Mannin Bay Coral Strand
Galway · Ireland
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Mannin Bay Coral Strand is a SE-facing sand beach on the Ireland shoreline, opening onto the Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland — it catches E–S swell, and offshore W–N winds tidy the banks through april–october.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~15.3°C (59.5°F) on average
Jan
9.5°C
49.1°F · 8.4–10.4°C
Feb
9°C
48.2°F · 8–9.9°C
Mar
8.9°C
48°F · 7.9–10.6°C
Apr
9.8°C
49.6°F · 8.1–11.7°C
May
11.7°C
53.1°F · 10.2–13.8°C
Jun
13.9°C
57°F · 12.2–15.9°C
Jul
15.3°C
59.5°F · 13.7–18.7°C
Aug
15.8°C
60.4°F · 14.5–17.8°C
Sep
15.3°C
59.5°F · 13.8–17°C
Oct
13.9°C
57°F · 12.1–15.1°C
Nov
12.1°C
53.8°F · 10.5–13.3°C
Dec
10.6°C
51.1°F · 9.4–11.8°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
E–S
Best wind
W–N
Break type
Beach break
Best season
April–October
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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