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Trá Inis Oírr (Main Beach)

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag Green Coast faces WNW

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73
Decent · gentle breeze, dry
Waves
0.9 m
9 s period from SW · model cell 1.3 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 217 km away.
Tide
4.1 m
High tide. Low at 03:50.
Wind
17 km/h
Gentle breeze, W, onshore, gusts 29
Daylight
07:40
Sunrise. Sunset 19:14. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
Daylight's done for today.
▼ 02:55 ▲ 09:25 ▼ 15:25 ▲ 22:05
Sat, 3 Oct
09:00
Grand 94/100
light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m · 0.6 m · 12 km/h
▼ 03:50 ▲ 10:25 ▼ 16:45 ▲ 23:15
Sun, 4 Oct
11:00
Decent 78/100
moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m · 0.7 m · 28 km/h
▼ 05:20 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:15
Mon, 5 Oct
16:00
Decent 70/100
moderate breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.6 m · 0.6 m · 22 km/h
▲ 00:55 ▼ 07:00 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.4 m · 18 km/h
▲ 02:20 ▼ 08:25 ▲ 14:40 ▼ 21:00
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Decent 75/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 0.3 m · 24 km/h
▲ 03:25 ▼ 09:20 ▲ 15:35 ▼ 21:55
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Fresh 60/100
fresh breeze, showers possible · 29 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:05 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:35

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 22:0073 · Decentgentle breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 03:00 · 50 Fresh · nightFri 04:00 · 50 Fresh · nightFri 05:00 · 50 Fresh · nightFri 06:00 · 50 Fresh · nightFri 07:00 · 50 Fresh · nightFri 08:00 · 50 FreshFri 09:00 · 34 BlowyFri 10:00 · 18 GrimFri 11:00 · 7 GrimFri 12:00 · 0 GrimFri 13:00 · 12 GrimFri 14:00 · 58 FreshFri 15:00 · 60 FreshFri 16:00 · 60 FreshFri 17:00 · 60 FreshFri 18:00 · 60 FreshFri 19:00 · 60 FreshFri 20:00 · 60 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 73 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 88 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 88 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 88 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 88 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 88 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 88 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 88 GrandSat 09:00 · 94 GrandSat 10:00 · 88 GrandSat 11:00 · 88 GrandSat 12:00 · 88 GrandSat 13:00 · 78 DecentSat 14:00 · 88 GrandSat 15:00 · 88 GrandSat 16:00 · 88 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 78 DecentSat 19:00 · 78 DecentSat 20:00 · 78 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 62 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 62 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 62 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 62 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 62 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 62 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 62 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 62 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 62 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 62 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 62 DecentSun 09:00 · 62 DecentSun 10:00 · 62 DecentSun 11:00 · 78 DecentSun 12:00 · 62 DecentSun 13:00 · 62 DecentSun 14:00 · 62 DecentSun 15:00 · 50 FreshSun 16:00 · 50 FreshSun 17:00 · 62 DecentSun 18:00 · 62 DecentSun 19:00 · 62 DecentSun 20:00 · 62 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 62 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 62 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 62 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 62 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 62 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 62 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 46 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 56 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 56 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 56 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 10:00 · 54 FreshMon 13:00 · 64 DecentMon 16:00 · 70 DecentMon 19:00 · 64 DecentMon 22:00 · 70 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 80 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 49 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 48 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 64 DecentTue 13:00 · 80 GrandTue 16:00 · 94 GrandTue 19:00 · 84 GrandTue 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 89 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 67 DecentWed 13:00 · 75 DecentWed 19:00 · 67 DecentThu 01:00 · 61 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 67 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 60 FreshThu 19:00 · 44 Blowy

Fri, 2 Oct, 22:00

73 Decent
  • gentle breeze
  • dry
  • waves 0.9 m
  • high tide
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.9 m17 km/h
faces 291° WNW · wind onshore
Waves
0.9 m @ 9 s from SW
Wind
17 km/h W · gusts 29
Tide
4.1 m · high
Air
13°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
22:0073 Decent0.9 m (0.4 swell)9 sSW17 km/h W294.1 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
23:0076 Decent0.9 m (0.4 swell)9 sSW19 km/h W273.9 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0060 Fresh0.8 m (0.3 swell)9 sSW20 km/h W273.5 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
01:0076 Decent0.8 m (0.3 swell)9 sSW18 km/h W272.9 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
02:0088 Grand0.8 m (0.3 swell)9 sSW17 km/h W262.3 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
03:0088 Grand0.7 m (0.3 swell)9 sSW16 km/h WSW251.9 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
04:0088 Grand0.7 m (0.3 swell)9 sSW16 km/h WSW241.7 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
05:0088 Grand0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW15 km/h WSW231.9 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
06:0088 Grand0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW13 km/h WSW232.3 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
07:0088 Grand0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW14 km/h WSW222.8 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
08:0088 Grand0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW14 km/h SW223.2 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
09:0094 Grand0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW12 km/h SSW213.7 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
10:0088 Grand0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW19 km/h S224.0 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
11:0088 Grand0.5 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW19 km/h S244.0 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
12:0088 Grand0.5 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW18 km/h S253.7 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
13:0078 Decent0.5 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW20 km/h S263.2 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
14:0088 Grand0.5 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW19 km/h S272.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
15:0088 Grand0.5 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW15 km/h S272.1 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
16:0088 Grand0.5 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW14 km/h S271.8 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
17:0094 Grand0.5 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW12 km/h SW261.7 m ▼dry16°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
18:0078 Decent0.4 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW23 km/h SSW281.9 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
19:0078 Decent0.4 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW21 km/h SSW312.2 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
20:0078 Decent0.4 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW26 km/h SSW332.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
21:0062 Decent0.4 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW30 km/h SSW373.1 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
22:0062 Decent0.4 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW29 km/h SSW383.5 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
23:0062 Decent0.4 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW31 km/h SSW403.8 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0062 Decent0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW32 km/h SSW423.7 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
01:0062 Decent0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW31 km/h SSW443.4 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
02:0062 Decent0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW32 km/h SSW393.0 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
03:0062 Decent0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sSW34 km/h SSW392.6 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
04:0054 Fresh0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sSW36 km/h SSW402.2 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.6 m
05:0062 Decent0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sSW37 km/h SW402.0 m ▼0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
06:0062 Decent0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sSW35 km/h SW392.1 m ▼0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
07:0062 Decent0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sSW32 km/h SW392.3 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
08:0062 Decent0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sSW32 km/h SW392.6 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
09:0062 Decent0.7 m (0.3 swell)11 sSW31 km/h SW393.0 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
10:0062 Decent0.7 m (0.3 swell)11 sSW30 km/h SW403.4 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
11:0078 Decent0.7 m (0.2 swell)11 sSW28 km/h SW413.8 m ▲0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
12:0062 Decent0.7 m (0.2 swell)11 sSW31 km/h SW423.9 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
13:0062 Decent0.8 m (0.2 swell)11 sSW34 km/h SW433.7 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
14:0062 Decent0.8 m (0.2 swell)5 sSW33 km/h SW443.4 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
15:0050 Fresh0.8 m (0.2 swell)5 sSW31 km/h SW442.9 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
16:0050 Fresh0.8 m (0.2 swell)5 sSW32 km/h SW432.5 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
17:0062 Decent0.8 m (0.2 swell)5 sSW34 km/h SW432.0 m ▼dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
18:0062 Decent0.7 m (0.2 swell)5 sSW33 km/h SW421.8 m ▼dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
19:0062 Decent0.7 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW33 km/h SW411.8 m ▼dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
20:0062 Decent0.7 m10 sSW35 km/h SW402.0 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
21:0062 Decent0.7 m10 sSW35 km/h SW402.3 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m

Where the energy comes from

Wave energy (H²·T) this week by direction, against the swell window

Swell arriving between NW and WNW reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Inishmore, 12 km away · metres above chart datum
02:5509:2515:2522:05
Low 02:55 · 1.3 mHigh 09:25 · 4.4 mLow 15:25 · 1.4 mHigh 22:05 · 4.1 m

The spot

Faces
291° WNW
Swell window
NW 310° → WNW 290°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 1.3 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 weekends July AugToiletsNo parking listedYesNo 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?

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Driftwood Sauna · Spiddal Pier, An Spideal · 24 km · fixed

Oileanra Seaweed Baths and Sauna · Cuigeal, Lettermullan · 24 km · fixed

Inis Oírr is situated 17km off the Galway coast and 9km off the Clare coast. The beach is on the northern coast of the island and is known as Trá Inis Oírr. Traditional farm practices have helped maintain the high ecological status of the island. The birdlife of Inis Oírr is of international importance due to the presence of species listed under Annex 1 of the Birds Directive. Choughs breed on the island. Other protected birds on the island include Little Tern, Artic Tern and Sandwich Tern.

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🌊 Trá Inis Oírr (Main Beach) dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.6 mSat, 3 Oct 08:30–09:30 · light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
🌊 Trá Inis Oírr (Main Beach) dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.7 mSun, 4 Oct 10:30–11:30 · moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m

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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.