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Ballybunnion North

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces W

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39
Blowy · chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s
Waves
1.3 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
2.0 m
Rising. High at 21:40.
Wind
30 km/h
Fresh breeze, W, onshore, gusts 38
Daylight
07:41
Sunrise. Sunset 19:15. Air 14°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
19:00
Fresh 51/100
chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 1.2 m · 28 km/h
▼ 02:50 ▲ 09:15 ▼ 15:20 ▲ 21:40
Sat, 3 Oct
16:00
Fresh 52/100
waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.8 m · 10 km/h
▼ 03:50 ▲ 10:10 ▼ 16:40 ▲ 23:00
Sun, 4 Oct
16:00
Decent 65/100
chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.9 m · 26 km/h
▼ 05:00 ▲ 11:25 ▼ 18:00
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Fresh 59/100
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
19:00
Fresh 49/100
waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.7 m · 17 km/h
▲ 02:00 ▼ 08:05 ▲ 14:20 ▼ 20:45
Wed, 7 Oct
19:00
Blowy 30/100
waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 0.7 m · 18 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 18:0038 · Blowychest-high 1.3 m · period 10 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 12:00 · 48 FreshFri 13:00 · 51 FreshFri 14:00 · 55 FreshFri 15:00 · 55 FreshFri 16:00 · 54 FreshFri 17:00 · 41 BlowyFri 18:00 · 38 BlowyFri 19:00 · 51 FreshFri 20:00 · 48 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 45 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 44 Blowy · nightFri 23:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSat 02:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSat 03:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 62 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 85 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSat 08:00 · 51 FreshSat 09:00 · 48 FreshSat 10:00 · 35 BlowySat 11:00 · 37 BlowySat 12:00 · 40 BlowySat 13:00 · 43 BlowySat 14:00 · 46 FreshSat 15:00 · 49 FreshSat 16:00 · 52 FreshSat 17:00 · 51 FreshSat 18:00 · 48 FreshSat 19:00 · 47 FreshSat 20:00 · 43 Blowy · nightSat 21:00 · 40 Blowy · nightSat 22:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 34 Blowy · nightSun 00:00 · 37 Blowy · nightSun 01:00 · 41 Blowy · nightSun 02:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 03:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 37 BlowySun 09:00 · 34 BlowySun 10:00 · 30 BlowySun 11:00 · 27 GrimSun 12:00 · 28 BlowySun 13:00 · 31 BlowySun 14:00 · 34 BlowySun 15:00 · 62 DecentSun 16:00 · 65 DecentSun 17:00 · 43 BlowySun 18:00 · 46 FreshSun 19:00 · 43 BlowySun 20:00 · 32 Blowy · nightSun 21:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSun 22:00 · 26 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 22 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 27 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 28 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 31 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 51 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 62 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 69 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 62 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 59 FreshMon 09:00 · 56 FreshMon 10:00 · 52 FreshMon 11:00 · 49 FreshMon 12:00 · 46 FreshMon 13:00 · 43 BlowyMon 14:00 · 46 FreshMon 15:00 · 24 GrimMon 16:00 · 27 GrimMon 17:00 · 30 BlowyMon 18:00 · 33 BlowyMon 19:00 · 50 FreshMon 22:00 · 30 Blowy · nightTue 01:00 · 35 Blowy · nightTue 04:00 · 39 Blowy · nightTue 07:00 · 48 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 46 FreshTue 13:00 · 30 BlowyTue 16:00 · 39 BlowyTue 19:00 · 49 FreshTue 22:00 · 42 Blowy · nightWed 01:00 · 16 Grim · nightWed 04:00 · 12 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 16 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 12 GrimWed 13:00 · 19 GrimWed 16:00 · 20 GrimWed 19:00 · 30 BlowyWed 22:00 · 51 Fresh · nightThu 01:00 · 27 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 18:00

38 Blowy
  • chest-high 1.3 m
  • period 10 s
  • onshore wind
  • low-ish tide
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.3 m30 km/h
faces 275° W · wind onshore
Waves
1.3 m @ 10 s from W
Wind
30 km/h W · gusts 38
Tide
2.2 m · lower 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
17:0041 Blowy1.4 m (0.7 swell)10 sW31 km/h W391.6 m dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
18:0038 Blowy1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sW30 km/h W382.2 m dry14°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
19:0051 Fresh1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sW28 km/h WNW353.0 m dry14°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
20:0048 Fresh1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sW27 km/h W313.6 m dry14°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
21:0045 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sW23 km/h WNW284.0 m ▲dry14°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
22:0044 Blowy1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sW22 km/h WNW264.1 m ▲dry14°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
23:0047 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sW22 km/h W243.9 m dry13°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0051 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sW21 km/h W213.4 m dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
01:0054 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sW17 km/h W192.7 m dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
02:0057 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sW17 km/h W182.1 m dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
03:0060 Fresh1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sW19 km/h W181.6 m ▼dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
04:0062 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sW15 km/h WSW181.4 m ▼dry12°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
05:0085 Grand0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sW7 km/h SE181.6 m ▼dry10°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
06:0047 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sW10 km/h SSE172.1 m dry10°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0054 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sW10 km/h SE162.8 m dry10°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
08:0051 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sW12 km/h ESE153.4 m dry9°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
09:0048 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sW11 km/h SE153.9 m ▲dry10°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
10:0035 Blowy0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sW11 km/h SSE174.1 m ▲dry11°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
11:0037 Blowy0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW10 km/h S194.1 m ▲dry14°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0040 Blowy0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW9 km/h SSW203.7 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0043 Blowy0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW7 km/h SW203.1 m dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0046 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW9 km/h SSW202.4 m dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
15:0049 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW12 km/h S201.9 m dry17°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:0052 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW10 km/h S211.5 m ▼dry17°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
17:0051 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW6 km/h WSW221.4 m ▼dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore
18:0048 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW3 km/h WSW221.7 m dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore
19:0047 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW12 km/h SSW212.2 m dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
20:0043 Blowy0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sW10 km/h S222.8 m dry14°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
21:0040 Blowy0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sW10 km/h SSE233.3 m dry12°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
22:0047 Fresh0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sW13 km/h SE253.7 m ▲dry12°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
23:0034 Blowy0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sW13 km/h SSE263.9 m ▲dry12°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0037 Blowy0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sW12 km/h SSE273.7 m ▲dry12°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
01:0041 Blowy0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sW14 km/h SSE273.4 m dry12°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
02:0044 Blowy0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sW13 km/h SSE282.9 m dry12°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
03:0047 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sW11 km/h SSE302.3 m dry12°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
04:0051 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sW13 km/h S311.9 m ▼dry12°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
05:0054 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sW15 km/h S331.7 m ▼dry12°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
06:0051 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)11 sW14 km/h SSE341.8 m ▼dry13°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0048 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)11 sW16 km/h S352.1 m dry13°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
08:0037 Blowy0.8 m (0.5 swell)11 sW23 km/h SSW362.6 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0034 Blowy0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sW26 km/h SSW363.2 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0030 Blowy0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW24 km/h SSW373.6 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
11:0027 Grim0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW26 km/h SSW373.9 m ▲dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0028 Blowy0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW28 km/h SSW383.9 m ▲dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0031 Blowy0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW27 km/h SSW393.7 m dry16°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0034 Blowy0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sW30 km/h SW403.2 m dry17°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
15:0062 Decent0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sW28 km/h SW402.7 m dry17°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:0065 Decent0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sW26 km/h SW452.1 m 0.3 mm17°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore 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 · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.2 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
🏄 Ballybunnion North surf · Fresh · sea 15° · 0.8 mSat, 3 Oct 15:30–16:30 · waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Ballybunnion North surf · Decent · sea 15° · 0.9 mSun, 4 Oct 15:30–16:30 · 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.