Rosses Point

Co. Sligo · faces W · partly sheltered ·

Blue FlagGreen Coastsandy beachvillageLifeguards in seasonToiletsParkingAccessible: 2 no. designated parking spaces, footpath to beach, concrete access ramps in placePublic transport: Bus Eireann service to and from Rosses Point - Sligo -StrandhillNo dogs (check local bylaws for dates)

Offshore wind: smooth water near the shore, small waves.

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

Tides (model): Low 01:00 · High 08:00 · Low 14:00 · High 20:00

Sunrise 08:01 · Sunset 16:35 · 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 (Rosses Point Beach), 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	4.4	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.0	4.8	4.6	dark	dark	dark	dark	dark
Wind kn	9	11	10	10	8	10	11	12	12	11	12	15	12	11	9	10
Direction	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	S	S	S	SE	S	S	S	S	SE
Waves at beach m	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4
Swell offshore m · s	0.7 6s	0.7 5s	0.7 5s	0.7 5s	0.7 5s	0.7 5s	0.8 5s	0.8 5s	0.8 5s	0.8 5s	0.8 5s	0.8 5s	0.8 5s	0.8 5s	0.7 6s	0.7 6s
Tide
Water °C	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1
Air °C	6	7	7	8	8	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9
Rain chance %	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	22	44	63	77	89	92	82	65	49
Rain mm	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.9	0.9
Cloud %	100	100	100	97	100	100	100	100	100	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.