Check the Beach

White Strand

County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland

White Strand 5 photos

  • Beach near Stroove - geograph.org.uk - 4674357

    Beach near Stroove - geograph.org.uk - 4674357. James Emmans, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Moonrise from Shroove Beach

    Moonrise from Shroove Beach. Inishpics, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Inishowen beach - geograph.org.uk - 5507249

    Inishowen beach - geograph.org.uk - 5507249. Malcolm Neal, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Inishowen Lighthouse - geograph.org.uk - 5507254

    Inishowen Lighthouse - geograph.org.uk - 5507254. Malcolm Neal, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Inishowen lighthouse - geograph.org.uk - 5507262

    Inishowen lighthouse - geograph.org.uk - 5507262. Malcolm Neal, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:09 pm
Now
1.0
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.2
33 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.4
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.5
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.1
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.5
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.5
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.0
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.6
30 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
4.0
25 km/h15 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
9°C47°F
Water
12°C53°F
Wind
3622 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
5433 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:09 pm
Today
1.0PoorNow3622
1.2Poor10 am3320
1.4Poor11 am2817
1.5Poor12 pm2515
1.1Poor1 pm3019
1.5Poor2 pm2616
1.5Poor3 pm3119
2.0Poor4 pm2616
2.6Poor5 pm3018
4.0Fair6 pm2515
Sat
1.1Poor9 am3924
1.1Poor10 am4025
1.1Poor11 am5132
1.1Poor12 pm4629
1.2Poor1 pm4528
0.9Poor2 pm3622
1.0Poor3 pm4326
1.2Poor4 pm4930
1.1Poor5 pm4629
1.1Poor6 pm4528
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 11 am, -1.0 m. High at 5 pm, 0.5 m. Low at 12 am, -1.3 m. High at 6 am, -<0.1 mLow 11 am, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.5 m2 ftLow 12 am, -1.3 m4 ftHigh 6 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • Low 11 am, -1.0 m3 ft
  • High 5 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 12 am, -1.3 m4 ft
  • High 6 am, -<0.1 m<1 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.

  • Sun1.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 82 km/h51 mph, rain 80%
  • Mon2.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 46 km/h28 mph, rain 80%
  • Tue1.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 66 km/h41 mph, rain 82%
  • Wed3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 39%
  • Thu4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 23%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3 km1.8 miGreencastle (village)
Nearest airport
78 km48 miBelfast International Airport (BFS)

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

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