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Doire Fhíonáin (Derrynane)

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53
Fresh · waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s
Waves
0.8 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
1.8 m
Rising. High at 09:55.
Wind
9 km/h
Light breeze, ENE, offshore, gusts 15
Daylight
07:44
Sunrise. Sunset 19:15. Air 10°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
09:00
Fresh 61/100
waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 0.8 m · 12 km/h
▼ 03:35 ▲ 09:55 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:50
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Blowy 42/100
waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, light onshore · 0.8 m · 13 km/h
▼ 04:55 ▲ 11:15 ▼ 18:00
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Fresh 52/100
waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, light onshore · 0.8 m · 10 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 06:40 ▲ 12:55 ▼ 19:25
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Fresh 60/100
waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 0.8 m · 23 km/h
▲ 01:45 ▼ 08:05 ▲ 14:15 ▼ 20:30
Wed, 7 Oct
19:00
Blowy 34/100
waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.6 m · 23 km/h
▲ 02:45 ▼ 08:55 ▲ 15:05 ▼ 21:30
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 4 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:45 ▲ 16:05 ▼ 22:05
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 36 km/h
▲ 04:15 ▼ 10:20 ▲ 16:35 ▼ 22:45

Week at a glance

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Sat 06:0052 · Freshwaist-high 0.8 m · period 10 s
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 03:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSat 05:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSat 08:00 · 48 FreshSat 09:00 · 61 FreshSat 10:00 · 54 FreshSat 11:00 · 51 FreshSat 12:00 · 48 FreshSat 13:00 · 44 BlowySat 14:00 · 41 BlowySat 15:00 · 38 BlowySat 16:00 · 35 BlowySat 17:00 · 28 BlowySat 18:00 · 39 BlowySat 19:00 · 42 BlowySat 20:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSat 21:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSat 22:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSun 00:00 · 50 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 42 Blowy · nightSun 03:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 04:00 · 35 Blowy · nightSun 05:00 · 18 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 35 Blowy · nightSun 07:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 08:00 · 42 BlowySun 09:00 · 31 BlowySun 10:00 · 34 BlowySun 11:00 · 37 BlowySun 12:00 · 36 BlowySun 13:00 · 33 BlowySun 14:00 · 30 BlowySun 15:00 · 27 GrimSun 16:00 · 24 GrimSun 17:00 · 21 GrimSun 18:00 · 18 GrimSun 19:00 · 21 GrimSun 20:00 · 24 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 41 Blowy · nightSun 22:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 34 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 37 Blowy · nightMon 01:00 · 36 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 30 Blowy · nightMon 04:00 · 26 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 23 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 20 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 19 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 22 GrimMon 09:00 · 41 BlowyMon 10:00 · 45 FreshMon 11:00 · 46 FreshMon 12:00 · 49 FreshMon 13:00 · 52 FreshMon 14:00 · 49 FreshMon 15:00 · 32 BlowyMon 16:00 · 29 BlowyMon 17:00 · 25 GrimMon 18:00 · 36 BlowyMon 19:00 · 33 BlowyMon 20:00 · 34 Blowy · nightMon 21:00 · 37 Blowy · nightMon 22:00 · 26 Grim · nightMon 23:00 · 29 Blowy · nightTue 00:00 · 46 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 50 Fresh · nightTue 02:00 · 37 Blowy · nightTue 03:00 · 34 Blowy · nightTue 04:00 · 31 Blowy · nightTue 05:00 · 42 Blowy · nightTue 06:00 · 41 Blowy · nightTue 07:00 · 37 Blowy · nightTue 10:00 · 50 FreshTue 13:00 · 60 FreshTue 16:00 · 58 FreshTue 19:00 · 49 FreshTue 22:00 · 49 Fresh · nightWed 01:00 · 58 Fresh · nightWed 04:00 · 35 Blowy · nightWed 07:00 · 25 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 17 GrimWed 13:00 · 8 GrimWed 16:00 · 18 GrimWed 19:00 · 34 BlowyWed 22:00 · 46 Fresh · nightThu 01:00 · 55 Fresh · nightThu 04:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 10:00 · 0 GrimThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 GrimFri 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 19:00 · 0 Grim

Sat, 3 Oct, 06:00

52 Fresh
  • waist-high 0.8 m
  • period 10 s
  • offshore wind
  • low-ish tide
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.8 m9 km/h
faces 206° SSW · wind offshore
Waves
0.8 m @ 10 s from WSW
Wind
9 km/h ENE · gusts 15
Tide
1.6 m · lower half
Air
10°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
06:0052 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW9 km/h ENE151.6 m dry10°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
07:0055 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW4 km/h ENE162.0 m dry10°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
08:0048 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW8 km/h E152.4 m dry10°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0061 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h ENE162.8 m ▲dry10°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
10:0054 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW8 km/h E172.9 m ▲dry12°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
11:0051 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW9 km/h ESE182.8 m ▲dry13°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0048 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW9 km/h SE182.5 m dry13°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0044 Blowy0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h SE182.1 m dry14°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0041 Blowy0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sWSW12 km/h SE191.7 m dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
15:0038 Blowy0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sWSW13 km/h SSE221.4 m dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
16:0035 Blowy0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sWSW13 km/h SSE231.2 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
17:0028 Blowy0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sWSW19 km/h SE241.2 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
18:0039 Blowy0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sWSW18 km/h SE241.3 m dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
19:0042 Blowy0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sWSW16 km/h SE241.6 m dry14°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
20:0045 Fresh0.7 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW15 km/h ESE242.0 m dry13°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
21:0048 Fresh0.7 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW15 km/h ESE232.4 m dry13°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
22:0051 Fresh0.7 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW13 km/h ESE232.7 m ▲dry13°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
23:0053 Fresh0.7 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW11 km/h ESE232.8 m ▲dry14°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0050 Fresh0.7 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW9 km/h ESE232.7 m ▲dry14°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
01:0047 Fresh0.7 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW9 km/h ESE232.4 m dry14°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
02:0042 Blowy0.7 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW7 km/h SSE232.0 m dry14°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, light onshore
03:0038 Blowy0.7 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW8 km/h SSW231.6 m dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, light onshore
04:0035 Blowy0.8 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW11 km/h SSW231.4 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, light onshore
05:0018 Grim0.8 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW14 km/h WSW221.3 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
06:0035 Blowy0.8 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW10 km/h SW231.4 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, light onshore
07:0039 Blowy0.8 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW13 km/h SW241.5 m dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, light onshore
08:0042 Blowy0.8 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW13 km/h SW241.8 m dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, light onshore
09:0031 Blowy0.8 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW15 km/h SSW262.2 m dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
10:0034 Blowy0.7 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW16 km/h SSW272.5 m dry16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
11:0037 Blowy0.7 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW17 km/h SSW282.8 m ▲dry16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
12:0036 Blowy0.7 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW17 km/h SSW292.8 m ▲dry16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
13:0033 Blowy0.7 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW18 km/h SSW302.6 m dry16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
14:0030 Blowy0.7 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW18 km/h SSW302.3 m dry16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
15:0027 Grim0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sWSW20 km/h SSW311.9 m dry16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
16:0024 Grim0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sWSW19 km/h SW301.6 m dry16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
17:0021 Grim0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sWSW19 km/h SW301.3 m ▼dry16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
18:0018 Grim0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sWSW17 km/h SW291.2 m ▼dry16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
19:0021 Grim0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h WSW281.3 m ▼dry16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
20:0024 Grim0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h WSW281.4 m dry16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
21:0041 Blowy0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW14 km/h SW271.8 m dry16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, light onshore
22:0045 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW14 km/h SW272.2 m dry16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, light onshore
23:0034 Blowy0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h SW282.5 m dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
Monday, 5 October
00:0037 Blowy0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h SW282.7 m ▲dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
01:0036 Blowy0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h SW282.7 m ▲dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
02:0033 Blowy0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW22 km/h SW322.5 m 0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
03:0030 Blowy0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW23 km/h SW322.2 m 0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
04:0026 Grim0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW24 km/h SW321.9 m 0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
05:0023 Grim0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SW321.6 m 0.1 mm16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind

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
03:3509:5516:2022:50
Low 03:35 · 1.1 mHigh 09:55 · 2.9 mLow 16:20 · 1.1 mHigh 22:50 · 2.8 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.

Put Doire Fhíonáin (Derrynane) in your calendar

Dipper Plus drops the best surf hour here into your phone every day, with waves, sea temperature, tide and a 45-minute nudge. Up to three spots.

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🏄 Doire Fhíonáin (Derrynane) surf · Fresh · sea 15° · 0.8 mSat, 3 Oct 08:30–09:30 · waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
🏄 Doire Fhíonáin (Derrynane) surf · Blowy · sea 15° · 0.8 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, light onshore
🏄 Doire Fhíonáin (Derrynane) surf · Fresh · sea 15° · 0.8 mMon, 5 Oct 12:30–13:30 · waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, light onshore

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Lough Currane

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Waterville Town Beach

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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.