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Traught, Kinvara

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces WNW

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Dip score now
74
Decent · gentle breeze, dry
Waves
0.3 m
11 s period from W · model cell 2.4 km out
Sea
16.9°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 226 km away.
Tide
3.4 m
Falling. Low at 03:55.
Wind
12 km/h
Gentle breeze, W, onshore, gusts 21
Daylight
07:40
Sunrise. Sunset 19:09. Air 11°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
17:00
Grand 98/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 8 km/h
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:20 ▼ 16:35 ▲ 23:15
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Grand 83/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.4 m · 27 km/h
▼ 05:00 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:10
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 90/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 18 km/h
▲ 00:50 ▼ 06:50 ▲ 13:20 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 82/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 16 km/h
▲ 02:10 ▼ 08:25 ▲ 14:35 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 94/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 9 km/h
▲ 03:20 ▼ 09:20 ▲ 15:35 ▼ 21:50
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 87/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
▲ 04:05 ▼ 10:05 ▲ 16:15 ▼ 22:30
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Fresh 46/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, rain · 27 km/h
▲ 04:40 ▼ 10:40 ▲ 17:00 ▼ 23:05

Week at a glance

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Sat 00:0072 · Decentgentle breeze · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 72 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 88 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 93 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 82 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 79 DecentSat 09:00 · 75 DecentSat 10:00 · 70 DecentSat 11:00 · 69 DecentSat 12:00 · 79 DecentSat 13:00 · 84 GrandSat 14:00 · 88 GrandSat 15:00 · 93 GrandSat 16:00 · 97 GrandSat 17:00 · 98 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 90 GrandSat 20:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 78 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 64 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 67 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 62 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 90 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 82 GrandSun 09:00 · 68 DecentSun 10:00 · 64 DecentSun 11:00 · 59 FreshSun 12:00 · 41 BlowySun 13:00 · 61 FreshSun 14:00 · 66 DecentSun 15:00 · 54 FreshSun 16:00 · 58 FreshSun 17:00 · 63 DecentSun 18:00 · 83 GrandSun 19:00 · 81 GrandSun 20:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 72 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 64 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 57 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 61 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 75 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 80 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 79 DecentMon 09:00 · 69 DecentMon 10:00 · 64 DecentMon 11:00 · 54 FreshMon 12:00 · 56 FreshMon 13:00 · 35 BlowyMon 14:00 · 53 FreshMon 15:00 · 51 FreshMon 16:00 · 67 DecentMon 17:00 · 72 DecentMon 18:00 · 86 GrandMon 19:00 · 90 GrandMon 22:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 66 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 75 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 79 DecentTue 13:00 · 65 DecentTue 16:00 · 72 DecentTue 19:00 · 82 GrandTue 22:00 · 87 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 74 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 67 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 94 GrandWed 13:00 · 78 DecentWed 16:00 · 52 FreshWed 19:00 · 78 DecentWed 22:00 · 96 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 72 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 87 GrandThu 19:00 · 65 DecentFri 01:00 · 46 Fresh · nightFri 07:00 · 32 Blowy · nightFri 13:00 · 45 FreshFri 19:00 · 46 Fresh

Sat, 3 Oct, 00:00

72 Decent
  • gentle breeze
  • dry
  • calm sea
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.3 m12 km/h
faces 303° WNW · wind onshore
Waves
0.3 m @ 11 s from W
Wind
12 km/h W · gusts 21
Tide
3.7 m · upper half
Air
11°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
00:0072 Decent0.3 m11 sW12 km/h W213.7 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0083 Grand0.3 m10 sW11 km/h W183.0 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0088 Grand0.3 m10 sW10 km/h SW172.5 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0093 Grand0.3 m10 sW12 km/h SW162.0 m ▼dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0091 Grand0.3 m10 sW12 km/h SSW161.8 m ▼dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0086 Grand0.3 m10 sW13 km/h SSW162.0 m ▼dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0082 Grand0.3 m10 sW13 km/h SSW162.5 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0084 Grand0.3 m10 sW12 km/h SSW153.0 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0079 Decent0.3 m10 sW9 km/h SSW153.4 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0075 Decent0.3 m10 sW12 km/h SSW173.9 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0070 Decent0.3 m10 sW12 km/h SSW184.3 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:0069 Decent0.3 m10 sW12 km/h SW194.3 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0079 Decent0.3 m10 sW9 km/h SW203.9 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:0084 Grand0.3 m10 sW8 km/h SW213.4 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:0088 Grand0.3 m10 sW10 km/h SSW212.8 m dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
15:0093 Grand0.3 m10 sW8 km/h SSW222.3 m dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
16:0097 Grand0.3 m10 sW6 km/h SW221.9 m ▼dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
17:0098 Grand0.3 m10 sW8 km/h W221.8 m ▼dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
18:0094 Grand0.3 m10 sW5 km/h W192.0 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:0090 Grand0.3 m10 sW4 km/h WSW142.4 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0086 Grand0.3 m10 sW6 km/h SSE132.8 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:0078 Decent0.3 m10 sW10 km/h SSE163.3 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0068 Decent0.3 m10 sW17 km/h S223.8 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0064 Decent0.3 m10 sW16 km/h SSE274.0 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0067 Decent0.3 m10 sW18 km/h S294.0 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0062 Decent0.3 m10 sW22 km/h S303.7 m dry12°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0066 Decent0.3 m10 sW20 km/h S313.2 m dry12°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0081 Grand0.3 m10 sW16 km/h S312.8 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0086 Grand0.3 m10 sW17 km/h SSE302.4 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0094 Grand0.3 m10 sW15 km/h SSW302.2 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0090 Grand0.3 m10 sW18 km/h SSW302.3 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0086 Grand0.3 m10 sW19 km/h SSW312.5 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0082 Grand0.3 m10 sW19 km/h SW332.8 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0068 Decent0.3 m10 sW22 km/h SW343.2 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0064 Decent0.3 m10 sW28 km/h SSW363.7 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0059 Fresh0.3 m10 sW28 km/h SW394.0 m ▲dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0041 Blowy0.3 m10 sW31 km/h SW404.1 m ▲dry17°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0061 Fresh0.3 m10 sW28 km/h SSW413.9 m ▲dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0066 Decent0.4 m10 sW27 km/h SW423.6 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0054 Fresh0.4 m10 sW33 km/h SW443.1 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0058 Fresh0.4 m10 sW33 km/h SW442.6 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0063 Decent0.4 m10 sW30 km/h SW432.2 m ▼dry16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0083 Grand0.4 m10 sW27 km/h SW421.9 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0081 Grand0.3 m10 sW23 km/h SW402.0 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0076 Decent0.3 m10 sW23 km/h SW362.1 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0072 Decent0.3 m10 sW23 km/h SW362.5 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0068 Decent0.3 m10 sW22 km/h SW362.9 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0064 Decent0.3 m10 sW22 km/h SW363.5 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
03:5510:2016:3523:15
Low 03:55 · 1.8 mHigh 10:20 · 4.3 mLow 16:35 · 1.8 mHigh 23:15 · 4.1 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.

Put Traught, Kinvara in your calendar

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🌊 Traught, Kinvara dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.3 mSat, 3 Oct 16:30–17:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Traught, Kinvara dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.4 mSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 Traught, Kinvara dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.3 mMon, 5 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea

Nearby spots

Ballyvelaghan Lough

6 km · Co. Clare · Not classified

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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.