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Béal Bán

Green Coast faces WNW Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
62
Decent · light winds, dry
Waves
2.3 m
11 s period from NW · model cell 3.5 km out
Sea
15.5°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 108 km away.
Tide
2.5 m
Falling. Low at 03:20.
Wind
8 km/h
Light breeze, W, onshore, gusts 18
Daylight
07:45
Sunrise. Sunset 19:16. Air 10°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
11:00
Decent 65/100
light winds, dry, big sea 2.0 m · 2.0 m · 10 km/h
▼ 03:20 ▲ 09:55 ▼ 16:15 ▲ 22:50
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Fresh 59/100
gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m · 1.7 m · 19 km/h
▼ 04:40 ▲ 11:15 ▼ 17:55
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Fresh 59/100
gentle breeze, dry, big sea 2.1 m · 2.1 m · 19 km/h
▲ 00:25 ▼ 06:35 ▲ 12:50 ▼ 19:25
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Fresh 51/100
gentle breeze, showers possible, big sea 2.1 m · 2.1 m · 12 km/h
▲ 01:45 ▼ 08:00 ▲ 14:10 ▼ 20:30
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Blowy 43/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 1.6 m · 22 km/h
▲ 02:55 ▼ 08:50 ▲ 15:10 ▼ 21:20
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 23 km/h
▲ 03:35 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 15:55 ▼ 22:10
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Fresh 60/100
fresh breeze, showers possible · 37 km/h
▲ 04:20 ▼ 10:15 ▲ 16:30 ▼ 22:45

Week at a glance

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Sat 00:0062 · Decentlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 62 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSat 02:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSat 03:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSat 05:00 · 62 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSat 08:00 · 57 FreshSat 09:00 · 57 FreshSat 10:00 · 62 DecentSat 11:00 · 65 DecentSat 12:00 · 65 DecentSat 13:00 · 65 DecentSat 14:00 · 65 DecentSat 15:00 · 59 FreshSat 16:00 · 59 FreshSat 17:00 · 59 FreshSat 18:00 · 59 FreshSat 19:00 · 55 FreshSat 20:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSat 21:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSat 22:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSun 00:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 59 FreshSun 09:00 · 49 FreshSun 10:00 · 49 FreshSun 11:00 · 49 FreshSun 12:00 · 49 FreshSun 13:00 · 49 FreshSun 14:00 · 49 FreshSun 15:00 · 49 FreshSun 16:00 · 49 FreshSun 17:00 · 49 FreshSun 18:00 · 49 FreshSun 19:00 · 49 FreshSun 20:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 49 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 49 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 38 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 49 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 49 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 49 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 41 Blowy · nightMon 06:00 · 49 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 49 Fresh · nightMon 08:00 · 59 FreshMon 09:00 · 49 FreshMon 10:00 · 37 BlowyMon 11:00 · 43 BlowyMon 12:00 · 59 FreshMon 13:00 · 59 FreshMon 14:00 · 59 FreshMon 15:00 · 59 FreshMon 16:00 · 59 FreshMon 17:00 · 59 FreshMon 18:00 · 59 FreshMon 19:00 · 59 FreshMon 22:00 · 51 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 57 Fresh · nightTue 04:00 · 51 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 53 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 51 FreshTue 13:00 · 49 FreshTue 16:00 · 49 FreshTue 19:00 · 49 FreshTue 22:00 · 49 Fresh · nightWed 01:00 · 46 Fresh · nightWed 04:00 · 56 Fresh · nightWed 07:00 · 40 Blowy · nightWed 10:00 · 40 BlowyWed 13:00 · 43 BlowyWed 16:00 · 43 BlowyWed 19:00 · 40 BlowyWed 22:00 · 56 Fresh · nightThu 01:00 · 56 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 84 GrandThu 19:00 · 68 DecentFri 01:00 · 60 Fresh · nightFri 07:00 · 35 Blowy · nightFri 13:00 · 60 FreshFri 19:00 · 49 Fresh

Sat, 3 Oct, 00:00

62 Decent
  • light winds
  • dry
  • big sea 2.3 m
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset2.3 m8 km/h
faces 301° WNW · wind onshore
Waves
2.3 m @ 11 s from NW
Wind
8 km/h W · gusts 18
Tide
2.6 m · upper half
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
00:0062 Decent2.3 m (1.6 swell)11 sNW8 km/h W182.6 m dry10°light winds, dry, big sea 2.3 m
01:0057 Fresh2.3 m (1.6 swell)11 sNW5 km/h SW172.1 m dry10°light winds, dry, big sea 2.3 m
02:0057 Fresh2.3 m (1.6 swell)11 sNW4 km/h SSW151.7 m dry9°light winds, dry, big sea 2.3 m
03:0057 Fresh2.3 m (1.6 swell)11 sNW6 km/h S141.4 m ▼dry9°light winds, dry, big sea 2.3 m
04:0057 Fresh2.3 m (1.5 swell)10 sNW10 km/h SSE131.4 m ▼dry10°light winds, dry, big sea 2.3 m
05:0062 Decent2.2 m (1.5 swell)10 sNW5 km/h S141.6 m dry10°light winds, dry, big sea 2.2 m
06:0057 Fresh2.2 m (1.4 swell)10 sNW10 km/h SSE142.0 m dry10°light winds, dry, big sea 2.2 m
07:0057 Fresh2.2 m (1.4 swell)10 sNW9 km/h S132.4 m dry9°light winds, dry, big sea 2.2 m
08:0057 Fresh2.1 m (1.4 swell)10 sNW10 km/h S142.9 m dry8°light winds, dry, big sea 2.1 m
09:0057 Fresh2.1 m (1.3 swell)10 sNW11 km/h SSE153.2 m ▲dry9°light winds, dry, big sea 2.1 m
10:0062 Decent2.1 m (1.3 swell)10 sNW10 km/h SE193.3 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, big sea 2.1 m
11:0065 Decent2.0 m (1.3 swell)10 sNW10 km/h SSE213.2 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, big sea 2.0 m
12:0065 Decent2.0 m (1.2 swell)10 sNW12 km/h SSE232.9 m dry14°light winds, dry, big sea 2.0 m
13:0065 Decent2.0 m (1.2 swell)10 sNW11 km/h SSE242.4 m dry15°light winds, dry, big sea 2.0 m
14:0065 Decent1.9 m (1.2 swell)10 sNW10 km/h SSE271.9 m dry15°light winds, dry, big sea 1.9 m
15:0059 Fresh1.9 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW13 km/h SSE301.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.9 m
16:0059 Fresh1.9 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW13 km/h S321.4 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.9 m
17:0059 Fresh1.8 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW14 km/h SSE331.4 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.8 m
18:0059 Fresh1.8 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW18 km/h SSE341.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.8 m
19:0055 Fresh1.8 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW20 km/h SSE341.9 m dry14°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
20:0055 Fresh1.8 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW20 km/h SSE352.3 m dry14°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
21:0059 Fresh1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW19 km/h SSE362.8 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
22:0059 Fresh1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW18 km/h SSE373.1 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
23:0059 Fresh1.7 m (1.2 swell)10 sNW17 km/h S373.1 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0059 Fresh1.7 m (1.2 swell)10 sNW13 km/h S373.0 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
01:0059 Fresh1.7 m (1.2 swell)10 sNW15 km/h SSW362.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
02:0059 Fresh1.7 m (1.2 swell)10 sNW16 km/h SW362.3 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
03:0059 Fresh1.7 m (1.2 swell)10 sNW15 km/h SW351.9 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
04:0059 Fresh1.7 m (1.2 swell)10 sNW15 km/h SSW351.7 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
05:0059 Fresh1.7 m (1.2 swell)10 sNW17 km/h SSW341.6 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
06:0059 Fresh1.7 m (1.2 swell)10 sNW18 km/h SSW341.7 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
07:0059 Fresh1.7 m (1.2 swell)10 sNW18 km/h SSW351.9 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
08:0059 Fresh1.7 m (1.2 swell)10 sNW19 km/h SSW352.3 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
09:0049 Fresh1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW21 km/h SSW362.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
10:0049 Fresh1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW24 km/h SSW363.0 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
11:0049 Fresh1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW23 km/h SSW373.2 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
12:0049 Fresh1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW24 km/h SSW373.1 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
13:0049 Fresh1.6 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW23 km/h SSW372.9 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
14:0049 Fresh1.6 m (1.0 swell)10 sNW25 km/h SSW372.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
15:0049 Fresh1.7 m (1.0 swell)10 sNW24 km/h SW362.2 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
16:0049 Fresh1.7 m (1.0 swell)10 sNW24 km/h SW351.8 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
17:0049 Fresh1.7 m (1.0 swell)10 sNW22 km/h SW351.5 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
18:0049 Fresh1.7 m (1.0 swell)10 sNW22 km/h SW351.4 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
19:0049 Fresh1.7 m (1.0 swell)10 sNW20 km/h SW341.5 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
20:0049 Fresh1.7 m (1.0 swell)10 sNW25 km/h SW351.7 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
21:0049 Fresh1.7 m (1.0 swell)10 sNW24 km/h SW352.1 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
22:0049 Fresh1.8 m (1.0 swell)10 sNW22 km/h SW352.5 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
23:0049 Fresh1.8 m (1.0 swell)10 sNW22 km/h SW352.9 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.8 m

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Dingle, 10 km away · metres above chart datum
03:2009:5516:1522:50
Low 03:20 · 1.4 mHigh 09:55 · 3.3 mLow 16:15 · 1.4 mHigh 22:50 · 3.2 m

The spot

Faces
301° WNW
Swell window
SE 140° → NE 40°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 3.5 km out
Water
Not classified

Facing and swell window are derived from the wave model's coastline around the spot, not surveyed. Know better? Tell us.

Water quality

No annual classification yet.

· beaches.ie

On the ground

No lifeguard listedNo toiletsNo parking listedDogs on lead

As listed by Kerry County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Sona Sauna · Ventry Bay Beach (Ceann Tra), Dingle · 7 km · fixed

Skellig Sauna · Cuas Crom Beach, Cahersiveen (also St Finian's Bay, Ballinskelligs) · 28 km · mobile

Brandon Bay Sauna · Fahamore, Maharees, Castlegregory · 28 km · fixed

Béal Bán is located near Smerwick Harbour in the village of Ballyferriter in Co Kerry. The beach is sheltered from the wind, and is known for its horse and pony races.

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🌊 Béal Bán dip · Decent · sea 15° · 2.0 mSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · light winds, dry, big sea 2.0 m
🌊 Béal Bán dip · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.7 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
🌊 Béal Bán dip · Fresh · sea 15° · 2.1 mMon, 5 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry, big sea 2.1 m

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Lough Namna

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