
gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m · 1.2 m · 13 km/h
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 16:40 ▲ 23:30
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Fresh 48/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 1.2 m · 23 km/h
▼ 05:15 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:20
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Fresh 56/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 1.4 m · 27 km/h
▲ 00:55 ▼ 07:00 ▲ 13:20 ▼ 20:05
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Decent 64/100
gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m · 0.9 m · 14 km/h
▲ 02:20 ▼ 08:25 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Fresh 52/100
moderate breeze, showers possible, waves 1.1 m · 1.1 m · 21 km/h
▲ 03:20 ▼ 09:20 ▲ 15:40 ▼ 21:55
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Decent 70/100
light winds, showers possible, waves 1.2 m · 1.2 m · 5 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:10 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:35
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Fresh 50/100
moderate breeze, rain · 27 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 10:0056 · Freshlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 09:00 · 57 FreshSat 10:00 · 56 FreshSat 11:00 · 56 FreshSat 12:00 · 61 FreshSat 13:00 · 59 FreshSat 14:00 · 64 DecentSat 15:00 · 68 DecentSat 16:00 · 73 DecentSat 17:00 · 75 DecentSat 18:00 · 71 DecentSat 19:00 · 72 DecentSat 20:00 · 62 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSat 22:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 34 Blowy · nightSun 00:00 · 34 Blowy · nightSun 01:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 02:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 03:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 48 FreshSun 09:00 · 44 BlowySun 10:00 · 40 BlowySun 11:00 · 36 BlowySun 12:00 · 17 GrimSun 13:00 · 21 GrimSun 14:00 · 25 GrimSun 15:00 · 30 BlowySun 16:00 · 34 BlowySun 17:00 · 38 BlowySun 18:00 · 43 BlowySun 19:00 · 41 BlowySun 20:00 · 37 Blowy · nightSun 21:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 23:00 · 40 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 36 Blowy · nightMon 01:00 · 32 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 21 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 42 Blowy · nightMon 04:00 · 46 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 35 Blowy · nightMon 06:00 · 55 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 08:00 · 56 FreshMon 09:00 · 51 FreshMon 10:00 · 47 FreshMon 11:00 · 42 BlowyMon 12:00 · 38 BlowyMon 13:00 · 33 BlowyMon 14:00 · 35 BlowyMon 15:00 · 39 BlowyMon 16:00 · 43 BlowyMon 17:00 · 47 FreshMon 18:00 · 51 FreshMon 19:00 · 56 FreshMon 20:00 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 21:00 · 48 Fresh · nightMon 22:00 · 43 Blowy · nightMon 23:00 · 39 Blowy · nightTue 00:00 · 34 Blowy · nightTue 01:00 · 46 Fresh · nightTue 02:00 · 41 Blowy · nightTue 03:00 · 43 Blowy · nightTue 04:00 · 54 Fresh · nightTue 05:00 · 52 Fresh · nightTue 06:00 · 54 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 58 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 58 FreshTue 13:00 · 56 FreshTue 16:00 · 44 BlowyTue 19:00 · 64 DecentTue 22:00 · 69 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 55 Fresh · nightWed 04:00 · 48 Fresh · nightWed 07:00 · 54 Fresh · nightWed 10:00 · 52 FreshWed 13:00 · 39 BlowyWed 16:00 · 28 BlowyWed 19:00 · 42 BlowyWed 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 59 Fresh · nightThu 04:00 · 52 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 64 Decent · nightThu 10:00 · 70 DecentThu 13:00 · 55 FreshThu 19:00 · 16 GrimFri 01:00 · 8 Grim · nightFri 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 50 FreshFri 19:00 · 25 Grim

Sat, 3 Oct, 10:00

56 Fresh
  • light winds
  • dry
  • waves 1.2 m
  • sunny
  • high tide
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.2 m10 km/h
faces 213° SSW · wind onshore
Waves
1.2 m @ 10 s from WSW
Wind
10 km/h WSW · gusts 18
Tide
4.0 m · high
Air
14°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
09:0057 Fresh1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW7 km/h WSW173.7 m dry12°light winds, dry, waves 1.2 m
10:0056 Fresh1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h WSW184.0 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, waves 1.2 m
11:0056 Fresh1.2 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h WSW194.0 m ▲dry15°light winds, dry, waves 1.2 m
12:0061 Fresh1.2 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h SW213.7 m dry15°light winds, dry, waves 1.2 m
13:0059 Fresh1.2 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h SSW223.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
14:0064 Decent1.2 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h SSW232.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
15:0068 Decent1.2 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h SSW252.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
16:0073 Decent1.2 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h SSW261.8 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
17:0075 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h SSW261.7 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
18:0071 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h SSW241.8 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
19:0072 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h SSW222.1 m dry14°light winds, dry, waves 1.2 m
20:0062 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h SSW222.5 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
21:0058 Fresh1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h SSW253.0 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
22:0054 Fresh1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h SW303.5 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
23:0034 Blowy1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW23 km/h SSW353.8 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0034 Blowy1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW24 km/h SSW383.8 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
01:0039 Blowy1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW23 km/h SSW403.5 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
02:0044 Blowy1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW22 km/h SSW403.1 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
03:0049 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW23 km/h SW412.6 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
04:0054 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW24 km/h SSW412.3 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
05:0059 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW25 km/h SSW412.0 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
06:0057 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW23 km/h SSW422.1 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
07:0053 Fresh1.2 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW20 km/h SSW432.3 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
08:0048 Fresh1.2 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW23 km/h SW442.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
09:0044 Blowy1.2 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW24 km/h SSW453.0 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
10:0040 Blowy1.2 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW26 km/h SSW463.4 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
11:0036 Blowy1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW28 km/h SSW483.8 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
12:0017 Grim1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SW493.9 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
13:0021 Grim1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SW503.7 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
14:0025 Grim1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW35 km/h SSW523.4 m dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
15:0030 Blowy1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW35 km/h SW533.0 m dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0034 Blowy1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sSW36 km/h SW522.5 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0038 Blowy1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sSW36 km/h SW502.1 m dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0043 Blowy1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sSW35 km/h SW491.8 m ▼dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0041 Blowy1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sSW32 km/h SW461.8 m ▼dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0037 Blowy1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sSW29 km/h SW441.9 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
21:0049 Fresh1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sSW27 km/h SW432.2 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
22:0044 Blowy1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sSW26 km/h SW442.7 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
23:0040 Blowy1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sSW28 km/h SW443.2 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
Monday, 5 October
00:0036 Blowy1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h SW453.6 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
01:0032 Blowy1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h SW463.7 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
02:0021 Grim1.4 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW29 km/h SW463.6 m ▲dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
03:0042 Blowy1.4 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW28 km/h SW473.3 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
04:0046 Fresh1.4 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW28 km/h SW463.0 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
05:0035 Blowy1.4 m (0.9 swell)11 sWSW29 km/h WSW462.5 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
06:0055 Fresh1.4 m (0.9 swell)11 sWSW27 km/h WSW462.2 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
07:0060 Fresh1.4 m (0.9 swell)11 sWSW26 km/h WSW442.1 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
08:0056 Fresh1.4 m (0.9 swell)11 sWSW27 km/h WSW402.1 m ▼0.1 mm15°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 SE and W reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Rossaveel, 15 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
213° SSW
Swell window
SE 130° → W 260°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 1.5 km out
Water
Excellent Quality

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.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

No lifeguard listedNo toiletsNo parking listedNo dogs

As listed by Galway County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

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Trá Chaladh Fínis is a scenic, sandy and rural beach overlooking Finish Island. Trá Chaladh Fínis supports a variety of vegetation including a variety of marine plant species and flower species. It also supports a variety of birds. Animals which may be spotted off the coastline include otters and seals. Activities include swimming, bathing and surfing. The beach is a long beach approximately 400 metres in length.

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🌊 Trá Chaladh Fínis, Carna dip · Decent · sea 15° · 1.2 mSat, 3 Oct 16:30–17:30 · gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
🌊 Trá Chaladh Fínis, Carna dip · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.2 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
🌊 Trá Chaladh Fínis, Carna dip · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.4 mMon, 5 Oct 07:30–08:30 · 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.