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Banna Strand

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces W

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51
Fresh · chest-high 1.2 m, period 11 s
Waves
1.2 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
2.3 m
Rising. High at 21:50.
Wind
26 km/h
Moderate breeze, WNW, onshore, gusts 36
Daylight
07:41
Sunrise. Sunset 19:16. Air 14°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
19:00
Fresh 54/100
chest-high 1.1 m, period 11 s, onshore wind · 1.1 m · 26 km/h
▼ 02:40 ▲ 09:15 ▼ 15:15 ▲ 21:50
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Grand 88/100
chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 0.9 m · 10 km/h
▼ 03:40 ▲ 10:15 ▼ 16:30 ▲ 23:00
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Fresh 45/100
waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.8 m · 28 km/h
▼ 04:55 ▲ 11:35 ▼ 18:15
Mon, 5 Oct
14:00
Decent 74/100
chest-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, light onshore · 0.9 m · 12 km/h
▲ 00:35 ▼ 06:50 ▲ 13:05 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Blowy 41/100
waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.8 m · 20 km/h
▲ 02:00 ▼ 08:10 ▲ 14:35 ▼ 20:45
Wed, 7 Oct
16:00
Blowy 36/100
waist-high 0.8 m, period 9 s, onshore wind · 0.8 m · 22 km/h
▲ 03:10 ▼ 09:10 ▲ 15:20 ▼ 21:45
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 17 km/h
▲ 03:55 ▼ 10:00 ▲ 16:05 ▼ 22:20

Week at a glance

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Fri 18:0051 · Freshchest-high 1.2 m · period 11 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 15:00 · 27 GrimFri 16:00 · 45 FreshFri 17:00 · 48 FreshFri 18:00 · 51 FreshFri 19:00 · 54 FreshFri 20:00 · 57 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 60 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 62 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 66 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 82 GrandSat 09:00 · 85 GrandSat 10:00 · 88 GrandSat 11:00 · 52 FreshSat 12:00 · 48 FreshSat 13:00 · 45 FreshSat 14:00 · 40 BlowySat 15:00 · 37 BlowySat 16:00 · 34 BlowySat 17:00 · 36 BlowySat 18:00 · 39 BlowySat 19:00 · 42 BlowySat 20:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSat 21:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSat 22:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 64 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 40 Blowy · nightSun 04:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSun 05:00 · 34 Blowy · nightSun 06:00 · 37 Blowy · nightSun 07:00 · 32 Blowy · nightSun 08:00 · 35 BlowySun 09:00 · 38 BlowySun 10:00 · 41 BlowySun 11:00 · 44 BlowySun 12:00 · 45 FreshSun 13:00 · 42 BlowySun 14:00 · 39 BlowySun 15:00 · 36 BlowySun 16:00 · 33 BlowySun 17:00 · 30 BlowySun 18:00 · 27 GrimSun 19:00 · 28 BlowySun 20:00 · 32 Blowy · nightSun 21:00 · 43 Blowy · nightSun 22:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 49 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 45 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 41 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 46 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 43 Blowy · nightMon 05:00 · 57 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 62 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 08:00 · 63 DecentMon 09:00 · 66 DecentMon 10:00 · 69 DecentMon 11:00 · 56 FreshMon 12:00 · 60 FreshMon 13:00 · 63 DecentMon 14:00 · 74 DecentMon 15:00 · 46 FreshMon 16:00 · 43 BlowyMon 17:00 · 27 GrimMon 18:00 · 38 BlowyMon 19:00 · 37 BlowyMon 22:00 · 25 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 51 Fresh · nightTue 04:00 · 73 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 38 Blowy · nightTue 10:00 · 38 BlowyTue 13:00 · 41 BlowyTue 16:00 · 41 BlowyTue 19:00 · 40 BlowyTue 22:00 · 30 Blowy · nightWed 01:00 · 47 Fresh · nightWed 04:00 · 51 Fresh · nightWed 07:00 · 35 Blowy · nightWed 10:00 · 31 BlowyWed 13:00 · 30 BlowyWed 16:00 · 36 BlowyWed 19:00 · 27 GrimWed 22:00 · 33 Blowy · nightThu 01:00 · 43 Blowy · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 18:00

51 Fresh
  • chest-high 1.2 m
  • period 11 s
  • onshore wind
  • low-ish tide
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.2 m26 km/h
faces 279° W · wind onshore
Waves
1.2 m @ 11 s from WNW
Wind
26 km/h WNW · gusts 36
Tide
2.3 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
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
17:0048 Fresh1.2 m (0.9 swell)11 sWNW27 km/h W371.8 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
18:0051 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW26 km/h WNW362.3 m dry14°chest-high 1.2 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
19:0054 Fresh1.1 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW26 km/h WNW332.9 m dry14°chest-high 1.1 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
20:0057 Fresh1.1 m (0.8 swell)11 sNW24 km/h WNW303.4 m dry13°chest-high 1.1 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
21:0060 Fresh1.1 m (0.8 swell)11 sNW20 km/h WNW273.9 m ▲dry13°chest-high 1.1 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
22:0062 Decent1.1 m (0.8 swell)11 sNW19 km/h WNW244.0 m ▲dry13°chest-high 1.1 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
23:0059 Fresh1.1 m (0.8 swell)11 sNW18 km/h W223.8 m dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0056 Fresh1.0 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW16 km/h WNW203.3 m dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
01:0066 Decent1.0 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW13 km/h W182.7 m dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 11 s, light onshore
02:0063 Decent1.0 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW10 km/h WSW172.1 m dry12°chest-high 1.0 m, period 11 s, light onshore
03:0061 Fresh1.0 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW8 km/h SSW161.8 m ▼dry11°chest-high 1.0 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
04:0070 Decent1.0 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW10 km/h SE171.7 m ▼dry10°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
05:0073 Decent1.0 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW9 km/h SSE171.9 m dry9°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
06:0076 Decent1.0 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW9 km/h SE172.3 m dry9°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
07:0079 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW10 km/h SE162.8 m dry9°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
08:0082 Grand0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW11 km/h SE153.3 m dry8°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
09:0085 Grand0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW10 km/h SE153.7 m ▲dry9°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
10:0088 Grand0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW10 km/h SE154.0 m ▲dry12°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
11:0052 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW7 km/h SSE163.9 m ▲dry14°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0048 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW6 km/h S183.5 m dry15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0045 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW5 km/h SSW193.0 m dry15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0040 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW6 km/h WSW202.5 m dry16°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, light onshore
15:0037 Blowy0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW5 km/h W212.0 m dry16°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, light onshore
16:0034 Blowy0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW5 km/h WSW221.7 m ▼dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore
17:0036 Blowy0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW9 km/h SW231.6 m ▼dry17°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
18:0039 Blowy0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW10 km/h SSW231.9 m dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
19:0042 Blowy0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW9 km/h SSW232.2 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
20:0045 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW12 km/h SSW242.6 m dry14°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
21:0058 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW7 km/h ENE263.1 m dry12°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
22:0061 Fresh0.8 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW12 km/h ESE283.5 m ▲dry11°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
23:0064 Decent0.8 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW10 km/h ESE283.8 m ▲dry11°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0061 Fresh0.8 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW7 km/h ESE283.6 m ▲dry11°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
01:0057 Fresh0.8 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW8 km/h E283.3 m dry11°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
02:0054 Fresh0.8 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW4 km/h SE292.9 m dry11°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
03:0040 Blowy0.8 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW15 km/h SSW302.5 m dry13°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
04:0029 Blowy0.8 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW20 km/h SSW312.1 m ▼dry14°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
05:0034 Blowy0.8 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW15 km/h SSW332.0 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
06:0037 Blowy0.8 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW17 km/h SSW342.0 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0032 Blowy0.8 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW20 km/h SSW342.3 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
08:0035 Blowy0.8 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SW342.6 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0038 Blowy0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h SSW353.0 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0041 Blowy0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h SSW353.5 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
11:0044 Blowy0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h SSW353.8 m ▲dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0045 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW28 km/h SSW353.8 m ▲dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0042 Blowy0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h SSW353.6 m dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0039 Blowy0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW26 km/h SSW393.2 m dry17°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
15:0036 Blowy0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h SSW392.8 m dry17°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:0033 Blowy0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SSW432.3 m 0.2 mm17°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind

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.

Put Banna Strand in your calendar

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🏄 Banna Strand surf · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.1 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · chest-high 1.1 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
🏄 Banna Strand surf · Grand · sea 15° · 0.9 mSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
🏄 Banna Strand surf · Fresh · sea 15° · 0.8 mSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind

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.