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Baile an Sceilg (Ballinskelligs)

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag Green Coast faces SSW

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49
Fresh · fresh breeze, onshore, choppy
Waves
0.3 m
4 s period from SSE · model cell 2.5 km out
Sea
15.8°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 70 km away.
Tide
3.0 m
Falling. Low at 15:05.
Wind
34 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, onshore, gusts 58
Daylight
07:43
Sunrise. Sunset 19:18. Air 16°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
19:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 12 km/h
▼ 02:20 ▲ 08:55 ▼ 15:05 ▲ 21:35
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 1 km/h
▼ 03:35 ▲ 09:55 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:50
Sun, 4 Oct
11:00
Decent 77/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 0.1 m · 23 km/h
▼ 04:55 ▲ 11:15 ▼ 18:00
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Decent 70/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible · 0.1 m · 23 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 06:40 ▲ 12:55 ▼ 19:25
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 82/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry · 0.0 m · 20 km/h
▲ 01:45 ▼ 08:05 ▲ 14:15 ▼ 20:30
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Grand 81/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry · 26 km/h
▲ 02:45 ▼ 08:55 ▲ 15:05 ▼ 21:30
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 64/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 23 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:45 ▲ 16:05 ▼ 22:05

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 10:0049 · Freshfresh breeze · onshore, choppy
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 08:00 · 74 DecentFri 09:00 · 62 DecentFri 10:00 · 49 FreshFri 11:00 · 37 BlowyFri 12:00 · 14 GrimFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 14:00 · 0 GrimFri 15:00 · 48 FreshFri 16:00 · 60 FreshFri 17:00 · 74 DecentFri 18:00 · 79 DecentFri 19:00 · 89 GrandFri 20:00 · 90 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 95 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 85 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 71 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 67 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 66 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 84 GrandSat 09:00 · 88 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 89 GrandSat 12:00 · 85 GrandSat 13:00 · 81 GrandSat 14:00 · 60 FreshSat 15:00 · 56 FreshSat 16:00 · 51 FreshSat 17:00 · 53 FreshSat 18:00 · 73 DecentSat 19:00 · 77 DecentSat 20:00 · 82 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 90 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 93 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 89 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 79 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 75 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 70 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 64 DecentSun 09:00 · 68 DecentSun 10:00 · 72 DecentSun 11:00 · 77 DecentSun 12:00 · 75 DecentSun 13:00 · 71 DecentSun 14:00 · 67 DecentSun 15:00 · 62 DecentSun 16:00 · 58 FreshSun 17:00 · 54 FreshSun 18:00 · 50 FreshSun 19:00 · 54 FreshSun 20:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 72 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 77 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 75 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 62 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 57 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 53 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 51 Fresh · nightMon 10:00 · 57 FreshMon 13:00 · 70 DecentMon 16:00 · 57 FreshMon 19:00 · 60 FreshMon 22:00 · 69 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 63 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 67 DecentTue 13:00 · 80 GrandTue 16:00 · 82 GrandTue 19:00 · 69 DecentTue 22:00 · 66 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 79 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 64 DecentWed 13:00 · 81 GrandWed 19:00 · 70 DecentThu 01:00 · 79 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 64 DecentThu 19:00 · 40 Blowy

Fri, 2 Oct, 10:00

49 Fresh
  • fresh breeze
  • onshore, choppy
  • dry
  • calm sea
  • high tide
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.3 m34 km/h
faces 194° SSW · wind onshore
Waves
0.3 m @ 4 s from SSE
Wind
34 km/h SSW · gusts 58
Tide
3.0 m · high
Air
16°C · 0.1 mm rain

Meteogram

Score, waves, wind (green offshore, amber cross, red onshore), rain and air, tide

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
10:0049 Fresh0.3 m4 sSSE34 km/h SSW583.0 m ▲0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
11:0037 Blowy0.4 m4 sSSE36 km/h SSW612.6 m 0.5 mm16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
12:0014 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE39 km/h SSW652.0 m 1.6 mm16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, rain
13:000 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE40 km/h SSW681.5 m 2.2 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, rain
14:000 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE45 km/h SW611.1 m ▼2.2 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, rain
15:0048 Fresh0.4 m5 sS22 km/h WNW471.0 m ▼0.6 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible, calm sea
16:0060 Fresh0.3 m4 sS21 km/h WNW351.0 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0074 Decent0.3 m4 sS19 km/h WNW321.3 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0079 Decent0.3 m5 sS18 km/h WNW311.7 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0089 Grand0.2 m5 sS12 km/h WNW272.1 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0090 Grand0.2 m4 sS9 km/h WNW222.6 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:0094 Grand0.2 m4 sS9 km/h WNW172.9 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0095 Grand0.2 m4 sS10 km/h WNW153.0 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0085 Grand0.2 m4 sS9 km/h WNW132.7 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
Saturday, 3 October
00:0081 Grand0.2 m4 sS8 km/h WNW122.3 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0076 Decent0.1 m4 sS8 km/h NW111.8 m dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0071 Decent0.1 m4 sS8 km/h NW101.4 m dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0067 Decent0.1 m4 sS3 km/h NNE101.2 m ▼dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0066 Decent0.1 m4 sS4 km/h NNW101.1 m ▼dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0070 Decent0.1 m4 sS1 km/h NE121.3 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0080 Grand0.1 m4 sS8 km/h NW131.6 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0079 Decent0.1 m4 sS5 km/h NNE142.0 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0084 Grand0.1 m4 sS5 km/h N152.4 m dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0088 Grand0.1 m4 sS7 km/h N182.8 m ▲dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0097 Grand0.1 m4 sS1 km/h NE212.9 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:0089 Grand0.1 m4 sS14 km/h SE262.8 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0085 Grand0.1 m4 sS15 km/h SSE292.5 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0081 Grand0.1 m4 sSSE18 km/h SSE322.1 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0060 Fresh0.1 m4 sSSE22 km/h SSE341.7 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
15:0056 Fresh0.1 m2 sSSE21 km/h SSE351.4 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0051 Fresh0.1 m2 sSSE20 km/h SSE351.2 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0053 Fresh0.1 m2 sSSE22 km/h SSE331.2 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0073 Decent0.1 m2 sSSE19 km/h SSE321.3 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0077 Decent0.1 m2 sSSE19 km/h SSE301.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0082 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE19 km/h SSE282.0 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0086 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE17 km/h SSE272.4 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0090 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE15 km/h SSE272.7 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0093 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE16 km/h SSE272.8 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0089 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE14 km/h S282.7 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0084 Grand0.1 m2 sSSE14 km/h S302.4 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0079 Decent0.1 m2 sSSE16 km/h SSW312.0 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0075 Decent0.1 m2 sSSE15 km/h SSW311.6 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0070 Decent0.1 m2 sSSE16 km/h SSW321.4 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0066 Decent0.1 m2 sSSE18 km/h SW321.3 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0055 Fresh0.1 m2 sSSE20 km/h SSW321.4 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
07:0059 Fresh0.1 m2 sSSE22 km/h SSW321.5 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
08:0064 Decent0.1 m2 sSSE23 km/h SW321.8 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
09:0068 Decent0.1 m2 sSSE22 km/h SW322.2 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry

Where the energy comes from

Wave energy (H²·T) this week by direction, against the swell window

Swell arriving between SE and WNW reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Castletownbere, 32 km away · metres above chart datum
02:2008:5515:0521:35
Low 02:20 · 0.9 mHigh 08:55 · 3.1 mLow 15:05 · 1.0 mHigh 21:35 · 3.0 m

The spot

Faces
194° SSW
Swell window
SE 130° → WNW 300°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 2.5 km out
Water
Excellent Quality · Blue Flag

Facing and swell window are derived from the wave model's coastline around the spot, not surveyed. Know better? Tell us.

Water quality

Recent grades: 2024 Excellent, 2023 Excellent, 2022 Excellent. The EPA flags a short-term pollution risk here after heavy rain.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

Lifeguard: YesToiletsParkingAccessible: RampNo dogs (Dogs are not allowed on the Blue-Flag section of the Beach (ie. within the Lifeguard Patrol area) between 11am and 7pm each day from the 1st June to 15th September inclusive.)

As listed by Kerry County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Fire and Ice Sauna · Ballinskelligs Beach, Dungeagan · right here · fixed

Kingdom Sauna Kerry · Derrynane Beach, Caherdaniel · 12 km · fixed

Skellig Sauna · Cuas Crom Beach, Cahersiveen (also St Finian's Bay, Ballinskelligs) · 14 km · mobile

Sunset Sauna (Allihies) · Ballydonegan Beach, Allihies, Co. Cork · 25 km · mobile

Baile an Sceilg is a sandy beach backing onto Baile an Sceilg village. The beach is sheltered from Atlantic wave action by Horse island. It is exposed to southerly winds. The lands behind the beach are primarily a mixture of agricultural grassland and residential/tourism development. The coastal waters of Ballinskelligs Bay and the estuary of the River Inny are designated as Special Area of Conservation, as part of the Ballinskelligs Bay & Inny Estuary SAC (Site Code 000335). Regulation and control of a number of activities on the beach are dealt with under the Kerry County Council Beach Bye-Laws, 2013. The full extent of the beach is approximately 1km in length, however, the identified bathing waters is only 400m of this.

Put Baile an Sceilg (Ballinskelligs) in your calendar

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🌊 Baile an Sceilg (Ballinskelligs) dip · Grand · sea 16° · 0.2 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Baile an Sceilg (Ballinskelligs) dip · Grand · sea 16° · 0.1 mSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Baile an Sceilg (Ballinskelligs) dip · Decent · sea 16° · 0.1 mSun, 4 Oct 10:30–11:30 · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry

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Score is Dipper's own blend. It rates comfort, not safety. Forecast: Met Éireann. Waves: Marine Institute Irish Shelf wave model.