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Trá Poll na gCaorach Inis Oirr

Green Coast faces WNW Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
94
Grand · gentle breeze, dry
Waves
0.1 m
2 s period from SSE · model cell 1.5 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 217 km away.
Tide
2.0 m
Rising. High at 10:25.
Wind
16 km/h
Gentle breeze, WSW, onshore, gusts 24
Daylight
07:42
Sunrise. Sunset 19:12. Air 14°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
08:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 12 km/h
▼ 03:50 ▲ 10:25 ▼ 16:45 ▲ 23:15
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Decent 68/100
fresh breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 29 km/h
▼ 05:20 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:15
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 27 km/h
▲ 00:55 ▼ 07:00 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 20:00
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 19 km/h
▲ 02:20 ▼ 08:25 ▲ 14:40 ▼ 21:00
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Decent 67/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible · 0.1 m · 27 km/h
▲ 03:25 ▼ 09:20 ▲ 15:35 ▼ 21:55
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible, low tide · 7 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:05 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:35
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Blowy 41/100
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 05:0094 · Grandgentle breeze · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 100 GrandSat 09:00 · 100 GrandSat 10:00 · 100 GrandSat 11:00 · 100 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 100 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 100 GrandSat 20:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 68 DecentSun 09:00 · 68 DecentSun 10:00 · 68 DecentSun 11:00 · 68 DecentSun 12:00 · 52 FreshSun 13:00 · 52 FreshSun 14:00 · 52 FreshSun 15:00 · 52 FreshSun 16:00 · 52 FreshSun 17:00 · 68 DecentSun 18:00 · 68 DecentSun 19:00 · 68 DecentSun 20:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 62 DecentMon 09:00 · 62 DecentMon 10:00 · 84 GrandMon 11:00 · 84 GrandMon 12:00 · 84 GrandMon 13:00 · 68 DecentMon 14:00 · 68 DecentMon 15:00 · 84 GrandMon 16:00 · 84 GrandMon 17:00 · 84 GrandMon 18:00 · 84 GrandMon 19:00 · 84 GrandMon 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 23:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 00:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 03:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 70 DecentTue 13:00 · 94 GrandTue 16:00 · 78 DecentTue 19:00 · 78 DecentTue 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 67 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 67 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 67 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 63 DecentWed 13:00 · 67 DecentWed 16:00 · 51 FreshWed 19:00 · 59 FreshWed 22:00 · 75 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightThu 10:00 · 89 GrandThu 13:00 · 76 DecentThu 19:00 · 60 FreshFri 01:00 · 37 Blowy · nightFri 07:00 · 15 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 27 GrimFri 19:00 · 41 Blowy

Sat, 3 Oct, 05:00

94 Grand
  • gentle breeze
  • dry
  • calm sea
  • low tide
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.1 m16 km/h
faces 303° WNW · wind onshore
Waves
0.1 m @ 2 s from SSE
Wind
16 km/h WSW · gusts 24
Tide
1.9 m · low
Air
14°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
05:0094 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE16 km/h WSW241.9 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0094 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE14 km/h WSW242.3 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0094 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE13 km/h W232.8 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
08:00100 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE12 km/h W223.2 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:00100 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE11 km/h WSW213.7 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:00100 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE11 km/h WSW214.0 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:00100 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE11 km/h WSW214.0 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:0094 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE13 km/h SW233.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0094 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE17 km/h SSW243.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0094 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE17 km/h SSW242.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0094 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE14 km/h SW242.1 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0094 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE12 km/h SW231.8 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:00100 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE10 km/h SW211.7 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
18:00100 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE8 km/h SSW191.9 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:00100 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE10 km/h S182.2 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:00100 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE9 km/h SSW182.6 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:00100 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE10 km/h SSW213.1 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:00100 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE12 km/h SSW263.5 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0094 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE17 km/h S313.8 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0094 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE18 km/h S343.7 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0084 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE21 km/h S363.4 m dry13°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0084 Grand0.2 m2 sSSE24 km/h S373.0 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0084 Grand0.2 m2 sSSE24 km/h S392.6 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0084 Grand0.2 m3 sSSE24 km/h SSW402.2 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0084 Grand0.2 m3 sSSE27 km/h SW412.0 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0068 Decent0.2 m2 sSSE30 km/h SW422.1 m ▼dry15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0068 Decent0.2 m2 sSSE29 km/h SSW432.3 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0068 Decent0.2 m2 sSSE29 km/h SSW452.6 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0068 Decent0.2 m2 sSSE31 km/h SSW463.0 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0068 Decent0.2 m2 sSSE31 km/h SSW473.4 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0068 Decent0.2 m3 sSSE36 km/h SSW483.8 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0052 Fresh0.2 m3 sSSE39 km/h SW503.9 m ▲dry16°strong wind, dry, calm sea
13:0052 Fresh0.3 m3 sSSE40 km/h SSW503.7 m ▲dry16°strong wind, dry, calm sea
14:0052 Fresh0.3 m3 sSSE40 km/h SSW503.4 m dry16°strong wind, dry, calm sea
15:0052 Fresh0.3 m3 sSSE40 km/h SW502.9 m dry16°strong wind, dry, calm sea
16:0052 Fresh0.3 m3 sSSE40 km/h SW502.5 m dry15°strong wind, dry, calm sea
17:0068 Decent0.3 m3 sSSE33 km/h SW482.0 m ▼dry15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0068 Decent0.2 m3 sSSE31 km/h SW471.8 m ▼dry16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0068 Decent0.2 m3 sSSE35 km/h SW461.8 m ▼dry16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0068 Decent0.2 m3 sSSE33 km/h SW452.0 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0068 Decent0.2 m3 sSSE33 km/h SW452.3 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0068 Decent0.2 m3 sSSE34 km/h SW452.7 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0068 Decent0.2 m3 sSSE35 km/h SW463.2 m dry15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
Monday, 5 October
00:0068 Decent0.2 m3 sSSE36 km/h SW463.6 m ▲dry15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0068 Decent0.2 m3 sSSE38 km/h SW473.7 m ▲dry15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0068 Decent0.2 m3 sSSE31 km/h SW393.6 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0068 Decent0.2 m3 sSSE30 km/h SW393.3 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0068 Decent0.2 m3 sSSE31 km/h SW382.9 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea

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, 13 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
303° WNW
Swell window
NW 320° → WNW 300°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 1.5 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 toiletsNo parking listedAccessible: no designated ramp or slipway but beach can be accessed from the local roadDogs on lead

As listed by Galway County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Doolin Ocean Sauna (Wild Atlantic Seaweed Baths) · Doolin Pier, Co. Clare · 8 km · fixed

Sauna Suaimhneas · Lahinch Beach (also Spanish Point, White Strand Miltown Malbay, Clahane Shore), Co. Clare · 17 km · mobile

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

Oileanra Seaweed Baths and Sauna · Cuigeal, Lettermullan · 26 km · fixed

It is a scenic quiet small sandy beach on the north eastern shore of the island of Inis Oirr in outer Galway Bay. It is popular among locals and is accessed by a local tar road. Locals often fish from the strand. It lies near the airstrip and light house. It is a 15 minute walk from the pier to the beach. Spectacular views of the Clare coastline and surrounding countryside

Put Trá Poll na gCaorach Inis Oirr in your calendar

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🌊 Trá Poll na gCaorach Inis Oirr dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.1 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Trá Poll na gCaorach Inis Oirr dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.2 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 Trá Poll na gCaorach Inis Oirr dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.1 mMon, 5 Oct 09:30–10:30 · moderate breeze, dry, calm sea

Nearby spots

Trá Inis Oírr (Main Beach)

1 km · Co. Galway · Excellent Quality

Luogh Lough

11 km · Co. Clare · Not classified

Lough Goller

15 km · Co. Clare · Not classified

Lough Garrig

16 km · Co. Clare · Not classified

Score is Dipper's own blend. It rates comfort, not safety. Forecast: Met Éireann. Waves: Marine Institute Irish Shelf wave model.