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Fionntrá (Ventry)

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83
Grand · overhead 1.6 m, cross-shore wind
Waves
1.6 m
9 s period from SW · model cell 4.8 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 103 km away.
Tide
2.5 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 21:30.
Wind
13 km/h
Gentle breeze, WNW, cross, gusts 32
Daylight
07:43
Sunrise. Sunset 19:18. Air 13°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
19:00
Grand 83/100
overhead 1.6 m, cross-shore wind · 1.6 m · 13 km/h
▼ 02:25 ▲ 08:50 ▼ 15:00 ▲ 21:30
Sat, 3 Oct
13:00
Fresh 54/100
waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.7 m · 12 km/h
▼ 03:20 ▲ 09:55 ▼ 16:15 ▲ 22:50
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Blowy 38/100
waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind · 0.7 m · 22 km/h
▼ 04:40 ▲ 11:15 ▼ 17:55
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Fresh 52/100
waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, light onshore · 0.8 m · 12 km/h
▲ 00:25 ▼ 06:35 ▲ 12:50 ▼ 19:25
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat, swell from outside the window · 0.7 m · 12 km/h
▲ 01:45 ▼ 08:00 ▲ 14:10 ▼ 20:30
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 20 km/h
▲ 02:55 ▼ 08:50 ▲ 15:10 ▼ 21:20
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 21 km/h
▲ 03:35 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 15:55 ▼ 22:10

Week at a glance

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Fri 19:0083 · Grandoverhead 1.6 m · cross-shore wind
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 14:00 · 65 DecentFri 15:00 · 75 DecentFri 16:00 · 75 DecentFri 17:00 · 75 DecentFri 18:00 · 75 DecentFri 19:00 · 83 GrandFri 20:00 · 83 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 73 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 46 FreshSat 09:00 · 48 FreshSat 10:00 · 48 FreshSat 11:00 · 48 FreshSat 12:00 · 48 FreshSat 13:00 · 54 FreshSat 14:00 · 54 FreshSat 15:00 · 38 BlowySat 16:00 · 38 BlowySat 17:00 · 38 BlowySat 18:00 · 38 BlowySat 19:00 · 38 BlowySat 20:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSat 21:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSat 22:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSun 00:00 · 27 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 13 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 13 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 13 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 05:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 06:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 07:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 08:00 · 38 BlowySun 09:00 · 38 BlowySun 10:00 · 38 BlowySun 11:00 · 38 BlowySun 12:00 · 38 BlowySun 13:00 · 38 BlowySun 14:00 · 38 BlowySun 15:00 · 38 BlowySun 16:00 · 38 BlowySun 17:00 · 38 BlowySun 18:00 · 38 BlowySun 19:00 · 38 BlowySun 20:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 21:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 22:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 23:00 · 38 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 38 Blowy · nightMon 01:00 · 38 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 38 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 38 Blowy · nightMon 04:00 · 38 Blowy · nightMon 05:00 · 20 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 20 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 20 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 20 GrimMon 09:00 · 20 GrimMon 10:00 · 20 GrimMon 11:00 · 38 BlowyMon 12:00 · 38 BlowyMon 13:00 · 52 FreshMon 14:00 · 52 FreshMon 15:00 · 38 BlowyMon 16:00 · 38 BlowyMon 17:00 · 38 BlowyMon 18:00 · 38 BlowyMon 19:00 · 38 BlowyMon 22:00 · 38 Blowy · nightTue 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 5 GrimTue 13:00 · 5 GrimTue 16:00 · 5 GrimTue 19:00 · 5 GrimTue 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 5 GrimWed 13:00 · 5 GrimWed 16:00 · 5 GrimWed 19:00 · 5 GrimWed 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 19:00

83 Grand
  • overhead 1.6 m
  • cross-shore wind
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.6 m13 km/h
faces 212° SSW · wind cross
Waves
1.6 m @ 9 s from SW
Wind
13 km/h WNW · gusts 32
Tide
2.6 m · upper half
Air
13°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
18:0075 Decent1.6 m (0.6 swell)9 sSW18 km/h WNW352.1 m dry14°overhead 1.6 m, cross-shore wind
19:0083 Grand1.6 m (0.6 swell)9 sSW13 km/h WNW322.6 m dry13°overhead 1.6 m, cross-shore wind
20:0083 Grand1.5 m (0.6 swell)9 sSW10 km/h WNW273.0 m dry11°overhead 1.5 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
21:0073 Decent1.4 m (0.6 swell)9 sSW9 km/h WNW233.3 m ▲dry10°chest-high 1.4 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
22:0073 Decent1.4 m (0.6 swell)9 sSW9 km/h WNW213.4 m ▲dry9°chest-high 1.4 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
23:0073 Decent1.3 m (0.6 swell)9 sSW10 km/h WNW193.1 m dry8°chest-high 1.3 m, cross-shore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0073 Decent1.3 m (0.5 swell)9 sSW9 km/h WNW172.6 m dry8°chest-high 1.3 m, cross-shore wind
01:0073 Decent1.2 m (0.5 swell)8 sSW9 km/h WNW152.1 m dry8°chest-high 1.2 m, cross-shore wind
02:0079 Decent1.2 m (0.5 swell)10 sSW8 km/h WNW141.7 m dry8°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
03:0079 Decent1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sSW8 km/h WNW131.4 m ▼dry9°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
04:0073 Decent1.1 m (0.4 swell)8 sSW5 km/h SE141.4 m ▼dry9°chest-high 1.1 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
05:0073 Decent1.0 m (0.4 swell)8 sSW4 km/h NW141.6 m dry10°chest-high 1.0 m, cross-shore wind
06:0073 Decent1.0 m (0.4 swell)8 sSW3 km/h E132.0 m dry9°chest-high 1.0 m, cross-shore wind
07:0083 Grand0.9 m (0.3 swell)8 sSW1 km/h N132.4 m dry8°chest-high 0.9 m, offshore wind
08:0046 Fresh0.9 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW3 km/h SSE142.9 m dry8°waist-high 0.9 m, light onshore
09:0048 Fresh0.8 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW5 km/h SE153.2 m ▲dry9°waist-high 0.8 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
10:0048 Fresh0.8 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW6 km/h ESE183.3 m ▲dry12°waist-high 0.8 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
11:0048 Fresh0.8 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW9 km/h SE233.2 m ▲dry13°waist-high 0.8 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
12:0048 Fresh0.8 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW12 km/h SE262.9 m dry14°waist-high 0.8 m, cross-shore wind
13:0054 Fresh0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW12 km/h SSE292.4 m dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0054 Fresh0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW12 km/h SSE321.9 m dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
15:0038 Blowy0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW15 km/h SSE351.6 m dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
16:0038 Blowy0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW17 km/h S361.4 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
17:0038 Blowy0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW17 km/h S361.4 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
18:0038 Blowy0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW20 km/h S361.6 m dry15°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
19:0038 Blowy0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW19 km/h SSE361.9 m dry14°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
20:0038 Blowy0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW19 km/h SSE362.3 m dry14°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
21:0038 Blowy0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW16 km/h S362.8 m dry13°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
22:0054 Fresh0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW17 km/h SSE353.1 m ▲dry13°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
23:0029 Blowy0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h SSE353.1 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0027 Grim0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW13 km/h SSE343.0 m dry14°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, light onshore
01:0013 Grim0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW17 km/h S352.7 m dry14°knee-high 0.6 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
02:0013 Grim0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW17 km/h S352.3 m dry14°knee-high 0.6 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
03:0013 Grim0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW16 km/h S361.9 m dry15°knee-high 0.6 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
04:0038 Blowy0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW15 km/h S371.7 m ▼0.1 mm15°waist-high 0.6 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
05:0038 Blowy0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW19 km/h SSW371.6 m ▼0.1 mm15°waist-high 0.6 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
06:0038 Blowy0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW21 km/h SSW361.7 m dry15°waist-high 0.6 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
07:0038 Blowy0.7 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW22 km/h SSW361.9 m 0.1 mm15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
08:0038 Blowy0.7 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW22 km/h SSW362.3 m 0.1 mm15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
09:0038 Blowy0.7 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW22 km/h SSW352.6 m 0.1 mm15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
10:0038 Blowy0.7 m (0.3 swell)11 sSW23 km/h SSW353.0 m ▲dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
11:0038 Blowy0.7 m (0.3 swell)11 sSW24 km/h SSW353.2 m ▲dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
12:0038 Blowy0.7 m (0.3 swell)11 sSW22 km/h SSW353.1 m ▲dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
13:0038 Blowy0.8 m (0.3 swell)11 sSW22 km/h SSW342.9 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
14:0038 Blowy0.8 m (0.3 swell)11 sSW26 km/h SSW362.6 m dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
15:0038 Blowy0.8 m (0.3 swell)11 sSW27 km/h SSW372.2 m dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
16:0038 Blowy0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW25 km/h SSW401.8 m 0.3 mm16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
17:0038 Blowy0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW25 km/h SW361.5 m ▼0.2 mm16°waist-high 0.8 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 E and WSW reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Dingle, 6 km away · metres above chart datum
02:2508:5015:0021:30
Low 02:25 · 1.1 mHigh 08:50 · 3.6 mLow 15:00 · 1.1 mHigh 21:30 · 3.4 m

The spot

Faces
212° SSW
Swell window
E 100° → WSW 240°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 4.8 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?

Sona Sauna · Ventry Bay Beach (Ceann Tra), Dingle · right here · fixed

Skellig Sauna · Cuas Crom Beach, Cahersiveen (also St Finian's Bay, Ballinskelligs) · 22 km · mobile

Rossbeigh Sauna · Rossbeigh Beach, Glenbeigh · 27 km · mobile

Brandon Bay Sauna · Fahamore, Maharees, Castlegregory · 29 km · fixed

Fionntrá is a relatively sheltered sandy beach facing due east/southeast onto Cuan Fionntrá. Cuan Fionntrá is a sheltered inlet of Dingle Bay. There is an extensive sand dune system located on the beach which is dominated by marram grass. The land immediately beyond the dune system primarily comprises a mix of wetland and grassland. Activities are regulated under the Kerry County Council Beach Bye-Laws, 2013. Fionntrá is approximately 7km west of an Daingean and is located within the South Western River Basin District.

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🏄 Fionntrá (Ventry) surf · Grand · sea 15° · 1.6 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · overhead 1.6 m, cross-shore wind
🏄 Fionntrá (Ventry) surf · Fresh · sea 15° · 0.7 mSat, 3 Oct 12:30–13:30 · waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Fionntrá (Ventry) surf · Blowy · sea 15° · 0.7 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind

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Mount Eagle Lough

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Ballinloghig Lough

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Lough Namna

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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.