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Fenit

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces NW

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55
Fresh · chest-high 1.1 m, period 11 s
Waves
1.1 m
11 s period from NW · model cell 1.9 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 127 km away.
Tide
2.9 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 21:50.
Wind
23 km/h
Moderate breeze, WNW, onshore, gusts 32
Daylight
07:41
Sunrise. Sunset 19:16. Air 14°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
19:00
Fresh 54/100
chest-high 1.1 m, period 11 s, onshore wind · 1.1 m · 23 km/h
▼ 02:40 ▲ 09:15 ▼ 15:15 ▲ 21:50
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Grand 88/100
chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 1.1 m · 9 km/h
▼ 03:40 ▲ 10:15 ▼ 16:30 ▲ 23:00
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Decent 70/100
chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 1.0 m · 28 km/h
▼ 04:55 ▲ 11:35 ▼ 18:15
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Decent 77/100
chest-high 1.1 m, period 11 s, light onshore · 1.1 m · 13 km/h
▲ 00:35 ▼ 06:50 ▲ 13:05 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Decent 66/100
chest-high 1.0 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind · 1.0 m · 19 km/h
▲ 02:00 ▼ 08:10 ▲ 14:35 ▼ 20:45
Wed, 7 Oct
16:00
Fresh 61/100
chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 0.9 m · 21 km/h
▲ 03:10 ▼ 09:10 ▲ 15:20 ▼ 21:45
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 17 km/h
▲ 03:55 ▼ 10:00 ▲ 16:05 ▼ 22:20

Week at a glance

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Fri 19:0054 · Freshchest-high 1.1 m · period 11 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 13:00 · 37 BlowyFri 14:00 · 33 BlowyFri 15:00 · 27 GrimFri 16:00 · 45 FreshFri 17:00 · 48 FreshFri 18:00 · 51 FreshFri 19:00 · 54 FreshFri 20:00 · 57 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 78 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 75 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 72 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 05:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 82 GrandSat 09:00 · 85 GrandSat 10:00 · 88 GrandSat 11:00 · 87 GrandSat 12:00 · 73 DecentSat 13:00 · 70 DecentSat 14:00 · 67 DecentSat 15:00 · 62 DecentSat 16:00 · 61 FreshSat 17:00 · 61 FreshSat 18:00 · 64 DecentSat 19:00 · 67 DecentSat 20:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 89 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 82 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 60 FreshSun 09:00 · 63 DecentSun 10:00 · 66 DecentSun 11:00 · 69 DecentSun 12:00 · 70 DecentSun 13:00 · 67 DecentSun 14:00 · 64 DecentSun 15:00 · 61 FreshSun 16:00 · 58 FreshSun 17:00 · 55 FreshSun 18:00 · 52 FreshSun 19:00 · 61 FreshSun 20:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 74 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 77 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 74 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 65 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 62 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 08:00 · 63 DecentMon 09:00 · 66 DecentMon 10:00 · 69 DecentMon 11:00 · 72 DecentMon 12:00 · 60 FreshMon 13:00 · 77 DecentMon 14:00 · 76 DecentMon 15:00 · 73 DecentMon 16:00 · 70 DecentMon 17:00 · 68 DecentMon 18:00 · 65 DecentMon 19:00 · 62 DecentMon 22:00 · 66 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 73 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 63 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 65 DecentTue 13:00 · 66 DecentTue 16:00 · 66 DecentTue 19:00 · 65 DecentTue 22:00 · 30 Blowy · nightWed 01:00 · 47 Fresh · nightWed 04:00 · 51 Fresh · nightWed 07:00 · 39 Blowy · nightWed 10:00 · 21 GrimWed 13:00 · 30 BlowyWed 16:00 · 61 FreshWed 19:00 · 52 FreshWed 22:00 · 58 Fresh · nightThu 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 19:00

54 Fresh
  • chest-high 1.1 m
  • period 11 s
  • onshore wind
  • high-ish tide
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.1 m23 km/h
faces 305° NW · wind onshore
Waves
1.1 m @ 11 s from NW
Wind
23 km/h WNW · gusts 32
Tide
2.9 m · upper half
Air
14°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
19:0054 Fresh1.1 m (0.8 swell)11 sNW23 km/h WNW322.9 m dry14°chest-high 1.1 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
20:0057 Fresh1.1 m (0.8 swell)11 sNW22 km/h WNW293.4 m dry14°chest-high 1.1 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
21:0076 Decent1.1 m (0.8 swell)11 sNW12 km/h WSW263.9 m ▲dry13°chest-high 1.1 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
22:0078 Decent1.1 m (0.8 swell)11 sNW11 km/h SW244.0 m ▲dry12°chest-high 1.1 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
23:0075 Decent1.1 m (0.8 swell)11 sNW12 km/h SW233.8 m dry12°chest-high 1.1 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0072 Decent1.1 m (0.8 swell)11 sNW10 km/h SW203.3 m dry12°chest-high 1.1 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
01:0068 Decent1.1 m (0.8 swell)11 sNW10 km/h SW192.7 m dry12°chest-high 1.1 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
02:0065 Decent1.1 m (0.8 swell)11 sNW12 km/h SW172.1 m dry12°chest-high 1.1 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
03:0061 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW13 km/h SW171.8 m ▼dry12°chest-high 1.1 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
04:0060 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW9 km/h S171.7 m ▼dry12°chest-high 1.1 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
05:0073 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW5 km/h E171.9 m dry11°chest-high 1.1 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
06:0076 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW8 km/h ESE172.3 m dry11°chest-high 1.1 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
07:0079 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW8 km/h ESE162.8 m dry11°chest-high 1.1 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
08:0082 Grand1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW10 km/h ESE153.3 m dry10°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
09:0085 Grand1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW12 km/h ESE153.7 m ▲dry10°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
10:0088 Grand1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW9 km/h ESE164.0 m ▲dry12°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
11:0087 Grand1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW5 km/h SE173.9 m ▲dry14°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
12:0073 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW4 km/h S193.5 m dry15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0070 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW2 km/h S213.0 m dry15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0067 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW2 km/h WSW222.5 m dry16°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
15:0062 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW1 km/h W242.0 m dry16°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, light onshore
16:0061 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW5 km/h SSW261.7 m ▼dry17°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
17:0061 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW9 km/h SSW271.6 m ▼dry16°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
18:0064 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW10 km/h SSW271.9 m dry16°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
19:0067 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW13 km/h SSW282.2 m dry15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
20:0070 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW16 km/h SSW302.6 m dry14°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
21:0073 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW6 km/h S333.1 m dry14°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
22:0086 Grand1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW6 km/h E343.5 m ▲dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
23:0089 Grand1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW7 km/h E343.8 m ▲dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0086 Grand1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW5 km/h ESE353.6 m ▲dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
01:0082 Grand1.0 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW4 km/h ESE353.3 m dry14°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
02:0069 Decent1.0 m (0.7 swell)10 sNW15 km/h SSW352.9 m dry14°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
03:0057 Fresh1.0 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW24 km/h SSW362.5 m dry15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
04:0054 Fresh1.0 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW22 km/h SSW372.1 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
05:0051 Fresh1.0 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW19 km/h SW392.0 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
06:0054 Fresh1.0 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW19 km/h SW392.0 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0057 Fresh1.0 m (0.7 swell)11 sNW23 km/h SW382.3 m dry15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
08:0060 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)11 sNW24 km/h SW382.6 m dry15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0063 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW23 km/h SW393.0 m dry15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0066 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW23 km/h SSW393.5 m dry15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
11:0069 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW28 km/h SSW393.8 m ▲dry16°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0070 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW28 km/h SSW393.8 m ▲dry16°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0067 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW28 km/h SSW383.6 m dry16°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0064 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW26 km/h SSW393.2 m dry17°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
15:0061 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW24 km/h SSW392.8 m dry17°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:0058 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW23 km/h SSW422.3 m 0.1 mm17°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
17:0055 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW21 km/h SSW371.9 m ▼0.4 mm17°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
18:0052 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sNW19 km/h SSW361.7 m ▼dry17°chest-high 0.9 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 W and N reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Fenit, 1 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
305° NW
Swell window
W 280° → N 0°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 1.9 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?

Fenit Lighthouse Sauna · Fenit pier · right here · fixed

Brandon Bay Sauna · Fahamore, Maharees, Castlegregory · 12 km · fixed

Samhradh's Sauna · Cromane, Iveragh Peninsula · 20 km · mobile

Rossbeigh Sauna · Rossbeigh Beach, Glenbeigh · 24 km · mobile

Fenit beach is a relatively sheltered sandy beach facing due south into Tralee Bay. Fenit beach has no vegetation of note due to a concrete promenade at the rear of the beach which spans the length of the bathing water. There is no significant vegetation growing in the waters off the beach. The bathing water at Fenit is located outside but directly adjacent to Tralee Bay & Magharees Peninsula Special Area of Conservation (site code 002070). Activities include walking, swimming, sailing, surfing and angling. The bathing area is approximately 160 m wide.

Put Fenit in your calendar

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🏄 Fenit surf · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.1 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · chest-high 1.1 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
🏄 Fenit surf · Grand · sea 15° · 1.1 mSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
🏄 Fenit surf · Decent · sea 15° · 1.0 mSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind

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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.