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Doire Fhíonáin (Derrynane)

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Dip score now
50
Fresh · gentle breeze, dry
Waves
0.9 m
10 s period from WSW · model cell 1.7 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 67 km away.
Tide
2.8 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 21:35.
Wind
12 km/h
Gentle breeze, NW, cross, gusts 22
Daylight
07:42
Sunrise. Sunset 19:17. Air 12°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
Daylight's done for today.
▼ 02:20 ▲ 08:55 ▼ 15:05 ▲ 21:35
Sat, 3 Oct
16:00
Grand 87/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m · 0.7 m · 18 km/h
▼ 03:35 ▲ 09:55 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:50
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Grand 88/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m · 0.7 m · 19 km/h
▼ 04:55 ▲ 11:15 ▼ 18:00
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Decent 78/100
gentle breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 16 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 06:40 ▲ 12:55 ▼ 19:25
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Decent 74/100
light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m · 0.7 m · 9 km/h
▲ 01:45 ▼ 08:05 ▲ 14:15 ▼ 20:30
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry · 0.5 m · 22 km/h
▲ 02:45 ▼ 08:55 ▲ 15:05 ▼ 21:30
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 64/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 22 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:45 ▲ 16:05 ▼ 22:05

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 20:0052 · Freshgentle breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 11:00 · 9 GrimFri 12:00 · 4 GrimFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 14:00 · 0 GrimFri 15:00 · 48 FreshFri 16:00 · 62 DecentFri 17:00 · 58 FreshFri 18:00 · 53 FreshFri 19:00 · 59 FreshFri 20:00 · 52 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 54 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 53 Fresh · nightFri 23:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 62 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSat 02:00 · 72 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 77 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 64 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 59 FreshSat 09:00 · 67 DecentSat 10:00 · 63 DecentSat 11:00 · 65 DecentSat 12:00 · 69 DecentSat 13:00 · 73 DecentSat 14:00 · 62 DecentSat 15:00 · 66 DecentSat 16:00 · 87 GrandSat 17:00 · 75 DecentSat 18:00 · 81 GrandSat 19:00 · 77 DecentSat 20:00 · 72 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 67 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 75 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 79 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 67 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 58 FreshSun 09:00 · 54 FreshSun 10:00 · 50 FreshSun 11:00 · 45 FreshSun 12:00 · 47 FreshSun 13:00 · 51 FreshSun 14:00 · 55 FreshSun 15:00 · 60 FreshSun 16:00 · 64 DecentSun 17:00 · 68 DecentSun 18:00 · 88 GrandSun 19:00 · 84 GrandSun 20:00 · 79 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 75 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 70 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 45 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 47 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 51 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 56 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 65 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 69 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 10:00 · 49 FreshMon 13:00 · 36 BlowyMon 16:00 · 65 DecentMon 19:00 · 78 DecentMon 22:00 · 69 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 55 Fresh · nightTue 04:00 · 62 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 75 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 71 DecentTue 13:00 · 58 FreshTue 16:00 · 74 DecentTue 19:00 · 74 DecentTue 22:00 · 74 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 61 Fresh · nightWed 04:00 · 59 Fresh · nightWed 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 76 DecentWed 13:00 · 59 FreshWed 19:00 · 64 DecentThu 01:00 · 69 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 64 DecentThu 19:00 · 40 Blowy

Fri, 2 Oct, 20:00

52 Fresh
  • gentle breeze
  • dry
  • waves 0.9 m
  • sunny
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.9 m12 km/h
faces 206° SSW · wind cross
Waves
0.9 m @ 10 s from WSW
Wind
12 km/h NW · gusts 22
Tide
2.6 m · upper half
Air
12°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
20:0052 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h NW222.6 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
21:0054 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW12 km/h NW182.9 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
22:0053 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW12 km/h NW153.0 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
23:0058 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW11 km/h NNW142.7 m dry11°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0062 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW12 km/h NNW132.3 m dry11°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
01:0061 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW12 km/h NNW121.8 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
02:0072 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW11 km/h NNW101.4 m dry10°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
03:0076 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW8 km/h NNW101.2 m ▼dry10°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
04:0077 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW1 km/h NNW111.1 m ▼dry11°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
05:0073 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW7 km/h E131.3 m dry11°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
06:0068 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW6 km/h NNE141.6 m dry12°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
07:0064 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW5 km/h SE152.0 m dry11°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
08:0059 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW8 km/h E172.4 m dry11°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
09:0067 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h ENE182.8 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
10:0063 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW8 km/h ESE212.9 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
11:0065 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h SE232.8 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
12:0069 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h SE262.5 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
13:0073 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h SSE282.1 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
14:0062 Decent0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sWSW22 km/h SSE311.7 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
15:0066 Decent0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sWSW21 km/h SSE311.4 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0087 Grand0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sWSW18 km/h SSE311.2 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
17:0075 Decent0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sWSW21 km/h SSE301.2 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
18:0081 Grand0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sWSW18 km/h SSE301.3 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
19:0077 Decent0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sWSW16 km/h SE281.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
20:0072 Decent0.7 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW15 km/h SE262.0 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
21:0074 Decent0.7 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW12 km/h SE252.4 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
22:0070 Decent0.7 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW9 km/h ESE252.7 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
23:0067 Decent0.7 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW9 km/h SE262.8 m ▲dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0071 Decent0.7 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW9 km/h SE262.7 m ▲dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
01:0076 Decent0.7 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW10 km/h SSE272.4 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
02:0075 Decent0.7 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW13 km/h S282.0 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
03:0079 Decent0.7 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW14 km/h SSW291.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
04:0084 Grand0.8 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW14 km/h SSW291.4 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
05:0088 Grand0.8 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW19 km/h SW301.3 m ▼0.1 mm16°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
06:0067 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW20 km/h SW301.4 m ▼0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
07:0079 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW18 km/h SSW311.5 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
08:0058 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW20 km/h SW301.8 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
09:0054 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW20 km/h SW302.2 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
10:0050 Fresh0.7 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW20 km/h SW312.5 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
11:0045 Fresh0.7 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW21 km/h SW322.8 m ▲0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
12:0047 Fresh0.7 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW21 km/h SW322.8 m ▲0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
13:0051 Fresh0.7 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW20 km/h SW332.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
14:0055 Fresh0.7 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW20 km/h SW332.3 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
15:0060 Fresh0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sWSW21 km/h SW331.9 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0064 Decent0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sWSW20 km/h SW331.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0068 Decent0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sWSW20 km/h SW331.3 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0088 Grand0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sWSW19 km/h SW321.2 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
19:0084 Grand0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h SW321.3 m ▼dry16°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 ENE and NNW reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Castletownbere, 20 km away · metres above chart datum
02:2008:5515:0521:35
Low 02:20 · 0.9 mHigh 08:55 · 3.1 mLow 15:05 · 1.0 mHigh 21:35 · 3.0 m

The spot

Faces
206° SSW
Swell window
ENE 70° → NNW 330°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 1.7 km out
Water
Excellent Quality · Blue Flag

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

Water quality

Recent grades: 2024 Excellent, 2023 Excellent, 2022 Excellent. The EPA flags a short-term pollution risk here after heavy rain.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

Lifeguard: YesToiletsParkingAccessible: RampNo dogs (Dogs are not allowed on the Blue-Flag section of the Beach (ie. within the Lifeguard Patrol area) between 11am and 7pm each day from the 1st June to 15th September inclusive.)

As listed by Kerry County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Kingdom Sauna Kerry · Derrynane Beach, Caherdaniel · 1 km · fixed

Fire and Ice Sauna · Ballinskelligs Beach, Dungeagan · 12 km · fixed

Sunset Sauna (Allihies) · Ballydonegan Beach, Allihies, Co. Cork · 14 km · mobile

Skellig Sauna · Cuas Crom Beach, Cahersiveen (also St Finian's Bay, Ballinskelligs) · 23 km · mobile

Doire Fhíonáin (Derrynane) is a south westerly facing sandy beach backing onto sand dunes. It is exposed to Atlantic wave action and westerly winds. The beach is backed by a sand-dune system, and beyond this is a mixture of woodland, wetland and un-enclosed upland/rough grazing. Activities include swimming, walking, surfing and windsurfing, canoeing and angling. The identified bathing water is approximately 160m in length, however, it is part of a larger beach which extends from Abbey Island eastwards beyond Derrynane House.

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🌊 Doire Fhíonáin (Derrynane) dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.7 mSat, 3 Oct 15:30–16:30 · gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
🌊 Doire Fhíonáin (Derrynane) dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.7 mSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m

Nearby spots

Lough Dreenaun

5 km · Co. Kerry · Not classified

Coomrooanig Lough

7 km · Co. Kerry · Not classified

Lough Currane

8 km · Co. Kerry · Not classified

Waterville Town Beach

8 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.