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Grattan Beach

County Galway, Connacht, Ireland

Grattan Beach 4 photos

  • Beach Court - geograph.org.uk - 6721879

    Beach Court - geograph.org.uk - 6721879. N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Galway Causeway

    Galway Causeway. Miguel Mendez from Malahide, Ireland, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Mutton Island Causeway - limit of public access, Salthill, Galway City - geograph.org.uk - 3479568

    Mutton Island Causeway - limit of public access, Salthill, Galway City - geograph.org.uk - 3479568. P L Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Mutton Island seen from the causeway, near Salthill, Galway City - geograph.org.uk - 3479629

    Mutton Island seen from the causeway, near Salthill, Galway City - geograph.org.uk - 3479629. P L Chadwick, 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

  • Restrooms110 m370 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 430 m0.3 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink43 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables340 m0.2 mi away
  • Playground450 m0.3 mi awayClaude Toft Park Playground
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
410 m0.3 miSalthill Road Lower
Nearest town
1.7 km1.1 miGalway (city)
Nearest airport
27 km17 miAerphort Chonamara (NNR)

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

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