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Ballybunnion North

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces W

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41
Blowy · fresh breeze, showers possible
Waves
1.3 m
12 s period from W · model cell 0.6 km out
Sea
15.8°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 156 km away.
Tide
4.4 m
High tide. Low at 15:20.
Wind
37 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 50
Daylight
07:41
Sunrise. Sunset 19:15. Air 16°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
09:00
Decent 65/100
moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m · 1.2 m · 26 km/h
▼ 02:50 ▲ 09:15 ▼ 15:20 ▲ 21:40
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Grand 90/100
light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 12 km/h
▼ 03:50 ▲ 10:10 ▼ 16:40 ▲ 23:00
Sun, 4 Oct
11:00
Decent 64/100
moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 23 km/h
▼ 05:00 ▲ 11:25 ▼ 18:00
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Fresh 52/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible · 0.9 m · 22 km/h
▲ 00:25 ▼ 06:40 ▲ 12:55 ▼ 19:30
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Fresh 59/100
moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m · 0.9 m · 21 km/h
▲ 02:00 ▼ 08:05 ▲ 14:20 ▼ 20:45
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 67/100
gentle breeze, dry, low tide · 18 km/h
▲ 03:10 ▼ 09:05 ▲ 15:20 ▼ 21:40
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 70/100
moderate breeze, dry · 21 km/h
▲ 03:55 ▼ 10:00 ▲ 16:10 ▼ 22:25

Week at a glance

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Fri 10:0039 · Blowyfresh breeze · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 08:00 · 45 FreshFri 09:00 · 65 DecentFri 10:00 · 39 BlowyFri 11:00 · 2 GrimFri 12:00 · 0 GrimFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 14:00 · 0 GrimFri 15:00 · 0 GrimFri 16:00 · 19 GrimFri 17:00 · 23 GrimFri 18:00 · 28 BlowyFri 19:00 · 32 BlowyFri 20:00 · 53 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 57 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 58 Fresh · nightFri 23:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSat 02:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSat 03:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 05:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSat 08:00 · 76 DecentSat 09:00 · 75 DecentSat 10:00 · 90 GrandSat 11:00 · 84 GrandSat 12:00 · 86 GrandSat 13:00 · 82 GrandSat 14:00 · 77 DecentSat 15:00 · 73 DecentSat 16:00 · 63 DecentSat 17:00 · 61 FreshSat 18:00 · 72 DecentSat 19:00 · 76 DecentSat 20:00 · 75 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 83 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 79 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 74 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 51 FreshSun 09:00 · 55 FreshSun 10:00 · 60 FreshSun 11:00 · 64 DecentSun 12:00 · 64 DecentSun 13:00 · 59 FreshSun 14:00 · 49 FreshSun 15:00 · 45 FreshSun 16:00 · 47 FreshSun 17:00 · 36 BlowySun 18:00 · 32 BlowySun 19:00 · 42 BlowySun 20:00 · 41 Blowy · nightSun 21:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 64 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 57 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 53 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 48 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 05:00 · 39 Blowy · nightMon 06:00 · 35 Blowy · nightMon 07:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 10:00 · 39 BlowyMon 13:00 · 52 FreshMon 16:00 · 39 BlowyMon 19:00 · 50 FreshMon 22:00 · 51 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 64 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 49 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 35 Blowy · nightTue 10:00 · 49 FreshTue 13:00 · 52 FreshTue 16:00 · 59 FreshTue 19:00 · 53 FreshTue 22:00 · 52 Fresh · nightWed 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 93 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 67 DecentWed 13:00 · 60 FreshWed 19:00 · 51 FreshThu 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 77 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 70 DecentThu 19:00 · 55 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 10:00

39 Blowy
  • fresh breeze
  • showers possible
  • waves 1.3 m
  • high tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.3 m37 km/h
faces 275° W · wind cross
Waves
1.3 m @ 12 s from W
Wind
37 km/h SSW · gusts 50
Tide
4.3 m · high
Air
16°C · 0.2 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
09:0065 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)12 sW26 km/h S434.4 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
10:0039 Blowy1.3 m (0.7 swell)12 sW37 km/h SSW504.3 m ▲0.2 mm16°fresh breeze, showers possible, waves 1.3 m
11:002 Grim1.3 m (0.7 swell)12 sW43 km/h SSW573.9 m 1.0 mm16°strong wind, rain, waves 1.3 m
12:000 Grim1.4 m (0.7 swell)12 sW42 km/h SSW623.1 m 2.8 mm16°strong wind, rain, waves 1.4 m
13:000 Grim1.6 m (0.7 swell)11 sW40 km/h SSW632.3 m 5.6 mm16°strong wind, rain, big sea 1.6 m
14:000 Grim1.6 m (0.7 swell)11 sW43 km/h SSW521.6 m 2.2 mm16°strong wind, rain, big sea 1.6 m
15:000 Grim1.6 m (0.7 swell)11 sW32 km/h WSW461.2 m ▼0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
16:0019 Grim1.4 m (0.7 swell)11 sW33 km/h W391.2 m ▼dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0023 Grim1.3 m (0.7 swell)11 sW33 km/h W381.6 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0028 Blowy1.2 m (0.6 swell)11 sW31 km/h W362.2 m dry14°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0032 Blowy1.1 m (0.6 swell)11 sW30 km/h WNW333.0 m dry14°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0053 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)11 sW27 km/h WNW303.6 m dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
21:0057 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)11 sW24 km/h WNW254.0 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
22:0058 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)11 sW22 km/h WNW234.1 m ▲dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
23:0070 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sW19 km/h WNW213.9 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0065 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sW19 km/h W193.4 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
01:0045 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sW21 km/h W172.7 m dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
02:0056 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sW18 km/h WNW162.1 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
03:0052 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sW16 km/h W161.6 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
04:0046 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sW16 km/h WSW171.4 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
05:0056 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW12 km/h S171.6 m ▼dry11°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
06:0061 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW12 km/h S162.1 m dry11°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
07:0059 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW12 km/h SSE162.8 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
08:0076 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW11 km/h SE163.4 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
09:0075 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW12 km/h SE163.9 m ▲dry10°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
10:0090 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW12 km/h SSE174.1 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
11:0084 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW13 km/h S184.1 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
12:0086 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW10 km/h SSW203.7 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
13:0082 Grand0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sW10 km/h S213.1 m dry16°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
14:0077 Decent0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sW11 km/h S222.4 m dry16°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
15:0073 Decent0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sW7 km/h SW221.9 m dry17°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
16:0063 Decent0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sW13 km/h SW231.5 m ▼dry17°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
17:0061 Fresh0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sW12 km/h SW241.4 m ▼dry17°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
18:0072 Decent0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sW10 km/h SW241.7 m dry16°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
19:0076 Decent0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sW12 km/h SSW242.2 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
20:0075 Decent0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sW14 km/h SSE262.8 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
21:0079 Decent0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sW15 km/h SSE273.3 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
22:0084 Grand0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sW17 km/h SSE273.7 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
23:0088 Grand0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sW18 km/h SSE273.9 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0083 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW15 km/h SSE283.7 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
01:0079 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW14 km/h SSE303.4 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
02:0074 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW14 km/h SSE312.9 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
03:0069 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW17 km/h S322.3 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
04:0065 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW18 km/h S331.9 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
05:0048 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW17 km/h S341.7 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
06:0052 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW17 km/h S341.8 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
07:0047 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW21 km/h SSW352.1 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
08:0051 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW22 km/h SSW342.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Carrigaholt (modelled), 9 km away · metres above chart datum
02:5009:1515:2021:40
Low 02:50 · 1.1 mHigh 09:15 · 4.4 mLow 15:20 · 1.2 mHigh 21:40 · 4.1 m

The spot

Faces
275° W
Swell window
SW 220° → NW 320°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 0.6 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?

Tide Side Sauna · Glin Pier (also Kilteery Pier), Shannon Estuary, Co. Limerick · 28 km · mobile

Fenit Lighthouse Sauna · Fenit pier · 30 km · fixed

Ballybunnion North is an exposed sandy beach facing due west onto the Atlantic ocean, thus the beach can be rough at times. There is no vegetation of note as the rear of the beach is comprised of a concrete promenade which runs along the entire length of the bathing water. There is no significant vegetation growing in the waters off the beach. The bathing water of Ballybunnion North is located within the Lower River Shannon, site code SAC 002165. Activities include swimming, walking, angling and surfing. The bathing area is approximately 250 m wide.

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🌊 Ballybunnion North dip · Decent · sea 16° · 1.2 mFri, 2 Oct 08:30–09:30 · moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
🌊 Ballybunnion North dip · Grand · sea 16° · 0.8 mSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
🌊 Ballybunnion North dip · Decent · sea 16° · 0.8 mSun, 4 Oct 10:30–11:30 · moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m

Nearby spots

Ballybunnion South

0 km · Co. Kerry · Excellent Quality

Littor beach

9 km · Co. Kerry · Not classified

Carrigaholt

11 km · Co. Clare · Excellent Quality

Cappagh Pier, Kilrush

18 km · Co. Clare · Excellent Quality

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