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Banna Strand

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Dip score now
74
Decent · light winds, dry
Waves
1.0 m
11 s period from NW · model cell 1.7 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 134 km away.
Tide
1.8 m
Falling, nearly low. Low at 03:40.
Wind
6 km/h
Light breeze, S, cross, gusts 15
Daylight
07:43
Sunrise. Sunset 19:13. Air 10°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
11:00
Grand 82/100
light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m · 0.9 m · 9 km/h
▼ 03:40 ▲ 10:15 ▼ 16:30 ▲ 23:00
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 88/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 17 km/h
▼ 04:55 ▲ 11:35 ▼ 18:15
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 82/100
light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m · 0.9 m · 12 km/h
▲ 00:35 ▼ 06:50 ▲ 13:05 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 85/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m · 0.7 m · 14 km/h
▲ 02:00 ▼ 08:10 ▲ 14:35 ▼ 20:45
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 77/100
gentle breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.7 m · 0.7 m · 19 km/h
▲ 03:10 ▼ 09:10 ▲ 15:20 ▼ 21:45
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry, low tide · 5 km/h
▲ 03:55 ▼ 10:00 ▲ 16:05 ▼ 22:20
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Decent 64/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, rain · 23 km/h
▲ 04:40 ▼ 10:35 ▲ 16:50 ▼ 23:00

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 03:0074 · Decentlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 74 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 · 82 GrandSat 14:00 · 82 GrandSat 15:00 · 82 GrandSat 16:00 · 82 GrandSat 17:00 · 82 GrandSat 18:00 · 82 GrandSat 19:00 · 82 GrandSat 20:00 · 82 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 79 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 79 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 79 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 79 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 82 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 82 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 88 GrandSun 09:00 · 76 DecentSun 10:00 · 76 DecentSun 11:00 · 66 DecentSun 12:00 · 66 DecentSun 13:00 · 50 FreshSun 14:00 · 50 FreshSun 15:00 · 66 DecentSun 16:00 · 66 DecentSun 17:00 · 66 DecentSun 18:00 · 76 DecentSun 19:00 · 76 DecentSun 20:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 60 FreshMon 09:00 · 60 FreshMon 10:00 · 76 DecentMon 11:00 · 76 DecentMon 12:00 · 76 DecentMon 13:00 · 76 DecentMon 14:00 · 76 DecentMon 15:00 · 76 DecentMon 16:00 · 76 DecentMon 17:00 · 76 DecentMon 18:00 · 76 DecentMon 19:00 · 82 GrandMon 20:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 21:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 23:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 00:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightTue 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightTue 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 74 Decent · nightTue 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightTue 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 68 DecentTue 13:00 · 66 DecentTue 16:00 · 78 DecentTue 19:00 · 85 GrandTue 22:00 · 85 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 85 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 85 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 85 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 77 DecentWed 13:00 · 64 DecentWed 16:00 · 67 DecentWed 19:00 · 49 FreshWed 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightThu 04:00 · 97 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightThu 10:00 · 97 GrandThu 13:00 · 94 GrandThu 19:00 · 86 GrandFri 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 49 Fresh · nightFri 13:00 · 35 BlowyFri 19:00 · 64 Decent

Sat, 3 Oct, 03:00

74 Decent
  • light winds
  • dry
  • waves 1.0 m
  • low tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.0 m6 km/h
faces 279° W · wind cross
Waves
1.0 m @ 11 s from NW
Wind
6 km/h S · gusts 15
Tide
1.8 m · low
Air
10°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
02:0079 Decent1.0 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW10 km/h W142.1 m dry12°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
03:0074 Decent1.0 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW6 km/h S151.8 m ▼dry10°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
04:0074 Decent1.0 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW12 km/h SE161.7 m ▼dry7°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
05:0074 Decent1.0 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW10 km/h SE171.9 m dry8°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
06:0074 Decent1.0 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW6 km/h ESE162.3 m dry9°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
07:0074 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW11 km/h SE152.8 m dry9°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
08:0074 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW11 km/h SE153.3 m dry8°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
09:0074 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW11 km/h SE163.7 m ▲dry9°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
10:0079 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW10 km/h SE164.0 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
11:0082 Grand0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW9 km/h SE153.9 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
12:0082 Grand0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW6 km/h S153.5 m dry14°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
13:0082 Grand0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW4 km/h SSW143.0 m dry15°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
14:0082 Grand0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW7 km/h W142.5 m dry15°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
15:0082 Grand0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW6 km/h WNW132.0 m dry16°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
16:0082 Grand0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW5 km/h WNW131.7 m ▼dry16°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
17:0082 Grand0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW4 km/h W141.6 m ▼dry16°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
18:0082 Grand0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW4 km/h WSW141.9 m dry16°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
19:0082 Grand0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW6 km/h SSW142.2 m dry15°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
20:0082 Grand0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW10 km/h SW152.6 m dry14°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
21:0079 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW8 km/h ESE193.1 m dry12°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
22:0079 Decent0.8 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW9 km/h ESE213.5 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
23:0079 Decent0.8 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW7 km/h ESE213.8 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0079 Decent0.8 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW10 km/h SE223.6 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
01:0079 Decent0.8 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW10 km/h SE233.3 m dry11°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
02:0079 Decent0.8 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW10 km/h SE242.9 m dry11°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
03:0082 Grand0.8 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW10 km/h SSW242.5 m dry13°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
04:0082 Grand0.8 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW10 km/h S242.1 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
05:0076 Decent0.8 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW17 km/h SW252.0 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
06:0088 Grand0.8 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW14 km/h SW252.0 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
07:0088 Grand0.8 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW14 km/h SW262.3 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
08:0088 Grand0.8 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW17 km/h SW272.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
09:0076 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW16 km/h SSW293.0 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
10:0076 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h SW323.5 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
11:0066 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW20 km/h SW343.8 m ▲dry17°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
12:0066 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW28 km/h SW363.8 m ▲dry17°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
13:0050 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW32 km/h SW373.6 m dry17°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
14:0050 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW31 km/h SSW373.2 m dry17°fresh breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
15:0066 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h SSW372.8 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
16:0066 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h SW362.3 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
17:0066 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SW351.9 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
18:0076 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h SSW331.7 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
19:0076 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h SW311.8 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
20:0066 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWNW21 km/h SSW302.0 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
21:0066 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h SW302.3 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
22:0066 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWNW21 km/h SSW302.8 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
23:0066 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h SW293.3 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
Monday, 5 October
00:0066 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SW293.6 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
01:0066 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h SW303.6 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Fenit, 8 km away · metres above chart datum
03:4010:1516:3023:00
Low 03:40 · 1.6 mHigh 10:15 · 4.0 mLow 16:30 · 1.6 mHigh 23:00 · 3.8 m

The spot

Faces
279° W
Swell window
SSW 200° → NNE 20°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 1.7 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 · 8 km · fixed

Brandon Bay Sauna · Fahamore, Maharees, Castlegregory · 14 km · fixed

Samhradh's Sauna · Cromane, Iveragh Peninsula · 27 km · mobile

Banna bathing water is located in a rural area. There are no buildings located in the sand dune system or on the promenade to the back of the bathing waters. The majority of the Banna Bathing water backs onto an extensive sand-dune system. This sand-dune system is part of an extensive length of sand dunes running from Ballyheigue to Barrow. There is no significant vegetation growing in the waters off the beach. The bathing water of Banna is located within 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). Activities include walking and swimming. The bathing area is approximately 445 m wide.

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🌊 Banna Strand dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.9 mSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
🌊 Banna Strand dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.8 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
🌊 Banna Strand dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.9 mMon, 5 Oct 18:30–19:30 · light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m

Nearby spots

Ballyheigue

5 km · Co. Kerry · Excellent Quality

Fenit

7 km · Co. Kerry · Excellent Quality

Derrymore

11 km · Co. Kerry · Not classified

Lough Naparka

13 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.