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Maharabeg

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Grim · knee-high 0.5 m, period 12 s
Waves
0.5 m
12 s period from NNE · model cell 2.8 km out
Sea
15.8°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 123 km away.
Tide
3.5 m
Falling. Low at 15:15.
Wind
45 km/h
Strong breeze, SSW, offshore, gusts 70
Daylight
07:42
Sunrise. Sunset 19:16. Air 16°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
16:00
Grim 19/100
knee-high 0.5 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind · 0.5 m · 30 km/h
▼ 02:40 ▲ 09:15 ▼ 15:15 ▲ 21:50
Sat, 3 Oct
16:00
Blowy 37/100
knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 0.3 m · 17 km/h
▼ 03:40 ▲ 10:15 ▼ 16:30 ▲ 23:00
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 21 km/h
▼ 04:55 ▲ 11:35 ▼ 18:15
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Blowy 36/100
knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, offshore wind · 0.4 m · 16 km/h
▲ 00:35 ▼ 06:50 ▲ 13:05 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Blowy 33/100
knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, offshore wind · 0.4 m · 17 km/h
▲ 02:00 ▼ 08:10 ▲ 14:35 ▼ 20:45
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 23 km/h
▲ 03:10 ▼ 09:10 ▲ 15:20 ▼ 21:45
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 22 km/h
▲ 03:55 ▼ 10:00 ▲ 16:05 ▼ 22:20

Week at a glance

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Fri 11:000 · Grimknee-high 0.5 m · period 12 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 10:00 · 0 GrimFri 11:00 · 0 GrimFri 12:00 · 0 GrimFri 13:00 · 4 GrimFri 14:00 · 7 GrimFri 15:00 · 8 GrimFri 16:00 · 19 GrimFri 17:00 · 16 GrimFri 18:00 · 13 GrimFri 19:00 · 10 GrimFri 20:00 · 7 Grim · nightFri 21:00 · 22 Grim · nightFri 22:00 · 20 Grim · nightFri 23:00 · 23 Grim · nightSat 00:00 · 26 Grim · nightSat 01:00 · 30 Blowy · nightSat 02:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 03:00 · 37 Blowy · nightSat 04:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSat 05:00 · 35 Blowy · nightSat 06:00 · 32 Blowy · nightSat 07:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSat 08:00 · 26 GrimSat 09:00 · 23 GrimSat 10:00 · 20 GrimSat 11:00 · 21 GrimSat 12:00 · 25 GrimSat 13:00 · 28 BlowySat 14:00 · 31 BlowySat 15:00 · 34 BlowySat 16:00 · 37 BlowySat 17:00 · 37 BlowySat 18:00 · 24 GrimSat 19:00 · 5 GrimSat 20:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 5 GrimSun 09:00 · 5 GrimSun 10:00 · 5 GrimSun 11:00 · 5 GrimSun 12:00 · 5 GrimSun 13:00 · 5 GrimSun 14:00 · 5 GrimSun 15:00 · 5 GrimSun 16:00 · 5 GrimSun 17:00 · 5 GrimSun 18:00 · 5 GrimSun 19:00 · 5 GrimSun 20:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 24 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 27 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 30 Blowy · nightMon 05:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 06:00 · 36 Blowy · nightMon 07:00 · 38 Blowy · nightMon 10:00 · 29 BlowyMon 13:00 · 19 GrimMon 16:00 · 18 GrimMon 19:00 · 36 BlowyMon 22:00 · 32 Blowy · nightTue 01:00 · 22 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 25 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 35 Blowy · nightTue 10:00 · 33 BlowyTue 13:00 · 24 GrimTue 16:00 · 0 GrimTue 19:00 · 7 GrimTue 22:00 · 9 Grim · nightWed 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightWed 04:00 · 0 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 0 GrimWed 13:00 · 0 GrimWed 19:00 · 0 GrimThu 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 11:00

0 Grim
  • knee-high 0.5 m
  • period 12 s
  • strong offshore
  • high-ish tide
  • rain
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.5 m45 km/h
faces 9° N · wind offshore
Waves
0.5 m @ 12 s from NNE
Wind
45 km/h SSW · gusts 70
Tide
3.7 m · upper half
Air
16°C · 1.6 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
11:000 Grim0.5 m (0.4 swell)12 sNNE45 km/h SSW703.7 m 1.6 mm16°knee-high 0.5 m, period 12 s, strong offshore
12:000 Grim0.5 m (0.4 swell)12 sNNE50 km/h SSW753.0 m 3.7 mm16°knee-high 0.5 m, period 12 s, strong offshore
13:004 Grim0.5 m (0.4 swell)12 sNNE51 km/h SSW742.3 m 5.0 mm16°knee-high 0.5 m, period 12 s, strong offshore
14:007 Grim0.5 m (0.4 swell)12 sNNE39 km/h SW561.7 m 1.6 mm16°knee-high 0.5 m, period 12 s, strong offshore
15:008 Grim0.5 m (0.4 swell)12 sNNE35 km/h WNW441.4 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, period 12 s, cross-shore wind
16:0019 Grim0.5 m (0.4 swell)11 sNNE30 km/h W361.4 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
17:0016 Grim0.5 m (0.4 swell)11 sNNE28 km/h W351.8 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
18:0013 Grim0.5 m (0.4 swell)11 sNNE27 km/h WNW342.3 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
19:0010 Grim0.5 m (0.4 swell)11 sNNE24 km/h WNW312.9 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
20:007 Grim0.5 m (0.4 swell)11 sNNE22 km/h WNW273.4 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
21:0022 Grim0.5 m (0.4 swell)11 sNNE10 km/h SW243.9 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.5 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
22:0020 Grim0.5 m (0.4 swell)11 sNNE12 km/h SW224.0 m ▲dry12°knee-high 0.5 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
23:0023 Grim0.5 m (0.4 swell)11 sNNE12 km/h SW213.8 m dry12°knee-high 0.5 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0026 Grim0.5 m (0.4 swell)11 sNNE12 km/h SW193.3 m dry12°knee-high 0.5 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
01:0030 Blowy0.5 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE12 km/h SW182.7 m dry12°knee-high 0.5 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
02:0033 Blowy0.5 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE12 km/h SW172.1 m dry12°knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
03:0037 Blowy0.5 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE12 km/h SW171.8 m ▼dry12°knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
04:0038 Blowy0.4 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE10 km/h SW171.7 m ▼dry12°knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
05:0035 Blowy0.4 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE7 km/h SW171.9 m dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
06:0032 Blowy0.4 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE7 km/h SSW162.3 m dry12°knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
07:0029 Blowy0.4 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE10 km/h SSW162.8 m dry12°knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
08:0026 Grim0.4 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE9 km/h SSW153.3 m dry11°knee-high 0.4 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
09:0023 Grim0.4 m (0.3 swell)11 sNNE6 km/h S153.7 m ▲dry11°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
10:0020 Grim0.4 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE12 km/h SSE184.0 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
11:0021 Grim0.4 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE11 km/h SSE213.9 m ▲dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
12:0025 Grim0.4 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE13 km/h S233.5 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
13:0028 Blowy0.4 m (0.3 swell)10 sNNE13 km/h S263.0 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
14:0031 Blowy0.4 m (0.2 swell)10 sNNE14 km/h S272.5 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
15:0034 Blowy0.3 m (0.2 swell)10 sNNE15 km/h S302.0 m dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
16:0037 Blowy0.3 m (0.2 swell)10 sNNE17 km/h S321.7 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
17:0037 Blowy0.3 m10 sNNE14 km/h S341.6 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
18:0024 Grim0.3 m10 sNNE4 km/h SE341.9 m dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
19:005 Grim0.3 m10 sNNE10 km/h S342.2 m dry15°flat
20:005 Grim0.3 m10 sNNE24 km/h S352.6 m dry15°flat
21:005 Grim0.3 m10 sNNE20 km/h S343.1 m dry15°flat
22:005 Grim0.3 m10 sNNE18 km/h S353.5 m ▲dry15°flat
23:005 Grim0.3 m10 sNNE18 km/h S353.8 m ▲dry15°flat
Sunday, 4 October
00:005 Grim0.3 m10 sNNE14 km/h S363.6 m ▲dry15°flat
01:005 Grim0.3 m10 sNNE12 km/h SSW373.3 m dry15°flat
02:005 Grim0.3 m10 sNNE13 km/h S382.9 m dry15°flat
03:005 Grim0.3 m10 sNNE12 km/h S392.5 m dry16°flat
04:005 Grim0.3 m (0.2 swell)10 sNNE15 km/h SSW392.1 m ▼dry16°flat
05:005 Grim0.3 m (0.2 swell)10 sNNE21 km/h SW392.0 m ▼dry16°flat
06:005 Grim0.3 m (0.2 swell)10 sNNE25 km/h SW392.0 m ▼dry16°flat
07:005 Grim0.3 m (0.2 swell)10 sNNE29 km/h SW402.3 m dry16°flat
08:005 Grim0.3 m (0.2 swell)10 sNNE21 km/h SSW332.6 m dry16°flat
09:005 Grim0.3 m (0.2 swell)10 sNNE21 km/h SW333.0 m dry16°flat
10:005 Grim0.3 m (0.2 swell)10 sNNE21 km/h SW353.5 m dry16°flat

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 surf · Grim · sea 16° · 0.5 mFri, 2 Oct 15:30–16:30 · knee-high 0.5 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Maharabeg surf · Blowy · sea 16° · 0.3 mSat, 3 Oct 15:30–16:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
🏄 Maharabeg surf · Grim · sea 16° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · flat

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.