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Derrymore

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35
Blowy · chest-high 0.9 m, period 11 s
Waves
0.9 m
11 s period from NW · model cell 3.4 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 123 km away.
Tide
1.4 m
Low tide. Low at 15:15.
Wind
33 km/h
Fresh breeze, W, cross, gusts 51
Daylight
07:41
Sunrise. Sunset 19:16. Air 15°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
19:00
Fresh 54/100
chest-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, onshore wind · 0.9 m · 26 km/h
▼ 02:40 ▲ 09:15 ▼ 15:15 ▲ 21:50
Sat, 3 Oct
09:00
Fresh 60/100
waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 0.8 m · 6 km/h
▼ 03:40 ▲ 10:15 ▼ 16:30 ▲ 23:00
Sun, 4 Oct
11:00
Blowy 44/100
waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.7 m · 30 km/h
▼ 04:55 ▲ 11:35 ▼ 18:15
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Fresh 54/100
waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind · 0.8 m · 12 km/h
▲ 00:35 ▼ 06:50 ▲ 13:05 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Blowy 40/100
waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind · 0.8 m · 8 km/h
▲ 02:00 ▼ 08:10 ▲ 14:35 ▼ 20:45
Wed, 7 Oct
19:00
Blowy 41/100
waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, light onshore · 0.7 m · 14 km/h
▲ 03:10 ▼ 09:10 ▲ 15:20 ▼ 21:45
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 15 km/h
▲ 03:55 ▼ 10:00 ▲ 16:05 ▼ 22:20

Week at a glance

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Fri 15:0035 · Blowychest-high 0.9 m · period 11 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 14:00 · 33 BlowyFri 15:00 · 35 BlowyFri 16:00 · 53 FreshFri 17:00 · 48 FreshFri 18:00 · 51 FreshFri 19:00 · 54 FreshFri 20:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 78 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 75 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 72 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 43 Blowy · nightSat 02:00 · 40 Blowy · nightSat 03:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSat 04:00 · 35 Blowy · nightSat 05:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSat 06:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSat 08:00 · 57 FreshSat 09:00 · 60 FreshSat 10:00 · 53 FreshSat 11:00 · 52 FreshSat 12:00 · 48 FreshSat 13:00 · 43 BlowySat 14:00 · 40 BlowySat 15:00 · 37 BlowySat 16:00 · 36 BlowySat 17:00 · 36 BlowySat 18:00 · 39 BlowySat 19:00 · 34 BlowySat 20:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSat 21:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSat 22:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSun 00:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 32 Blowy · nightSun 04:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSun 05:00 · 26 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 29 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 · 33 BlowySun 13:00 · 30 BlowySun 14:00 · 39 BlowySun 15:00 · 36 BlowySun 16:00 · 33 BlowySun 17:00 · 30 BlowySun 18:00 · 35 BlowySun 19:00 · 36 BlowySun 20:00 · 40 Blowy · nightSun 21:00 · 43 Blowy · nightSun 22:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 49 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 53 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 49 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 46 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 43 Blowy · nightMon 05:00 · 40 Blowy · nightMon 06:00 · 37 Blowy · nightMon 07:00 · 35 Blowy · nightMon 08:00 · 38 BlowyMon 09:00 · 41 BlowyMon 10:00 · 44 BlowyMon 11:00 · 47 FreshMon 12:00 · 51 FreshMon 13:00 · 54 FreshMon 14:00 · 51 FreshMon 15:00 · 48 FreshMon 16:00 · 45 FreshMon 17:00 · 43 BlowyMon 18:00 · 40 BlowyMon 19:00 · 37 BlowyMon 22:00 · 41 Blowy · nightTue 01:00 · 51 Fresh · nightTue 04:00 · 48 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 38 Blowy · nightTue 10:00 · 40 BlowyTue 13:00 · 33 BlowyTue 16:00 · 33 BlowyTue 19:00 · 38 BlowyTue 22:00 · 22 Grim · nightWed 01:00 · 45 Fresh · nightWed 04:00 · 49 Fresh · nightWed 07:00 · 39 Blowy · nightWed 10:00 · 35 BlowyWed 13:00 · 30 BlowyWed 16:00 · 36 BlowyWed 19:00 · 41 BlowyWed 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, 15:00

35 Blowy
  • chest-high 0.9 m
  • period 11 s
  • cross-shore wind
  • low-ish tide
  • rain
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.9 m33 km/h
faces 325° NW · wind cross
Waves
0.9 m @ 11 s from NW
Wind
33 km/h W · gusts 51
Tide
1.4 m · low
Air
15°C · 1.4 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
15:0035 Blowy0.9 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW33 km/h W511.4 m ▼1.4 mm15°chest-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
16:0053 Fresh0.9 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW27 km/h W361.4 m ▼dry15°chest-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
17:0048 Fresh0.9 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW27 km/h W351.8 m dry15°chest-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
18:0051 Fresh0.9 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW27 km/h W332.3 m dry14°chest-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
19:0054 Fresh0.9 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW26 km/h W312.9 m dry14°chest-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
20:0065 Decent0.9 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW19 km/h WSW263.4 m dry13°chest-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
21:0076 Decent0.9 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW17 km/h SW233.9 m ▲dry12°chest-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
22:0078 Decent0.9 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW16 km/h SW224.0 m ▲dry11°chest-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
23:0075 Decent0.9 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW17 km/h SW213.8 m dry11°chest-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0072 Decent0.9 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW15 km/h SW193.3 m dry11°chest-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
01:0043 Blowy0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sNW14 km/h SSW182.7 m dry11°waist-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
02:0040 Blowy0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sNW15 km/h SSW172.1 m dry11°waist-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
03:0036 Blowy0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sNW17 km/h SSW161.8 m ▼dry12°waist-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
04:0035 Blowy0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sNW16 km/h SSW161.7 m ▼dry12°waist-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
05:0038 Blowy0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sNW3 km/h SSW151.9 m dry12°waist-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
06:0051 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sNW5 km/h S152.3 m dry12°waist-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
07:0054 Fresh0.8 m (0.6 swell)11 sNW9 km/h S142.8 m dry11°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
08:0057 Fresh0.8 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW9 km/h S143.3 m dry11°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
09:0060 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW6 km/h E143.7 m ▲dry12°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
10:0053 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW4 km/h E154.0 m ▲dry13°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
11:0052 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW5 km/h NE173.9 m ▲dry14°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0048 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW6 km/h NNE203.5 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0043 Blowy0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW4 km/h NNW223.0 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore
14:0040 Blowy0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW6 km/h NNW242.5 m dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore
15:0037 Blowy0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW4 km/h NNW272.0 m dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore
16:0036 Blowy0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW3 km/h SSW281.7 m ▼dry17°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
17:0036 Blowy0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW6 km/h SSW291.6 m ▼dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
18:0039 Blowy0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW12 km/h SW281.9 m dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
19:0034 Blowy0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW19 km/h SSW282.2 m dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
20:0055 Fresh0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW29 km/h S312.6 m dry14°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
21:0058 Fresh0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW28 km/h S333.1 m dry14°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
22:0061 Fresh0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW16 km/h S333.5 m ▲dry14°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
23:0046 Fresh0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW33 km/h S343.8 m ▲dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, strong offshore
Sunday, 4 October
00:0061 Fresh0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW32 km/h S343.6 m ▲dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
01:0057 Fresh0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW31 km/h S353.3 m dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
02:0054 Fresh0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW32 km/h SSW362.9 m dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
03:0032 Blowy0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW32 km/h SSW362.5 m dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
04:0029 Blowy0.7 m (0.5 swell)11 sNW27 km/h SSW382.1 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
05:0026 Grim0.7 m (0.5 swell)11 sNW28 km/h SW392.0 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
06:0029 Blowy0.7 m (0.5 swell)11 sNW26 km/h SW392.0 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0032 Blowy0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW28 km/h SW392.3 m dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
08:0035 Blowy0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW28 km/h SW392.6 m dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0038 Blowy0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW28 km/h SW403.0 m 0.1 mm15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0041 Blowy0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW29 km/h SSW403.5 m 0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
11:0044 Blowy0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW30 km/h SSW393.8 m ▲dry16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0033 Blowy0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW33 km/h SSW403.8 m ▲dry16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0030 Blowy0.7 m (0.5 swell)10 sNW33 km/h SSW403.6 m dry17°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0039 Blowy0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sNW24 km/h SW383.2 m dry17°waist-high 0.7 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 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.

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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 surf · Fresh · sea 15° · 0.9 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · chest-high 0.9 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
🏄 Derrymore surf · Fresh · sea 15° · 0.8 mSat, 3 Oct 08:30–09:30 · waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
🏄 Derrymore surf · Blowy · sea 15° · 0.7 mSun, 4 Oct 10:30–11:30 · waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind

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.