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Today at St. Finian's Bay: Excellent for surfing — 87/100 for intermediate level. Wind 11 kn S · Waves 2.1 m, 11 s · Tide -1.9 to 1.4 m. Best window around 17:00 UTC. Today's conditions at St. Finian's Bay: 1.7m waves with moderate cross-shore wind. Kite Foiling looks Excellent in the evening, with Surfing also worth considering.
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St. Finian's Bay faces SW, straight into the prevailing Atlantic swell window — the reason it has waves at all, and the reason it is rarely flat.
Today's wind is cross-shore at 11 kn. Straight cross-shore sits between the two for surfing — the face stays rideable but the wall is less organised than on a clean offshore.
Over the published window St. Finian's Bay clears 60/100 for surfing at Intermediate, Advanced, Expert levels — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 10 of 11 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 31 scored spots within reach today, St. Finian's Bay ranks 6th for surfing. The order changes by discipline: the same conditions that put a spot top for one sport can drop it down the list for another.
A remote, crescent-shaped Atlantic beach facing south-south-west toward offshore islands, largely covered at high tide with sand exposed at low tide. A sand beach break gives left and right-handers on Atlantic groundswell with offshore northeast wind, suited to experienced surfers; rocky edges need care on entry and exit. Unpatrolled, with no lifeguard station, and some of the strongest rip tides on this coast; swimming is actively discouraged.
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Wind at St. Finian's Bay today: 11 kn S (gusting 32 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects surfing 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 St. Finian's Bay today: 2.1 m, 11 s period from N, peeling character. 4Shor derives nearshore wave conditions from ECMWF IFS 9-km atmospheric data and the IBI regional ocean model, updated hourly.
The best window for surfing at St. Finian's Bay today is around 17:00 UTC, when conditions score 87/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, St. Finian's Bay scores 32/100 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.
St. Finian's Bay 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.
St. Finian's Bay is a coastal location near Ráth Ciaráin 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 St. Finian's Bay, 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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