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Traught, Kinvara

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces WNW

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Dip score now
80
Grand · moderate breeze, dry
Waves
0.4 m
12 s period from W · model cell 2.4 km out
Sea
16.7°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 226 km away.
Tide
4.6 m
High tide. High at 09:30.
Wind
27 km/h
Moderate breeze, S, cross, gusts 38
Daylight
07:38
Sunrise. Sunset 19:12. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
10:00
Grand 88/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry · 0.4 m · 26 km/h
▼ 02:55 ▲ 09:30 ▼ 15:30 ▲ 22:05
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 14 km/h
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:20 ▼ 16:35 ▲ 23:15
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Grand 83/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 25 km/h
▼ 05:00 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:10
Mon, 5 Oct
16:00
Decent 75/100
gentle breeze, showers possible, calm sea · 0.4 m · 19 km/h
▲ 00:50 ▼ 06:50 ▲ 13:20 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 88/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 14 km/h
▲ 02:10 ▼ 08:25 ▲ 14:35 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Grand 82/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
▲ 03:20 ▼ 09:20 ▲ 15:35 ▼ 21:50
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 79/100
gentle breeze, dry · 14 km/h
▲ 04:05 ▼ 10:05 ▲ 16:15 ▼ 22:30

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 09:0079 · Decentmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 07:00 · 70 Decent · nightFri 08:00 · 81 GrandFri 09:00 · 79 DecentFri 10:00 · 88 GrandFri 11:00 · 41 BlowyFri 12:00 · 22 GrimFri 13:00 · 8 GrimFri 14:00 · 18 GrimFri 15:00 · 52 FreshFri 16:00 · 30 BlowyFri 17:00 · 34 BlowyFri 18:00 · 39 BlowyFri 19:00 · 49 FreshFri 20:00 · 53 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 57 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 78 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 71 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 82 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 72 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 67 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 69 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 78 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 77 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 82 GrandSat 09:00 · 85 GrandSat 10:00 · 90 GrandSat 11:00 · 91 GrandSat 12:00 · 87 GrandSat 13:00 · 82 GrandSat 14:00 · 78 DecentSat 15:00 · 73 DecentSat 16:00 · 69 DecentSat 17:00 · 68 DecentSat 18:00 · 78 DecentSat 19:00 · 82 GrandSat 20:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 89 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 93 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 87 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 82 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 70 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 64 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 68 DecentSun 09:00 · 72 DecentSun 10:00 · 76 DecentSun 11:00 · 81 GrandSun 12:00 · 83 GrandSun 13:00 · 79 DecentSun 14:00 · 74 DecentSun 15:00 · 70 DecentSun 16:00 · 66 DecentSun 17:00 · 61 FreshSun 18:00 · 57 FreshSun 19:00 · 60 FreshSun 20:00 · 64 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 72 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 83 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 79 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 58 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 53 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 65 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 07:00 · 57 Fresh · nightMon 10:00 · 62 DecentMon 13:00 · 69 DecentMon 16:00 · 75 DecentMon 19:00 · 52 FreshMon 22:00 · 67 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 87 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 74 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 51 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 65 DecentTue 13:00 · 79 DecentTue 16:00 · 88 GrandTue 19:00 · 72 DecentTue 22:00 · 67 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 87 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 75 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 72 DecentWed 13:00 · 82 GrandWed 19:00 · 76 DecentThu 01:00 · 77 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 79 DecentThu 19:00 · 61 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 09:00

79 Decent
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
  • calm sea
  • high tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.4 m27 km/h
faces 303° WNW · wind cross
Waves
0.4 m @ 12 s from W
Wind
27 km/h S · gusts 38
Tide
4.6 m · high
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
09:0079 Decent0.4 m (0.3 swell)12 sW27 km/h S384.6 m ▲dry13°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0088 Grand0.4 m (0.2 swell)12 sW26 km/h S424.6 m ▲0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
11:0041 Blowy0.4 m (0.2 swell)12 sW29 km/h S484.1 m 0.7 mm15°fresh breeze, rain, small waves 0.4 m
12:0022 Grim0.5 m (0.2 swell)12 sW31 km/h S533.4 m 3.1 mm15°fresh breeze, rain, small waves 0.5 m
13:008 Grim0.5 m (0.2 swell)11 sW35 km/h SSW582.7 m 5.3 mm15°fresh breeze, rain, small waves 0.5 m
14:0018 Grim0.5 m (0.2 swell)11 sW38 km/h SSW522.0 m 2.1 mm16°fresh breeze, rain, small waves 0.4 m
15:0052 Fresh0.4 m (0.2 swell)11 sW25 km/h WSW441.6 m ▼0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
16:0030 Blowy0.4 m (0.2 swell)11 sW33 km/h W421.5 m ▼dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0034 Blowy0.4 m11 sW35 km/h W411.9 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0039 Blowy0.4 m11 sW31 km/h W402.5 m dry14°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0049 Fresh0.4 m11 sW32 km/h WNW373.0 m dry14°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0053 Fresh0.4 m11 sW29 km/h WNW323.6 m dry14°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
21:0057 Fresh0.4 m11 sW30 km/h WNW284.1 m ▲dry14°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
22:0078 Decent0.3 m11 sW27 km/h WNW254.4 m ▲dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
23:0071 Decent0.3 m11 sW22 km/h WNW224.2 m ▲dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0082 Grand0.3 m11 sW15 km/h WNW213.7 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0083 Grand0.3 m11 sW12 km/h WSW193.0 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0072 Decent0.3 m10 sW15 km/h SW192.5 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0067 Decent0.3 m10 sW13 km/h SSW182.0 m ▼dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0069 Decent0.3 m10 sW12 km/h SSW181.8 m ▼dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0074 Decent0.3 m10 sW11 km/h S182.0 m ▼dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0078 Decent0.3 m10 sW9 km/h S182.5 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0077 Decent0.3 m10 sW10 km/h SSE173.0 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0082 Grand0.3 m10 sW10 km/h S173.4 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0085 Grand0.3 m10 sW13 km/h S183.9 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0090 Grand0.3 m10 sW13 km/h SSW194.3 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0091 Grand0.3 m10 sW14 km/h SW214.3 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0087 Grand0.3 m10 sW15 km/h SW233.9 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0082 Grand0.3 m10 sW13 km/h SSW243.4 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0078 Decent0.3 m10 sW13 km/h SSW262.8 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0073 Decent0.3 m10 sW16 km/h SSW272.3 m dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0069 Decent0.3 m10 sW17 km/h S271.9 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0068 Decent0.3 m10 sW13 km/h S261.8 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0078 Decent0.3 m10 sW9 km/h S232.0 m dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:0082 Grand0.3 m10 sW6 km/h WSW212.4 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0086 Grand0.3 m10 sW9 km/h SSE232.8 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:0091 Grand0.3 m10 sW10 km/h SSE273.3 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0089 Grand0.3 m10 sW17 km/h SSE303.8 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0093 Grand0.3 m10 sW19 km/h SSE324.0 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0087 Grand0.3 m10 sW17 km/h SSE324.0 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0082 Grand0.3 m10 sW16 km/h SSE333.7 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0078 Decent0.3 m10 sW18 km/h SSE343.2 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0076 Decent0.3 m10 sW14 km/h SSE362.8 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0071 Decent0.3 m10 sW15 km/h SSE372.4 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0066 Decent0.3 m10 sW14 km/h SSE382.2 m ▼0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0070 Decent0.3 m10 sW13 km/h SSE392.3 m ▼0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0064 Decent0.3 m10 sW25 km/h SSW392.5 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0068 Decent0.3 m10 sW20 km/h SW352.8 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Galway, 12 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
303° WNW
Swell window
W 260° → N 350°
Exposure
Sheltered · model cell 2.4 km out
Water
Excellent Quality · Blue Flag

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 Excellent, 2023 Excellent, 2022 Excellent. The EPA flags a short-term pollution risk here after heavy rain.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

Lifeguard: 12-6 7 days July & Aug weekend June/SeptToiletsParkingAccessible: Access to shore.No dogs (No dogs allowed on designated Blue Flag Beaches during lifeguard hours. Dogs allowed on a lead at all other times)

As listed by Galway County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Sauna Fiain · Renville Pier, Oranmore · 8 km · fixed

Fad Saoil Saunas (Salthill) · Salthill promenade · 12 km · fixed

Power Saunas · Silverstrand beach, Barna · 13 km · fixed

Driftwood Sauna · Spiddal Pier, An Spideal · 23 km · fixed

Traught beach is a long, sandy, gently sloping beach consisting of a lower sand/mud shore with shingle on the upper shore. There is a wide variety of animals, plants, shellfish and birds supported at Traught beach. Seals and otters are sometimes spotted along the coastline. Traught Beach is located within the conservation areas of Galway Bay and Inner Galway Bay which is a protected area for birds. Activities include swimming, bathing, windsurfing and angling.

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🌊 Traught, Kinvara dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.4 mFri, 2 Oct 09:30–10:30 · moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
🌊 Traught, Kinvara dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.3 mSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 Traught, Kinvara dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · moderate breeze, dry, calm sea

Nearby spots

Ballyvelaghan Lough

6 km · Co. Clare · Not classified

Loughaunascalia

7 km · Co. Galway · Not classified

Muckinish Lough

8 km · Co. Clare · Not classified

Lough Luirc

8 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.