Brannock

Galway, Aran Islands, Connacht, Ireland

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Conditions & tides

BrannockAran Islands

Rough · 2/5

conditions visualisation

Rough2/5

Rough at the surface right now — best window today 8 AM.

Wind18 kn SSW

Current~0.1 kn NE · model

Swell

1.6 m · 9s · W

Water

16 °C

Conditions through the day

7 AM7 PM

Calmest current near slack — 08:30 AM & 09:00 PM local

Sunrise 05:27 AM · Sunset 05:34 PM local

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Tide · local

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On-face swell 1.5 m — the component of the swell aimed at this site’s exposed face. Current is a regional model value (Copernicus, ~9 km grid) — a guide to the area, not a precise reef measurement. Imagery © Esri · not depth or visibility.

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Marine forecast via Copernicus Marine. Score is a rule-based guide from swell/wind vs. the site's exposure — always dive your own assessment.

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About this site

Brannock refers to Brannock Island, a small islet off the western end of Inishmore in the Aran Islands, County Galway, on Ireland's Atlantic coast. Diving in this area involves exposed Atlantic conditions typical of the outer islands off Connacht.

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Marine life here

Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.

Jewel AnemoneCorynactis viridisReported here · unconfirmed
Devonshire Cup CoralCaryophyllia (Caryophyllia) smithiiReported here · unconfirmed
Oculated Blood StarHenricia oculataReported here · unconfirmed
Dead Man's FingersAlcyonium digitatumReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Black Sea CucumberHolothuria forskaliReported here · unconfirmed
Common Sea StarAsterias rubensReported here · unconfirmed

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