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Trá na Reilige, An Cheathrú Rua

faces S Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
78
Decent · light winds, dry
Waves
0.8 m
10 s period from WSW · model cell 4.2 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 236 km away.
Tide
1.7 m
Low tide. High at 10:30.
Wind
11 km/h
Light breeze, WSW, cross, gusts 22
Daylight
07:42
Sunrise. Sunset 19:12. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
18:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m · 0.7 m · 11 km/h
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 16:40 ▲ 23:30
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Fresh 48/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 1.0 m · 26 km/h
▼ 05:15 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:20
Mon, 5 Oct
09:00
Fresh 57/100
moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m · 1.1 m · 25 km/h
▲ 00:55 ▼ 07:00 ▲ 13:20 ▼ 20:05
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Decent 76/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m · 0.6 m · 13 km/h
▲ 02:20 ▼ 08:25 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 82/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m · 0.5 m · 18 km/h
▲ 03:20 ▼ 09:20 ▲ 15:40 ▼ 21:55
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grand 88/100
light winds, showers possible, low tide · 7 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:10 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:35
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Blowy 41/100
moderate breeze, rain · 28 km/h
▲ 04:45 ▼ 10:50 ▲ 17:10 ▼ 23:10

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 04:0079 · Decentlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 01:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSat 02:00 · 64 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 69 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 64 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 66 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 74 DecentSat 09:00 · 72 DecentSat 10:00 · 68 DecentSat 11:00 · 68 DecentSat 12:00 · 67 DecentSat 13:00 · 71 DecentSat 14:00 · 76 DecentSat 15:00 · 80 GrandSat 16:00 · 85 GrandSat 17:00 · 87 GrandSat 18:00 · 89 GrandSat 19:00 · 84 GrandSat 20:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 67 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 66 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 62 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 62 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 02:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 03:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 48 FreshSun 09:00 · 44 BlowySun 10:00 · 24 GrimSun 11:00 · 20 GrimSun 12:00 · 17 GrimSun 13:00 · 21 GrimSun 14:00 · 9 GrimSun 15:00 · 14 GrimSun 16:00 · 34 BlowySun 17:00 · 38 BlowySun 18:00 · 43 BlowySun 19:00 · 41 BlowySun 20:00 · 37 Blowy · nightSun 21:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSun 22:00 · 28 Blowy · nightSun 23:00 · 24 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 20 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 16 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 37 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 42 Blowy · nightMon 04:00 · 46 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 43 Blowy · nightMon 06:00 · 61 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 46 FreshMon 09:00 · 57 FreshMon 10:00 · 47 FreshMon 11:00 · 42 BlowyMon 12:00 · 38 BlowyMon 13:00 · 39 BlowyMon 14:00 · 35 BlowyMon 15:00 · 39 BlowyMon 16:00 · 43 BlowyMon 17:00 · 47 FreshMon 18:00 · 51 FreshMon 19:00 · 56 FreshMon 20:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 21:00 · 48 Fresh · nightMon 22:00 · 43 Blowy · nightMon 23:00 · 55 Fresh · nightTue 00:00 · 40 Blowy · nightTue 01:00 · 46 Fresh · nightTue 02:00 · 41 Blowy · nightTue 03:00 · 43 Blowy · nightTue 04:00 · 54 Fresh · nightTue 05:00 · 58 Fresh · nightTue 06:00 · 60 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 58 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 70 DecentTue 13:00 · 68 DecentTue 16:00 · 62 DecentTue 19:00 · 76 DecentTue 22:00 · 87 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 60 Fresh · nightWed 07:00 · 74 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 82 GrandWed 13:00 · 54 FreshWed 16:00 · 46 FreshWed 19:00 · 72 DecentWed 22:00 · 85 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 77 Decent · nightThu 04:00 · 70 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 82 Grand · nightThu 10:00 · 88 GrandThu 13:00 · 73 DecentThu 19:00 · 33 BlowyFri 01:00 · 33 Blowy · nightFri 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 31 BlowyFri 19:00 · 41 Blowy

Sat, 3 Oct, 04:00

79 Decent
  • light winds
  • dry
  • waves 0.8 m
  • low tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.8 m11 km/h
faces 184° S · wind cross
Waves
0.8 m @ 10 s from WSW
Wind
11 km/h WSW · gusts 22
Tide
1.7 m · low
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
04:0079 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h WSW221.7 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
05:0068 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW14 km/h W211.9 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
06:0064 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h W202.3 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
07:0066 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h W192.7 m dry13°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
08:0074 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h W183.2 m dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
09:0072 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h WSW163.7 m dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
10:0068 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h WSW174.0 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
11:0068 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h SW194.0 m ▲dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
12:0067 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW14 km/h SW213.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
13:0071 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW14 km/h SW223.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
14:0076 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h SW242.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
15:0080 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW16 km/h SSW262.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
16:0085 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW14 km/h SSW261.8 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
17:0087 Grand0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h SW241.7 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
18:0089 Grand0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h SSW221.8 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
19:0084 Grand0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h SSW182.1 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
20:0080 Grand0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h SSW172.5 m dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
21:0067 Decent0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h SSW193.0 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
22:0066 Decent0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h SSW243.5 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
23:0062 Decent0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h SSW283.8 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0062 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW16 km/h SSW323.8 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
01:0039 Blowy0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW21 km/h S353.5 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
02:0044 Blowy0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW22 km/h S363.1 m dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
03:0049 Fresh1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW23 km/h S372.6 m dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
04:0054 Fresh1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW25 km/h SSW392.3 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
05:0059 Fresh1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW25 km/h SW402.0 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
06:0057 Fresh1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SW412.1 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
07:0053 Fresh1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW25 km/h SSW422.3 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
08:0048 Fresh1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SSW442.6 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
09:0044 Blowy1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SW453.0 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
10:0024 Grim1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW29 km/h SSW463.4 m dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
11:0020 Grim1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW33 km/h SW473.8 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
12:0017 Grim1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW36 km/h SW483.9 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
13:0021 Grim1.1 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW38 km/h SW493.7 m ▲0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
14:009 Grim1.1 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW39 km/h SW493.4 m dry16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, dry
15:0014 Grim1.1 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW39 km/h SW493.0 m dry16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0034 Blowy1.1 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW37 km/h SW482.5 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0038 Blowy1.1 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SW472.1 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0043 Blowy1.0 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SW451.8 m ▼dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0041 Blowy1.0 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SW441.8 m ▼dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0037 Blowy1.0 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW30 km/h SW431.9 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
21:0033 Blowy1.0 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SW432.2 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
22:0028 Blowy0.9 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW31 km/h SW432.7 m dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
23:0024 Grim1.0 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW33 km/h SW443.2 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
Monday, 5 October
00:0020 Grim1.0 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW33 km/h SW453.6 m ▲dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
01:0016 Grim1.0 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW36 km/h SW463.7 m ▲dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
02:0037 Blowy1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SW413.6 m ▲0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
03:0042 Blowy1.0 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW24 km/h SW403.3 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Rossaveel, 2 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
184° S
Swell window
ESE 110° → W 260°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 4.2 km out
Water
Not classified

Facing and swell window are derived from the wave model's coastline around the spot, not surveyed. Know better? Tell us.

Water quality

No annual classification yet.

· beaches.ie

On the ground

No lifeguard listedNo toiletsParkingDogs on lead

As listed by Galway County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Oileanra Seaweed Baths and Sauna · Cuigeal, Lettermullan · 10 km · fixed

Driftwood Sauna · Spiddal Pier, An Spideal · 18 km · fixed

Doolin Ocean Sauna (Wild Atlantic Seaweed Baths) · Doolin Pier, Co. Clare · 29 km · fixed

Power Saunas · Silverstrand beach, Barna · 30 km · fixed

Trá na Reilige is located approximately two kilometers from the village of An Cheathrú Rua. It consists of a sandy beach, approximately 50m in length. The access road is narrow but there is some limited parking adjacent to the beach. The surrounding coastline is rugged and there are beautiful views accross to the Ros a Mhil peninsula.

Put Trá na Reilige, An Cheathrú Rua in your calendar

Dipper Plus drops the best dip hour here into your phone every day, with waves, sea temperature, tide and a 45-minute nudge. Up to three spots.

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🌊 Trá na Reilige, An Cheathrú Rua dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.7 mSat, 3 Oct 17:30–18:30 · light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
🌊 Trá na Reilige, An Cheathrú Rua dip · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.0 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
🌊 Trá na Reilige, An Cheathrú Rua dip · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.1 mMon, 5 Oct 08:30–09:30 · moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 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.