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Ballybunnion South

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44
Blowy · fresh breeze, onshore, choppy
Waves
1.3 m
10 s period from W · model cell 0.4 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 156 km away.
Tide
2.3 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 dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
19:00
Fresh 60/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 1.2 m · 28 km/h
▼ 02:50 ▲ 09:15 ▼ 15:20 ▲ 21:40
Sat, 3 Oct
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
Decent 78/100
moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 23 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

Week at a glance

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Fri 18:0044 · Blowyfresh breeze · onshore, choppy
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 12:00 · 0 GrimFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 14:00 · 0 GrimFri 15:00 · 19 GrimFri 16:00 · 27 GrimFri 17:00 · 44 BlowyFri 18:00 · 44 BlowyFri 19:00 · 60 FreshFri 20:00 · 60 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 60 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 60 Fresh · nightFri 23:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 74 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 · 88 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 94 GrandSat 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 85 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 85 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 85 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 85 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 85 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 85 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 85 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 85 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 78 DecentSun 09:00 · 78 DecentSun 10:00 · 66 DecentSun 11:00 · 66 DecentSun 12:00 · 66 DecentSun 13:00 · 66 DecentSun 14:00 · 50 FreshSun 15:00 · 66 DecentSun 16:00 · 54 FreshSun 17:00 · 55 FreshSun 18:00 · 66 DecentSun 19:00 · 53 FreshSun 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 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 18:00

44 Blowy
  • fresh breeze
  • onshore, choppy
  • dry
  • waves 1.3 m
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.3 m30 km/h
faces 282° WNW · 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
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
18:0044 Blowy1.3 m (0.7 swell)10 sW30 km/h W382.2 m dry14°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0060 Fresh1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sW28 km/h WNW353.0 m dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0060 Fresh1.2 m (0.7 swell)10 sW27 km/h W313.6 m dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
21:0060 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sW23 km/h WNW284.0 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
22:0060 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sW22 km/h WNW264.1 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
23:0060 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sW22 km/h W243.9 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0060 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sW21 km/h W213.4 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
01:0076 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sW17 km/h W192.7 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
02:0076 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sW17 km/h W182.1 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
03:0076 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sW19 km/h W181.6 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
04:0073 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sW15 km/h WSW181.4 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
05:0074 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sW7 km/h SE181.6 m ▼dry10°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
06:0079 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sW10 km/h SSE172.1 m dry10°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
07:0074 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sW10 km/h SE162.8 m dry10°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
08:0074 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sW12 km/h ESE153.4 m dry9°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
09:0074 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sW11 km/h SE153.9 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
10:0079 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sW11 km/h SSE174.1 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
11:0082 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW10 km/h S194.1 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
12:0082 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW9 km/h SSW203.7 m dry15°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
13:0094 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW7 km/h SW203.1 m dry16°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
14:0094 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW9 km/h SSW202.4 m dry16°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
15:0088 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW12 km/h S201.9 m dry17°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
16:0094 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW10 km/h S211.5 m ▼dry17°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
17:0094 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW6 km/h WSW221.4 m ▼dry16°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
18:0094 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW3 km/h WSW221.7 m dry16°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
19:0094 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW12 km/h SSW212.2 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
20:0094 Grand0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sW10 km/h S222.8 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
21:0091 Grand0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sW10 km/h SSE233.3 m dry12°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
22:0085 Grand0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sW13 km/h SE253.7 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
23:0085 Grand0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sW13 km/h SSE263.9 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0085 Grand0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sW12 km/h SSE273.7 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
01:0085 Grand0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sW14 km/h SSE273.4 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
02:0085 Grand0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sW13 km/h SSE282.9 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
03:0091 Grand0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sW11 km/h SSE302.3 m dry12°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
04:0085 Grand0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sW13 km/h S311.9 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
05:0085 Grand0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sW15 km/h S331.7 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
06:0085 Grand0.8 m (0.5 swell)11 sW14 km/h SSE341.8 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
07:0088 Grand0.8 m (0.5 swell)11 sW16 km/h S352.1 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
08:0078 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)11 sW23 km/h SSW362.6 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
09:0078 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sW26 km/h SSW363.2 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
10:0066 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW24 km/h SSW373.6 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
11:0066 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW26 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 ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
13:0066 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW27 km/h SSW393.7 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
14:0050 Fresh0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sW30 km/h SW403.2 m dry17°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
15:0066 Decent0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sW28 km/h SW402.7 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
16:0054 Fresh0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sW26 km/h SW452.1 m 0.3 mm17°moderate breeze, rain, waves 0.9 m
17:0055 Fresh0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sW24 km/h SW391.7 m ▼0.2 mm17°moderate breeze, rain, 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
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
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.

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🌊 Ballybunnion South dip · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.2 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
🌊 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 · Decent · sea 15° · 0.8 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 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.