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Ballybunnion South

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces WNW

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Dip score now
50
Fresh · light winds, dry
Waves
0.9 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
1.6 m
Low tide. High at 10:10.
Wind
12 km/h
Gentle breeze, SE, offshore, gusts 16
Daylight
07:42
Sunrise. Sunset 19:13. Air 9°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
13:00
Grand 82/100
light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 6 km/h
▼ 03:50 ▲ 10:10 ▼ 16:40 ▲ 23:00
Sun, 4 Oct
09:00
Decent 77/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 15 km/h
▼ 05:00 ▲ 11:25 ▼ 18:00
Mon, 5 Oct
12:00
Decent 72/100
gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m · 0.9 m · 19 km/h
▲ 00:25 ▼ 06:40 ▲ 12:55 ▼ 19:30
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Decent 72/100
moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 21 km/h
▲ 02:00 ▼ 08:05 ▲ 14:20 ▼ 20:45
Wed, 7 Oct
16:00
Fresh 58/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible · 0.7 m · 25 km/h
▲ 03:10 ▼ 09:05 ▲ 15:20 ▼ 21:40
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 80/100
gentle breeze, dry · 14 km/h
▲ 03:55 ▼ 10:00 ▲ 16:10 ▼ 22:25
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Fresh 55/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, rain · 25 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 05:0051 · Freshlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 03:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSat 05:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 08:00 · 64 DecentSat 09:00 · 63 DecentSat 10:00 · 78 DecentSat 11:00 · 78 DecentSat 12:00 · 74 DecentSat 13:00 · 82 GrandSat 14:00 · 77 DecentSat 15:00 · 73 DecentSat 16:00 · 69 DecentSat 17:00 · 67 DecentSat 18:00 · 72 DecentSat 19:00 · 76 DecentSat 20:00 · 78 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 82 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 87 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 85 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 80 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 62 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 67 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 72 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 73 DecentSun 09:00 · 77 DecentSun 10:00 · 60 FreshSun 11:00 · 64 DecentSun 12:00 · 64 DecentSun 13:00 · 59 FreshSun 14:00 · 39 BlowySun 15:00 · 51 FreshSun 16:00 · 47 FreshSun 17:00 · 42 BlowySun 18:00 · 38 BlowySun 19:00 · 42 BlowySun 20:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 64 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 59 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 64 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 50 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 45 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 41 Blowy · nightMon 07:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 08:00 · 22 GrimMon 09:00 · 42 BlowyMon 10:00 · 47 FreshMon 11:00 · 67 DecentMon 12:00 · 72 DecentMon 13:00 · 60 FreshMon 14:00 · 71 DecentMon 15:00 · 51 FreshMon 16:00 · 47 FreshMon 17:00 · 43 BlowyMon 18:00 · 54 FreshMon 19:00 · 50 FreshMon 20:00 · 50 Fresh · nightMon 21:00 · 54 Fresh · nightMon 22:00 · 51 Fresh · nightMon 23:00 · 55 Fresh · nightTue 00:00 · 67 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 64 Decent · nightTue 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightTue 03:00 · 63 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 59 Fresh · nightTue 05:00 · 54 Fresh · nightTue 06:00 · 40 Blowy · nightTue 07:00 · 45 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 49 FreshTue 13:00 · 72 DecentTue 16:00 · 71 DecentTue 19:00 · 65 DecentTue 22:00 · 62 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 59 Fresh · nightWed 10:00 · 37 BlowyWed 13:00 · 51 FreshWed 16:00 · 58 FreshWed 19:00 · 45 FreshWed 22:00 · 58 Fresh · nightThu 01:00 · 72 Decent · nightThu 04:00 · 97 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightThu 10:00 · 69 DecentThu 13:00 · 80 GrandThu 19:00 · 63 DecentFri 01:00 · 59 Fresh · nightFri 07:00 · 27 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 23 GrimFri 19:00 · 55 Fresh

Sat, 3 Oct, 05:00

51 Fresh
  • light winds
  • dry
  • waves 0.9 m
  • low tide
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.9 m12 km/h
faces 282° WNW · wind offshore
Waves
0.9 m @ 10 s from W
Wind
12 km/h SE · gusts 16
Tide
1.6 m · low
Air
9°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
04:0047 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sW9 km/h SSE151.4 m ▼dry9°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
05:0051 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sW12 km/h SE161.6 m ▼dry9°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
06:0056 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sW9 km/h SE152.1 m dry10°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
07:0060 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sW11 km/h SE152.8 m dry9°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
08:0064 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sW11 km/h SE153.4 m dry8°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
09:0063 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sW12 km/h SE173.9 m ▲dry9°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
10:0078 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sW12 km/h SE174.1 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
11:0078 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW11 km/h S184.1 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
12:0074 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW11 km/h SSW183.7 m dry15°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
13:0082 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW6 km/h SW173.1 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
14:0077 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW8 km/h W162.4 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
15:0073 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW9 km/h WNW161.9 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
16:0069 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW9 km/h NW151.5 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
17:0067 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW5 km/h NW151.4 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
18:0072 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW4 km/h NW141.7 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
19:0076 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW2 km/h SSW122.2 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
20:0078 Decent0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sW3 km/h SE122.8 m dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
21:0082 Grand0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sW12 km/h SE143.3 m dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
22:0087 Grand0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sW12 km/h SSE173.7 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
23:0085 Grand0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sW13 km/h SSE193.9 m ▲dry11°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0080 Grand0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sW13 km/h SE213.7 m ▲dry11°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
01:0076 Decent0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sW17 km/h SE223.4 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
02:0071 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sW14 km/h SE232.9 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
03:0066 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sW12 km/h SSE242.3 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
04:0062 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sW15 km/h SSE241.9 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
05:0057 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sW13 km/h SSE241.7 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
06:0067 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)11 sW12 km/h SSE241.8 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
07:0072 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)11 sW11 km/h SSE252.1 m dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
08:0073 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)11 sW13 km/h S272.6 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
09:0077 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sW15 km/h S293.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
10:0060 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW21 km/h SSW323.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
11:0064 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW24 km/h SSW353.9 m ▲dry17°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
12:0064 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW27 km/h SW373.9 m ▲dry18°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
13:0059 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sW27 km/h SW383.7 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
14:0039 Blowy0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sW29 km/h SSW383.2 m dry17°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
15:0051 Fresh0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sW28 km/h SSW382.7 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
16:0047 Fresh0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sW27 km/h SW372.1 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
17:0042 Blowy0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sW27 km/h SW371.7 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
18:0038 Blowy0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sW22 km/h SW361.6 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
19:0042 Blowy0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sW22 km/h SW351.6 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
20:0047 Fresh0.9 m (0.3 swell)10 sW22 km/h SW332.0 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
21:0051 Fresh0.9 m (0.3 swell)10 sW24 km/h SW332.5 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
22:0055 Fresh0.9 m (0.3 swell)10 sW25 km/h SW343.0 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
23:0060 Fresh0.9 m (0.3 swell)10 sW24 km/h SW353.4 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
Monday, 5 October
00:0064 Decent0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sW23 km/h SSW353.7 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
01:0063 Decent0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sW27 km/h SW353.7 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
02:0059 Fresh0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sW20 km/h SW343.5 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
03:0064 Decent0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sW19 km/h SW333.1 m dry16°gentle 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 · Decent · sea 15° · 0.8 mSun, 4 Oct 08:30–09:30 · gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
🌊 Ballybunnion South dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.9 mMon, 5 Oct 11:30–12:30 · 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.