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Today at Port Marsh: Good for canoeing — 74/100 for expert level. Wind 6 kn SE · Tide -0.9 to 0.2 m. Best window around 00:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Port Marsh: 1.3m waves with light offshore wind. Kite Foiling looks Good in the midday, with Paddleboarding also worth considering. Water temperature is 13°C / 56°F.
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Port Marsh faces NW, open to the prevailing swell and wind. For canoeing that is the hard direction: expect the surface to be workable only when the forecast genuinely drops, not on an average day.
Today's wind is offshore at 6 kn. Light enough that the surface should stay workable for canoeing.
Over the published window Port Marsh clears 60/100 for canoeing at Expert level — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 0 of 9 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 31 scored spots within reach today, Port Marsh ranks 30th for canoeing. The order changes by discipline: the same conditions that put a spot top for one sport can drop it down the list for another.
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A remote, scenic beach with a broad sandy strand facing north-west, beside a ferry pier at the edge of a protected bay. Left of the pier, a left-hand reef/point break works at all tide stages on a north-north-west swell with a south offshore wind, though the reef has exposed rocks and summer is usually flat. Popular with surfers, windsurfers and kitesurfers. No lifeguard service; rip currents are present and signposted.
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Wind at Port Marsh today: 6 kn SE (gusting 12 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects canoeing conditions significantly — offshore winds produce cleaner, glassier surfaces while onshore winds add chop. These are daily averages; the 4Shor app shows hourly detail.
Waves at Port Marsh today: 1.6 m, 14 s period from N, hollow character. 4Shor derives nearshore wave conditions from ECMWF IFS 9-km atmospheric data and the IBI regional ocean model, updated hourly.
For beginners, Port Marsh scores 44/100 today for surfing — Poor. A score of 65–79 is Good for a beginner; 80+ is Excellent (90+ is Epic!); below 45 the session is usually not worth it. 4Shor scores every location across Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Expert levels.
Port Marsh is scored for Surfing, Windsurfing, Kite Surfing, Kite Foiling, Wing Foiling, E-Foiling, Paddleboarding, Swimming, Kayaking, Canoeing in the 4Shor forecast system. Conditions are rated Beginner through Expert for each sport, updated every hour, so you always know whether the session is worth the drive.
Port Marsh is a coastal location near Machaire Rabhartaigh in Ireland. It is one of more than 2,500 European water-sport locations scored daily by 4Shor.
4Shor's ShorSense™ system combines satellite-derived seafloor mapping, nearshore wave models, wind and tide data to generate a hyper-local forecast. At Port Marsh, conditions are scored hourly on a 0–100 scale for each sport and ability level. A score of 80+ means Excellent (90+ Epic!); 65–79 is Good; below 45 the session is usually not worth the drive.
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