Salthill

Co. Galway · faces S · well sheltered ·

Blackrock diving towerLifeguards: Life Guard hut marked on beach map and is yellow & red in colour. Lifeguarded Zone is between yellow and red flags. Do not swim if all red flags are flying. Refer to www.Galwaycity.ie for lifeguard times.ToiletsParking: Parking on roadside along adjacent promenade and Toft Park car park (750m)Accessible: Access ramps availablePublic transport: Bus stop located in close proximityNo dogs (check local bylaws for dates)

Onshore wind, but the bay is partly sheltered, calm sea.

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

Tides (model): Low 01:00 · High 07:00 · Low 13:00 · High 20:00

Sunrise 07:59 · Sunset 16:41 · UV 0 (low)

Water quality

SufficientLatest official EPA rating (2025 season) · 2024: Good · 2023: Good · 2022: Good

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 (Grattan Road 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	4.3	4.6	4.9	5.1	5.1	5.1	4.9	4.5	dark	dark	dark	dark	dark
Wind kn	9	9	10	10	9	11	12	11	12	12	15	13	14	15	13	13
Direction	SE	SE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SE	S	S	S
Waves at beach m	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
Swell offshore m · s	0.4 7s	0.4 7s	0.4 8s	0.4 7s	0.4 7s	0.4 6s	0.5 6s	0.5 5s	0.5 5s	0.6 5s	0.6 5s	0.6 5s	0.6 5s	0.6 6s	0.6 6s	0.6 6s
Tide
Water °C	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7
Air °C	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10
Rain chance %	0	0	0	0	3	7	14	27	43	57	68	76	80	76	66	57
Rain mm	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.9	0.1	0.1	0.1
Cloud %	100	100	94	91	88	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.