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Blackrock Beach

County Galway, Connacht, Ireland

Blackrock Beach 2 photos

  • Diving platform, Blackrock Beach

    Diving platform, Blackrock Beach. N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Blackrock Diving Board

    Blackrock Diving Board. Enda O Flaherty, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:22 pm
9 am
5.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
11 am
4.4
20 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.7
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
2 pm
4.6
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
2.6
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
4.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.5
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6 pm
4.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair

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

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
8°C46°F
Water
14°C56°F
Wind
2515 km/hmph NW
Gusts
4629 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
82%
Sunset
6:22 pm
Today
5.5Good9 am2113
6.5Good10 am127
4.4Fair11 am2013
5.0Fair12 pm2113
5.7Good1 pm2213
4.6Fair2 pm2817
2.6Poor3 pm3220
4.5Fair4 pm1912
5.5Good5 pm2012
4.8Fair6 pm1811
Sat
1.1Poor9 am3522
1.0Poor10 am3824
1.0Poor11 am4125
1.0Poor12 pm3824
0.8Poor1 pm4427
1.0Poor2 pm4830
1.1Poor3 pm4326
1.1Poor4 pm4830
1.3Poor5 pm4930
1.6Poor6 pm4528
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 9 am, -2.0 m. High at 3 pm, 0.9 m. Low at 9 pm, -2.4 m. High at 4 am, 1.1 mLow 9 am, -2.0 m6 ftHigh 3 pm, 0.9 m3 ftLow 9 pm, -2.4 m8 ftHigh 4 am, 1.1 m4 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • Low 9 am, -2.0 m6 ft
  • High 3 pm, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 9 pm, -2.4 m8 ft
  • High 4 am, 1.1 m4 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.

  • Sun3.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 8%
  • Mon2.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h23 mph, rain 89%
  • Tue1.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h23 mph, rain 75%
  • Wed3.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 41%
  • Thu3.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 35%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 230 m740 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms230 m750 ft away
  • Showers200 m660 ft away
  • Drinking water180 m580 ft away
  • Parking8 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 170 m550 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink15 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Boat ramp180 m600 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
50 m170 ftDiving Board
Nearest town
3.3 km2 miGalway (city)
Nearest airport
25 km16 miAerphort Chonamara (NNR)

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

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