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Trá Chaladh Fínis, Carna

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72
Decent · chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s
Waves
1.4 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
2.4 m
Rising. High at 10:30.
Wind
13 km/h
Gentle breeze, W, cross, gusts 22
Daylight
07:43
Sunrise. Sunset 19:13. Air 13°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
18:00
Decent 73/100
chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, light onshore · 1.2 m · 13 km/h
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 16:40 ▲ 23:30
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Decent 62/100
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
08:00
Fresh 60/100
chest-high 1.4 m, period 11 s, onshore wind · 1.4 m · 27 km/h
▲ 00:55 ▼ 07:00 ▲ 13:20 ▼ 20:05
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Decent 74/100
chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 1.2 m · 18 km/h
▲ 02:20 ▼ 08:25 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
19:00
Decent 62/100
chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 1.0 m · 22 km/h
▲ 03:20 ▼ 09:20 ▲ 15:40 ▼ 21:55
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 5 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:10 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:35
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 27 km/h
▲ 04:45 ▼ 10:50 ▲ 17:10 ▼ 23:10

Week at a glance

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Sat 06:0073 · Decentchest-high 1.4 m · period 10 s
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 02:00 · 72 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 77 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 67 DecentSat 09:00 · 62 DecentSat 10:00 · 59 FreshSat 11:00 · 59 FreshSat 12:00 · 62 DecentSat 13:00 · 65 DecentSat 14:00 · 54 FreshSat 15:00 · 58 FreshSat 16:00 · 61 FreshSat 17:00 · 62 DecentSat 18:00 · 73 DecentSat 19:00 · 70 DecentSat 20:00 · 67 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 50 Fresh · nightSat 22:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 00:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 62 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 55 FreshSun 09:00 · 52 FreshSun 10:00 · 32 BlowySun 11:00 · 29 BlowySun 12:00 · 27 GrimSun 13:00 · 30 BlowySun 14:00 · 33 BlowySun 15:00 · 36 BlowySun 16:00 · 39 BlowySun 17:00 · 59 FreshSun 18:00 · 62 DecentSun 19:00 · 61 FreshSun 20:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 35 Blowy · nightSun 23:00 · 32 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 29 Blowy · nightMon 01:00 · 26 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 47 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 50 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 53 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 56 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 46 Fresh · nightMon 08:00 · 60 FreshMon 09:00 · 57 FreshMon 10:00 · 54 FreshMon 11:00 · 50 FreshMon 12:00 · 47 FreshMon 13:00 · 44 BlowyMon 14:00 · 45 FreshMon 15:00 · 48 FreshMon 16:00 · 51 FreshMon 17:00 · 54 FreshMon 18:00 · 57 FreshMon 19:00 · 60 FreshMon 20:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 21:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 22:00 · 57 Fresh · nightMon 23:00 · 54 Fresh · nightTue 00:00 · 50 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 55 Fresh · nightTue 02:00 · 70 Decent · nightTue 03:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 74 Decent · nightTue 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightTue 06:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 74 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 74 DecentTue 13:00 · 57 FreshTue 16:00 · 55 FreshTue 19:00 · 72 DecentTue 22:00 · 51 Fresh · nightWed 01:00 · 41 Blowy · nightWed 04:00 · 36 Blowy · nightWed 07:00 · 46 Fresh · nightWed 10:00 · 44 BlowyWed 13:00 · 34 BlowyWed 16:00 · 52 FreshWed 19:00 · 62 DecentWed 22:00 · 79 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 69 Decent · 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

73 Decent
  • chest-high 1.4 m
  • period 10 s
  • cross-shore wind
  • low-ish tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.4 m13 km/h
faces 213° SSW · wind cross
Waves
1.4 m @ 10 s from WSW
Wind
13 km/h W · gusts 22
Tide
2.3 m · lower half
Air
13°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
06:0073 Decent1.4 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h W222.3 m dry13°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0070 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
08:0067 Decent1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW9 km/h W193.2 m dry13°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0062 Decent1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW9 km/h WSW173.7 m dry13°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
10:0059 Fresh1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h WSW184.0 m ▲dry14°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
11:0059 Fresh1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h SW204.0 m ▲dry14°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
12:0062 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h SW213.7 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, light onshore
13:0065 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW14 km/h SW233.2 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, light onshore
14:0054 Fresh1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h SW252.7 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
15:0058 Fresh1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW16 km/h SSW272.2 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
16:0061 Fresh1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h SSW281.8 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
17:0062 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h SSW281.7 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
18:0073 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h SSW261.8 m dry14°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, light onshore
19:0070 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h SSW232.1 m dry14°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, light onshore
20:0067 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h SSW232.5 m dry14°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, light onshore
21:0050 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h SSW263.0 m dry14°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
22:0047 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h SSW313.5 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
23:0044 Blowy1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW23 km/h SSW353.8 m ▲dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0045 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW23 km/h SSW393.8 m ▲dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
01:0048 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW22 km/h SSW413.5 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
02:0052 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW23 km/h SSW423.1 m dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
03:0055 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW25 km/h SSW432.6 m dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
04:0059 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW22 km/h SSW442.3 m dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
05:0062 Decent1.3 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW21 km/h SW442.0 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
06:0061 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW23 km/h SSW442.1 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
07:0058 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW25 km/h SSW452.3 m dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
08:0055 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW25 km/h SW462.6 m dry16°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
09:0052 Fresh1.3 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW26 km/h SSW473.0 m dry16°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
10:0032 Blowy1.3 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW29 km/h SSW483.4 m dry16°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
11:0029 Blowy1.3 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW33 km/h SW493.8 m ▲dry16°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
12:0027 Grim1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW35 km/h SW493.9 m ▲dry16°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
13:0030 Blowy1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW35 km/h SSW503.7 m ▲0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
14:0033 Blowy1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sSW36 km/h SW503.4 m 0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
15:0036 Blowy1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sSW35 km/h SW503.0 m dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
16:0039 Blowy1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sSW31 km/h SW482.5 m dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
17:0059 Fresh1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sSW28 km/h SW472.1 m dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
18:0062 Decent1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SW461.8 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
19:0061 Fresh1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW28 km/h SW441.8 m ▼dry16°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
20:0058 Fresh1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW28 km/h SW441.9 m dry16°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
21:0055 Fresh1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h SW432.2 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
22:0035 Blowy1.3 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW29 km/h SW442.7 m dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
23:0032 Blowy1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SW453.2 m dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
Monday, 5 October
00:0029 Blowy1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SW463.6 m ▲dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
01:0026 Grim1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW33 km/h SW473.7 m ▲dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
02:0047 Fresh1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sWSW23 km/h SW423.6 m ▲0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
03:0050 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW25 km/h SW413.3 m 0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
04:0053 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWSW27 km/h SW413.0 m 0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
05:0056 Fresh1.4 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW26 km/h SW412.5 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 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
03:5510:3016:4023:30
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.

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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 · Decent · sea 15° · 1.2 mSat, 3 Oct 17:30–18:30 · chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, light onshore
🏄 Trá Chaladh Fínis, Carna surf · Decent · sea 15° · 1.3 mSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
🏄 Trá Chaladh Fínis, Carna surf · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.4 mMon, 5 Oct 07:30–08:30 · chest-high 1.4 m, period 11 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.