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Maharabeg

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Dip score now
62
Decent · fresh breeze, dry
Waves
0.4 m
11 s period from NNE · model cell 2.8 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 123 km away.
Tide
1.4 m
Low tide. High at 21:50.
Wind
29 km/h
Fresh breeze, W, cross, gusts 37
Daylight
07:42
Sunrise. Sunset 19:16. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
17:00
Decent 78/100
moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m · 0.4 m · 28 km/h
▼ 02:40 ▲ 09:15 ▼ 15:15 ▲ 21:50
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.4 m · 8 km/h
▼ 03:40 ▲ 10:15 ▼ 16:30 ▲ 23:00
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 18 km/h
▼ 04:55 ▲ 11:35 ▼ 18:15
Mon, 5 Oct
15:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.4 m · 11 km/h
▲ 00:35 ▼ 06:50 ▲ 13:05 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 86/100
light winds, showers possible, small waves 0.5 m · 0.5 m · 11 km/h
▲ 02:00 ▼ 08:10 ▲ 14:35 ▼ 20:45
Wed, 7 Oct
16:00
Decent 78/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 0.3 m · 24 km/h
▲ 03:10 ▼ 09:10 ▲ 15:20 ▼ 21:45
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 90/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry · 20 km/h
▲ 03:55 ▼ 10:00 ▲ 16:05 ▼ 22:20

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 16:0062 · Decentfresh breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 16:00 · 62 DecentFri 17:00 · 78 DecentFri 18:00 · 78 DecentFri 19:00 · 78 DecentFri 20:00 · 88 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 85 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 85 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 91 GrandSat 09:00 · 91 GrandSat 10:00 · 100 GrandSat 11:00 · 100 GrandSat 12:00 · 100 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 100 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 100 GrandSat 17:00 · 100 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 100 GrandSat 20:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 90 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 90 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 90 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 94 GrandSun 09:00 · 94 GrandSun 10:00 · 74 DecentSun 11:00 · 90 GrandSun 12:00 · 90 GrandSun 13:00 · 74 DecentSun 14:00 · 90 GrandSun 15:00 · 90 GrandSun 16:00 · 78 DecentSun 17:00 · 76 DecentSun 18:00 · 90 GrandSun 19:00 · 90 GrandSun 20:00 · 82 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 90 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 90 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 82 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 90 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 80 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 88 GrandMon 09:00 · 88 GrandMon 10:00 · 74 DecentMon 11:00 · 88 GrandMon 12:00 · 88 GrandMon 13:00 · 88 GrandMon 14:00 · 94 GrandMon 15:00 · 100 GrandMon 16:00 · 94 GrandMon 17:00 · 94 GrandMon 18:00 · 94 GrandMon 19:00 · 94 GrandMon 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 80 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 80 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 86 GrandTue 13:00 · 64 DecentTue 16:00 · 72 DecentTue 19:00 · 72 DecentTue 22:00 · 75 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 67 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 67 DecentWed 13:00 · 75 DecentWed 16:00 · 78 DecentWed 19:00 · 75 DecentWed 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 90 GrandThu 19:00 · 74 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 16:00

62 Decent
  • fresh breeze
  • dry
  • small waves 0.4 m
  • sunny
  • low tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.4 m29 km/h
faces 9° N · wind cross
Waves
0.4 m @ 11 s from NNE
Wind
29 km/h W · gusts 37
Tide
1.4 m · low
Air
15°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
16:0062 Decent0.4 m (0.4 swell)11 sNNE29 km/h W371.4 m ▼dry15°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
17:0078 Decent0.4 m (0.4 swell)11 sNNE28 km/h W361.8 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
18:0078 Decent0.4 m (0.4 swell)11 sNNE28 km/h WNW352.3 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
19:0078 Decent0.5 m (0.4 swell)11 sNNE26 km/h WNW332.9 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
20:0088 Grand0.5 m (0.4 swell)11 sNNE18 km/h W303.4 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
21:0091 Grand0.5 m (0.4 swell)11 sNNE10 km/h SW263.9 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
22:0091 Grand0.5 m (0.4 swell)11 sNNE11 km/h SW244.0 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
23:0085 Grand0.5 m (0.4 swell)11 sNNE12 km/h SW233.8 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0091 Grand0.5 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE11 km/h SW213.3 m dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
01:0091 Grand0.5 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE11 km/h SW202.7 m dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
02:0085 Grand0.5 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE12 km/h SW182.1 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
03:0091 Grand0.5 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE12 km/h SW181.8 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
04:0091 Grand0.4 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE10 km/h SSW181.7 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
05:0091 Grand0.4 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE9 km/h SW171.9 m dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
06:0091 Grand0.4 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE7 km/h SW172.3 m dry12°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
07:0091 Grand0.4 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE10 km/h SW162.8 m dry12°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
08:0091 Grand0.4 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE9 km/h SSW163.3 m dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
09:0091 Grand0.4 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE8 km/h SSW153.7 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
10:00100 Grand0.4 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE8 km/h S154.0 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:00100 Grand0.4 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE8 km/h SSE183.9 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:00100 Grand0.4 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE10 km/h SSE213.5 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:0094 Grand0.4 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE12 km/h SSE233.0 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:00100 Grand0.4 m (0.2 swell)10 sNNE12 km/h SSE262.5 m dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
15:0094 Grand0.3 m (0.2 swell)10 sNNE13 km/h SSE282.0 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:00100 Grand0.3 m (0.2 swell)10 sNNE12 km/h S301.7 m ▼dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
17:00100 Grand0.3 m (0.2 swell)10 sNNE9 km/h S321.6 m ▼dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
18:00100 Grand0.3 m10 sNNE6 km/h SSW331.9 m dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:00100 Grand0.3 m10 sNNE7 km/h S332.2 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:00100 Grand0.3 m10 sNNE6 km/h ESE352.6 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:00100 Grand0.3 m10 sNNE5 km/h SSE373.1 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0090 Grand0.3 m10 sNNE23 km/h S383.5 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
23:0090 Grand0.3 m (0.2 swell)10 sNNE28 km/h S393.8 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0090 Grand0.3 m (0.2 swell)10 sNNE21 km/h S393.6 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
01:00100 Grand0.3 m (0.2 swell)10 sNNE10 km/h SSE393.3 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0094 Grand0.3 m (0.2 swell)11 sNNE16 km/h S402.9 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0094 Grand0.3 m (0.2 swell)11 sNNE13 km/h S412.5 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:00100 Grand0.3 m (0.2 swell)11 sNNE11 km/h S422.1 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:00100 Grand0.3 m (0.2 swell)11 sNNE9 km/h SSW422.0 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0094 Grand0.3 m (0.2 swell)11 sNNE13 km/h SSW412.0 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0094 Grand0.3 m (0.2 swell)11 sNNE15 km/h SSW412.3 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0094 Grand0.3 m (0.2 swell)10 sNNE18 km/h SW402.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0094 Grand0.3 m (0.2 swell)10 sNNE18 km/h SSW413.0 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0074 Decent0.3 m (0.2 swell)10 sNNE29 km/h SSW403.5 m dry16°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
11:0090 Grand0.3 m (0.2 swell)10 sNNE27 km/h SSW403.8 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
12:0090 Grand0.3 m (0.2 swell)10 sNNE28 km/h SSW403.8 m ▲dry17°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
13:0074 Decent0.3 m (0.2 swell)10 sNNE30 km/h SW393.6 m dry17°fresh breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
14:0090 Grand0.3 m (0.2 swell)10 sNNE28 km/h SSW393.2 m dry17°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
15:0090 Grand0.3 m (0.2 swell)10 sNNE27 km/h SSW392.8 m dry17°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry

Where the energy comes from

Wave energy (H²·T) this week by direction, against the swell window

Swell arriving between WSW and E reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Fenit, 11 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
9° N
Swell window
WSW 250° → E 80°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 2.8 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?

Brandon Bay Sauna · Fahamore, Maharees, Castlegregory · 3 km · fixed

Fenit Lighthouse Sauna · Fenit pier · 11 km · fixed

Samhradh's Sauna · Cromane, Iveragh Peninsula · 22 km · mobile

Rossbeigh Sauna · Rossbeigh Beach, Glenbeigh · 23 km · mobile

Maharabeg Beach is a sandy beach, with a shingle ridge, and faces east/south-east into Tralee Bay. It is largely sheltered from severe wave activity and from the prevailing winds by virtue of its orientation and its location on the Maharees Peninsula. Maharabeg beach consists of fixed marram-dunes which support a wide range of vegetation. Other vegetation includes an area of coastal grassland to the rear of the site. A significant portion of the contributing catchment of Maharabeg Beach is located within the Tralee Bay and Magharees Peninsula Special Area of Conservation (Site Code 002070). Activities include swimming, angling and a range of other water sports. The bathing area is approximately 700m in length and is located on the eastern side of the Maharees Peninsula.

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🌊 Maharabeg dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.4 mFri, 2 Oct 16:30–17:30 · moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
🌊 Maharabeg dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.4 mSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Maharabeg dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea

Nearby spots

Lough Naparka

1 km · Co. Kerry · Not classified

Castlegregory

2 km · Co. Kerry · Excellent Quality

Lough Gill

2 km · Co. Kerry · Not classified

Arraglen Lough

6 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.