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Cromane

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27
Grim · knee-high 0.5 m, long period 12 s
Waves
0.5 m
12 s period from WSW · model cell 4.1 km out
Sea
15.8°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 109 km away.
Tide
4.3 m
High tide. High at 09:15.
Wind
28 km/h
Moderate breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 51
Daylight
07:41
Sunrise. Sunset 19:16. Air 16°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
09:00
Grim 26/100
knee-high 0.5 m, long period 12 s, cross-shore wind · 0.5 m · 28 km/h
▼ 02:40 ▲ 09:15 ▼ 15:15 ▲ 21:50
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 11 km/h
▼ 03:40 ▲ 10:15 ▼ 16:30 ▲ 23:00
Sun, 4 Oct
13:00
Grim 9/100
knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 0.3 m · 17 km/h
▼ 04:55 ▲ 11:35 ▼ 18:15
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Grim 7/100
knee-high 0.4 m, onshore wind, high-ish tide · 0.4 m · 17 km/h
▲ 00:35 ▼ 06:50 ▲ 13:05 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 15 km/h
▲ 02:00 ▼ 08:10 ▲ 14:35 ▼ 20:45
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 14 km/h
▲ 03:10 ▼ 09:10 ▲ 15:20 ▼ 21:45
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 16 km/h
▲ 03:55 ▼ 10:00 ▲ 16:05 ▼ 22:20

Week at a glance

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Fri 09:0026 · Grimknee-high 0.5 m · long period 12 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 08:00 · 15 GrimFri 09:00 · 26 GrimFri 10:00 · 0 GrimFri 11:00 · 10 GrimFri 12:00 · 2 GrimFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 14:00 · 0 GrimFri 15:00 · 0 GrimFri 16:00 · 0 GrimFri 17:00 · 0 GrimFri 18:00 · 1 GrimFri 19:00 · 4 GrimFri 20:00 · 21 Grim · nightFri 21:00 · 24 Grim · nightFri 22:00 · 26 Grim · nightFri 23:00 · 23 Grim · nightSat 00:00 · 22 Grim · nightSat 01:00 · 18 Grim · nightSat 02:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 03:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 05:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 06:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 08:00 · 5 GrimSat 09:00 · 5 GrimSat 10:00 · 5 GrimSat 11:00 · 5 GrimSat 12:00 · 5 GrimSat 13:00 · 5 GrimSat 14:00 · 5 GrimSat 15:00 · 5 GrimSat 16:00 · 5 GrimSat 17:00 · 5 GrimSat 18:00 · 5 GrimSat 19:00 · 5 GrimSat 20:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 5 GrimSun 09:00 · 5 GrimSun 10:00 · 5 GrimSun 11:00 · 5 GrimSun 12:00 · 5 GrimSun 13:00 · 9 GrimSun 14:00 · 6 GrimSun 15:00 · 3 GrimSun 16:00 · 0 GrimSun 17:00 · 0 GrimSun 18:00 · 0 GrimSun 19:00 · 0 GrimSun 20:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 10:00 · 0 GrimMon 13:00 · 7 GrimMon 16:00 · 4 GrimMon 19:00 · 0 GrimMon 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 5 GrimTue 13:00 · 5 GrimTue 16:00 · 5 GrimTue 19:00 · 5 GrimTue 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 04:00 · 0 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 0 GrimWed 13:00 · 0 GrimWed 19:00 · 0 GrimThu 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 09:00

26 Grim
  • knee-high 0.5 m
  • long period 12 s
  • cross-shore wind
  • high-ish tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.5 m28 km/h
faces 253° WSW · wind cross
Waves
0.5 m @ 12 s from WSW
Wind
28 km/h SSW · gusts 51
Tide
4.3 m · high
Air
16°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
09:0026 Grim0.5 m (0.3 swell)12 sWSW28 km/h SSW514.3 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.5 m, long period 12 s, cross-shore wind
10:000 Grim0.6 m (0.3 swell)12 sWSW32 km/h SSW584.2 m ▲0.1 mm16°knee-high 0.6 m, long period 12 s, onshore wind
11:0010 Grim0.6 m (0.3 swell)12 sWSW37 km/h SSW623.7 m 0.6 mm16°waist-high 0.6 m, period 12 s, onshore wind
12:002 Grim0.7 m (0.3 swell)12 sWSW39 km/h SSW663.0 m 2.4 mm16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 12 s, onshore wind
13:000 Grim0.8 m (0.3 swell)9 sWSW40 km/h SSW692.3 m 4.1 mm16°waist-high 0.8 m, onshore wind, low-ish tide
14:000 Grim0.8 m (0.3 swell)9 sWSW39 km/h SSW621.7 m 3.3 mm16°waist-high 0.7 m, onshore wind, low-ish tide
15:000 Grim0.7 m (0.3 swell)9 sWSW29 km/h W491.4 m ▼1.5 mm15°waist-high 0.6 m, onshore wind, low-ish tide
16:000 Grim0.6 m (0.3 swell)9 sWSW24 km/h W371.4 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.6 m, period 9 s, onshore wind
17:000 Grim0.5 m (0.2 swell)9 sWSW24 km/h W331.8 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, period 9 s, onshore wind
18:001 Grim0.5 m (0.2 swell)9 sWSW23 km/h WNW312.3 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, period 9 s, onshore wind
19:004 Grim0.4 m (0.2 swell)9 sWSW16 km/h WNW262.9 m dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, period 9 s, onshore wind
20:0021 Grim0.4 m (0.2 swell)9 sWSW10 km/h WNW203.4 m dry12°knee-high 0.4 m, period 9 s, light onshore
21:0024 Grim0.4 m9 sWSW8 km/h WNW163.9 m ▲dry11°knee-high 0.4 m, period 9 s, light onshore
22:0026 Grim0.3 m9 sWSW8 km/h WNW134.0 m ▲dry11°knee-high 0.4 m, period 9 s, light onshore
23:0023 Grim0.3 m9 sWSW5 km/h WNW133.8 m dry10°knee-high 0.3 m, period 9 s, light onshore
Saturday, 3 October
00:0022 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW4 km/h S123.3 m dry9°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
01:0018 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW4 km/h S122.7 m dry8°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
02:005 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW4 km/h SSW112.1 m dry9°flat
03:005 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW6 km/h SSE111.8 m ▼dry9°flat
04:005 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW9 km/h SSE111.7 m ▼dry9°flat
05:005 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW8 km/h SSE121.9 m dry10°flat
06:005 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW6 km/h ENE122.3 m dry10°flat
07:005 Grim0.3 m10 sWSW7 km/h ESE122.8 m dry9°flat
08:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWSW11 km/h ENE123.3 m dry9°flat
09:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWSW10 km/h E123.7 m ▲dry10°flat
10:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWSW8 km/h ENE144.0 m ▲dry11°flat
11:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWSW5 km/h E173.9 m ▲dry13°flat
12:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWSW6 km/h SE193.5 m dry15°flat
13:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWSW10 km/h S213.0 m dry16°flat
14:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWSW12 km/h S232.5 m dry17°flat
15:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWSW13 km/h SSW262.0 m dry17°flat
16:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWSW13 km/h SSW271.7 m ▼dry17°flat
17:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWSW13 km/h S271.6 m ▼dry16°flat
18:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWSW12 km/h SSW271.9 m dry16°flat
19:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWSW11 km/h SSW262.2 m dry15°flat
20:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWSW15 km/h S262.6 m dry14°flat
21:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWSW25 km/h S263.1 m dry14°flat
22:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWSW24 km/h S263.5 m ▲dry15°flat
23:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWSW22 km/h S263.8 m ▲dry15°flat
Sunday, 4 October
00:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWSW17 km/h S263.6 m ▲dry15°flat
01:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWSW14 km/h S273.3 m dry14°flat
02:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWSW12 km/h S282.9 m dry14°flat
03:005 Grim0.2 m11 sWSW13 km/h S292.5 m dry14°flat
04:005 Grim0.2 m11 sWSW12 km/h SSW302.1 m ▼dry15°flat
05:005 Grim0.2 m11 sWSW13 km/h SSW302.0 m ▼dry15°flat
06:005 Grim0.2 m11 sWSW13 km/h SW312.0 m ▼0.1 mm15°flat
07:005 Grim0.2 m11 sWSW13 km/h SW312.3 m dry16°flat
08:005 Grim0.2 m11 sWSW16 km/h SSW312.6 m 0.1 mm16°flat

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Fenit, 18 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
253° WSW
Swell window
SW 230° → W 270°
Exposure
Sheltered · model cell 4.1 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.

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On the ground

No lifeguard listedToiletsParkingDogs on lead

As listed by Kerry County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Samhradh's Sauna · Cromane, Iveragh Peninsula · 2 km · mobile

Rossbeigh Sauna · Rossbeigh Beach, Glenbeigh · 7 km · mobile

Fenit Lighthouse Sauna · Fenit pier · 18 km · fixed

Brandon Bay Sauna · Fahamore, Maharees, Castlegregory · 23 km · fixed

Small quiet pebble beach with some sand. Safe shallow water suitable for paddling and for children to swim. Beautiful scenery of the Dingle Peninsula and Inch Beach across the water.

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🏄 Cromane surf · Grim · sea 16° · 0.5 mFri, 2 Oct 08:30–09:30 · knee-high 0.5 m, long period 12 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Cromane surf · Grim · sea 16° · 0.2 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · flat
🏄 Cromane surf · Grim · sea 16° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 12:30–13:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, onshore wind

Nearby spots

Lough Yganavan

2 km · Co. Kerry · Not classified

Lough Nambrackdarrig Nature Reserve

4 km · Co. Kerry · Not classified

Inch

6 km · Co. Kerry · Excellent Quality

Lough Caragh

7 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.