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Trá na mBan, An Spidéal

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18
Grim · waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s
Waves
0.7 m
11 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
1.9 m
Rising. High at 22:05.
Wind
35 km/h
Fresh breeze, W, cross, gusts 44
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:13. Air 15°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
19:00
Blowy 37/100
waist-high 0.6 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind · 0.6 m · 27 km/h
▼ 02:55 ▲ 09:30 ▼ 15:30 ▲ 22:05
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Blowy 38/100
knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 0.3 m · 3 km/h
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:20 ▼ 16:35 ▲ 23:15
Sun, 4 Oct
19:00
Blowy 29/100
waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.6 m · 27 km/h
▼ 05:00 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:10
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Fresh 45/100
waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.6 m · 28 km/h
▲ 00:50 ▼ 06:50 ▲ 13:20 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 24/100
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

Week at a glance

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Fri 17:0019 · Grimwaist-high 0.7 m · period 11 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 11:00 · 13 GrimFri 12:00 · 10 GrimFri 13:00 · 6 GrimFri 14:00 · 3 GrimFri 15:00 · 16 GrimFri 16:00 · 28 BlowyFri 17:00 · 19 GrimFri 18:00 · 34 BlowyFri 19:00 · 37 BlowyFri 20:00 · 15 Grim · nightFri 21:00 · 18 Grim · nightFri 22:00 · 29 Blowy · nightFri 23:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSat 00:00 · 32 Blowy · nightSat 01:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSat 02:00 · 16 Grim · nightSat 03:00 · 12 Grim · nightSat 04:00 · 9 Grim · nightSat 05:00 · 12 Grim · nightSat 06:00 · 15 Grim · nightSat 07:00 · 19 Grim · nightSat 08:00 · 32 BlowySat 09:00 · 35 BlowySat 10:00 · 38 BlowySat 11:00 · 27 GrimSat 12:00 · 8 GrimSat 13:00 · 4 GrimSat 14:00 · 1 GrimSat 15:00 · 0 GrimSat 16:00 · 11 GrimSat 17:00 · 10 GrimSat 18:00 · 13 GrimSat 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 · 10 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 7 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 · 0 GrimSun 09:00 · 0 GrimSun 10:00 · 0 GrimSun 11:00 · 1 GrimSun 12:00 · 2 GrimSun 13:00 · 0 GrimSun 14:00 · 0 GrimSun 15:00 · 0 GrimSun 16:00 · 15 GrimSun 17:00 · 12 GrimSun 18:00 · 9 GrimSun 19:00 · 29 BlowySun 20:00 · 32 Blowy · nightSun 21:00 · 10 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 13 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 16 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 01:00 · 20 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 17 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 39 Blowy · nightMon 04:00 · 10 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 7 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 4 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 9 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 12 GrimMon 09:00 · 15 GrimMon 10:00 · 36 BlowyMon 11:00 · 39 BlowyMon 12:00 · 42 BlowyMon 13:00 · 45 FreshMon 14:00 · 19 GrimMon 15:00 · 16 GrimMon 16:00 · 13 GrimMon 17:00 · 10 GrimMon 18:00 · 7 GrimMon 19:00 · 4 GrimMon 22:00 · 16 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 25 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 15 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 14 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 24 GrimTue 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 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 17:00

19 Grim
  • waist-high 0.7 m
  • period 11 s
  • cross-shore wind
  • low-ish tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.7 m35 km/h
faces 172° S · wind cross
Waves
0.7 m @ 11 s from SW
Wind
35 km/h W · gusts 44
Tide
1.9 m · lower half
Air
15°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
16:0028 Blowy0.7 m (0.3 swell)11 sSW30 km/h W461.5 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
17:0019 Grim0.7 m (0.3 swell)11 sSW35 km/h W441.9 m dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
18:0034 Blowy0.7 m (0.2 swell)11 sSW32 km/h W422.5 m dry14°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
19:0037 Blowy0.6 m (0.2 swell)11 sSW27 km/h W393.0 m dry13°waist-high 0.6 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
20:0015 Grim0.6 m (0.2 swell)11 sSW21 km/h WNW333.6 m dry12°knee-high 0.6 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
21:0018 Grim0.6 m (0.2 swell)11 sSW18 km/h WNW304.1 m ▲dry12°knee-high 0.5 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
22:0029 Blowy0.5 m (0.2 swell)11 sSW10 km/h WNW284.4 m ▲dry11°knee-high 0.5 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
23:0036 Blowy0.5 m (0.2 swell)11 sSW8 km/h NW254.2 m ▲dry10°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0032 Blowy0.4 m11 sSW9 km/h NW233.7 m dry10°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
01:0029 Blowy0.4 m10 sSW10 km/h WNW223.0 m dry10°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
02:0016 Grim0.4 m10 sSW15 km/h WNW232.5 m dry11°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
03:0012 Grim0.4 m10 sSW15 km/h W242.0 m ▼dry12°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
04:009 Grim0.4 m10 sSW16 km/h W261.8 m ▼dry12°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
05:0012 Grim0.4 m10 sSW17 km/h W252.0 m ▼dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
06:0015 Grim0.3 m10 sSW17 km/h W232.5 m dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0019 Grim0.3 m10 sSW18 km/h W203.0 m dry12°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
08:0032 Blowy0.3 m10 sSW10 km/h NW183.4 m dry11°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
09:0035 Blowy0.3 m10 sWSW6 km/h N173.9 m dry11°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
10:0038 Blowy0.3 m10 sWSW3 km/h N194.3 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
11:0027 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW12 km/h SW234.3 m ▲dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:008 Grim0.3 m10 sSW15 km/h SSW253.9 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
13:004 Grim0.3 m10 sSW16 km/h SSW283.4 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
14:001 Grim0.3 m10 sSW18 km/h SSW302.8 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
15:000 Grim0.3 m10 sSW19 km/h SW302.3 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
16:0011 Grim0.3 m10 sSW17 km/h WSW291.9 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
17:0010 Grim0.3 m10 sSW15 km/h WSW271.8 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
18:0013 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW11 km/h SW262.0 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
19:005 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW13 km/h SW242.4 m dry14°flat
20:005 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW15 km/h SW262.8 m dry14°flat
21:005 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW16 km/h SW313.3 m dry14°flat
22:005 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW16 km/h S353.8 m ▲dry14°flat
23:005 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW23 km/h SSW394.0 m ▲dry14°flat
Sunday, 4 October
00:0010 Grim0.3 m10 sSW24 km/h SSW424.0 m ▲dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
01:007 Grim0.4 m10 sSW28 km/h SSW443.7 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
02:000 Grim0.4 m10 sSW32 km/h SSW463.2 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
03:000 Grim0.5 m10 sSW31 km/h SSW482.8 m 0.1 mm15°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
04:000 Grim0.5 m10 sSW32 km/h SSW492.4 m ▼0.1 mm15°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
05:000 Grim0.6 m10 sSW31 km/h SW502.2 m ▼0.1 mm15°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
06:000 Grim0.6 m10 sSW35 km/h SSW512.3 m ▼0.1 mm15°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
07:000 Grim0.6 m10 sSW32 km/h SSW512.5 m 0.1 mm15°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
08:000 Grim0.6 m10 sSW40 km/h SW522.8 m 0.2 mm15°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:000 Grim0.6 m10 sSW40 km/h SW513.2 m 0.1 mm15°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
10:000 Grim0.6 m10 sSW42 km/h SSW503.7 m 0.1 mm15°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
11:001 Grim0.6 m4 sSW41 km/h SSW494.0 m ▲0.1 mm15°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 4 s, choppy, onshore wind
12:002 Grim0.7 m4 sSW43 km/h SSW494.1 m ▲0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 4 s, choppy, onshore wind
13:000 Grim0.7 m4 sSW46 km/h SW493.9 m ▲0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 4 s, choppy, onshore wind
14:000 Grim0.8 m4 sSW33 km/h SW443.6 m 0.4 mm16°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 4 s, choppy, onshore wind
15:000 Grim0.8 m4 sSW32 km/h SW443.1 m 0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 4 s, choppy, onshore 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
02:5509:3015:3022:05
Low 02:55 · 1.4 mHigh 09:30 · 4.7 mLow 15:30 · 1.5 mHigh 22:05 · 4.4 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° · 0.6 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · waist-high 0.6 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Trá na mBan, An Spidéal surf · Blowy · sea 15° · 0.3 mSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, offshore 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

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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.