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Fionntrá (Ventry)

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces SSW

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54
Fresh · chest-high 1.1 m, cross-shore wind
Waves
1.1 m
8 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
1.4 m
Low tide. High at 09:55.
Wind
6 km/h
Light breeze, W, cross, gusts 10
Daylight
07:45
Sunrise. Sunset 19:16. Air 8°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
10:00
Fresh 48/100
waist-high 0.8 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide · 0.8 m · 6 km/h
▼ 03:20 ▲ 09:55 ▼ 16:15 ▲ 22:50
Sun, 4 Oct
11:00
Blowy 37/100
waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind · 0.7 m · 24 km/h
▼ 04:40 ▲ 11:15 ▼ 17:55
Mon, 5 Oct
12:00
Fresh 49/100
waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, light onshore · 0.8 m · 14 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 · 22 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
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 5 km/h
▲ 03:35 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 15:55 ▼ 22:10
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 38 km/h
▲ 04:20 ▼ 10:15 ▲ 16:30 ▼ 22:45

Week at a glance

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Sat 04:0055 · Freshchest-high 1.1 m · cross-shore wind
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 02:00 · 64 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSat 05:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 64 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 40 BlowySat 09:00 · 45 FreshSat 10:00 · 48 FreshSat 11:00 · 45 FreshSat 12:00 · 41 BlowySat 13:00 · 44 BlowySat 14:00 · 41 BlowySat 15:00 · 36 BlowySat 16:00 · 33 BlowySat 17:00 · 34 BlowySat 18:00 · 23 GrimSat 19:00 · 26 GrimSat 20:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSat 21:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 22:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 12 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 9 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 6 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 2 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 13 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 20 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 19 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSun 07:00 · 25 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 28 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 · 27 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 31 Blowy · 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 · 5 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 2 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 1 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 5 GrimMon 09:00 · 22 GrimMon 10:00 · 25 GrimMon 11:00 · 46 FreshMon 12:00 · 49 FreshMon 13:00 · 37 BlowyMon 14:00 · 34 BlowyMon 15:00 · 31 BlowyMon 16:00 · 28 BlowyMon 17:00 · 25 GrimMon 18:00 · 22 GrimMon 19:00 · 19 GrimMon 20:00 · 20 Grim · nightMon 21:00 · 23 Grim · nightMon 22:00 · 26 Grim · nightMon 23:00 · 29 Blowy · nightTue 00:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 02:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 03:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 05:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 06:00 · 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 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, 04:00

55 Fresh
  • chest-high 1.1 m
  • cross-shore wind
  • low-ish tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.1 m6 km/h
faces 212° SSW · wind cross
Waves
1.1 m @ 8 s from SW
Wind
6 km/h W · gusts 10
Tide
1.4 m · low
Air
8°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
03:0060 Fresh1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sSW9 km/h W101.4 m ▼dry7°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
04:0055 Fresh1.1 m (0.4 swell)8 sSW6 km/h W101.4 m ▼dry8°chest-high 1.1 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
05:0058 Fresh1.0 m (0.4 swell)8 sSW3 km/h SSE121.6 m dry9°chest-high 1.0 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
06:0059 Fresh1.0 m (0.4 swell)8 sSW3 km/h WSW132.0 m dry9°chest-high 1.0 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
07:0064 Decent0.9 m (0.3 swell)8 sSW5 km/h SSE132.4 m dry8°chest-high 0.9 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
08:0040 Blowy0.9 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW3 km/h SW132.9 m dry7°waist-high 0.9 m, light onshore, high-ish tide
09:0045 Fresh0.8 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW5 km/h SSE153.2 m ▲dry8°waist-high 0.8 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
10:0048 Fresh0.8 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW6 km/h SE173.3 m ▲dry12°waist-high 0.8 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
11:0045 Fresh0.8 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW8 km/h SE193.2 m ▲dry13°waist-high 0.8 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
12:0041 Blowy0.8 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW10 km/h SE192.9 m dry14°waist-high 0.8 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
13:0044 Blowy0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW11 km/h SSE192.4 m dry14°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0041 Blowy0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW9 km/h SSE201.9 m dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
15:0036 Blowy0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW11 km/h SSE221.6 m dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, light onshore
16:0033 Blowy0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW13 km/h S241.4 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, light onshore
17:0034 Blowy0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW14 km/h SSE261.4 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, light onshore
18:0023 Grim0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW15 km/h S271.6 m dry15°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
19:0026 Grim0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW19 km/h S281.9 m dry14°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
20:0029 Blowy0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW16 km/h S282.3 m dry13°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
21:0046 Fresh0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW14 km/h SSE292.8 m dry13°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, light onshore
22:0049 Fresh0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW14 km/h S303.1 m ▲dry13°waist-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, light onshore
23:0012 Grim0.6 m (0.3 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h S323.1 m ▲dry14°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:009 Grim0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW17 km/h S323.0 m dry14°knee-high 0.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
01:006 Grim0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW19 km/h S332.7 m dry14°knee-high 0.6 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
02:002 Grim0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW15 km/h S332.3 m dry15°knee-high 0.6 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
03:0013 Grim0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW13 km/h SSW321.9 m dry15°knee-high 0.6 m, period 11 s, light onshore
04:0020 Grim0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW15 km/h SSW311.7 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.6 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
05:0019 Grim0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW14 km/h SSW301.6 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.6 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
06:0036 Blowy0.6 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW13 km/h SSW301.7 m dry15°waist-high 0.6 m, period 11 s, light onshore
07:0025 Grim0.7 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW16 km/h SSW301.9 m dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
08:0028 Blowy0.7 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW17 km/h SSW312.3 m dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
09:0031 Blowy0.7 m (0.3 swell)11 sWSW22 km/h SSW322.6 m dry16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
10:0034 Blowy0.7 m (0.3 swell)11 sSW21 km/h SSW333.0 m ▲dry16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
11:0037 Blowy0.7 m (0.3 swell)11 sSW24 km/h SSW353.2 m ▲dry16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
12:0036 Blowy0.7 m (0.3 swell)11 sSW22 km/h SSW363.1 m ▲dry16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
13:0033 Blowy0.8 m (0.3 swell)11 sSW22 km/h SSW362.9 m dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
14:0030 Blowy0.8 m (0.3 swell)11 sSW23 km/h SSW362.6 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
15:0027 Grim0.8 m (0.3 swell)11 sSW20 km/h SSW362.2 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
16:0024 Grim0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW22 km/h SW351.8 m dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
17:0021 Grim0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW22 km/h SW351.5 m ▼dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
18:0018 Grim0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW22 km/h SW341.4 m ▼dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
19:0021 Grim0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW19 km/h SW321.5 m ▼dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
20:0024 Grim0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW18 km/h SW311.7 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
21:0027 Grim0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW17 km/h SW322.1 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
22:0031 Blowy0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW18 km/h SW322.5 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
23:0034 Blowy0.8 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW18 km/h SW322.9 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
Monday, 5 October
00:0037 Blowy0.8 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW20 km/h SW333.1 m ▲dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
01:0036 Blowy0.8 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW23 km/h SW333.1 m ▲dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
02:0033 Blowy0.8 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW21 km/h SW352.9 m dry16°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
03:2009:5516:1522:50
Low 03:20 · 1.4 mHigh 09:55 · 3.3 mLow 16:15 · 1.4 mHigh 22:50 · 3.2 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 · Fresh · sea 15° · 0.8 mSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · waist-high 0.8 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
🏄 Fionntrá (Ventry) surf · Blowy · sea 15° · 0.7 mSun, 4 Oct 10:30–11:30 · waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
🏄 Fionntrá (Ventry) surf · Fresh · sea 15° · 0.8 mMon, 5 Oct 11:30–12:30 · waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, light onshore

Nearby spots

Mount Eagle Lough

4 km · Co. Kerry · Not classified

Béal Bán

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Ballinloghig Lough

8 km · Co. Kerry · Not classified

Lough Namna

11 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.