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Trá Saorphort (Bóithrín Mags), Bearna

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40
Blowy · waist-high 0.6 m, period 11 s
Waves
0.6 m
11 s period from WSW · model cell 1.5 km out
Sea
16.9°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 240 km away.
Tide
3.7 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 22:05.
Wind
14 km/h
Gentle breeze, W, cross, gusts 32
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:12. Air 13°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
Daylight's done for today.
▼ 02:55 ▲ 09:30 ▼ 15:30 ▲ 22:05
Sat, 3 Oct
17:00
Blowy 28/100
knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.3 m · 13 km/h
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:20 ▼ 16:35 ▲ 23:15
Sun, 4 Oct
19:00
Grim 19/100
waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 0.7 m · 31 km/h
▼ 05:00 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:10
Mon, 5 Oct
15:00
Blowy 31/100
waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.6 m · 24 km/h
▲ 00:50 ▼ 06:50 ▲ 13:20 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Blowy 34/100
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
19:00
Grim 20/100
knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.3 m · 15 km/h
▲ 03:20 ▼ 09:20 ▲ 15:35 ▼ 21:50
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 10 km/h
▲ 04:05 ▼ 10:05 ▲ 16:15 ▼ 22:30

Week at a glance

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Fri 20:0040 · Blowywaist-high 0.6 m · period 11 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 19:00 · 35 BlowyFri 20:00 · 40 Blowy · nightFri 21:00 · 12 Grim · nightFri 22:00 · 9 Grim · nightFri 23:00 · 22 Grim · nightSat 00:00 · 26 Grim · nightSat 01:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSat 02:00 · 22 Grim · nightSat 03:00 · 26 Grim · nightSat 04:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 05:00 · 26 Grim · nightSat 06:00 · 23 Grim · nightSat 07:00 · 19 Grim · nightSat 08:00 · 26 GrimSat 09:00 · 23 GrimSat 10:00 · 8 GrimSat 11:00 · 9 GrimSat 12:00 · 12 GrimSat 13:00 · 16 GrimSat 14:00 · 19 GrimSat 15:00 · 24 GrimSat 16:00 · 27 GrimSat 17:00 · 28 BlowySat 18:00 · 25 GrimSat 19:00 · 20 GrimSat 20:00 · 17 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 14 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 11 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 3 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 6 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 10 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 7 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 0 GrimSun 09:00 · 1 GrimSun 10:00 · 6 GrimSun 11:00 · 3 GrimSun 12:00 · 0 GrimSun 13:00 · 0 GrimSun 14:00 · 0 GrimSun 15:00 · 0 GrimSun 16:00 · 0 GrimSun 17:00 · 0 GrimSun 18:00 · 2 GrimSun 19:00 · 19 GrimSun 20:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSun 21:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 22:00 · 27 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 24 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 21 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 19 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 22 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 25 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 29 Blowy · nightMon 05:00 · 32 Blowy · nightMon 06:00 · 35 Blowy · nightMon 07:00 · 2 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 0 GrimMon 09:00 · 21 GrimMon 10:00 · 18 GrimMon 11:00 · 15 GrimMon 12:00 · 12 GrimMon 13:00 · 9 GrimMon 14:00 · 10 GrimMon 15:00 · 31 BlowyMon 16:00 · 9 GrimMon 17:00 · 12 GrimMon 18:00 · 7 GrimMon 19:00 · 10 GrimMon 22:00 · 22 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 15 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 24 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 34 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 · 2 GrimWed 19:00 · 20 GrimWed 22:00 · 28 Blowy · nightThu 01:00 · 19 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 20:00

40 Blowy
  • waist-high 0.6 m
  • period 11 s
  • cross-shore wind
  • high-ish tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.6 m14 km/h
faces 188° S · wind cross
Waves
0.6 m @ 11 s from WSW
Wind
14 km/h W · gusts 32
Tide
3.6 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
20:0040 Blowy0.6 m (0.2 swell)11 sWSW14 km/h W323.6 m dry13°waist-high 0.6 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
21:0012 Grim0.6 m (0.2 swell)11 sWSW11 km/h WNW274.1 m ▲dry11°knee-high 0.6 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
22:009 Grim0.5 m (0.2 swell)11 sWSW8 km/h WNW244.4 m ▲dry10°knee-high 0.5 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
23:0022 Grim0.5 m (0.2 swell)11 sWSW5 km/h NNW224.2 m ▲dry9°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0026 Grim0.5 m (0.2 swell)11 sWSW7 km/h NNW203.7 m dry8°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
01:0029 Blowy0.5 m (0.2 swell)10 sWSW8 km/h NW183.0 m dry8°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
02:0022 Grim0.4 m10 sWSW9 km/h NW182.5 m dry9°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
03:0026 Grim0.4 m10 sWSW9 km/h WNW182.0 m ▼dry10°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
04:0039 Blowy0.4 m10 sWSW5 km/h NNW181.8 m ▼dry10°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
05:0026 Grim0.4 m10 sWSW4 km/h NW182.0 m ▼dry11°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
06:0023 Grim0.4 m10 sWSW7 km/h WNW172.5 m dry11°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0019 Grim0.4 m10 sWSW6 km/h NW173.0 m dry11°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
08:0026 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW5 km/h N153.4 m dry11°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
09:0023 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW6 km/h N143.9 m dry12°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
10:008 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW4 km/h SSW154.3 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
11:009 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW10 km/h SW194.3 m ▲dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
12:0012 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW12 km/h SW223.9 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
13:0016 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW13 km/h SW233.4 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, light onshore
14:0019 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW13 km/h SW242.8 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, light onshore
15:0024 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW15 km/h WSW252.3 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:0027 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW14 km/h WSW251.9 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
17:0028 Blowy0.3 m10 sWSW13 km/h WSW241.8 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
18:0025 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW12 km/h WSW222.0 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
19:0020 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW9 km/h SW182.4 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
20:0017 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW8 km/h SW172.8 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
21:0014 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW8 km/h SSW183.3 m dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
22:0011 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW14 km/h S233.8 m ▲dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, light onshore
23:000 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW16 km/h S294.0 m ▲dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:000 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW15 km/h S324.0 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
01:000 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW21 km/h S333.7 m dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
02:003 Grim0.4 m10 sWSW23 km/h SSW363.2 m dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
03:006 Grim0.5 m10 sWSW25 km/h SSW382.8 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
04:0010 Grim0.5 m10 sWSW27 km/h SW402.4 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
05:000 Grim0.6 m10 sWSW29 km/h SW412.2 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
06:000 Grim0.6 m10 sWSW29 km/h SW422.3 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
07:007 Grim0.6 m10 sWSW28 km/h SW432.5 m 0.1 mm15°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
08:000 Grim0.6 m10 sWSW29 km/h SW452.8 m dry16°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
09:001 Grim0.6 m10 sWSW28 km/h SW463.2 m dry16°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
10:006 Grim0.6 m10 sWSW32 km/h SW473.7 m 0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
11:003 Grim0.6 m10 sWSW31 km/h SW484.0 m ▲0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
12:000 Grim0.7 m4 sWSW34 km/h SW494.1 m ▲0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 4 s, choppy, onshore wind
13:000 Grim0.7 m4 sSW32 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 sSW37 km/h SW503.6 m 0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 4 s, choppy, onshore wind
15:000 Grim0.8 m4 sSW39 km/h SW503.1 m 0.1 mm15°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 4 s, choppy, onshore wind
16:000 Grim0.8 m4 sSW37 km/h SW502.6 m 0.1 mm15°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 4 s, choppy, onshore wind
17:000 Grim0.8 m4 sSW35 km/h SW492.2 m ▼0.1 mm15°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 4 s, choppy, onshore wind
18:002 Grim0.7 m4 sWSW33 km/h SW481.9 m ▼0.1 mm15°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 4 s, choppy, onshore wind
19:0019 Grim0.7 m10 sWSW31 km/h SW472.0 m ▼0.1 mm15°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 · Blowy · sea 17° · 0.3 mSat, 3 Oct 16:30–17:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Trá Saorphort (Bóithrín Mags), Bearna surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.7 mSun, 4 Oct 18:30–19:30 · waist-high 0.7 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.