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Trá Saorphort (Bóithrín Mags), Bearna

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38
Blowy · waist-high 0.7 m, period 12 s
Waves
0.7 m
12 s period from WSW · model cell 1.5 km out
Sea
16.7°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 240 km away.
Tide
4.0 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 09:30.
Wind
23 km/h
Moderate breeze, S, onshore, gusts 44
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:12. Air 13°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
15:00
Fresh 46/100
waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind · 0.8 m · 27 km/h
▼ 02:55 ▲ 09:30 ▼ 15:30 ▲ 22:05
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Blowy 39/100
knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 0.3 m · 5 km/h
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:20 ▼ 16:35 ▲ 23:15
Sun, 4 Oct
09:00
Blowy 38/100
waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 0.7 m · 23 km/h
▼ 05:00 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:10
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Fresh 46/100
waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.6 m · 22 km/h
▲ 00:50 ▼ 06:50 ▲ 13:20 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Blowy 39/100
knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 0.3 m · 17 km/h
▲ 02:10 ▼ 08:25 ▲ 14:35 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 13 km/h
▲ 03:20 ▼ 09:20 ▲ 15:35 ▼ 21:50
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 17 km/h
▲ 04:05 ▼ 10:05 ▲ 16:15 ▼ 22:30

Week at a glance

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Fri 08:0038 · Blowywaist-high 0.7 m · period 12 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 05:00 · 44 Blowy · nightFri 06:00 · 44 Blowy · nightFri 07:00 · 38 Blowy · nightFri 08:00 · 38 BlowyFri 09:00 · 21 GrimFri 10:00 · 21 GrimFri 11:00 · 18 GrimFri 12:00 · 18 GrimFri 13:00 · 18 GrimFri 14:00 · 6 GrimFri 15:00 · 46 FreshFri 16:00 · 46 FreshFri 17:00 · 46 FreshFri 18:00 · 46 FreshFri 19:00 · 21 GrimFri 20:00 · 29 Blowy · nightFri 21:00 · 29 Blowy · nightFri 22:00 · 29 Blowy · nightFri 23:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSat 00:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 01:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSat 02:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSat 03:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSat 04:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSat 05:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSat 06:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSat 07:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 08:00 · 39 BlowySat 09:00 · 29 BlowySat 10:00 · 27 GrimSat 11:00 · 27 GrimSat 12:00 · 13 GrimSat 13:00 · 13 GrimSat 14:00 · 13 GrimSat 15:00 · 21 GrimSat 16:00 · 13 GrimSat 17:00 · 13 GrimSat 18:00 · 27 GrimSat 19:00 · 27 GrimSat 20:00 · 27 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 27 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 13 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 13 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 13 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 13 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 13 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 13 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 05:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 06:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 3 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 20 GrimSun 09:00 · 38 BlowySun 10:00 · 38 BlowySun 11:00 · 38 BlowySun 12:00 · 38 BlowySun 13:00 · 38 BlowySun 14:00 · 20 GrimSun 15:00 · 20 GrimSun 16:00 · 20 GrimSun 17:00 · 20 GrimSun 18:00 · 20 GrimSun 19:00 · 20 GrimSun 20:00 · 20 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 20 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 20 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 20 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 28 Blowy · nightMon 01:00 · 20 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 20 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 3 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 16 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 28 Blowy · nightMon 06:00 · 28 Blowy · nightMon 07:00 · 28 Blowy · nightMon 10:00 · 28 BlowyMon 13:00 · 28 BlowyMon 16:00 · 28 BlowyMon 19:00 · 46 FreshMon 22:00 · 38 Blowy · nightTue 01:00 · 52 Fresh · nightTue 04:00 · 13 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 13 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 21 GrimTue 13:00 · 39 BlowyTue 16:00 · 39 BlowyTue 19:00 · 39 BlowyTue 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 04:00 · 0 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 0 GrimWed 13:00 · 0 GrimWed 19:00 · 0 GrimThu 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 08:00

38 Blowy
  • waist-high 0.7 m
  • period 12 s
  • onshore wind
  • high tide
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.7 m23 km/h
faces 188° S · wind onshore
Waves
0.7 m @ 12 s from WSW
Wind
23 km/h S · gusts 44
Tide
4.2 m · upper half
Air
13°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
07:0038 Blowy0.7 m (0.3 swell)12 sWSW23 km/h S413.5 m dry13°waist-high 0.7 m, period 12 s, onshore wind
08:0038 Blowy0.7 m (0.3 swell)12 sWSW23 km/h S444.2 m dry13°waist-high 0.7 m, period 12 s, onshore wind
09:0021 Grim0.8 m (0.3 swell)12 sSW30 km/h S484.6 m ▲dry14°waist-high 0.7 m, period 12 s, onshore wind
10:0021 Grim0.8 m (0.3 swell)12 sSW32 km/h S524.6 m ▲0.4 mm15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 12 s, onshore wind
11:0018 Grim1.0 m (0.3 swell)4 sSW37 km/h S594.1 m 1.4 mm16°chest-high 1.0 m, short period 4 s, choppy, onshore wind
12:0018 Grim1.1 m (0.3 swell)5 sSW45 km/h SSW643.4 m 4.8 mm16°chest-high 1.1 m, short period 5 s, choppy, onshore wind
13:0018 Grim1.0 m (0.3 swell)5 sWSW42 km/h SSW712.7 m 5.0 mm16°chest-high 1.0 m, short period 5 s, choppy, onshore wind
14:006 Grim0.8 m (0.3 swell)5 sWSW34 km/h WSW592.0 m 1.2 mm13°waist-high 0.9 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
15:0046 Fresh0.8 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW27 km/h WSW481.6 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
16:0046 Fresh0.7 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW23 km/h W421.5 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
17:0046 Fresh0.7 m (0.2 swell)11 sWSW23 km/h W401.9 m dry14°waist-high 0.6 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
18:0046 Fresh0.6 m (0.2 swell)11 sWSW22 km/h W392.5 m dry14°waist-high 0.6 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
19:0021 Grim0.6 m (0.2 swell)11 sWSW18 km/h W353.0 m dry13°knee-high 0.6 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
20:0029 Blowy0.5 m (0.2 swell)11 sWSW15 km/h W293.6 m dry13°knee-high 0.5 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
21:0029 Blowy0.5 m (0.2 swell)11 sWSW12 km/h WNW254.1 m ▲dry11°knee-high 0.5 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
22:0029 Blowy0.5 m (0.2 swell)11 sWSW9 km/h WNW234.4 m ▲dry10°knee-high 0.5 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
23:0029 Blowy0.5 m11 sWSW6 km/h NW224.2 m ▲dry9°knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0039 Blowy0.4 m11 sWSW5 km/h NNW213.7 m dry9°knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
01:0029 Blowy0.4 m11 sWSW7 km/h NW213.0 m dry9°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
02:0029 Blowy0.4 m10 sWSW10 km/h WNW222.5 m dry10°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
03:0029 Blowy0.4 m10 sWSW10 km/h W222.0 m ▼dry11°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
04:0029 Blowy0.4 m10 sWSW18 km/h W231.8 m ▼dry12°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
05:0029 Blowy0.4 m10 sWSW15 km/h W222.0 m ▼dry12°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
06:0029 Blowy0.4 m10 sWSW9 km/h WNW212.5 m dry12°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0039 Blowy0.3 m10 sWSW8 km/h NNW183.0 m dry10°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
08:0039 Blowy0.3 m10 sWSW5 km/h NNE173.4 m dry9°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
09:0029 Blowy0.3 m10 sWSW2 km/h WNW173.9 m dry11°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0027 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW9 km/h SW204.3 m ▲dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
11:0027 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW14 km/h SSW234.3 m ▲dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
12:0013 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW17 km/h SSW253.9 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
13:0013 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW18 km/h SW263.4 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
14:0013 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW18 km/h WSW262.8 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
15:0021 Grim0.4 m10 sWSW20 km/h WSW272.3 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:0013 Grim0.4 m10 sWSW18 km/h SW271.9 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
17:0013 Grim0.4 m10 sWSW15 km/h SW261.8 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
18:0027 Grim0.4 m10 sWSW14 km/h SW242.0 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, light onshore
19:0027 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW12 km/h SW242.4 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
20:0027 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW12 km/h SSW272.8 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
21:0027 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW11 km/h S323.3 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
22:0013 Grim0.4 m10 sWSW14 km/h S363.8 m ▲dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
23:0013 Grim0.4 m10 sWSW17 km/h S394.0 m ▲dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0013 Grim0.5 m10 sWSW21 km/h SSW414.0 m ▲dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
01:0013 Grim0.5 m10 sWSW23 km/h SSW433.7 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
02:0013 Grim0.6 m10 sWSW24 km/h SSW453.2 m 0.1 mm15°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
03:0013 Grim0.6 m10 sWSW25 km/h SSW472.8 m 0.1 mm15°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
04:0038 Blowy0.6 m10 sWSW27 km/h SSW482.4 m ▼0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
05:0038 Blowy0.6 m10 sWSW28 km/h SW492.2 m ▼0.2 mm16°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
06:0021 Grim0.7 m10 sWSW30 km/h SW502.3 m ▼0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, 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, 7 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
188° S
Swell window
E 100° → W 260°
Exposure
Bay · 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 listedDogs: no info

As listed by Galway County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Power Saunas · Silverstrand beach, Barna · 1 km · fixed

Fad Saoil Saunas (Salthill) · Salthill promenade · 3 km · fixed

Driftwood Sauna · Spiddal Pier, An Spideal · 11 km · fixed

Sauna Fiain · Renville Pier, Oranmore · 12 km · fixed

Trá Saorphort/Freeport (Mags Boreen) Beach is situated close to Bearna village centre, which is located circa 7kms west of Galway City. The beach can be accessed from the R336 coastal roadway, via Mags Boreen. There is a public footpath along the full length of this boreen (along the eastern side) which facilitates pedestrian access to the beach. The beach itself is a sandy, moderately sloping beach which faces southwards across Galway Bay. Freeport beach is a sandy (fine to medium/coarse sand), moderately sloping beach, which grades into an extensive, more gently sloping, white sandy platform which is visible at low tide. There are a couple of subsidiary sandy areas located on the eastern side of the main Freeport beach. The main beach area has a gentle curved shape, approximately 110m wide, bounded to the west and east by granite boulders which extend out to sea.

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🏄 Trá Saorphort (Bóithrín Mags), Bearna surf · Fresh · sea 17° · 0.8 mFri, 2 Oct 14:30–15:30 · waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Trá Saorphort (Bóithrín Mags), Bearna surf · Blowy · sea 17° · 0.3 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
🏄 Trá Saorphort (Bóithrín Mags), Bearna surf · Blowy · sea 17° · 0.7 mSun, 4 Oct 08:30–09:30 · waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind

Nearby spots

Silverstrand Beach

1 km · Co. Galway · Excellent Quality

Loch Inse

3 km · Co. Galway · Not classified

Salthill Beach

4 km · Co. Galway · Excellent Quality

Loch Toirmeasctha

4 km · Co. Galway · Not classified

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