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Portsalon Beach

County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland

Portsalon Beach 5 photos

  • LÉ Samuel Beckett (P61) off Ballymastocker Beach

    LÉ Samuel Beckett (P61) off Ballymastocker Beach. Mhdelaney, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • LÉ Samuel Beckett (P61) off Donegal coast

    LÉ Samuel Beckett (P61) off Donegal coast. Mhdelaney, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • LÉ Samuel Beckett (P61) in Atlantic Ocean

    LÉ Samuel Beckett (P61) in Atlantic Ocean. Mhdelaney, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • L.E. James Joyce P62

    L.E. James Joyce P62. Greg Clarke, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Ballymastocker Bay - geograph.org.uk - 4675521

    Ballymastocker Bay - geograph.org.uk - 4675521. James Emmans, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:12 pm
9 am
1.4
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.9
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.7
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.9
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.2
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.7
28 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.0
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
4.9
22 km/h13 mph wind, Fair

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°C55°F
Wind
2717 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
3824 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:12 pm
Today
1.4Poor9 am2616
2.0Poor10 am1912
1.8Poor11 am159
1.9Poor12 pm2214
1.7Poor1 pm2918
1.9Poor2 pm3220
2.2Poor3 pm3119
2.7Poor4 pm2818
3.0Poor5 pm2717
4.9Fair6 pm2213
Sat
1.3Poor9 am4629
1.2Poor10 am5031
1.4Poor11 am5132
1.3Poor12 pm4528
1.4Poor1 pm3320
1.6Poor2 pm3019
1.3Poor3 pm4025
1.4Poor4 pm4931
1.4Poor5 pm5031
1.3Poor6 pm5232
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 11 am, -1.5 m. High at 5 pm, 0.9 m. Low at 11 pm, -2.0 m. High at 5 am, 0.6 mLow 11 am, -1.5 m5 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.9 m3 ftLow 11 pm, -2.0 m6 ftHigh 5 am, 0.6 m2 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • Low 11 am, -1.5 m5 ft
  • High 5 pm, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 11 pm, -2.0 m6 ft
  • High 5 am, 0.6 m2 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.

  • Sun1.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 73 km/h45 mph, rain 94%
  • Mon2.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h23 mph, rain 79%
  • Tue1.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 66 km/h41 mph, rain 94%
  • Wed3.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 53%
  • Thu3.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 31%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.8 km1.1 miPortsalon (village)
Nearest airport
49 km30 miAerfort Dhún na nGall (CFN)

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

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