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Old Head

Mayo

Blue Flag sandy beach east of Louisburgh, flanked by cliffs and backed by oak woodland. Sheltered inside Clew Bay so only works on bigger winter SW swells that wrap past Clare Island. A useful windsurf and kite venue for beginners in prevailing SW — ideal when the exposed beaches are too big.

SURF ★★★★★★★★★★3.6 Beach Beginner
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★3.1 Beach Beginner
Now updated about 1 hour ago
0.5
Height (m)
10
Period (s)
WNW (282°)
10
Wind (kts)
16
Gust (kts)
E (79°)
3.1 m
outgoing tide
06:17
Next low
Marine Institute
Roonagh · 8.4km

Ideal Conditions

SURF
Tide
All
Swell
SW
Wind
NE
WIND
Tide
All
Swell
SW
Wind
SW

Forecast

Time
Swell
Wind
Tide
Surf
Wind
Tue 3 Nov
07:00 NOW
0.5 m @ 18 s
9-13kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
08:00
0.6 m @ 18 s
9-15kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
09:00
0.6 m @ 17 s
10-16kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
10:00
0.6 m @ 17 s
10-16kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
11:00
0.7 m @ 17 s
10-16kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
12:00
0.7 m @ 16 s
9-15kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
13:00
0.7 m @ 16 s
8-13kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
14:00
0.7 m @ 16 s
8-13kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
15:00
0.8 m @ 15 s
8-13kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
16:00
0.8 m @ 15 s
6-9kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
17:00
0.8 m @ 15 s
7-10kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
18:00
0.8 m @ 15 s
7-11kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
19:00
0.8 m @ 15 s
9-14kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
20:00
0.8 m @ 14 s
9-15kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
21:00
0.8 m @ 14 s
8-13kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
Wed 4 Nov
07:00
0.9 m @ 13 s
9-14kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
08:00
0.9 m @ 13 s
9-15kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
09:00
0.9 m @ 13 s
9-16kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
10:00
0.9 m @ 13 s
10-16kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
11:00
0.9 m @ 13 s
9-15kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
12:00
0.9 m @ 13 s
8-13kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
13:00
0.9 m @ 13 s
8-14kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
14:00
0.9 m @ 13 s
9-15kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
15:00
0.9 m @ 13 s
9-15kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
16:00
0.9 m @ 13 s
9-16kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
17:00
0.9 m @ 13 s
8-14kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
18:00
0.9 m @ 12 s
9-15kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
19:00
0.9 m @ 12 s
9-15kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
20:00
0.9 m @ 12 s
10-16kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
21:00
0.9 m @ 12 s
9-15kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
Thu 5 Nov
09:00
0.7 m @ 11 s
9-16kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
12:00
0.6 m @ 11 s
10-16kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
15:00
0.6 m @ 10 s
9-16kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
18:00
0.6 m @ 10 s
8-13kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
Fri 6 Nov
09:00
0.5 m @ 12 s
9-14kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
12:00
0.5 m @ 12 s
7-12kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
15:00
0.5 m @ 11 s
4-8kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
18:00
0.5 m @ 11 s
4-6kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
Sat 7 Nov
09:00
0.4 m @ 10 s
7-11kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
12:00
0.4 m @ 10 s
6-10kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
15:00
0.3 m @ 10 s
5-10kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
18:00
0.3 m @ 9 s
4kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
Sun 8 Nov
09:00
0.3 m @ 9 s
8kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
12:00
0.3 m @ 9 s
9kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
15:00
0.3 m @ 8 s
7-11kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
18:00
0.3 m @ 8 s
11-20kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
Mon 9 Nov
09:00
0.3 m @ 3 s
9-15kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
12:00
0.3 m @ 3 s
17-31kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
15:00
0.3 m @ 3 s
9-13kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
18:00
0.3 m @ 3 s
14-31kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★