Official catalogue · Bathing water quality
Method and source ↗Licence ↗Tide
Tide unavailable, —Tide curve unavailable
Forecast
Weather unavailable
The tide remains visible, but no temperature forecast can be shown.
Place characteristics
- Distance to town
- Westport · 16 km
- Shore form
- Bay
- shore_axis_deg
- 100
Practical information
RecordedNot documented
© OpenStreetMap · Oct 20, 2026 · check on site · Sources
- Length
- 1,609 m
- Parking2 recorded within 1 km
- ≈ 945 mFee : No
- ≈ 968 mFee : No
Distances as the crow flies · © OpenStreetMap · Data from Oct 20, 2026
- Toilets1 recorded within 1 km
- ≈ 934 mFee : NoWheelchair access : Limited
Distances as the crow flies · © OpenStreetMap · Data from Oct 20, 2026
- Showers
Not in our sources yet.
- Water
Not in our sources yet.
- Café1 recorded within 1 km
- ≈ 949 mThe Old Head Cafe
Distances as the crow flies · © OpenStreetMap · Data from Oct 20, 2026
- Bus
Not in our sources yet.
- Bikes
Not in our sources yet.
- Charging
Not in our sources yet.
- Lifeguards
Bathing supervision
Supervision reported; season and hours not published (according to OpenStreetMap)
lifeguard=yes
Recorded on 10/22/2026 · Open source · Licence
© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0
Hours may change: check the signage and flags on site.
- Wheelchair
Not in our sources yet.
- Dogs
Not in our sources: follow the signs on site.
- Play area
Not in our sources yet.
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Today’s windows
Calculated at 02:25 AM · rules coast-v5
- Very good window
- Possible window
- Less favourable
- Prohibited
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Shore gathering — Check first
Shore gathering
02:25 AM–05:25 AM · Check first
Confidence 25 % · rules coast-v5
Beach run — Check first
Beach run
08:00 AM–09:30 AM · Check first
Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v5
Coastal walk — Check first
Coastal walk
10:00 AM–12:00 PM · Check first
Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v5
Family beach time — Check first
Family beach time
02:00 PM–05:00 PM · Check first
Confidence 0 % · rules coast-v5
Photography — Check first
Photography
02:58 PM–04:58 PM · Check first
Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v5
Sunset — Check first
Sunset
04:13 PM–05:43 PM · Check first
Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v5
Beaches nearby
Discovery score: distance, available annual classification and catalogue quality. It is neither real-time health advice nor a safety conclusion.
- Old Head Beach, LouisburghDistance 0.7 kmAnnual classification: Excellent
- Black StrandDistance 3.5 km
- Cooltraw StrandDistance 3.7 km
- BunnatruffaDistance 4.4 km
Jonathan Wilkins · CC BY-SA 2.0Carrowmore Beach, LouisburghDistance 4.4 kmAnnual classification: Sufficient- Bertra Beach, MurriskDistance 6.6 kmAnnual classification: Excellent
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Sources and method
- Tide heights
- Heights retain the vertical reference supplied by the source and are not an official hydrographic zero.
- Sea temperature and conditions
- Temperature and conditions come from a limited-resolution coastal model, not an observation at the beach. Do not use for navigation or to conclude that bathing is safe.
- Beach characteristics
- These place characteristics are recorded from the linked sources. They describe the place, not current conditions.
Source & freshness
Catalogue review
Method and source ↗Licence ↗Additional source
Method and source ↗Licence ↗Additional source
Method and source ↗Copernicus DEM (elevation)
Method and source ↗Licence ↗NOAA OISST (sea temperature)
Method and source ↗Licence ↗OpenStreetMap (coastline layout)
Method and source ↗Licence ↗Bathing supervision (open data)
Method and source ↗Licence ↗Weather temporarily unavailable: recommendations are degraded.
Tide unavailable: the activities stay unknown.
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Modelled data and this estimate do not replace an official source. Mareloa is not a navigation tool.