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Trá na mBan, An Spidéal

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29
Blowy · knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s
Waves
0.3 m
10 s period from SW · model cell 0.9 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 241 km away.
Tide
3.6 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 10:20.
Wind
11 km/h
Light breeze, W, cross, gusts 17
Daylight
07:41
Sunrise. Sunset 19:11. Air 12°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
08:00
Blowy 29/100
knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.3 m · 11 km/h
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:20 ▼ 16:35 ▲ 23:15
Sun, 4 Oct
19:00
Blowy 34/100
waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.6 m · 39 km/h
▼ 05:00 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:10
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Fresh 46/100
waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.7 m · 30 km/h
▲ 00:50 ▼ 06:50 ▲ 13:20 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Blowy 39/100
knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 0.3 m · 19 km/h
▲ 02:10 ▼ 08:25 ▲ 14:35 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 9 km/h
▲ 03:20 ▼ 09:20 ▲ 15:35 ▼ 21:50
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 11 km/h
▲ 04:05 ▼ 10:05 ▲ 16:15 ▼ 22:30
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 37 km/h
▲ 04:40 ▼ 10:40 ▲ 17:00 ▼ 23:05

Week at a glance

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Sat 08:0029 · Blowyknee-high 0.3 m · period 10 s
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 01:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 02:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSat 03:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSat 04:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSat 05:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSat 06:00 · 21 Grim · nightSat 07:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSat 08:00 · 29 BlowySat 09:00 · 29 BlowySat 10:00 · 29 BlowySat 11:00 · 13 GrimSat 12:00 · 13 GrimSat 13:00 · 13 GrimSat 14:00 · 13 GrimSat 15:00 · 29 BlowySat 16:00 · 29 BlowySat 17:00 · 29 BlowySat 18:00 · 29 BlowySat 19:00 · 5 GrimSat 20:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 13 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 9 GrimSun 09:00 · 0 GrimSun 10:00 · 0 GrimSun 11:00 · 3 GrimSun 12:00 · 3 GrimSun 13:00 · 3 GrimSun 14:00 · 3 GrimSun 15:00 · 16 GrimSun 16:00 · 16 GrimSun 17:00 · 16 GrimSun 18:00 · 16 GrimSun 19:00 · 34 BlowySun 20:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 21 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 46 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 21 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 21 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 46 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 21 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 21 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 21 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 28 Blowy · nightMon 08:00 · 28 BlowyMon 09:00 · 28 BlowyMon 10:00 · 46 FreshMon 11:00 · 46 FreshMon 12:00 · 46 FreshMon 13:00 · 46 FreshMon 14:00 · 21 GrimMon 15:00 · 21 GrimMon 16:00 · 21 GrimMon 17:00 · 21 GrimMon 18:00 · 21 GrimMon 19:00 · 21 GrimMon 22:00 · 29 Blowy · nightTue 01:00 · 29 Blowy · nightTue 04:00 · 21 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 29 Blowy · nightTue 10:00 · 39 BlowyTue 13:00 · 5 GrimTue 16:00 · 5 GrimTue 19:00 · 5 GrimTue 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 5 GrimWed 13:00 · 5 GrimWed 16:00 · 5 GrimWed 19:00 · 5 GrimWed 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 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, 08:00

29 Blowy
  • knee-high 0.3 m
  • period 10 s
  • cross-shore wind
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.3 m11 km/h
faces 172° S · wind cross
Waves
0.3 m @ 10 s from SW
Wind
11 km/h W · gusts 17
Tide
3.4 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
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
08:0029 Blowy0.3 m10 sSW11 km/h W173.4 m dry12°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0029 Blowy0.3 m10 sWSW6 km/h WNW153.9 m dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0029 Blowy0.3 m10 sWSW7 km/h W164.3 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
11:0013 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW16 km/h SSW214.3 m ▲dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
12:0013 Grim0.3 m10 sSW17 km/h SSW233.9 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
13:0013 Grim0.3 m10 sSW19 km/h SSW253.4 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
14:0013 Grim0.3 m10 sSW19 km/h SSW272.8 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
15:0029 Blowy0.3 m10 sSW18 km/h SW272.3 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:0029 Blowy0.3 m10 sSW15 km/h WSW261.9 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
17:0029 Blowy0.3 m10 sSW14 km/h WSW241.8 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
18:0029 Blowy0.3 m10 sWSW12 km/h SW222.0 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
19:005 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW9 km/h SSW192.4 m dry14°flat
20:005 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW10 km/h SSW182.8 m dry14°flat
21:005 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW9 km/h SSW203.3 m dry14°flat
22:005 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW10 km/h SSW263.8 m ▲dry14°flat
23:005 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW21 km/h SSW324.0 m ▲dry14°flat
Sunday, 4 October
00:0013 Grim0.3 m10 sSW21 km/h SSW354.0 m ▲dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
01:000 Grim0.4 m10 sSW30 km/h SSW383.7 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
02:000 Grim0.4 m10 sSW32 km/h SSW413.2 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
03:000 Grim0.5 m10 sSW31 km/h SSW422.8 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
04:000 Grim0.5 m10 sSW34 km/h SW442.4 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
05:000 Grim0.6 m10 sSW31 km/h SW452.2 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
06:000 Grim0.6 m10 sSW34 km/h SW452.3 m ▼0.1 mm15°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
07:000 Grim0.6 m10 sSW34 km/h SW472.5 m 0.1 mm15°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
08:009 Grim0.6 m10 sSW33 km/h SW482.8 m dry16°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:000 Grim0.6 m10 sSW33 km/h SW483.2 m dry16°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
10:000 Grim0.6 m10 sSW37 km/h SSW483.7 m 0.1 mm16°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
11:003 Grim0.6 m4 sSW37 km/h SW494.0 m ▲0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 4 s, choppy, onshore wind
12:003 Grim0.7 m4 sSW40 km/h SW494.1 m ▲0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 4 s, choppy, onshore wind
13:003 Grim0.7 m4 sSW40 km/h SW503.9 m ▲0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 4 s, choppy, onshore wind
14:003 Grim0.8 m4 sSW46 km/h SW513.6 m 0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 4 s, choppy, onshore wind
15:0016 Grim0.8 m4 sSW45 km/h SW503.1 m 0.1 mm15°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 4 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
16:0016 Grim0.8 m4 sSW43 km/h SW502.6 m 0.1 mm15°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 4 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
17:0016 Grim0.8 m4 sSW40 km/h SW482.2 m ▼0.1 mm15°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 4 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
18:0016 Grim0.7 m4 sSW39 km/h SW481.9 m ▼0.1 mm15°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 4 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
19:0034 Blowy0.6 m10 sSW39 km/h SW472.0 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
20:0046 Fresh0.6 m10 sSW28 km/h SW382.1 m 0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
21:0021 Grim0.6 m10 sSW27 km/h WSW382.5 m 0.1 mm16°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
22:0021 Grim0.6 m10 sSW26 km/h SW372.9 m 0.1 mm16°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
23:0021 Grim0.6 m10 sSW28 km/h SW383.5 m 0.1 mm16°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
Monday, 5 October
00:0046 Fresh0.6 m10 sSW27 km/h SW383.8 m ▲0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
01:0021 Grim0.6 m10 sSW25 km/h SW394.0 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
02:0021 Grim0.6 m10 sSW27 km/h SW383.8 m ▲0.1 mm16°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
03:0046 Fresh0.6 m10 sSW29 km/h WSW393.5 m 0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
04:0021 Grim0.6 m10 sSW25 km/h SW403.1 m dry16°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
05:0021 Grim0.6 m10 sSW25 km/h SW382.7 m 0.1 mm15°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
06:0021 Grim0.6 m10 sSW28 km/h SW372.4 m ▼0.1 mm15°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0028 Blowy0.7 m4 sSW30 km/h SW402.2 m ▼0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 4 s, choppy, cross-shore wind

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Galway, 17 km away · metres above chart datum
03:5510:2016:3523:15
Low 03:55 · 1.8 mHigh 10:20 · 4.3 mLow 16:35 · 1.8 mHigh 23:15 · 4.1 m

The spot

Faces
172° S
Swell window
E 90° → W 260°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 0.9 km out
Water
Good 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 Not classified, 2023 Poor, 2022 Poor. 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 Aug during a typical lifeguard seasonToiletsParkingThere is a public bus stop nearby.Dogs on lead

As listed by Galway County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Driftwood Sauna · Spiddal Pier, An Spideal · 1 km · fixed

Power Saunas · Silverstrand beach, Barna · 11 km · fixed

Fad Saoil Saunas (Salthill) · Salthill promenade · 13 km · fixed

Sauna Fiain · Renville Pier, Oranmore · 22 km · fixed

Trá na mBan is a popular bathing area consisting of a mixture of rocky foreshore and sandy areas which are covered at high tide. Trá na mBan supports a variety of animals, birds, shellfish and plants. Seals and otters may be spotted off the coast. Activities include swimming, bathing and watersports.

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🏄 Trá na mBan, An Spidéal surf · Blowy · sea 15° · 0.3 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Trá na mBan, An Spidéal surf · Blowy · sea 15° · 0.6 mSun, 4 Oct 18:30–19:30 · waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Trá na mBan, An Spidéal surf · Fresh · sea 15° · 0.7 mMon, 5 Oct 09:30–10:30 · waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore 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.