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Acton Beach

County Galway, Connacht, Ireland

Acton Beach 5 photos

  • Down to the sand - geograph.org.uk - 5526689

    Down to the sand - geograph.org.uk - 5526689. Michael Dibb, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Omey Strand (1) - geograph.org.uk - 5526694

    Omey Strand (1) - geograph.org.uk - 5526694. Michael Dibb, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Omey Island, the island end of the causeway across the strand - geograph.org.uk - 1840777

    Omey Island, the island end of the causeway across the strand - geograph.org.uk - 1840777. Keith Salvesen, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Omey Races 2008

    Omey Races 2008. Julian Matz, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Paddling to Omey Island - geograph.org.uk - 7428653

    Paddling to Omey Island - geograph.org.uk - 7428653. Malcolm Neal, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 12 pm to 3 pm, sunset 6:26 pm
9 am
1.5
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.3
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.7
30 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.9
33 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.3
33 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.7
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.6
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.9
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.5
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.4
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
9°C47°F
Water
14°C56°F
Wind
3522 km/hmph NW
Gusts
6138 km/hmph
Waves
2.8 m9 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
61%
Sunset
6:26 pm
Today
1.5Poor9 am3119
0.3Poor10 am2918
1.7Poor11 am3018
1.9Poor12 pm3320
2.3Poor1 pm3320
2.7Poor2 pm2415
1.6Poor3 pm2314
1.9Poor4 pm2515
1.5Poor5 pm2616
1.4Poor6 pm2515
Sat
0.3Poor9 am5232
0.3Poor10 am4528
0.6Poor11 am4327
0.6Poor12 pm4428
0.6Poor1 pm4427
0.7Poor2 pm4930
0.7Poor3 pm6239
0.7Poor4 pm5736
0.7Poor5 pm5735
0.8Poor6 pm5937
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 10 am, -1.8 m. High at 4 pm, 0.6 m. Low at 10 pm, -2.4 m. High at 4 am, 0.8 mLow 10 am, -1.8 m6 ftHigh 4 pm, 0.6 m2 ftLow 10 pm, -2.4 m8 ftHigh 4 am, 0.8 m3 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • Low 10 am, -1.8 m6 ft
  • High 4 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 10 pm, -2.4 m8 ft
  • High 4 am, 0.8 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun1.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 59 km/h37 mph, rain 58%
  • Mon1.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 69 km/h43 mph, rain 90%
  • Tue1.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 59 km/h36 mph, rain 80%
  • Wed1.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h26 mph, rain 31%
  • Thu1.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 63 km/h39 mph, rain 51%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms130 m420 ft away
  • Showers130 m430 ft away
  • Drinking water130 m430 ft away
  • Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
2.2 km1.4 miCladdaghduff (village)
Nearest airport
55 km34 miAerphort Chonamara (NNR)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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