Check the Beach

The Strand

County Galway, Connacht, Ireland

The Strand 2 photos

  • Omey Island: the island end of the causeway across the strand

    Omey Island: the island end of the causeway across the strand. Keith Salvesen, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Omey Races held annually on Omey Strand in Claddaghduff, Connemara, Ireland.

    Omey Races held annually on Omey Strand in Claddaghduff, Connemara, Ireland.. Julian Matz, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 11 am to 2 pm, sunset 6:26 pm
Now
1.4
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.5
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.5
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.2
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.0
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.2
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.3
30 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.4
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.4
23 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.5
23 km/h15 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
8°C47°F
Water
13°C56°F
Wind
5031 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
8955 km/hmph
Waves
3.3 m11 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
28%
Sunset
6:26 pm
Today
1.4PoorNow5031
1.5Poor10 am3220
1.5Poor11 am3421
2.2Poor12 pm3421
2.0Poor1 pm3421
1.2Poor2 pm3019
1.3Poor3 pm3018
1.4Poor4 pm2515
1.4Poor5 pm2315
1.5Poor6 pm2315
Sat
0.3Poor9 am5132
0.3Poor10 am4528
0.5Poor11 am4226
0.5Poor12 pm4326
0.6Poor1 pm4528
0.6Poor2 pm5132
0.7Poor3 pm5232
0.8Poor4 pm5736
0.8Poor5 pm5534
0.8Poor6 pm5937
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 10 am, -1.8 m. High at 4 pm, 0.6 m. Low at 10 pm, -2.4 m. High at 4 am, 0.8 mLow 10 am, -1.8 m6 ftHigh 4 pm, 0.6 m2 ftLow 10 pm, -2.4 m8 ftHigh 4 am, 0.8 m3 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • Low 10 am, -1.8 m6 ft
  • High 4 pm, 0.6 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.

  • Sun1.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 59 km/h37 mph, rain 59%
  • Mon1.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 69 km/h43 mph, rain 78%
  • Tue1.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 59 km/h36 mph, rain 87%
  • Wed1.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h26 mph, rain 33%
  • Thu1.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 63 km/h39 mph, rain 51%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 410 m0.3 mi. Listed as free
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1 km0.6 miCladdaghduff (village)
Nearest airport
57 km35 miAerphort Chonamara (NNR)

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

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