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Trá Inis Oírr (Main Beach)

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag Green Coast faces WNW

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81
Grand · light winds, dry
Waves
0.6 m
10 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
3.3 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 10:25.
Wind
12 km/h
Gentle breeze, W, onshore, gusts 22
Daylight
07:42
Sunrise. Sunset 19:12. Air 12°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
10:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m · 0.6 m · 10 km/h
▼ 03:50 ▲ 10:25 ▼ 16:45 ▲ 23:15
Sun, 4 Oct
10:00
Decent 70/100
moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m · 0.7 m · 27 km/h
▼ 05:20 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:15
Mon, 5 Oct
12:00
Decent 72/100
moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m · 0.6 m · 27 km/h
▲ 00:55 ▼ 07:00 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 81/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m · 0.4 m · 19 km/h
▲ 02:20 ▼ 08:25 ▲ 14:40 ▼ 21:00
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Fresh 55/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible · 0.3 m · 27 km/h
▲ 03:25 ▼ 09:20 ▲ 15:35 ▼ 21:55
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Fresh 61/100
light winds, showers possible, low tide · 7 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:05 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:35
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Blowy 32/100
fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, rain · 37 km/h
▲ 04:50 ▼ 10:45 ▲ 17:00 ▼ 23:05

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 08:0081 · Grandlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 06:00 · 69 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 81 GrandSat 09:00 · 85 GrandSat 10:00 · 92 GrandSat 11:00 · 85 GrandSat 12:00 · 81 GrandSat 13:00 · 77 DecentSat 14:00 · 72 DecentSat 15:00 · 74 DecentSat 16:00 · 69 DecentSat 17:00 · 67 DecentSat 18:00 · 71 DecentSat 19:00 · 76 DecentSat 20:00 · 77 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 87 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 85 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 70 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 61 FreshSun 09:00 · 66 DecentSun 10:00 · 70 DecentSun 11:00 · 58 FreshSun 12:00 · 61 FreshSun 13:00 · 57 FreshSun 14:00 · 53 FreshSun 15:00 · 36 BlowySun 16:00 · 16 GrimSun 17:00 · 23 GrimSun 18:00 · 19 GrimSun 19:00 · 37 BlowySun 20:00 · 41 Blowy · nightSun 21:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 50 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 54 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 58 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 62 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 57 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 48 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 43 Blowy · nightMon 06:00 · 39 Blowy · nightMon 07:00 · 34 Blowy · nightMon 08:00 · 32 BlowyMon 09:00 · 37 BlowyMon 10:00 · 63 DecentMon 11:00 · 68 DecentMon 12:00 · 72 DecentMon 13:00 · 61 FreshMon 14:00 · 59 FreshMon 15:00 · 71 DecentMon 16:00 · 67 DecentMon 17:00 · 62 DecentMon 18:00 · 58 FreshMon 19:00 · 54 FreshMon 20:00 · 50 Fresh · nightMon 21:00 · 54 Fresh · nightMon 22:00 · 59 Fresh · nightMon 23:00 · 55 Fresh · nightTue 00:00 · 60 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 64 Decent · nightTue 02:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 03:00 · 67 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 72 Decent · nightTue 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightTue 06:00 · 63 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 59 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 59 FreshTue 13:00 · 81 GrandTue 16:00 · 72 DecentTue 19:00 · 59 FreshTue 22:00 · 67 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 56 Fresh · nightWed 04:00 · 64 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 50 Fresh · nightWed 10:00 · 42 BlowyWed 13:00 · 55 FreshWed 16:00 · 49 FreshWed 19:00 · 44 BlowyWed 22:00 · 47 Fresh · nightThu 01:00 · 71 Decent · nightThu 04:00 · 90 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightThu 10:00 · 61 FreshThu 13:00 · 61 FreshThu 19:00 · 48 FreshFri 01:00 · 21 Grim · nightFri 07:00 · 6 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 9 GrimFri 19:00 · 32 Blowy

Sat, 3 Oct, 08:00

81 Grand
  • light winds
  • dry
  • small waves 0.6 m
  • sunny
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.6 m12 km/h
faces 291° WNW · wind onshore
Waves
0.6 m @ 10 s from SW
Wind
12 km/h W · gusts 22
Tide
3.2 m · upper 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
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
08:0081 Grand0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW12 km/h W223.2 m dry12°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
09:0085 Grand0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW10 km/h W203.7 m dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
10:0092 Grand0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW10 km/h WSW204.0 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
11:0085 Grand0.5 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW14 km/h S204.0 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
12:0081 Grand0.5 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW17 km/h S213.7 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
13:0077 Decent0.5 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW15 km/h SSW223.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
14:0072 Decent0.5 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW13 km/h SSW232.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
15:0074 Decent0.5 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW12 km/h SSW222.1 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
16:0069 Decent0.5 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW11 km/h SW211.8 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
17:0067 Decent0.5 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW10 km/h WSW191.7 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
18:0071 Decent0.4 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW7 km/h SW171.9 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
19:0076 Decent0.4 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW8 km/h SSW162.2 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
20:0077 Decent0.4 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW10 km/h SSW172.6 m dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
21:0081 Grand0.4 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW11 km/h SSW203.1 m dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
22:0083 Grand0.4 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW12 km/h SW243.5 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
23:0087 Grand0.4 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW14 km/h S303.8 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0085 Grand0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW18 km/h S333.7 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
01:0070 Decent0.5 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW23 km/h S343.4 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
02:0065 Decent0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW23 km/h S363.0 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
03:0071 Decent0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sSW19 km/h S372.6 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
04:0056 Fresh0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sSW22 km/h S372.2 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
05:0052 Fresh0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sSW23 km/h SSW392.0 m ▼dry14°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
06:0053 Fresh0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sSW26 km/h SSW402.1 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
07:0057 Fresh0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sSW27 km/h SSW412.3 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
08:0061 Fresh0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sSW27 km/h SSW432.6 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
09:0066 Decent0.7 m (0.3 swell)11 sSW28 km/h SSW443.0 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
10:0070 Decent0.7 m (0.3 swell)11 sSW27 km/h SSW453.4 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
11:0058 Fresh0.7 m (0.2 swell)11 sSW29 km/h SSW463.8 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
12:0061 Fresh0.7 m (0.2 swell)11 sSW32 km/h SSW483.9 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
13:0057 Fresh0.8 m (0.2 swell)11 sSW32 km/h SW503.7 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
14:0053 Fresh0.8 m (0.2 swell)5 sSW33 km/h SSW513.4 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
15:0036 Blowy0.8 m (0.2 swell)5 sSW37 km/h SSW532.9 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
16:0016 Grim0.8 m (0.2 swell)5 sSW39 km/h SW532.5 m dry16°strong wind, dry, waves 0.8 m
17:0023 Grim0.8 m (0.2 swell)5 sSW39 km/h SW512.0 m ▼dry16°strong wind, dry, small waves 0.7 m
18:0019 Grim0.7 m (0.2 swell)5 sSW39 km/h SW501.8 m ▼dry16°strong wind, dry, small waves 0.7 m
19:0037 Blowy0.7 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW37 km/h SSW481.8 m ▼dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
20:0041 Blowy0.7 m10 sSW36 km/h SW472.0 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
21:0046 Fresh0.7 m10 sSW32 km/h SW452.3 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
22:0050 Fresh0.7 m10 sSW32 km/h SW452.7 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
23:0054 Fresh0.7 m10 sSW33 km/h SW453.2 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
Monday, 5 October
00:0058 Fresh0.7 m10 sSW33 km/h SW463.6 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
01:0062 Decent0.7 m10 sSW34 km/h SW473.7 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
02:0057 Fresh0.7 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW33 km/h SW483.6 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
03:0052 Fresh0.7 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW33 km/h SW483.3 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
04:0048 Fresh0.7 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW32 km/h SW482.9 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
05:0043 Blowy0.7 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW35 km/h SW472.5 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
06:0039 Blowy0.7 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW34 km/h SW462.2 m ▼0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
07:0034 Blowy0.7 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW29 km/h SW452.1 m ▼0.1 mm15°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
03:5010:2516:4523:15
Low 03:50 · 1.7 mHigh 10:25 · 4.1 mLow 16:45 · 1.7 mHigh 23:15 · 3.8 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

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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.

Put Trá Inis Oírr (Main Beach) in your calendar

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🌊 Trá Inis Oírr (Main Beach) dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.6 mSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
🌊 Trá Inis Oírr (Main Beach) dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.7 mSun, 4 Oct 09:30–10:30 · moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
🌊 Trá Inis Oírr (Main Beach) dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.6 mMon, 5 Oct 11:30–12:30 · moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 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.