Clogherhead

Co. Louth · faces SE · exposed ·

Directions

Blue Flagsandy beachLifeguards in seasonToiletsParkingPublic transport: Public busDogs on a lead

Cross-shore wind, small waves.

Scores are estimates from forecasts, not a safety rating. Before you go in

Tides (model): High 01:00 · Low 07:00 · High 14:00 · Low 20:00

Sunrise 07:49 · Sunset 16:28 · UV 0 (low)

Water quality

ExcellentLatest official EPA rating (2025 season) · 2024: Excellent · 2023: Excellent · 2022: Excellent

The EPA rates each bathing season after it ends, using the last four years of samples: the 2026 rating is usually published in spring 2027.

After heavy rain this beach can have short-term pollution. Check for alerts on beaches.ie before swimming, especially in summer.

Source: EPA bathing water data (Clogherhead), CC BY 4.0. Water is tested from June to mid-September. Beach profile (PDF)

Hour by hour · Overall · Today

Wind in

Time	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Score	dark	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.7	5.0	5.4	5.6	5.5	5.0	4.6	dark	dark	dark	dark	dark
Wind kn	6	4	6	7	11	9	12	11	12	12	10	11	11	12	12	13
Direction	SW	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Waves at beach m	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6
Swell offshore m · s	0.5 3s	0.5 3s	0.5 3s	0.5 3s	0.5 3s	0.5 3s	0.5 4s	0.6 4s	0.6 4s	0.7 4s	0.7 4s	0.8 4s	0.8 5s	0.8 5s	0.8 5s	0.9 5s
Tide
Water °C	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0
Air °C	6	6	7	8	8	10	11	11	11	11	10	10	9	10	9	10
Rain chance %	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	14
Rain mm	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cloud %	100	100	100	65	3	90	100	0	45	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

Highlighted columns: the best 3-hour window; grey columns are before sunrise or after sunset. Tides come from a global model and can be off by up to an hour: check local tide tables before swimming.