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Old Head Beach

County Mayo, Connacht, Ireland

Old Head Beach 5 photos

  • Pier, Old Head Beach - geograph.org.uk - 5998082

    Pier, Old Head Beach - geograph.org.uk - 5998082. N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Old Head Beach Pier - geograph.org.uk - 5998093

    Old Head Beach Pier - geograph.org.uk - 5998093. N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • East end of Old Head beach - geograph.org.uk - 4141504

    East end of Old Head beach - geograph.org.uk - 4141504. Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Old Head Wood Nature Reserve Co. Mayo 2nd view

    Old Head Wood Nature Reserve Co. Mayo 2nd view. MickReynolds, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Old Head Wood Nature Reserve Co. Mayo

    Old Head Wood Nature Reserve Co. Mayo. MickReynolds, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:23 pm
9 am
3.0
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.3
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
11 am
2.2
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.3
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.4
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.1
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.2
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.1
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.1
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.3
28 km/h17 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
10°C49°F
Water
13°C55°F
Wind
4528 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
6440 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
96%
Sunset
6:23 pm
Today
3.0Poor9 am2616
2.3Poor10 am4025
2.2Poor11 am4830
2.3Poor12 pm3019
2.4Poor1 pm3522
2.1Poor2 pm3723
2.2Poor3 pm4125
2.1Poor4 pm3522
2.1Poor5 pm3622
2.3Poor6 pm2817
Sat
0.9Poor9 am4528
0.8Poor10 am4528
1.0Poor11 am5132
1.0Poor12 pm5031
0.7Poor1 pm5031
0.9Poor2 pm6138
1.1Poor3 pm6339
1.1Poor4 pm6943
1.0Poor5 pm6641
1.1Poor6 pm6843
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, -2.4 m. High at 4 am, 0.8 mLow 10 am, -1.7 m6 ftHigh 4 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 10 pm, -2.4 m8 ftHigh 4 am, 0.8 m3 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • Low 10 am, -1.7 m6 ft
  • High 4 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 10 pm, -2.4 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.

  • Sun2.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 41 km/h26 mph, rain 59%
  • Mon2.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 94%
  • Tue1.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 92%
  • Wed3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 55%
  • Thu3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 52%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardListedOpenStreetMap lists lifeguards here.
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 700 m0.4 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.3 km2.1 miLouisburgh (town)
Nearest airport
53 km33 miAeradróm Béal an Mhuirthead (BLY)

Nearby places

  • The Old Head CafeFood and drink
    700 m0.4 mi

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

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