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Traught, Kinvara

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Grim · knee-high 0.5 m, period 11 s
Waves
0.5 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
1.9 m
Falling, nearly low. Low at 15:30.
Wind
38 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 52
Daylight
07:38
Sunrise. Sunset 19:12. Air 16°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
15:00
Grim 3/100
knee-high 0.5 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind · 0.5 m · 25 km/h
▼ 02:55 ▲ 09:30 ▼ 15:30 ▲ 22:05
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 10 km/h
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:20 ▼ 16:35 ▲ 23:15
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Grim 20/100
knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.3 m · 25 km/h
▼ 05:00 ▲ 11:50 ▼ 18:10
Mon, 5 Oct
16:00
Grim 13/100
knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.4 m · 19 km/h
▲ 00:50 ▼ 06:50 ▲ 13:20 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 18 km/h
▲ 02:10 ▼ 08:25 ▲ 14:35 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 12 km/h
▲ 03:20 ▼ 09:20 ▲ 15:35 ▼ 21:50
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 14 km/h
▲ 04:05 ▼ 10:05 ▲ 16:15 ▼ 22:30

Week at a glance

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Fri 14:000 · Grimknee-high 0.5 m · period 11 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 10:00 · 37 BlowyFri 11:00 · 16 GrimFri 12:00 · 8 GrimFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 14:00 · 0 GrimFri 15:00 · 3 GrimFri 16:00 · 0 GrimFri 17:00 · 0 GrimFri 18:00 · 0 GrimFri 19:00 · 0 GrimFri 20:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 21:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 22:00 · 13 Grim · nightFri 23:00 · 10 Grim · nightSat 00:00 · 6 Grim · nightSat 01:00 · 19 Grim · nightSat 02:00 · 16 Grim · nightSat 03:00 · 12 Grim · nightSat 04:00 · 9 Grim · nightSat 05:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 06:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 08:00 · 5 GrimSat 09:00 · 5 GrimSat 10:00 · 5 GrimSat 11:00 · 5 GrimSat 12:00 · 5 GrimSat 13:00 · 5 GrimSat 14:00 · 5 GrimSat 15:00 · 5 GrimSat 16:00 · 5 GrimSat 17:00 · 5 GrimSat 18:00 · 5 GrimSat 19:00 · 5 GrimSat 20:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 22 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 7 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 10 GrimSun 09:00 · 13 GrimSun 10:00 · 16 GrimSun 11:00 · 19 GrimSun 12:00 · 20 GrimSun 13:00 · 17 GrimSun 14:00 · 14 GrimSun 15:00 · 11 GrimSun 16:00 · 8 GrimSun 17:00 · 5 GrimSun 18:00 · 2 GrimSun 19:00 · 4 GrimSun 20:00 · 7 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 10 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 13 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 16 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 19 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 20 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 17 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 14 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 10 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 7 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 4 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 2 Grim · nightMon 10:00 · 11 GrimMon 13:00 · 12 GrimMon 16:00 · 13 GrimMon 19:00 · 4 GrimMon 22:00 · 16 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 5 GrimTue 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 19:00 · 5 GrimThu 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 14:00

0 Grim
  • knee-high 0.5 m
  • period 11 s
  • cross-shore wind
  • low-ish tide
  • rain
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.5 m38 km/h
faces 303° WNW · wind cross
Waves
0.5 m @ 11 s from W
Wind
38 km/h SSW · gusts 52
Tide
2.0 m · lower half
Air
16°C · 2.1 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
14:000 Grim0.5 m (0.2 swell)11 sW38 km/h SSW522.0 m 2.1 mm16°knee-high 0.5 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
15:003 Grim0.5 m (0.2 swell)11 sW25 km/h WSW441.6 m ▼0.1 mm14°knee-high 0.5 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
16:000 Grim0.5 m (0.2 swell)11 sW33 km/h W421.5 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
17:000 Grim0.5 m (0.2 swell)11 sW35 km/h W411.9 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
18:000 Grim0.5 m (0.2 swell)11 sWNW31 km/h W402.5 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
19:000 Grim0.4 m11 sWNW32 km/h WNW373.0 m dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
20:000 Grim0.4 m11 sW29 km/h WNW323.6 m dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
21:000 Grim0.4 m11 sW30 km/h WNW284.1 m ▲dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
22:0013 Grim0.4 m11 sW27 km/h WNW254.4 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
23:0010 Grim0.4 m11 sW22 km/h WNW224.2 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:006 Grim0.3 m11 sW15 km/h WNW213.7 m dry12°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
01:0019 Grim0.3 m10 sW12 km/h WSW193.0 m dry11°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
02:0016 Grim0.3 m10 sW15 km/h SW192.5 m dry11°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
03:0012 Grim0.3 m10 sW13 km/h SSW182.0 m ▼dry11°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
04:009 Grim0.3 m10 sW12 km/h SSW181.8 m ▼dry11°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
05:005 Grim0.3 m10 sW11 km/h S182.0 m ▼dry11°flat
06:005 Grim0.3 m10 sW9 km/h S182.5 m dry10°flat
07:005 Grim0.3 m10 sW10 km/h SSE173.0 m dry10°flat
08:005 Grim0.3 m10 sW10 km/h S173.4 m dry10°flat
09:005 Grim0.3 m10 sW13 km/h S183.9 m dry10°flat
10:005 Grim0.3 m10 sW13 km/h SSW194.3 m ▲dry13°flat
11:005 Grim0.3 m10 sW14 km/h SW214.3 m ▲dry14°flat
12:005 Grim0.3 m10 sW15 km/h SW233.9 m dry15°flat
13:005 Grim0.3 m10 sW13 km/h SSW243.4 m dry16°flat
14:005 Grim0.3 m10 sW13 km/h SSW262.8 m dry16°flat
15:005 Grim0.3 m10 sW16 km/h SSW272.3 m dry17°flat
16:005 Grim0.3 m10 sW17 km/h S271.9 m ▼dry16°flat
17:005 Grim0.3 m10 sW13 km/h S261.8 m ▼dry16°flat
18:005 Grim0.3 m10 sW9 km/h S232.0 m dry16°flat
19:005 Grim0.3 m10 sW6 km/h WSW212.4 m dry15°flat
20:005 Grim0.3 m10 sW9 km/h SSE232.8 m dry13°flat
21:005 Grim0.3 m10 sW10 km/h SSE273.3 m dry13°flat
22:005 Grim0.3 m10 sW17 km/h SSE303.8 m ▲dry13°flat
23:005 Grim0.3 m10 sW19 km/h SSE324.0 m ▲dry13°flat
Sunday, 4 October
00:005 Grim0.3 m10 sW17 km/h SSE324.0 m ▲dry13°flat
01:005 Grim0.3 m10 sW16 km/h SSE333.7 m dry13°flat
02:005 Grim0.3 m10 sW18 km/h SSE343.2 m dry13°flat
03:005 Grim0.3 m10 sW14 km/h SSE362.8 m dry13°flat
04:005 Grim0.3 m10 sW15 km/h SSE372.4 m ▼dry13°flat
05:005 Grim0.3 m10 sW14 km/h SSE382.2 m ▼0.1 mm14°flat
06:0022 Grim0.3 m10 sW13 km/h SSE392.3 m ▼0.1 mm14°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
07:007 Grim0.3 m10 sW25 km/h SSW392.5 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
08:0010 Grim0.3 m10 sW20 km/h SW352.8 m 0.1 mm16°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0013 Grim0.3 m10 sW21 km/h SW353.2 m 0.1 mm16°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0016 Grim0.3 m10 sW21 km/h SW373.7 m 0.1 mm16°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
11:0019 Grim0.3 m10 sW23 km/h SW394.0 m ▲0.1 mm16°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0020 Grim0.3 m10 sW25 km/h SW414.1 m ▲0.1 mm17°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0017 Grim0.3 m10 sW24 km/h SW423.9 m ▲0.1 mm17°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind

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 surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.5 mFri, 2 Oct 14:30–15:30 · knee-high 0.5 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Traught, Kinvara surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.3 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · flat
🏄 Traught, Kinvara surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind

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.