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Baile an Sceilg (Ballinskelligs)

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag Green Coast faces SSW

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5
Grim · flat
Waves
0.2 m
4 s period from S · model cell 2.5 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 70 km away.
Tide
2.1 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 21:35.
Wind
11 km/h
Light breeze, WNW, cross, gusts 29
Daylight
07:43
Sunrise. Sunset 19:18. Air 13°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
18:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 17 km/h
▼ 02:20 ▲ 08:55 ▼ 15:05 ▲ 21:35
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.1 m · 5 km/h
▼ 03:35 ▲ 09:55 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:50
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.1 m · 20 km/h
▼ 04:55 ▲ 11:15 ▼ 18:00
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.1 m · 22 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 06:40 ▲ 12:55 ▼ 19:25
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.1 m · 10 km/h
▲ 01:45 ▼ 08:05 ▲ 14:15 ▼ 20:30
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.0 m · 23 km/h
▲ 02:45 ▼ 08:55 ▲ 15:05 ▼ 21:30
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 20 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 19:005 · Grimflat
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 15:00 · 10 GrimFri 16:00 · 5 GrimFri 17:00 · 5 GrimFri 18:00 · 5 GrimFri 19:00 · 5 GrimFri 20:00 · 5 Grim · nightFri 21:00 · 5 Grim · nightFri 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightFri 23:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 00:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 02:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 03:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 05:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 06:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 08:00 · 5 GrimSat 09:00 · 5 GrimSat 10:00 · 5 GrimSat 11:00 · 5 GrimSat 12:00 · 5 GrimSat 13:00 · 5 GrimSat 14:00 · 5 GrimSat 15:00 · 5 GrimSat 16:00 · 5 GrimSat 17:00 · 5 GrimSat 18:00 · 5 GrimSat 19:00 · 5 GrimSat 20:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 5 GrimSun 09:00 · 5 GrimSun 10:00 · 5 GrimSun 11:00 · 5 GrimSun 12:00 · 5 GrimSun 13:00 · 5 GrimSun 14:00 · 5 GrimSun 15:00 · 5 GrimSun 16:00 · 5 GrimSun 17:00 · 5 GrimSun 18:00 · 5 GrimSun 19:00 · 5 GrimSun 20:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 5 GrimMon 09:00 · 5 GrimMon 10:00 · 5 GrimMon 11:00 · 5 GrimMon 12:00 · 5 GrimMon 13:00 · 5 GrimMon 14:00 · 5 GrimMon 15:00 · 5 GrimMon 16:00 · 5 GrimMon 17:00 · 5 GrimMon 18:00 · 5 GrimMon 19:00 · 5 GrimMon 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 5 GrimTue 13:00 · 5 GrimTue 16:00 · 5 GrimTue 19:00 · 5 GrimTue 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 5 GrimWed 13:00 · 5 GrimWed 16:00 · 5 GrimWed 19:00 · 5 GrimWed 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 19:00

5 Grim
  • flat
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.2 m11 km/h
faces 194° SSW · wind cross
Waves
0.2 m @ 4 s from S
Wind
11 km/h WNW · gusts 29
Tide
2.1 m · upper half
Air
13°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
18:005 Grim0.2 m5 sS17 km/h WNW321.7 m dry14°flat
19:005 Grim0.2 m4 sS11 km/h WNW292.1 m dry13°flat
20:005 Grim0.2 m4 sS9 km/h WNW242.6 m dry11°flat
21:005 Grim0.2 m4 sS9 km/h WNW192.9 m ▲dry10°flat
22:005 Grim0.2 m4 sS9 km/h WNW173.0 m ▲dry10°flat
23:005 Grim0.1 m4 sS9 km/h WNW162.7 m dry9°flat
Saturday, 3 October
00:005 Grim0.1 m4 sS8 km/h WNW142.3 m dry9°flat
01:005 Grim0.1 m4 sS8 km/h NW131.8 m dry8°flat
02:005 Grim0.1 m4 sS6 km/h NW121.4 m dry8°flat
03:005 Grim0.1 m3 sS3 km/h NE101.2 m ▼dry8°flat
04:005 Grim0.1 m3 sS4 km/h NE101.1 m ▼dry9°flat
05:005 Grim0.1 m3 sS5 km/h NW111.3 m dry10°flat
06:005 Grim0.1 m3 sS1 km/h NW121.6 m dry10°flat
07:005 Grim0.1 m3 sS3 km/h NNE112.0 m dry9°flat
08:005 Grim0.1 m3 sS5 km/h NNW122.4 m dry8°flat
09:005 Grim0.1 m3 sS5 km/h N132.8 m ▲dry9°flat
10:005 Grim0.1 m3 sS4 km/h NE172.9 m ▲dry12°flat
11:005 Grim0.1 m3 sS4 km/h ESE222.8 m ▲dry14°flat
12:005 Grim0.1 m3 sS10 km/h SE252.5 m dry15°flat
13:005 Grim0.1 m3 sSSE13 km/h SSE292.1 m dry15°flat
14:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE13 km/h SSE311.7 m dry15°flat
15:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE15 km/h SSE331.4 m dry15°flat
16:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE17 km/h SSE341.2 m ▼dry15°flat
17:005 Grim0.1 m3 sSSE20 km/h SSE331.2 m ▼dry15°flat
18:005 Grim0.1 m3 sSSE19 km/h SSE321.3 m dry15°flat
19:005 Grim0.1 m3 sSSE18 km/h SSE311.6 m dry14°flat
20:005 Grim0.1 m3 sSSE16 km/h SSE302.0 m dry14°flat
21:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE16 km/h SSE302.4 m dry14°flat
22:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE14 km/h SSE282.7 m ▲dry14°flat
23:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE12 km/h SSE282.8 m ▲dry14°flat
Sunday, 4 October
00:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE14 km/h SSE282.7 m ▲dry14°flat
01:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE15 km/h SSE292.4 m dry14°flat
02:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE12 km/h SSE302.0 m dry15°flat
03:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE14 km/h S311.6 m dry15°flat
04:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE11 km/h S311.4 m ▼dry15°flat
05:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE18 km/h SW311.3 m ▼dry15°flat
06:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE17 km/h SW311.4 m ▼dry15°flat
07:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE19 km/h SSW311.5 m dry15°flat
08:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE20 km/h SSW311.8 m dry15°flat
09:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE19 km/h SSW312.2 m dry15°flat
10:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE20 km/h SSW312.5 m 0.1 mm15°flat
11:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE21 km/h SSW322.8 m ▲dry15°flat
12:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE22 km/h SSW322.8 m ▲dry16°flat
13:005 Grim0.1 m2 sSSE21 km/h SSW312.6 m dry16°flat
14:005 Grim0.1 m3 sSSE23 km/h SSW332.3 m dry16°flat
15:005 Grim0.1 m3 sSSE24 km/h SSW331.9 m dry16°flat
16:005 Grim0.1 m3 sSSE24 km/h SSW371.6 m 0.1 mm16°flat
17:005 Grim0.1 m3 sSSE24 km/h SW331.3 m ▼0.9 mm16°flat

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

Dipper Plus drops the best surf hour here into your phone every day, with waves, sea temperature, tide and a 45-minute nudge. Up to three spots.

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🏄 Baile an Sceilg (Ballinskelligs) surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.2 mFri, 2 Oct 17:30–18:30 · flat
🏄 Baile an Sceilg (Ballinskelligs) surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.1 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · flat
🏄 Baile an Sceilg (Ballinskelligs) surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.1 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · flat

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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.