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White Strand, Miltown Malbay

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces WNW

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Dip score now
46
Fresh · light winds, dry
Waves
1.6 m
10 s period from WNW · model cell 0.9 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 199 km away.
Tide
2.3 m
Rising. High at 10:20.
Wind
8 km/h
Light breeze, SE, offshore, gusts 18
Daylight
07:41
Sunrise. Sunset 19:11. Air 9°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
17:00
Decent 64/100
light winds, dry, big sea 1.5 m · 1.6 m · 6 km/h
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:20 ▼ 16:45 ▲ 23:00
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Decent 66/100
moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.5 m · 1.5 m · 24 km/h
▼ 05:15 ▲ 11:40 ▼ 18:05
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Fresh 46/100
moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m · 1.6 m · 20 km/h
▲ 00:30 ▼ 06:50 ▲ 13:00 ▼ 19:40
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Fresh 55/100
moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m · 1.3 m · 20 km/h
▲ 02:05 ▼ 08:15 ▲ 14:20 ▼ 20:55
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Blowy 42/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, rain · 1.2 m · 23 km/h
▲ 03:05 ▼ 09:15 ▲ 15:25 ▼ 21:40
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grand 88/100
light winds, showers possible, low tide · 8 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:10 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:30
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Blowy 29/100
fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, rain · 31 km/h
▲ 04:50 ▼ 10:45 ▲ 17:00 ▼ 23:15

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 06:0048 · Freshlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 03:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 62 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSat 08:00 · 39 BlowySat 09:00 · 35 BlowySat 10:00 · 35 BlowySat 11:00 · 40 BlowySat 12:00 · 44 BlowySat 13:00 · 49 FreshSat 14:00 · 53 FreshSat 15:00 · 57 FreshSat 16:00 · 62 DecentSat 17:00 · 64 DecentSat 18:00 · 59 FreshSat 19:00 · 55 FreshSat 20:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSat 21:00 · 43 Blowy · nightSat 22:00 · 32 Blowy · nightSat 23:00 · 28 Blowy · nightSun 00:00 · 32 Blowy · nightSun 01:00 · 37 Blowy · nightSun 02:00 · 41 Blowy · nightSun 03:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 53 FreshSun 09:00 · 43 BlowySun 10:00 · 38 BlowySun 11:00 · 24 GrimSun 12:00 · 22 GrimSun 13:00 · 27 GrimSun 14:00 · 31 BlowySun 15:00 · 36 BlowySun 16:00 · 40 BlowySun 17:00 · 61 FreshSun 18:00 · 66 DecentSun 19:00 · 62 DecentSun 20:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 45 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 23 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 23 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 28 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 32 Blowy · nightMon 04:00 · 36 Blowy · nightMon 05:00 · 41 Blowy · nightMon 06:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 42 Blowy · nightMon 08:00 · 22 GrimMon 09:00 · 17 GrimMon 10:00 · 29 BlowyMon 11:00 · 30 BlowyMon 12:00 · 26 GrimMon 13:00 · 21 GrimMon 14:00 · 25 GrimMon 15:00 · 23 GrimMon 16:00 · 28 BlowyMon 17:00 · 32 BlowyMon 18:00 · 42 BlowyMon 19:00 · 46 FreshMon 20:00 · 48 Fresh · nightMon 21:00 · 43 Blowy · nightMon 22:00 · 39 Blowy · nightMon 23:00 · 26 Grim · nightTue 00:00 · 22 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 12 Grim · nightTue 02:00 · 7 Grim · nightTue 03:00 · 27 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 32 Blowy · nightTue 05:00 · 36 Blowy · nightTue 06:00 · 41 Blowy · nightTue 07:00 · 45 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 33 BlowyTue 13:00 · 54 FreshTue 16:00 · 39 BlowyTue 19:00 · 55 FreshTue 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 46 Fresh · nightWed 04:00 · 41 Blowy · nightWed 07:00 · 35 Blowy · nightWed 10:00 · 42 BlowyWed 13:00 · 28 BlowyWed 16:00 · 8 GrimWed 19:00 · 37 BlowyWed 22:00 · 37 Blowy · nightThu 01:00 · 42 Blowy · nightThu 04:00 · 64 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 74 Decent · nightThu 10:00 · 88 GrandThu 13:00 · 73 DecentThu 19:00 · 60 FreshFri 01:00 · 42 Blowy · nightFri 07:00 · 18 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 14 GrimFri 19:00 · 29 Blowy

Sat, 3 Oct, 06:00

48 Fresh
  • light winds
  • dry
  • big sea 1.6 m
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.6 m8 km/h
faces 283° WNW · wind offshore
Waves
1.6 m @ 10 s from WNW
Wind
8 km/h SE · gusts 18
Tide
2.0 m · lower half
Air
9°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
06:0048 Fresh1.6 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW8 km/h SE182.0 m dry9°light winds, dry, big sea 1.6 m
07:0044 Blowy1.6 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW10 km/h SE172.7 m dry9°light winds, dry, big sea 1.6 m
08:0039 Blowy1.6 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW11 km/h SE173.3 m dry9°light winds, dry, big sea 1.6 m
09:0035 Blowy1.6 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW10 km/h SE183.8 m dry9°light winds, dry, big sea 1.6 m
10:0035 Blowy1.6 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW9 km/h SSE194.1 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, big sea 1.6 m
11:0040 Blowy1.6 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW9 km/h S204.0 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, big sea 1.6 m
12:0044 Blowy1.6 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW10 km/h SW203.7 m dry15°light winds, dry, big sea 1.6 m
13:0049 Fresh1.6 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW9 km/h SW203.1 m dry15°light winds, dry, big sea 1.6 m
14:0053 Fresh1.6 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW9 km/h WSW202.5 m dry15°light winds, dry, big sea 1.6 m
15:0057 Fresh1.6 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW9 km/h W191.9 m dry15°light winds, dry, big sea 1.6 m
16:0062 Decent1.6 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW7 km/h W181.5 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, big sea 1.5 m
17:0064 Decent1.6 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW6 km/h WNW171.4 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, big sea 1.5 m
18:0059 Fresh1.6 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW1 km/h WSW151.6 m dry15°light winds, dry, big sea 1.5 m
19:0055 Fresh1.6 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW3 km/h S102.1 m dry14°light winds, dry, big sea 1.5 m
20:0047 Fresh1.6 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW3 km/h ESE102.7 m dry12°light winds, dry, big sea 1.5 m
21:0043 Blowy1.5 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW8 km/h ESE133.2 m dry10°light winds, dry, big sea 1.5 m
22:0032 Blowy1.5 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h SSE193.6 m ▲dry11°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
23:0028 Blowy1.5 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h SSE223.8 m ▲dry11°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0032 Blowy1.5 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h SSE253.7 m ▲dry11°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
01:0037 Blowy1.5 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW14 km/h SSE273.4 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
02:0041 Blowy1.5 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h SSE282.9 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
03:0046 Fresh1.5 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW14 km/h SSE282.4 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
04:0053 Fresh1.6 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h SSE291.9 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
05:0058 Fresh1.6 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h S301.7 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
06:0056 Fresh1.5 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h S301.8 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
07:0057 Fresh1.5 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h S322.1 m dry14°light winds, dry, big sea 1.5 m
08:0053 Fresh1.5 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW11 km/h S332.5 m dry14°light winds, dry, big sea 1.5 m
09:0043 Blowy1.5 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h S363.1 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
10:0038 Blowy1.5 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW16 km/h S373.5 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
11:0024 Grim1.5 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h SSW393.8 m ▲dry17°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
12:0022 Grim1.5 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h SW413.9 m ▲dry17°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
13:0027 Grim1.5 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SW423.7 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
14:0031 Blowy1.5 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h SSW433.3 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
15:0036 Blowy1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SSW442.7 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
16:0040 Blowy1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h SW442.2 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
17:0061 Fresh1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW26 km/h SW441.7 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.5 m
18:0066 Decent1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SW431.5 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.5 m
19:0062 Decent1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW26 km/h SW421.6 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.5 m
20:0058 Fresh1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SW411.9 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.5 m
21:0053 Fresh1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h SW412.4 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.5 m
22:0049 Fresh1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h SW412.9 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.5 m
23:0045 Fresh1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SW423.3 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.5 m
Monday, 5 October
00:0023 Grim1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW28 km/h SW423.6 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
01:0023 Grim1.5 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h SW433.7 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
02:0028 Blowy1.6 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW26 km/h SW373.5 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
03:0032 Blowy1.6 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h SW373.1 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m
04:0036 Blowy1.6 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h SW362.6 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m
05:0041 Blowy1.6 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h SW372.2 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Lahinch (modelled), 5 km away · metres above chart datum
03:5510:2016:4523:00
Low 03:55 · 1.4 mHigh 10:20 · 4.1 mLow 16:45 · 1.4 mHigh 23:00 · 3.8 m

The spot

Faces
283° WNW
Swell window
SSW 210° → N 10°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 0.9 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: YesToiletsParkingAccessible: Ramp leads onto BeachDogs on lead (Before 11 am and after 6 pm during summer season, otherwise not allowed at all times onto beach during the summer.)

As listed by Clare County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Sauna Suaimhneas · Lahinch Beach (also Spanish Point, White Strand Miltown Malbay, Clahane Shore) · 9 km · mobile

Doolin Ocean Sauna (Wild Atlantic Seaweed Baths) · Doolin Pier · 16 km · fixed

White Strand beach is a relatively small sandy beach at the end of a narrow rock-flanked bay. Due to the presence of offshore reefs the force of wave action is greatly reduced once they reach the shoreline. There is a variety of marine wildlife including fish and shellfish and also a variety of marine vegetation. Motorised watercraft, surfing and the use of canoes and kayaks are prohibited in close proximity to swimmers. Beach bye-laws are in place with horse riding and dogs prohibited between 11am and 6pm during the summer season.

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🌊 White Strand, Miltown Malbay dip · Decent · sea 15° · 1.6 mSat, 3 Oct 16:30–17:30 · light winds, dry, big sea 1.5 m
🌊 White Strand, Miltown Malbay dip · Decent · sea 15° · 1.5 mSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.5 m
🌊 White Strand, Miltown Malbay dip · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.6 mMon, 5 Oct 18:30–19:30 · moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m

Nearby spots

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Aillbrack Lough

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