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Ballyheigue

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces WNW

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Dip score now
70
Decent · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy
Waves
0.3 m
11 s period from WSW · model cell 3.2 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 139 km away.
Tide
3.4 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 21:50.
Wind
26 km/h
Moderate breeze, WNW, onshore, gusts 32
Daylight
07:41
Sunrise. Sunset 19:16. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
19:00
Decent 66/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 0.3 m · 28 km/h
▼ 02:40 ▲ 09:15 ▼ 15:15 ▲ 21:50
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 6 km/h
▼ 03:40 ▲ 10:15 ▼ 16:30 ▲ 23:00
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Grand 82/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 28 km/h
▼ 04:55 ▲ 11:35 ▼ 18:15
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 17 km/h
▲ 00:35 ▼ 06:50 ▲ 13:05 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 80/100
gentle breeze, showers possible, calm sea · 0.1 m · 19 km/h
▲ 02:00 ▼ 08:10 ▲ 14:35 ▼ 20:45
Wed, 7 Oct
16:00
Decent 75/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 0.1 m · 23 km/h
▲ 03:10 ▼ 09:10 ▲ 15:20 ▼ 21:45
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 80/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
▲ 03:55 ▼ 10:00 ▲ 16:05 ▼ 22:20

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 20:0070 · Decentmoderate breeze · onshore, choppy
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 14:00 · 0 GrimFri 15:00 · 21 GrimFri 16:00 · 31 BlowyFri 17:00 · 51 FreshFri 18:00 · 62 DecentFri 19:00 · 66 DecentFri 20:00 · 70 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 71 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 90 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 69 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 71 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 66 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 82 GrandSat 09:00 · 87 GrandSat 10:00 · 96 GrandSat 11:00 · 97 GrandSat 12:00 · 92 GrandSat 13:00 · 88 GrandSat 14:00 · 83 GrandSat 15:00 · 79 DecentSat 16:00 · 74 DecentSat 17:00 · 74 DecentSat 18:00 · 72 DecentSat 19:00 · 83 GrandSat 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 88 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 93 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 77 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 75 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 69 DecentSun 09:00 · 73 DecentSun 10:00 · 77 DecentSun 11:00 · 66 DecentSun 12:00 · 82 GrandSun 13:00 · 78 DecentSun 14:00 · 68 DecentSun 15:00 · 64 DecentSun 16:00 · 57 FreshSun 17:00 · 50 FreshSun 18:00 · 57 FreshSun 19:00 · 51 FreshSun 20:00 · 64 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 83 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 87 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 70 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 83 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 69 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 64 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 67 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 71 DecentMon 09:00 · 76 DecentMon 10:00 · 67 DecentMon 11:00 · 73 DecentMon 12:00 · 73 DecentMon 13:00 · 94 GrandMon 14:00 · 90 GrandMon 15:00 · 92 GrandMon 16:00 · 88 GrandMon 17:00 · 78 DecentMon 18:00 · 74 DecentMon 19:00 · 76 DecentMon 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 95 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 64 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 72 DecentTue 13:00 · 69 DecentTue 16:00 · 80 GrandTue 19:00 · 71 DecentTue 22:00 · 58 Fresh · nightWed 01:00 · 82 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 93 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 67 DecentWed 13:00 · 67 DecentWed 16:00 · 75 DecentWed 19:00 · 75 DecentWed 22:00 · 64 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 77 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 80 GrandThu 19:00 · 71 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 20:00

70 Decent
  • moderate breeze
  • onshore, choppy
  • dry
  • calm sea
  • sunny
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.3 m26 km/h
faces 283° WNW · wind onshore
Waves
0.3 m @ 11 s from WSW
Wind
26 km/h WNW · gusts 32
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
19:0066 Decent0.3 m11 sWSW28 km/h WNW352.9 m dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0070 Decent0.3 m11 sWSW26 km/h WNW323.4 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
21:0071 Decent0.3 m11 sWSW21 km/h WNW293.9 m ▲dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
22:0090 Grand0.3 m11 sWSW19 km/h W274.0 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0069 Decent0.2 m11 sWSW21 km/h W253.8 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0081 Grand0.2 m11 sWSW17 km/h WNW223.3 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0076 Decent0.2 m10 sWSW14 km/h W212.7 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0071 Decent0.2 m10 sWSW17 km/h W182.1 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0066 Decent0.2 m10 sWSW15 km/h WSW181.8 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0070 Decent0.2 m10 sWSW12 km/h SSW181.7 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0070 Decent0.2 m10 sWSW6 km/h SE181.9 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0074 Decent0.2 m10 sWSW8 km/h E172.3 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0078 Decent0.2 m10 sWSW6 km/h ESE162.8 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0082 Grand0.2 m10 sWSW9 km/h SE163.3 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0087 Grand0.2 m10 sWSW7 km/h ESE153.7 m ▲dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0096 Grand0.2 m10 sW6 km/h SE164.0 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:0097 Grand0.2 m10 sW6 km/h SSE173.9 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:0092 Grand0.2 m10 sW7 km/h S183.5 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:0088 Grand0.2 m10 sW6 km/h SW203.0 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:0083 Grand0.2 m10 sW7 km/h W212.5 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
15:0079 Decent0.2 m10 sW5 km/h WSW212.0 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
16:0074 Decent0.1 m10 sWSW4 km/h W231.7 m ▼dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
17:0074 Decent0.1 m10 sWSW5 km/h SW231.6 m ▼dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
18:0072 Decent0.1 m10 sWSW13 km/h SSW241.9 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0083 Grand0.1 m10 sW10 km/h SSW242.2 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0081 Grand0.1 m10 sW18 km/h SSW252.6 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0088 Grand0.1 m10 sW9 km/h S263.1 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0093 Grand0.1 m10 sW9 km/h ESE283.5 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0097 Grand0.1 m10 sWSW7 km/h SE283.8 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0092 Grand0.1 m10 sWSW3 km/h ESE283.6 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0088 Grand0.2 m10 sWSW6 km/h ESE293.3 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0077 Decent0.2 m10 sWSW12 km/h SSW302.9 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0065 Decent0.2 m11 sWSW20 km/h SSW312.5 m dry13°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0060 Fresh0.2 m11 sWSW23 km/h SSW332.1 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0066 Decent0.2 m11 sWSW18 km/h SSW342.0 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0071 Decent0.2 m11 sWSW17 km/h SSW352.0 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0075 Decent0.2 m11 sWSW19 km/h SSW352.3 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0069 Decent0.2 m11 sWSW22 km/h SW352.6 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0073 Decent0.2 m11 sWSW23 km/h SSW353.0 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0077 Decent0.3 m11 sWSW24 km/h SSW363.5 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0066 Decent0.3 m11 sSW29 km/h SSW363.8 m ▲dry15°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0082 Grand0.3 m2 sSW28 km/h SSW363.8 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0078 Decent0.4 m3 sSW27 km/h SSW353.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0068 Decent0.4 m3 sSW28 km/h SSW403.2 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
15:0064 Decent0.4 m3 sSW27 km/h SSW402.8 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
16:0057 Fresh0.4 m3 sSW26 km/h SSW442.3 m 0.2 mm17°moderate breeze, showers possible, calm sea
17:0050 Fresh0.4 m3 sSW24 km/h SSW381.9 m ▼0.2 mm17°moderate breeze, rain, calm sea
18:0057 Fresh0.3 m3 sSW23 km/h SSW371.7 m ▼dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Fenit, 13 km away · metres above chart datum
02:4009:1515:1521:50
Low 02:40 · 1.3 mHigh 09:15 · 4.3 mLow 15:15 · 1.3 mHigh 21:50 · 4.0 m

The spot

Faces
283° WNW
Swell window
S 190° → NE 40°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 3.2 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?

Fenit Lighthouse Sauna · Fenit pier · 13 km · fixed

Brandon Bay Sauna · Fahamore, Maharees, Castlegregory · 17 km · fixed

Ballyheigue 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 at the rear of the majority of the bathing water. A section of the southern end of the bathing water backs onto a sand dune system which is part of an extensive area of sand dunes running south for approximately 9km to Barrow. The Akeragh, Banna and Barrow Harbour Special Protection Area, site code 004079, and the Akeragh, Banna and Barrow Harbour Special Area of Conservation, site code 000332, are located 600m south of Ballyheigue bathing waters. Activities include swimming, walking, sailing and surfing. The bathing area is approximately 343m wide.

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🌊 Ballyheigue dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.3 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
🌊 Ballyheigue dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.2 mSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Ballyheigue dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · moderate breeze, dry, calm sea

Nearby spots

Banna Strand

5 km · Co. Kerry · Excellent Quality

Fenit

13 km · Co. Kerry · Excellent Quality

Lough Naparka

16 km · Co. Kerry · Not classified

Derrymore

17 km · Co. Kerry · Not classified

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