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Derrymore

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Dip score now
32
Blowy · fresh breeze, showers possible
Waves
1.0 m
12 s period from NW · model cell 3.4 km out
Sea
15.8°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 123 km away.
Tide
4.3 m
High tide. Low at 15:15.
Wind
37 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 58
Daylight
07:41
Sunrise. Sunset 19:16. Air 16°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
09:00
Fresh 49/100
fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m · 1.0 m · 33 km/h
▼ 02:40 ▲ 09:15 ▼ 15:15 ▲ 21:50
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Grand 91/100
light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 6 km/h
▼ 03:40 ▲ 10:15 ▼ 16:30 ▲ 23:00
Sun, 4 Oct
11:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m · 0.7 m · 16 km/h
▼ 04:55 ▲ 11:35 ▼ 18:15
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Decent 64/100
gentle breeze, rain, waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 16 km/h
▲ 00:35 ▼ 06:50 ▲ 13:05 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Decent 62/100
gentle breeze, showers possible, waves 0.9 m · 0.9 m · 15 km/h
▲ 02:00 ▼ 08:10 ▲ 14:35 ▼ 20:45
Wed, 7 Oct
19:00
Decent 67/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 15 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 10:0031 · Blowyfresh breeze · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 08:00 · 45 FreshFri 09:00 · 49 FreshFri 10:00 · 31 BlowyFri 11:00 · 3 GrimFri 12:00 · 0 GrimFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 14:00 · 0 GrimFri 15:00 · 0 GrimFri 16:00 · 35 BlowyFri 17:00 · 23 GrimFri 18:00 · 44 BlowyFri 19:00 · 48 FreshFri 20:00 · 52 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 69 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 72 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 67 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSat 02:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSat 03:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 05:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSat 08:00 · 69 DecentSat 09:00 · 74 DecentSat 10:00 · 81 GrandSat 11:00 · 91 GrandSat 12:00 · 86 GrandSat 13:00 · 82 GrandSat 14:00 · 77 DecentSat 15:00 · 67 DecentSat 16:00 · 62 DecentSat 17:00 · 52 FreshSat 18:00 · 66 DecentSat 19:00 · 71 DecentSat 20:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSat 21:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSat 22:00 · 64 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 64 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 50 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 07:00 · 43 Blowy · nightSun 08:00 · 73 DecentSun 09:00 · 77 DecentSun 10:00 · 81 GrandSun 11:00 · 86 GrandSun 12:00 · 86 GrandSun 13:00 · 82 GrandSun 14:00 · 78 DecentSun 15:00 · 74 DecentSun 16:00 · 69 DecentSun 17:00 · 65 DecentSun 18:00 · 61 FreshSun 19:00 · 63 DecentSun 20:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 72 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 77 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 85 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 82 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 77 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 64 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 61 Fresh · nightMon 10:00 · 54 FreshMon 13:00 · 64 DecentMon 16:00 · 56 FreshMon 19:00 · 56 FreshMon 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 75 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 57 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 48 FreshTue 13:00 · 61 FreshTue 16:00 · 62 DecentTue 19:00 · 53 FreshTue 22:00 · 46 Fresh · nightWed 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 93 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 71 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 59 FreshWed 13:00 · 59 FreshWed 19:00 · 67 DecentThu 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 80 GrandThu 19:00 · 71 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 10:00

31 Blowy
  • fresh breeze
  • showers possible
  • waves 1.0 m
  • high tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.0 m37 km/h
faces 325° NW · wind cross
Waves
1.0 m @ 12 s from NW
Wind
37 km/h SSW · gusts 58
Tide
4.2 m · high
Air
16°C · 0.2 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
09:0049 Fresh1.0 m (0.8 swell)12 sNW33 km/h SSW524.3 m ▲0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
10:0031 Blowy1.0 m (0.8 swell)12 sNW37 km/h SSW584.2 m ▲0.2 mm16°fresh breeze, showers possible, waves 1.0 m
11:003 Grim1.0 m (0.8 swell)12 sNW41 km/h SSW643.7 m 0.8 mm16°strong wind, rain, waves 1.0 m
12:000 Grim1.0 m (0.8 swell)12 sNW46 km/h SSW693.0 m 2.5 mm16°strong wind, rain, waves 1.0 m
13:000 Grim1.0 m (0.8 swell)12 sNW48 km/h SSW712.3 m 4.4 mm16°strong wind, rain, waves 1.0 m
14:000 Grim0.9 m (0.8 swell)12 sNW46 km/h SSW601.7 m 2.7 mm16°strong wind, rain, waves 1.0 m
15:000 Grim0.9 m (0.8 swell)12 sNW40 km/h W461.4 m ▼0.4 mm15°strong wind, showers possible, waves 0.9 m
16:0035 Blowy0.9 m (0.8 swell)11 sNW28 km/h W361.4 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0023 Grim0.9 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW30 km/h W331.8 m dry14°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0044 Blowy0.9 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW28 km/h W332.3 m dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0048 Fresh0.9 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW26 km/h W292.9 m dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0052 Fresh0.9 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW22 km/h W243.4 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
21:0069 Decent0.9 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW16 km/h SW213.9 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
22:0072 Decent0.9 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW16 km/h SW194.0 m ▲dry11°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
23:0067 Decent0.9 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW17 km/h SW183.8 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0063 Decent0.9 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW17 km/h SW173.3 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
01:0058 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sNW16 km/h SW162.7 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
02:0053 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sNW15 km/h SSW152.1 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
03:0048 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sNW14 km/h SSW151.8 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
04:0046 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sNW15 km/h SSW151.7 m ▼dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
05:0057 Fresh0.8 m (0.6 swell)11 sNW11 km/h SSW151.9 m dry12°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
06:0061 Fresh0.8 m (0.6 swell)11 sNW5 km/h SSW142.3 m dry12°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
07:0059 Fresh0.8 m (0.6 swell)11 sNW12 km/h SSW142.8 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
08:0069 Decent0.8 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW8 km/h S143.3 m dry11°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
09:0074 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW5 km/h ESE153.7 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
10:0081 Grand0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW5 km/h ENE174.0 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
11:0091 Grand0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW6 km/h SW193.9 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
12:0086 Grand0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW9 km/h SSW223.5 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
13:0082 Grand0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW9 km/h SW243.0 m dry16°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
14:0077 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW10 km/h SSW272.5 m dry16°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
15:0067 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sNW15 km/h SSW292.0 m dry17°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
16:0062 Decent0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sNW17 km/h SSW311.7 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
17:0052 Fresh0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sNW21 km/h SSW311.6 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
18:0066 Decent0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sNW18 km/h SSW311.9 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
19:0071 Decent0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sNW18 km/h SSW312.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
20:0055 Fresh0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sNW32 km/h SSW312.6 m dry15°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
21:0059 Fresh0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sNW33 km/h S313.1 m dry15°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
22:0064 Decent0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sNW30 km/h S313.5 m ▲dry15°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
23:0068 Decent0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sNW33 km/h S323.8 m ▲dry15°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0063 Decent0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sNW32 km/h SSW333.6 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
01:0053 Fresh0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW32 km/h SSW333.3 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
02:0064 Decent0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW28 km/h SSW352.9 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
03:0059 Fresh0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW26 km/h SSW362.5 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
04:0054 Fresh0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW27 km/h SSW362.1 m ▼0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
05:0050 Fresh0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW27 km/h SSW372.0 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
06:0039 Blowy0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW30 km/h SSW372.0 m ▼dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
07:0043 Blowy0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW32 km/h SSW392.3 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
08:0073 Decent0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW16 km/h SSW322.6 m 0.1 mm16°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Fenit, 4 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
325° NW
Swell window
WNW 290° → N 0°
Exposure
Sheltered · model cell 3.4 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?

Fenit Lighthouse Sauna · Fenit pier · 4 km · fixed

Brandon Bay Sauna · Fahamore, Maharees, Castlegregory · 14 km · fixed

Samhradh's Sauna · Cromane, Iveragh Peninsula · 16 km · mobile

Rossbeigh Sauna · Rossbeigh Beach, Glenbeigh · 20 km · mobile

Derrymore Beach is located just a few miles from Tralee in County Kerry. It is a stunning sandy beach, ideal for walking.

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🌊 Derrymore dip · Fresh · sea 16° · 1.0 mFri, 2 Oct 08:30–09:30 · fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
🌊 Derrymore dip · Grand · sea 16° · 0.8 mSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
🌊 Derrymore dip · Grand · sea 16° · 0.7 mSun, 4 Oct 10:30–11:30 · gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m

Nearby spots

Derrymore Lake

4 km · Co. Kerry · Not classified

Fenit

4 km · Co. Kerry · Excellent Quality

Coumbrack Lake

5 km · Co. Kerry · Not classified

Glan Lough

9 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.