West and South Ireland · Thursday, Sep 24

Spanish Point

Updated Wed, Sep 23, 1:30 AM GMT+1

When to go

Around 7:00 PM

Windy · Low confidence

5.9–5.9 ft · Offshore waves · not face height

Wind: 7.2 kt · direction unavailable

Forecast details

This is the best time in the forecast, though wind may make it choppy.

Other wind windows

Plan around the wind

The best available upcoming daylight wind sample to compare with the wave evidence. This compares wind only; wave size, tide suitability, and hazards can change your choice.

5:00 PM–7:00 PM · Europe/Dublin
Strong wind · up to 13.2 kt · reported gusts up to 24.1 kt
Caution: This is the best available wind comparison, not a favorable-wind label. Strong wind remains in the selected evidence.
Offshore waves: 5.3–5.9 ft across the period. Surf height unavailable. Tide data unavailable.
Wind source time: Sep 23, 12:45 AM GMT+1. This is not the model run issue time.

How these periods are chosen

The planner prefers three consecutive hourly samples covering two daylight hours, but retains shorter one- or two-sample evidence when that is all the forecast provides. Light wind means at most 6 kt. Moderate offshore means at most 12 kt from land toward the sea when shore orientation is verified. Strong wind or known gusts of 20 kt or more remain visible as cautions instead of making the entire comparison disappear. These are comparison labels, not locally tested surf-quality or safety ratings. Missing gusts remain unknown. Terrain shelter, currents, closures, and your ability are not assessed.

Forecast confidence

Returned marine grid point is 3.0 km from the mapped spot. Provider grid resolution is not established for this response.
Reference model hour: 30 hours from now; historical residuals do not measure forecast lead-time error.
No accepted local model for these inputs: missing history, unsupported direction/period/height, or failed historical validation.
Tide unavailable: assessment incomplete, especially at shallow reef breaks.
A mapped coordinate does not establish nearshore grid resolution or terrain/shelter accuracy.

Wind SSE 12.2 kt

Tide Unavailable

Wave, wind and tide details

Offshore model swellWNW 3.8 ft @ 8sValid 2026-09-24 08:00 · Europe/DublinMarine grid 52.8750, -9.4583 · offshore model, not a local measurement

Offshore model sea4.3 ft @ 8.7sSignificant wave height including wind waves and swell; not breaking surfValid 2026-09-24 08:00 · Europe/Dublin

Model windSSE 12.2 ktunavailableValid 2026-09-24 08:00 · Europe/Dublin

TideUnavailableunavailableNo verified local tide station connected; no tide height estimated

MET Norway Ocean Forecast · Spanish Point · grid 52.8432,-9.4662 (1 km)5.2–12.1 ftRange across available hourly significant offshore wave forecasts for this local date; not breaking surf. Coastal shelter and nearshore transformations unresolvedIssued Sep 23, 1:08 AM GMT+1

Surf height unavailable. Coastal and offshore waves are not breaking-wave heights.

Surf and wind

Recommended window: No recommended window

Breaking surf is not reliably resolved. Hourly offshore swell and wind inputs are listed below.

Hourly forecast

Hourly surf forecast for Spanish Point
Time	Wind	Tide	Offshore swell
12 AM	SSE 6 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	WNW 4.9 ft @ 9s
1 AM	SSE 6 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	WNW 4.7 ft @ 8s
2 AM	SSE 6.6 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	WNW 4.6 ft @ 8s
3 AM	SE 8.4 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	WNW 4.5 ft @ 8s
4 AM	SE 9.9 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	WNW 4.3 ft @ 8s
5 AM	SSE 10.5 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	WNW 4.2 ft @ 8s
6 AM	SSE 10.5 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	WNW 4.1 ft @ 8s
7 AM	SSE 11.1 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	WNW 4.0 ft @ 8s
8 AM	SSE 12.2 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	WNW 3.8 ft @ 8s
9 AM	SSE 12.2 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	WNW 3.6 ft @ 8s
10 AM	SSE 13.4 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	WNW 3.4 ft @ 9s
11 AM	S 13.8 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	WNW 3.2 ft @ 9s
Noon	S 14 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	WNW 3.1 ft @ 9s
1 PM	S 13.2 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	WNW 2.9 ft @ 8s
2 PM	S 15.4 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	W 2.8 ft @ 8s
3 PM	SSW 14 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	W 2.8 ft @ 8s
4 PM	SSW 13.2 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	W 2.7 ft @ 8s
5 PM	SSW 13.2 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	W 3.3 ft @ 8s
6 PM	SSW 11.3 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	W 3.8 ft @ 8s
7 PM	W 7.2 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	W 4.4 ft @ 8s
8 PM	SW 4.1 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	W 5.2 ft @ 8s
9 PM	SW 6 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	W 6.0 ft @ 9s
10 PM	SW 6.4 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	W 6.9 ft @ 10s
11 PM	WSW 9.5 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	W 7.7 ft @ 11s

12 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 6 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWNW 4.9 ft @ 9s

1 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 6 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWNW 4.7 ft @ 8s

2 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 6.6 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWNW 4.6 ft @ 8s

3 AMUnavailable

WindSE 8.4 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWNW 4.5 ft @ 8s

4 AMUnavailable

WindSE 9.9 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWNW 4.3 ft @ 8s

5 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 10.5 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWNW 4.2 ft @ 8s

6 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 10.5 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWNW 4.1 ft @ 8s

7 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 11.1 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWNW 4.0 ft @ 8s

8 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 12.2 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWNW 3.8 ft @ 8s

9 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 12.2 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWNW 3.6 ft @ 8s

10 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 13.4 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWNW 3.4 ft @ 9s

11 AMUnavailable

WindS 13.8 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWNW 3.2 ft @ 9s

NoonUnavailable

WindS 14 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWNW 3.1 ft @ 9s

1 PMUnavailable

WindS 13.2 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWNW 2.9 ft @ 8s

2 PMUnavailable

WindS 15.4 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellW 2.8 ft @ 8s

3 PMUnavailable

WindSSW 14 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellW 2.8 ft @ 8s

4 PMUnavailable

WindSSW 13.2 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellW 2.7 ft @ 8s

5 PMUnavailable

WindSSW 13.2 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellW 3.3 ft @ 8s

6 PMUnavailable

WindSSW 11.3 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellW 3.8 ft @ 8s

7 PMUnavailable

WindW 7.2 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellW 4.4 ft @ 8s

8 PMUnavailable

WindSW 4.1 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellW 5.2 ft @ 8s

9 PMUnavailable

WindSW 6 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellW 6.0 ft @ 9s

10 PMUnavailable

WindSW 6.4 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellW 6.9 ft @ 10s

11 PMUnavailable

WindWSW 9.5 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellW 7.7 ft @ 11s

Tide

Local tide station unavailable

Tide predictions are unavailable for this period.

About this spot

Model-grid forecast requested at the mapped coordinate; reef, headland, and nearshore transformations are unresolved. Reef and point break. Named beach/break-area map; shoreline bearing and nearshore wave transformation unresolved.

Mapped spot coordinate: 52.8485, -9.4504.

Ireland · County Clare Atlantic coast · Coastline orientation unresolved · Location provenance

Model request point: Spanish Point (52.8485, -9.4504). Model output times describe valid conditions; the provider does not expose the model run issue time in this response.

Forecast sources

Data coverage 3/7 sources

Source availability is not forecast accuracy. Where an empirical model passes historical testing, its error and interval coverage are shown above. Source count cannot increase that confidence.

Coverage tier B · IRELAND · spot-level model point

Met Éireann Sea Area and Coastal Reports
Official marine wind, sea state, swell, warnings; market adapter or station mapping not connectedUnavailableNo source time
Marine Institute Irish Weather Buoy ERDDAP
No weather buoy has a verified exposure assignment to this Clare or Dingle Bay break; the southwest M3 buoy is not substituted across intervening peninsulas.UnavailableNo source time
WorldTides API
Tide predictions and station lookup; market adapter or station mapping not connectedUnavailableNo source time
Open-Meteo Marine API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 23, 12:45 AM GMT+1
Open-Meteo Weather API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 23, 12:45 AM GMT+1
Copernicus Marine Global Ocean Waves
Independent wave-model backend and cross-check; market adapter or station mapping not connectedUnavailableNo source time
Surf-Forecast public pages
Spot discovery and break-specific HTML fallbackNot applicableNo source time
Surfline public spot pages
Break-specific comparison, cams, and metadataNot applicableNo source time
MET Norway Ocean Forecast · Spanish Point · grid 52.8432,-9.4662 (1 km)
MET Norway Ocean Forecast · Spanish Point · grid 52.8432,-9.4662 (1 km); Range across available hourly significant offshore wave forecasts for this local date; not breaking surf. Coastal shelter and nearshore transformations unresolvedCurrentSep 23, 1:08 AM GMT+1

How best guesses are made

Best guesses combine usable wave and wind evidence, with qualitative confidence and specific limitations. A missing tide or local surf-height model does not prevent useful guidance. Tide levels use the named station datum; their effect at this break remains uncertain. Wind direction is relative to the mapped beach orientation, without calibrated terrain or shelter effects. The comparison is a heuristic, not a measured quality rating.