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Béal Bán

Green Coast faces WNW Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
0
Grim · fresh breeze, showers possible
Waves
2.5 m
12 s period from NW · model cell 3.5 km out
Sea
15.8°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 108 km away.
Tide
3.3 m
Falling. Low at 15:00.
Wind
32 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 63
Daylight
07:43
Sunrise. Sunset 19:18. Air 16°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
15:00
Blowy 43/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 2.5 m · 22 km/h
▼ 02:25 ▲ 08:50 ▼ 15:00 ▲ 21:30
Sat, 3 Oct
16:00
Fresh 54/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry · 1.8 m · 22 km/h
▼ 03:20 ▲ 09:55 ▼ 16:15 ▲ 22:50
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Fresh 49/100
moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m · 1.6 m · 26 km/h
▼ 04:40 ▲ 11:15 ▼ 17:55
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Fresh 49/100
gentle breeze, showers possible, big sea 1.9 m · 1.9 m · 19 km/h
▲ 00:25 ▼ 06:35 ▲ 12:50 ▼ 19:25
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Blowy 42/100
moderate breeze, dry, big sea 2.2 m · 2.2 m · 28 km/h
▲ 01:45 ▼ 08:00 ▲ 14:10 ▼ 20:30
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 70/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 23 km/h
▲ 02:55 ▼ 08:50 ▲ 15:10 ▼ 21:20
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 69/100
moderate breeze, dry · 25 km/h
▲ 03:35 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 15:55 ▼ 22:10

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 10:000 · Grimfresh breeze · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 08:00 · 0 GrimFri 09:00 · 0 GrimFri 10:00 · 0 GrimFri 11:00 · 0 GrimFri 12:00 · 0 GrimFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 14:00 · 30 BlowyFri 15:00 · 43 BlowyFri 16:00 · 39 BlowyFri 17:00 · 34 BlowyFri 18:00 · 30 BlowyFri 19:00 · 42 BlowyFri 20:00 · 34 Blowy · nightFri 21:00 · 36 Blowy · nightFri 22:00 · 36 Blowy · nightFri 23:00 · 41 Blowy · nightSat 00:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSat 02:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSat 03:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSat 05:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 08:00 · 37 BlowySat 09:00 · 38 BlowySat 10:00 · 37 BlowySat 11:00 · 36 BlowySat 12:00 · 40 BlowySat 13:00 · 45 FreshSat 14:00 · 49 FreshSat 15:00 · 49 FreshSat 16:00 · 54 FreshSat 17:00 · 52 FreshSat 18:00 · 52 FreshSat 19:00 · 43 BlowySat 20:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSat 21:00 · 35 Blowy · nightSat 22:00 · 35 Blowy · nightSat 23:00 · 32 Blowy · nightSun 00:00 · 37 Blowy · nightSun 01:00 · 41 Blowy · nightSun 02:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 41 Blowy · nightSun 04:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 43 Blowy · nightSun 07:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 08:00 · 35 BlowySun 09:00 · 31 BlowySun 10:00 · 26 GrimSun 11:00 · 22 GrimSun 12:00 · 24 GrimSun 13:00 · 28 BlowySun 14:00 · 33 BlowySun 15:00 · 37 BlowySun 16:00 · 41 BlowySun 17:00 · 45 FreshSun 18:00 · 49 FreshSun 19:00 · 44 BlowySun 20:00 · 40 Blowy · nightSun 21:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSun 22:00 · 31 Blowy · nightSun 23:00 · 27 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 23 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 24 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 28 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 04:00 · 37 Blowy · nightMon 05:00 · 42 Blowy · nightMon 06:00 · 46 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 47 Fresh · nightMon 10:00 · 26 GrimMon 13:00 · 14 GrimMon 16:00 · 26 GrimMon 19:00 · 49 FreshMon 22:00 · 40 Blowy · nightTue 01:00 · 16 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 37 Blowy · nightTue 10:00 · 32 BlowyTue 13:00 · 28 BlowyTue 16:00 · 29 BlowyTue 19:00 · 42 BlowyTue 22:00 · 42 Blowy · nightWed 01:00 · 26 Grim · nightWed 04:00 · 58 Fresh · nightWed 07:00 · 66 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 70 DecentWed 13:00 · 60 FreshWed 19:00 · 64 DecentThu 01:00 · 59 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 69 DecentThu 19:00 · 46 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 10:00

0 Grim
  • fresh breeze
  • showers possible
  • heavy sea 2.6 m
  • high tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset2.5 m32 km/h
faces 301° WNW · wind cross
Waves
2.5 m @ 12 s from NW
Wind
32 km/h SSW · gusts 63
Tide
3.4 m · high
Air
16°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
10:000 Grim2.5 m (2.2 swell)12 sNW32 km/h SSW633.4 m ▲0.5 mm16°fresh breeze, showers possible, heavy sea 2.6 m
11:000 Grim2.5 m (2.1 swell)12 sNW35 km/h SSW682.9 m 2.1 mm16°fresh breeze, rain, heavy sea 2.5 m
12:000 Grim2.5 m (2.1 swell)12 sNW37 km/h SSW732.3 m 4.3 mm16°fresh breeze, rain, heavy sea 2.5 m
13:000 Grim2.5 m (2.0 swell)12 sNW38 km/h SSW631.8 m 2.9 mm16°fresh breeze, rain, heavy sea 2.5 m
14:0030 Blowy2.5 m (2.0 swell)11 sNW24 km/h W471.3 m ▼0.9 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
15:0043 Blowy2.5 m (2.0 swell)11 sNW22 km/h WNW381.1 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0039 Blowy2.4 m (1.9 swell)11 sNW22 km/h WNW351.2 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0034 Blowy2.4 m (1.9 swell)11 sNW21 km/h WNW351.6 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0030 Blowy2.4 m (1.8 swell)11 sNW20 km/h WNW332.1 m dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0042 Blowy2.3 m (1.8 swell)11 sNW16 km/h WNW312.6 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 2.3 m
20:0034 Blowy2.3 m (1.8 swell)11 sNW13 km/h WNW273.0 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 2.3 m
21:0036 Blowy2.3 m (1.7 swell)11 sNW10 km/h W243.3 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, big sea 2.3 m
22:0036 Blowy2.3 m (1.7 swell)11 sNW10 km/h W223.4 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, big sea 2.3 m
23:0041 Blowy2.3 m (1.7 swell)11 sNW12 km/h W193.1 m dry12°light winds, dry, big sea 2.3 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0046 Fresh2.2 m (1.6 swell)11 sNW8 km/h W172.6 m dry11°light winds, dry, big sea 2.2 m
01:0051 Fresh2.2 m (1.6 swell)11 sNW7 km/h WSW142.1 m dry11°light winds, dry, big sea 2.2 m
02:0056 Fresh2.2 m (1.6 swell)11 sNW6 km/h SSW131.7 m dry11°light winds, dry, big sea 2.2 m
03:0060 Fresh2.2 m (1.5 swell)11 sNW6 km/h S131.4 m ▼dry11°light winds, dry, big sea 2.2 m
04:0059 Fresh2.2 m (1.5 swell)11 sNW7 km/h S141.4 m ▼dry11°light winds, dry, big sea 2.2 m
05:0055 Fresh2.2 m (1.5 swell)10 sNW5 km/h S141.6 m dry11°light winds, dry, big sea 2.2 m
06:0051 Fresh2.1 m (1.4 swell)10 sNW5 km/h S152.0 m dry11°light winds, dry, big sea 2.1 m
07:0046 Fresh2.1 m (1.4 swell)10 sNW6 km/h SSE162.4 m dry10°light winds, dry, big sea 2.1 m
08:0037 Blowy2.1 m (1.3 swell)10 sNW9 km/h SSE172.9 m dry9°light winds, dry, big sea 2.1 m
09:0038 Blowy2.0 m (1.3 swell)10 sNW9 km/h SSE183.2 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, big sea 2.0 m
10:0037 Blowy2.0 m (1.3 swell)10 sNW11 km/h SSE233.3 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, big sea 2.0 m
11:0036 Blowy2.0 m (1.2 swell)10 sNW13 km/h SSE273.2 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 2.0 m
12:0040 Blowy1.9 m (1.2 swell)10 sNW14 km/h SSE312.9 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.9 m
13:0045 Fresh1.9 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW17 km/h S332.4 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.9 m
14:0049 Fresh1.9 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW18 km/h S361.9 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.9 m
15:0049 Fresh1.8 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW20 km/h S391.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
16:0054 Fresh1.8 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW22 km/h SSE391.4 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
17:0052 Fresh1.7 m (1.0 swell)10 sNW20 km/h S391.4 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
18:0052 Fresh1.7 m (1.0 swell)10 sNW18 km/h S391.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
19:0043 Blowy1.7 m (1.0 swell)10 sNW20 km/h SSE381.9 m dry15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
20:0039 Blowy1.6 m (1.0 swell)10 sNW22 km/h SSE352.3 m dry14°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
21:0035 Blowy1.6 m (1.0 swell)10 sNW21 km/h SSE342.8 m dry15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
22:0035 Blowy1.6 m (1.0 swell)10 sNW19 km/h S343.1 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m
23:0032 Blowy1.6 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW17 km/h S343.1 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0037 Blowy1.6 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW18 km/h S353.0 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m
01:0041 Blowy1.6 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW16 km/h SSW362.7 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m
02:0046 Fresh1.6 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW19 km/h S372.3 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
03:0041 Blowy1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW21 km/h SSW381.9 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
04:0046 Fresh1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW22 km/h SSW381.7 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
05:0048 Fresh1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW22 km/h SSW381.6 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
06:0043 Blowy1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW22 km/h SSW371.7 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
07:0039 Blowy1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW22 km/h SSW371.9 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
08:0035 Blowy1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW26 km/h SSW352.3 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 m
09:0031 Blowy1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sNW24 km/h SW352.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.7 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
02:2508:5015:0021:30
Low 02:25 · 1.1 mHigh 08:50 · 3.6 mLow 15:00 · 1.1 mHigh 21:30 · 3.4 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 · Blowy · sea 16° · 2.5 mFri, 2 Oct 14:30–15:30 · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
🌊 Béal Bán dip · Fresh · sea 16° · 1.8 mSat, 3 Oct 15:30–16:30 · moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
🌊 Béal Bán dip · Fresh · sea 16° · 1.6 mSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m

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Ballinloghig Lough

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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.