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Ballybunnion North

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces W

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63
Decent · chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s
Waves
1.2 m
10 s period from W · model cell 0.6 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 156 km away.
Tide
3.4 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 21:40.
Wind
25 km/h
Moderate breeze, WNW, onshore, gusts 32
Daylight
07:41
Sunrise. Sunset 19:15. Air 14°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
19:00
Decent 63/100
chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 1.2 m · 26 km/h
▼ 02:50 ▲ 09:15 ▼ 15:20 ▲ 21:40
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Decent 64/100
waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 0.8 m · 11 km/h
▼ 03:50 ▲ 10:10 ▼ 16:40 ▲ 23:00
Sun, 4 Oct
15:00
Decent 71/100
chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.9 m · 27 km/h
▼ 05:00 ▲ 11:25 ▼ 18:00
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Decent 63/100
chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 0.9 m · 21 km/h
▲ 00:25 ▼ 06:40 ▲ 12:55 ▼ 19:30
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Fresh 54/100
waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.7 m · 18 km/h
▲ 02:00 ▼ 08:05 ▲ 14:20 ▼ 20:45
Wed, 7 Oct
16:00
Blowy 38/100
waist-high 0.7 m, period 9 s, onshore wind · 0.7 m · 22 km/h
▲ 03:10 ▼ 09:05 ▲ 15:20 ▼ 21:40
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 21 km/h
▲ 03:55 ▼ 10:00 ▲ 16:10 ▼ 22:25

Week at a glance

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Fri 20:0063 · Decentchest-high 1.2 m · period 10 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 18:00 · 63 DecentFri 19:00 · 63 DecentFri 20:00 · 63 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 63 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 63 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 77 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 89 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 89 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 64 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 64 DecentSat 09:00 · 64 DecentSat 10:00 · 64 DecentSat 11:00 · 54 FreshSat 12:00 · 54 FreshSat 13:00 · 54 FreshSat 14:00 · 54 FreshSat 15:00 · 54 FreshSat 16:00 · 54 FreshSat 17:00 · 52 FreshSat 18:00 · 54 FreshSat 19:00 · 54 FreshSat 20:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSat 21:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSat 22:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 00:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 46 FreshSun 09:00 · 46 FreshSun 10:00 · 46 FreshSun 11:00 · 46 FreshSun 12:00 · 46 FreshSun 13:00 · 46 FreshSun 14:00 · 46 FreshSun 15:00 · 71 DecentSun 16:00 · 71 DecentSun 17:00 · 46 FreshSun 18:00 · 38 BlowySun 19:00 · 38 BlowySun 20:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 21:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 22:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 23:00 · 38 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 46 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 46 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 46 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 63 DecentMon 09:00 · 63 DecentMon 10:00 · 63 DecentMon 11:00 · 63 DecentMon 12:00 · 63 DecentMon 13:00 · 63 DecentMon 14:00 · 63 DecentMon 15:00 · 38 BlowyMon 16:00 · 38 BlowyMon 17:00 · 38 BlowyMon 18:00 · 38 BlowyMon 19:00 · 52 FreshMon 22:00 · 38 Blowy · nightTue 01:00 · 52 Fresh · nightTue 04:00 · 52 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 52 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 52 FreshTue 13:00 · 46 FreshTue 16:00 · 54 FreshTue 19:00 · 54 FreshTue 22:00 · 46 Fresh · nightWed 01:00 · 29 Blowy · nightWed 04:00 · 29 Blowy · nightWed 07:00 · 23 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 15 GrimWed 13:00 · 32 BlowyWed 16:00 · 38 BlowyWed 19:00 · 38 BlowyWed 22:00 · 52 Fresh · nightThu 01:00 · 38 Blowy · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 20:00

63 Decent
  • chest-high 1.2 m
  • period 10 s
  • onshore wind
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.2 m25 km/h
faces 275° W · wind onshore
Waves
1.2 m @ 10 s from W
Wind
25 km/h WNW · gusts 32
Tide
3.6 m · upper half
Air
14°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
19:0063 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sW26 km/h WNW353.0 m dry14°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
20:0063 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sW25 km/h WNW323.6 m dry14°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
21:0063 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sW22 km/h WNW284.0 m ▲dry14°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
22:0063 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sW18 km/h WNW254.1 m ▲dry13°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
23:0063 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sW17 km/h W223.9 m dry13°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0063 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sW18 km/h W203.4 m dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
01:0063 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sW19 km/h W182.7 m dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
02:0063 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sW17 km/h WNW172.1 m dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
03:0077 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sW13 km/h W161.6 m ▼dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, light onshore
04:0089 Grand0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sW10 km/h SE161.4 m ▼dry9°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
05:0089 Grand0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sW8 km/h SE171.6 m ▼dry9°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
06:0054 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sW9 km/h SSE162.1 m dry10°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0064 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sW13 km/h SE152.8 m dry9°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
08:0064 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sW11 km/h SE153.4 m dry9°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
09:0064 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sW12 km/h SE163.9 m ▲dry9°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
10:0064 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sW10 km/h SE184.1 m ▲dry11°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
11:0054 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW10 km/h SSE184.1 m ▲dry13°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0054 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW10 km/h S193.7 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0054 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW7 km/h SSW183.1 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0054 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW9 km/h SSW172.4 m dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
15:0054 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW10 km/h S171.9 m dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:0054 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW9 km/h SSW181.5 m ▼dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
17:0052 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW8 km/h NW171.4 m ▼dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore
18:0054 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW3 km/h S171.7 m dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
19:0054 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW9 km/h S152.2 m dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
20:0054 Fresh0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sW12 km/h SSE162.8 m dry14°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
21:0054 Fresh0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sW12 km/h SSE193.3 m dry13°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
22:0054 Fresh0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sW12 km/h SSE213.7 m ▲dry13°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
23:0054 Fresh0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sW15 km/h SSE223.9 m ▲dry13°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0054 Fresh0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sW17 km/h SSE243.7 m ▲dry13°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
01:0046 Fresh0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sW18 km/h S253.4 m dry14°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
02:0046 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sW18 km/h S252.9 m dry14°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
03:0054 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sW17 km/h S252.3 m dry14°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
04:0054 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sW10 km/h S261.9 m ▼dry14°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
05:0054 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sW13 km/h S271.7 m ▼dry14°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
06:0054 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)11 sW17 km/h SSW281.8 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0046 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)11 sW19 km/h SSW292.1 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
08:0046 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)11 sW19 km/h SSW302.6 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0046 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sW19 km/h SSW313.2 m dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0046 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW20 km/h SSW343.6 m dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
11:0046 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW23 km/h SSW373.9 m ▲dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0046 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW28 km/h SSW383.9 m ▲dry17°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0046 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW31 km/h SSW383.7 m dry16°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0046 Fresh0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sW30 km/h SSW383.2 m dry16°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
15:0071 Decent0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sW27 km/h SSW382.7 m dry16°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:0071 Decent0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sW30 km/h SW382.1 m dry16°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
17:0046 Fresh0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sW27 km/h SW371.7 m ▼dry16°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
18:0038 Blowy0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sW26 km/h SW361.6 m ▼dry16°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, onshore wind

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 surf · Decent · sea 15° · 1.2 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
🏄 Ballybunnion North surf · Decent · sea 15° · 0.8 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
🏄 Ballybunnion North surf · Decent · sea 15° · 0.9 mSun, 4 Oct 14:30–15:30 · chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind

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.