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Ballycastle Beach

County Mayo, Connacht, Ireland

Ballycastle Beach 3 photos

  • Track towards the sea - geograph.org.uk - 5520504

    Track towards the sea - geograph.org.uk - 5520504. Michael Dibb, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Sunset At Carrowniskey

    Sunset At Carrowniskey. Chris Chapman, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Main St, Ballycastle - geograph.org.uk - 7164243

    Main St, Ballycastle - geograph.org.uk - 7164243. N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:21 pm
9 am
1.2
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.5
42 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.4
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.2
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.5
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.7
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.6
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.7
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.3
21 km/h13 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°C57°F
Wind
4528 km/hmph NW
Gusts
7547 km/hmph
Waves
2.4 m8 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
92%
Sunset
6:21 pm
Today
1.2Poor9 am3723
1.5Poor10 am4226
1.4Poor11 am4125
1.2Poor12 pm3522
1.7Poor1 pm2314
1.5Poor2 pm3723
1.7Poor3 pm3622
1.6Poor4 pm3421
1.7Poor5 pm2817
2.3Poor6 pm2113
Sat
0.4Poor9 am4025
0.5Poor10 am3421
0.4Poor11 am3220
0.6Poor12 pm3623
0.6Poor1 pm3723
0.4Poor2 pm4125
0.7Poor3 pm4629
0.7Poor4 pm4830
0.8Poor5 pm4629
0.7Poor6 pm4930
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 10 am, -1.5 m. High at 4 pm, 0.8 m. Low at 10 pm, -2.1 m. High at 5 am, 0.5 mLow 10 am, -1.5 m5 ftHigh 4 pm, 0.8 m3 ftLow 10 pm, -2.1 m7 ftHigh 5 am, 0.5 m2 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 10 am, -1.5 m5 ft
  • High 4 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 10 pm, -2.1 m7 ft
  • High 5 am, 0.5 m2 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.

  • Sun1.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 74 km/h46 mph, rain 66%
  • Mon1.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 50 km/h31 mph, rain 90%
  • Tue1.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 70 km/h43 mph, rain 81%
  • Wed2.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 52%
  • Thu2.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 46%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 350 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town
2 km1.2 miBallycastle (town)
Nearest airport
43 km27 miAeradróm Béal an Mhuirthead (BLY)

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

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