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Banna Strand

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9
Grim · fresh breeze, onshore, choppy
Waves
1.4 m
11 s period from WNW · model cell 1.7 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 134 km away.
Tide
1.4 m
Low tide. Low at 15:15.
Wind
33 km/h
Fresh breeze, W, onshore, gusts 48
Daylight
07:41
Sunrise. Sunset 19:16. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
19:00
Fresh 48/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 1.1 m · 26 km/h
▼ 02:40 ▲ 09:15 ▼ 15:15 ▲ 21:50
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Decent 79/100
light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m · 0.9 m · 7 km/h
▼ 03:40 ▲ 10:15 ▼ 16:30 ▲ 23:00
Sun, 4 Oct
11:00
Decent 64/100
moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 27 km/h
▼ 04:55 ▲ 11:35 ▼ 18:15
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Decent 76/100
gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m · 0.9 m · 15 km/h
▲ 00:35 ▼ 06:50 ▲ 13:05 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Decent 74/100
gentle breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 18 km/h
▲ 02:00 ▼ 08:10 ▲ 14:35 ▼ 20:45
Wed, 7 Oct
16:00
Decent 69/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 0.8 m · 22 km/h
▲ 03:10 ▼ 09:10 ▲ 15:20 ▼ 21:45
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 80/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 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 15:009 · Grimfresh breeze · onshore, choppy
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 14:00 · 0 GrimFri 15:00 · 9 GrimFri 16:00 · 35 BlowyFri 17:00 · 39 BlowyFri 18:00 · 44 BlowyFri 19:00 · 48 FreshFri 20:00 · 52 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 56 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 75 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSat 02:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSat 03:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSat 05:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 08:00 · 64 DecentSat 09:00 · 69 DecentSat 10:00 · 78 DecentSat 11:00 · 79 DecentSat 12:00 · 74 DecentSat 13:00 · 70 DecentSat 14:00 · 65 DecentSat 15:00 · 61 FreshSat 16:00 · 56 FreshSat 17:00 · 56 FreshSat 18:00 · 60 FreshSat 19:00 · 65 DecentSat 20:00 · 69 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 75 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 79 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 74 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 70 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 42 Blowy · nightSun 05:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 63 DecentSun 09:00 · 55 FreshSun 10:00 · 59 FreshSun 11:00 · 64 DecentSun 12:00 · 64 DecentSun 13:00 · 60 FreshSun 14:00 · 56 FreshSun 15:00 · 52 FreshSun 16:00 · 39 BlowySun 17:00 · 31 BlowySun 18:00 · 39 BlowySun 19:00 · 51 FreshSun 20:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 69 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 58 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 65 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 61 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 56 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 49 Fresh · nightMon 08:00 · 53 FreshMon 09:00 · 58 FreshMon 10:00 · 49 FreshMon 11:00 · 55 FreshMon 12:00 · 71 DecentMon 13:00 · 76 DecentMon 14:00 · 72 DecentMon 15:00 · 74 DecentMon 16:00 · 70 DecentMon 17:00 · 60 FreshMon 18:00 · 56 FreshMon 19:00 · 58 FreshMon 22:00 · 50 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 65 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 46 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 54 FreshTue 13:00 · 51 FreshTue 16:00 · 74 DecentTue 19:00 · 65 DecentTue 22:00 · 52 Fresh · nightWed 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 87 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 61 FreshWed 13:00 · 61 FreshWed 16:00 · 69 DecentWed 19:00 · 57 FreshWed 22:00 · 46 Fresh · nightThu 01:00 · 60 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 77 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 80 GrandThu 19:00 · 71 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 15:00

9 Grim
  • fresh breeze
  • onshore, choppy
  • showers possible
  • waves 1.4 m
  • low tide
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.4 m33 km/h
faces 279° W · wind onshore
Waves
1.4 m @ 11 s from WNW
Wind
33 km/h W · gusts 48
Tide
1.4 m · low
Air
15°C · 0.5 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
14:000 Grim1.5 m (0.9 swell)11 sWNW48 km/h SW651.7 m 4.0 mm16°strong wind, rain, waves 1.5 m
15:009 Grim1.4 m (0.9 swell)11 sWNW33 km/h W481.4 m ▼0.5 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
16:0035 Blowy1.3 m (0.9 swell)11 sWNW27 km/h W391.4 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0039 Blowy1.2 m (0.9 swell)11 sWNW27 km/h W371.8 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0044 Blowy1.2 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW26 km/h WNW362.3 m dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0048 Fresh1.1 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW26 km/h WNW332.9 m dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0052 Fresh1.1 m (0.8 swell)11 sNW24 km/h WNW303.4 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
21:0056 Fresh1.1 m (0.8 swell)11 sNW20 km/h WNW273.9 m ▲dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
22:0075 Decent1.1 m (0.8 swell)11 sNW19 km/h WNW244.0 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
23:0070 Decent1.1 m (0.8 swell)11 sNW18 km/h W223.8 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0063 Decent1.0 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW16 km/h WNW203.3 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
01:0058 Fresh1.0 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW13 km/h W182.7 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
02:0059 Fresh1.0 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW10 km/h WSW172.1 m dry12°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
03:0054 Fresh1.0 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW8 km/h SSW161.8 m ▼dry11°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
04:0047 Fresh1.0 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW10 km/h SE171.7 m ▼dry10°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
05:0052 Fresh1.0 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW9 km/h SSE171.9 m dry9°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
06:0056 Fresh1.0 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW9 km/h SE172.3 m dry9°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
07:0060 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW10 km/h SE162.8 m dry9°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
08:0064 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW11 km/h SE153.3 m dry8°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
09:0069 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW10 km/h SE153.7 m ▲dry9°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
10:0078 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW10 km/h SE154.0 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
11:0079 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW7 km/h SSE163.9 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
12:0074 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW6 km/h S183.5 m dry15°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
13:0070 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW5 km/h SSW193.0 m dry15°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
14:0065 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW6 km/h WSW202.5 m dry16°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
15:0061 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW5 km/h W212.0 m dry16°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
16:0056 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW5 km/h WSW221.7 m ▼dry16°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
17:0056 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW9 km/h SW231.6 m ▼dry17°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
18:0060 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW10 km/h SSW231.9 m dry16°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
19:0065 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW9 km/h SSW232.2 m dry15°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
20:0069 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW12 km/h SSW242.6 m dry14°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
21:0070 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW7 km/h ENE263.1 m dry12°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
22:0075 Decent0.8 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW12 km/h ESE283.5 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
23:0079 Decent0.8 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW10 km/h ESE283.8 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0074 Decent0.8 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW7 km/h ESE283.6 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
01:0070 Decent0.8 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW8 km/h E283.3 m dry11°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
02:0065 Decent0.8 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW4 km/h SE292.9 m dry11°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
03:0054 Fresh0.8 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW15 km/h SSW302.5 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
04:0042 Blowy0.8 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW20 km/h SSW312.1 m ▼dry14°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
05:0048 Fresh0.8 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW15 km/h SSW332.0 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
06:0065 Decent0.8 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW17 km/h SSW342.0 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
07:0059 Fresh0.8 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW20 km/h SSW342.3 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
08:0063 Decent0.8 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SW342.6 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
09:0055 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h SSW353.0 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
10:0059 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h SSW353.5 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
11:0064 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h SSW353.8 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
12:0064 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW28 km/h SSW353.8 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
13:0060 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h SSW353.6 m dry16°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
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
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 · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.1 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
🌊 Banna Strand dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.9 mSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
🌊 Banna Strand dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.8 mSun, 4 Oct 10:30–11:30 · moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 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.