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Bunlough Strand

County Mayo, Connacht, Ireland

Bunlough Strand 2 photos

  • Bunlough Strand Otherwise known as Killadoon Strand. Compared with other beaches in southern County Mayo, rather disappointing, being not so much clean sand, as sand, mud and seaweed, in varying propo

    Bunlough Strand Otherwise known as Killadoon Strand. Compared with other beaches in southern County Mayo, rather disappointing, being not so much clean sand, as sand, mud and seaweed, in varying propo. Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Shingle bank at Bunlough Strand Otherwise known as Killadoon Strand. The beach is backed by this high shingle bank which in fact is only a thin layer of shingle overlying sand as can be seen in the se

    Shingle bank at Bunlough Strand Otherwise known as Killadoon Strand. The beach is backed by this high shingle bank which in fact is only a thin layer of shingle overlying sand as can be seen in the se. Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 6:24 pm
9 am
2.0
25 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.9
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.8
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.4
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.1
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.8
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.9
23 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.4
22 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.1
20 km/h13 mph wind, Poor

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°C47°F
Water
13°C55°F
Wind
2013 km/hmph NW
Gusts
4528 km/hmph
Waves
1.8 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
71%
Sunset
6:24 pm
Today
2.0Poor9 am2516
2.9Poor10 am3421
1.8Poor11 am3220
2.5Poor12 pm2113
2.4Poor1 pm2717
2.1Poor2 pm2717
1.8Poor3 pm2918
1.9Poor4 pm2315
2.4Poor5 pm2213
2.1Poor6 pm2013
Sat
0.7Poor9 am4428
0.6Poor10 am4125
0.8Poor11 am4226
0.8Poor12 pm4025
0.7Poor1 pm4226
0.7Poor2 pm4126
1.2Poor3 pm5232
1.0Poor4 pm5132
0.9Poor5 pm5232
0.9Poor6 pm5635
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 10 am, -1.7 m. High at 4 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 10 pm, -2.3 m. High at 4 am, 0.8 mLow 10 am, -1.7 m6 ftHigh 4 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 10 pm, -2.3 m8 ftHigh 4 am, 0.8 m3 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 10 am, -1.7 m6 ft
  • High 4 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 10 pm, -2.3 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.

  • Sun1.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 61%
  • Mon2.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 84%
  • Tue1.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 44 km/h28 mph, rain 85%
  • Wed3.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 45%
  • Thu3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 53%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 700 m0.4 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
9.5 km5.9 miLouisburgh (town)
Nearest airport
58 km36 miAeradróm Béal an Mhuirthead (BLY)

Nearby places

  • P. Dan's Bar & RestaurantIrish
    700 m0.4 mi

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

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