Check the Beach

Black Strand

County Mayo, Connacht, Ireland

Black Strand 3 photos

  • Horses above the shoreline - geograph.org.uk - 4968191

    Horses above the shoreline - geograph.org.uk - 4968191. Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Stony shore - geograph.org.uk - 3987220

    Stony shore - geograph.org.uk - 3987220. Robert Ashby, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Coastal pasture at Kilsallagh - geograph.org.uk - 4968195

    Coastal pasture at Kilsallagh - geograph.org.uk - 4968195. Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 11 am to 2 pm, sunset 6:23 pm
9 am
2.0
38 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.2
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
Now
2.8
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.1
38 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.1
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.3
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.2
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.4
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.1
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.9
32 km/h20 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
10°C50°F
Water
13°C55°F
Wind
3924 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
5434 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
rising
Rain
46%
Sunset
6:23 pm
Today
2.0Poor9 am3823
2.2Poor10 am3119
2.8PoorNow3924
2.1Poor12 pm3824
2.1Poor1 pm3723
2.3Poor2 pm4025
2.2Poor3 pm3622
2.4Poor4 pm3522
2.1Poor5 pm3421
1.9Poor6 pm3220
Sat
0.9Poor9 am4126
0.8Poor10 am4528
1.0Poor11 am4125
1.0Poor12 pm5232
0.9Poor1 pm5232
0.9Poor2 pm4327
1.0Poor3 pm6742
1.4Poor4 pm6742
1.1Poor5 pm6741
1.1Poor6 pm6843
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 4 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 10 pm, -2.4 m. High at 4 am, 0.8 m. Low at 10 am, -1.8 mHigh 4 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 10 pm, -2.4 m8 ftHigh 4 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 10 am, -1.8 m6 ftNow5 pm11 pm5 am11 am
  • High 4 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 10 pm, -2.4 m8 ft
  • High 4 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 10 am, -1.8 m6 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.

  • Sun2.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 41 km/h26 mph, rain 69%
  • Mon2.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 91%
  • Tue1.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 86%
  • Wed3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 57%
  • Thu3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 52%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
1.2 km0.8 miLecanvey (village)
Nearest airport
54 km34 miAeradróm Béal an Mhuirthead (BLY)

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

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