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Ballybunnion South

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces WNW

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Dip score now
76
Decent · gentle breeze, dry
Waves
1.0 m
10 s period from W · model cell 0.4 km out
Sea
15.5°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 156 km away.
Tide
3.2 m
Falling. Low at 03:50.
Wind
18 km/h
Gentle breeze, W, onshore, gusts 20
Daylight
07:42
Sunrise. Sunset 19:13. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
13:00
Grand 94/100
light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 7 km/h
▼ 03:50 ▲ 10:10 ▼ 16:40 ▲ 23:00
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 88/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 19 km/h
▼ 05:00 ▲ 11:25 ▼ 18:00
Mon, 5 Oct
09:00
Decent 76/100
gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m · 0.9 m · 19 km/h
▲ 00:25 ▼ 06:40 ▲ 12:55 ▼ 19:30
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 88/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m · 0.7 m · 18 km/h
▲ 02:00 ▼ 08:05 ▲ 14:20 ▼ 20:45
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 85/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m · 0.6 m · 18 km/h
▲ 03:10 ▼ 09:05 ▲ 15:20 ▼ 21:40
Thu, 8 Oct
19:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 28 km/h
▲ 03:55 ▼ 10:00 ▲ 16:10 ▼ 22:25
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Fresh 50/100
fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, rain · 37 km/h
▲ 04:45 ▼ 10:45 ▲ 16:55 ▼ 23:05

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 00:0076 · Decentgentle breeze · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 74 DecentSat 09:00 · 74 DecentSat 10:00 · 79 DecentSat 11:00 · 82 GrandSat 12:00 · 82 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 94 GrandSat 20:00 · 88 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 85 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 85 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 85 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 88 GrandSun 09:00 · 88 GrandSun 10:00 · 66 DecentSun 11:00 · 66 DecentSun 12:00 · 66 DecentSun 13:00 · 50 FreshSun 14:00 · 50 FreshSun 15:00 · 66 DecentSun 16:00 · 50 FreshSun 17:00 · 66 DecentSun 18:00 · 66 DecentSun 19:00 · 66 DecentSun 20:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 54 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 54 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 66 DecentMon 09:00 · 76 DecentMon 10:00 · 64 DecentMon 11:00 · 48 FreshMon 12:00 · 60 FreshMon 13:00 · 60 FreshMon 14:00 · 76 DecentMon 15:00 · 76 DecentMon 16:00 · 76 DecentMon 17:00 · 76 DecentMon 18:00 · 76 DecentMon 19:00 · 76 DecentMon 22:00 · 52 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 68 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 68 DecentTue 13:00 · 70 DecentTue 16:00 · 88 GrandTue 19:00 · 85 GrandTue 22:00 · 75 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 85 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 85 GrandWed 13:00 · 72 DecentWed 16:00 · 72 DecentWed 19:00 · 85 GrandWed 22:00 · 85 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 85 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 78 DecentThu 19:00 · 84 GrandFri 01:00 · 60 Fresh · nightFri 07:00 · 52 Fresh · nightFri 13:00 · 50 FreshFri 19:00 · 48 Fresh

Sat, 3 Oct, 00:00

76 Decent
  • gentle breeze
  • dry
  • waves 1.0 m
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.0 m18 km/h
faces 282° WNW · wind onshore
Waves
1.0 m @ 10 s from W
Wind
18 km/h W · gusts 20
Tide
3.4 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
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
00:0076 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sW18 km/h W203.4 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
01:0076 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sW19 km/h W182.7 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
02:0073 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sW17 km/h WNW172.1 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
03:0073 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sW13 km/h W161.6 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
04:0074 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sW10 km/h SE161.4 m ▼dry9°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
05:0074 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sW8 km/h SE171.6 m ▼dry9°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
06:0074 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sW9 km/h SSE162.1 m dry10°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
07:0068 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sW13 km/h SE152.8 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
08:0074 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sW11 km/h SE153.4 m dry9°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
09:0074 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sW12 km/h SE163.9 m ▲dry9°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
10:0079 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sW10 km/h SE184.1 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
11:0082 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW10 km/h SSE184.1 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
12:0082 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW10 km/h S193.7 m dry15°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
13:0094 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW7 km/h SSW183.1 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
14:0094 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW9 km/h SSW172.4 m dry16°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
15:0094 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW10 km/h S171.9 m dry16°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
16:0094 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW9 km/h SSW181.5 m ▼dry16°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
17:0094 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW8 km/h NW171.4 m ▼dry16°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
18:0094 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW3 km/h S171.7 m dry16°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
19:0094 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW9 km/h S152.2 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
20:0088 Grand0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sW12 km/h SSE162.8 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
21:0085 Grand0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sW12 km/h SSE193.3 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
22:0085 Grand0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sW12 km/h SSE213.7 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
23:0085 Grand0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sW15 km/h SSE223.9 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0088 Grand0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sW17 km/h SSE243.7 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
01:0088 Grand0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sW18 km/h S253.4 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
02:0088 Grand0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sW18 km/h S252.9 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
03:0088 Grand0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sW17 km/h S252.3 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
04:0094 Grand0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sW10 km/h S261.9 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
05:0088 Grand0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sW13 km/h S271.7 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
06:0088 Grand0.8 m (0.5 swell)11 sW17 km/h SSW281.8 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
07:0088 Grand0.8 m (0.5 swell)11 sW19 km/h SSW292.1 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
08:0088 Grand0.8 m (0.5 swell)11 sW19 km/h SSW302.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
09:0088 Grand0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sW19 km/h SSW313.2 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
10:0066 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW20 km/h SSW343.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
11:0066 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW23 km/h SSW373.9 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
12:0066 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW28 km/h SSW383.9 m ▲dry17°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
13:0050 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW31 km/h SSW383.7 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
14:0050 Fresh0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sW30 km/h SSW383.2 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
15:0066 Decent0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sW27 km/h SSW382.7 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
16:0050 Fresh0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sW30 km/h SW382.1 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
17:0066 Decent0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sW27 km/h SW371.7 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
18:0066 Decent0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sW26 km/h SW361.6 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
19:0066 Decent0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sW27 km/h SW351.6 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
20:0066 Decent0.9 m (0.3 swell)10 sW23 km/h SW352.0 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
21:0066 Decent0.9 m (0.3 swell)10 sW22 km/h SW342.5 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
22:0066 Decent0.9 m (0.3 swell)10 sW22 km/h SW353.0 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
23:0066 Decent0.9 m (0.3 swell)10 sW21 km/h SW343.4 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Carrigaholt (modelled), 10 km away · metres above chart datum
03:5010:1016:4023:00
Low 03:50 · 1.4 mHigh 10:10 · 4.2 mLow 16:40 · 1.4 mHigh 23:00 · 3.9 m

The spot

Faces
282° WNW
Swell window
SW 220° → N 10°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 0.4 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 · 29 km · fixed

Ballybunnion South is an exposed sandy beach facing due west onto the Atlantic ocean, thus the beach can be rough at times. There is a narrow strip of vegetation separating the beach from the road and the footpath which connect the beach and Ballybunnion town. The bathing water of Ballybunnion South is located within the Lower River Shannon, site code SAC 002165. Activities include walking, swimming, surfing and angling. The bathing area is approximately 250 m wide.

Put Ballybunnion South in your calendar

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🌊 Ballybunnion South dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.8 mSat, 3 Oct 12:30–13:30 · light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
🌊 Ballybunnion South dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.8 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
🌊 Ballybunnion South dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.9 mMon, 5 Oct 08:30–09:30 · gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m

Nearby spots

Ballybunnion North

0 km · Co. Kerry · Excellent Quality

Littor beach

10 km · Co. Kerry · Not classified

Carrigaholt

11 km · Co. Clare · Excellent Quality

Ballyheigue

17 km · Co. Kerry · Excellent Quality

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