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Trá Chaladh Fínis, Carna

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81
Grand · overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s
Waves
1.6 m
11 s period from SW · model cell 1.5 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 238 km away.
Tide
2.4 m
Rising. High at 22:10.
Wind
27 km/h
Moderate breeze, W, cross, gusts 44
Daylight
07:41
Sunrise. Sunset 19:15. Air 14°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
18:00
Grand 81/100
overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind · 1.6 m · 27 km/h
▼ 03:00 ▲ 09:25 ▼ 15:35 ▲ 22:10
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Decent 79/100
chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 1.3 m · 8 km/h
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 16:40 ▲ 23:30
Sun, 4 Oct
17:00
Decent 63/100
chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 1.3 m · 26 km/h
▼ 05:15 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:20
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Decent 63/100
chest-high 1.4 m, period 11 s, onshore wind · 1.4 m · 28 km/h
▲ 00:55 ▼ 07:00 ▲ 13:20 ▼ 20:05
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 89/100
chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 1.2 m · 17 km/h
▲ 02:20 ▼ 08:25 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
16:00
Decent 71/100
chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.9 m · 24 km/h
▲ 03:20 ▼ 09:20 ▲ 15:40 ▼ 21:55
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 13 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:10 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:35

Week at a glance

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Fri 18:0081 · Grandoverhead 1.6 m · period 11 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 12:00 · 46 FreshFri 13:00 · 46 FreshFri 14:00 · 73 DecentFri 15:00 · 81 GrandFri 16:00 · 81 GrandFri 17:00 · 81 GrandFri 18:00 · 81 GrandFri 19:00 · 81 GrandFri 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 89 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 89 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 79 DecentSat 09:00 · 77 DecentSat 10:00 · 77 DecentSat 11:00 · 77 DecentSat 12:00 · 77 DecentSat 13:00 · 77 DecentSat 14:00 · 63 DecentSat 15:00 · 63 DecentSat 16:00 · 63 DecentSat 17:00 · 63 DecentSat 18:00 · 77 DecentSat 19:00 · 63 DecentSat 20:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 46 FreshSun 09:00 · 46 FreshSun 10:00 · 46 FreshSun 11:00 · 46 FreshSun 12:00 · 46 FreshSun 13:00 · 46 FreshSun 14:00 · 46 FreshSun 15:00 · 46 FreshSun 16:00 · 46 FreshSun 17:00 · 63 DecentSun 18:00 · 63 DecentSun 19:00 · 63 DecentSun 20:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 46 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 46 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 46 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 46 Fresh · nightMon 08:00 · 46 FreshMon 09:00 · 46 FreshMon 10:00 · 63 DecentMon 11:00 · 63 DecentMon 12:00 · 63 DecentMon 13:00 · 63 DecentMon 14:00 · 63 DecentMon 15:00 · 63 DecentMon 16:00 · 63 DecentMon 17:00 · 63 DecentMon 18:00 · 63 DecentMon 19:00 · 63 DecentMon 22:00 · 63 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 63 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 89 GrandTue 13:00 · 89 GrandTue 16:00 · 89 GrandTue 19:00 · 71 DecentTue 22:00 · 64 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 64 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 54 Fresh · nightWed 07:00 · 54 Fresh · nightWed 10:00 · 54 FreshWed 13:00 · 46 FreshWed 16:00 · 71 DecentWed 19:00 · 71 DecentWed 22:00 · 71 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 71 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 18:00

81 Grand
  • overhead 1.6 m
  • period 11 s
  • cross-shore wind
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.6 m27 km/h
faces 213° SSW · wind cross
Waves
1.6 m @ 11 s from SW
Wind
27 km/h W · gusts 44
Tide
2.2 m · lower half
Air
14°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
18:0081 Grand1.6 m (0.9 swell)11 sSW27 km/h W442.2 m dry14°overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
19:0081 Grand1.6 m (0.9 swell)11 sSW27 km/h WNW422.8 m dry13°overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
20:0081 Grand1.6 m (0.9 swell)11 sSW26 km/h WNW393.3 m dry13°overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
21:0081 Grand1.6 m (0.9 swell)11 sSW20 km/h W373.8 m ▲dry13°overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
22:0089 Grand1.5 m (0.9 swell)11 sSW18 km/h W354.1 m ▲dry12°overhead 1.5 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
23:0089 Grand1.5 m (0.9 swell)11 sSW15 km/h W314.0 m ▲dry12°overhead 1.5 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0079 Decent1.5 m (0.9 swell)11 sSW15 km/h W283.5 m dry12°chest-high 1.5 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
01:0079 Decent1.5 m (0.9 swell)11 sSW15 km/h W272.9 m dry12°chest-high 1.5 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
02:0079 Decent1.4 m (0.9 swell)11 sSW16 km/h W262.3 m dry13°chest-high 1.5 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
03:0063 Decent1.4 m (0.8 swell)11 sSW15 km/h W271.9 m ▼dry13°chest-high 1.4 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
04:0063 Decent1.4 m (0.8 swell)11 sSW14 km/h WSW271.7 m ▼dry13°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
05:0079 Decent1.4 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h W261.9 m ▼dry13°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
06:0079 Decent1.4 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h W232.3 m dry13°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0079 Decent1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h W202.7 m dry13°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
08:0079 Decent1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW8 km/h W183.2 m dry12°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0077 Decent1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW5 km/h WSW173.7 m dry13°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
10:0077 Decent1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h WSW214.0 m ▲dry14°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
11:0077 Decent1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h SW244.0 m ▲dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
12:0077 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h SSW263.7 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, light onshore
13:0077 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW14 km/h SSW283.2 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, light onshore
14:0063 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h SSW312.7 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
15:0063 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h SSW332.2 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
16:0063 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h SSW341.8 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
17:0063 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW14 km/h SSW351.7 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
18:0077 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW14 km/h SSW351.8 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, light onshore
19:0063 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h SSW362.1 m dry14°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
20:0063 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h SSW392.5 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
21:0063 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW21 km/h SSW423.0 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
22:0063 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SSW453.5 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
23:0063 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SSW463.8 m ▲dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0063 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW28 km/h SSW483.8 m ▲dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
01:0046 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW29 km/h SSW493.5 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
02:0046 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW30 km/h SSW503.1 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
03:0046 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW30 km/h SSW512.6 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
04:0063 Decent1.3 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW26 km/h SW512.3 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
05:0063 Decent1.3 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW25 km/h SSW512.0 m ▼0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
06:0063 Decent1.3 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW28 km/h SSW502.1 m ▼0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
07:0046 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW31 km/h SW502.3 m 0.2 mm15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
08:0046 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW30 km/h SW502.6 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
09:0046 Fresh1.3 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW32 km/h SW493.0 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
10:0046 Fresh1.3 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW33 km/h SSW483.4 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
11:0046 Fresh1.3 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW34 km/h SSW473.8 m ▲0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
12:0046 Fresh1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW35 km/h SW473.9 m ▲0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
13:0046 Fresh1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW33 km/h SW473.7 m ▲dry16°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
14:0046 Fresh1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sSW31 km/h SW443.4 m 0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
15:0046 Fresh1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sSW29 km/h SW443.0 m 0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
16:0046 Fresh1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sSW30 km/h SW462.5 m 0.4 mm16°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
17:0063 Decent1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sSW26 km/h SW432.1 m dry16°chest-high 1.3 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 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
03:0009:2515:3522:10
Low 03:00 · 1.3 mHigh 09:25 · 4.4 mLow 15:35 · 1.4 mHigh 22:10 · 4.1 m

The spot

Faces
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.

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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 surf · Grand · sea 15° · 1.6 mFri, 2 Oct 17:30–18:30 · overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Trá Chaladh Fínis, Carna surf · Decent · sea 15° · 1.3 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Trá Chaladh Fínis, Carna surf · Decent · sea 15° · 1.3 mSun, 4 Oct 16:30–17:30 · chest-high 1.3 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.