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Rossbeigh, White Strand

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces WNW

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Dip score now
63
Decent · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy
Waves
0.2 m
11 s period from WNW · model cell 0.7 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 102 km away.
Tide
2.4 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 21:30.
Wind
22 km/h
Moderate breeze, WNW, onshore, gusts 29
Daylight
07:41
Sunrise. Sunset 19:16. Air 14°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
18:00
Decent 65/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 0.2 m · 24 km/h
▼ 02:25 ▲ 08:50 ▼ 15:00 ▲ 21:30
Sat, 3 Oct
16:00
Grand 99/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 8 km/h
▼ 03:20 ▲ 09:55 ▼ 16:15 ▲ 22:50
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 18 km/h
▼ 04:40 ▲ 11:15 ▼ 17:55
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 98/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 10 km/h
▲ 00:25 ▼ 06:35 ▲ 12:50 ▼ 19:25
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 84/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 15 km/h
▲ 01:45 ▼ 08:00 ▲ 14:10 ▼ 20:30
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 17 km/h
▲ 02:55 ▼ 08:50 ▲ 15:10 ▼ 21:20
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 79/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
▲ 03:35 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 15:55 ▼ 22:10

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 19:0061 · Freshmoderate breeze · onshore, choppy
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 16:00 · 74 DecentFri 17:00 · 69 DecentFri 18:00 · 65 DecentFri 19:00 · 61 FreshFri 20:00 · 72 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 71 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 71 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 71 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 90 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 90 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 72 DecentSat 09:00 · 68 DecentSat 10:00 · 69 DecentSat 11:00 · 77 DecentSat 12:00 · 81 GrandSat 13:00 · 86 GrandSat 14:00 · 90 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 99 GrandSat 17:00 · 97 GrandSat 18:00 · 93 GrandSat 19:00 · 88 GrandSat 20:00 · 75 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 71 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 67 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 70 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 87 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 89 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 99 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 80 GrandSun 09:00 · 76 DecentSun 10:00 · 61 FreshSun 11:00 · 57 FreshSun 12:00 · 43 BlowySun 13:00 · 47 FreshSun 14:00 · 68 DecentSun 15:00 · 72 DecentSun 16:00 · 76 DecentSun 17:00 · 75 DecentSun 18:00 · 94 GrandSun 19:00 · 81 GrandSun 20:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 72 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 69 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 82 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 87 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 88 GrandMon 09:00 · 83 GrandMon 10:00 · 63 DecentMon 11:00 · 62 DecentMon 12:00 · 70 DecentMon 13:00 · 67 DecentMon 14:00 · 77 DecentMon 15:00 · 75 DecentMon 16:00 · 79 DecentMon 17:00 · 84 GrandMon 18:00 · 88 GrandMon 19:00 · 98 GrandMon 22:00 · 75 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 67 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 74 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 63 DecentTue 16:00 · 66 DecentTue 19:00 · 84 GrandTue 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 71 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 74 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 88 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 86 GrandWed 13:00 · 76 DecentWed 16:00 · 70 DecentWed 19:00 · 86 GrandWed 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 85 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 79 DecentThu 19:00 · 70 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 19:00

61 Fresh
  • moderate breeze
  • onshore, choppy
  • dry
  • calm sea
  • sunny
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.2 m22 km/h
faces 293° WNW · wind onshore
Waves
0.2 m @ 11 s from WNW
Wind
22 km/h WNW · gusts 29
Tide
2.6 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
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
18:0065 Decent0.2 m10 sWNW24 km/h W332.1 m dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0061 Fresh0.2 m11 sWNW22 km/h WNW292.6 m dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0072 Decent0.2 m11 sWNW15 km/h WNW233.0 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0071 Decent0.2 m11 sWNW9 km/h NW183.3 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0071 Decent0.2 m11 sW3 km/h NNW153.4 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0071 Decent0.1 m11 sW5 km/h SSE153.1 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
Saturday, 3 October
00:0076 Decent0.1 m11 sW6 km/h SSE132.6 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0081 Grand0.1 m11 sW8 km/h SSE122.1 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0086 Grand0.1 m10 sW6 km/h SSE111.7 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0090 Grand0.1 m10 sW7 km/h SSE111.4 m ▼dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0094 Grand0.1 m10 sW10 km/h SSE121.4 m ▼dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0090 Grand0.1 m10 sW11 km/h S131.6 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0086 Grand0.1 m10 sW5 km/h E132.0 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0081 Grand0.1 m10 sW4 km/h SSE132.4 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0072 Decent0.1 m10 sW8 km/h SSE132.9 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0068 Decent0.1 m10 sW5 km/h SE133.2 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0069 Decent0.1 m10 sW3 km/h ESE153.3 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:0077 Decent0.1 m10 sW3 km/h ENE173.2 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:0081 Grand0.1 m10 sW6 km/h NNE192.9 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:0086 Grand0.1 m10 sW5 km/h SE202.4 m dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:0090 Grand0.1 m10 sW5 km/h SSE221.9 m dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
15:0094 Grand0.1 m10 sW4 km/h WSW241.6 m dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
16:0099 Grand0.1 m10 sW8 km/h S261.4 m ▼dry17°light winds, dry, calm sea
17:0097 Grand0.1 m10 sW7 km/h SSW271.4 m ▼dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
18:0093 Grand0.1 m10 sW7 km/h SSW281.6 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:0088 Grand0.1 m10 sW9 km/h S281.9 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0075 Decent0.1 m10 sW14 km/h SSE292.3 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0071 Decent0.1 m10 sW18 km/h SSE312.8 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0067 Decent0.1 m10 sW14 km/h S313.1 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0070 Decent0.1 m10 sW9 km/h SSE313.1 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0078 Decent0.1 m10 sW8 km/h SSE313.0 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0076 Decent0.1 m10 sW13 km/h S312.7 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0087 Grand0.1 m10 sW4 km/h SE312.3 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0089 Grand0.1 m11 sW6 km/h SE321.9 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0097 Grand0.1 m11 sW9 km/h S331.7 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0099 Grand0.1 m11 sW12 km/h S331.6 m ▼0.1 mm14°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0088 Grand0.1 m11 sW14 km/h SSW331.7 m 0.1 mm15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0084 Grand0.1 m11 sW13 km/h SSW341.9 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0080 Grand0.1 m11 sW12 km/h SW332.3 m 0.1 mm15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0076 Decent0.1 m11 sW16 km/h SW352.6 m 0.1 mm15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0061 Fresh0.1 m11 sW20 km/h SSW353.0 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0057 Fresh0.1 m11 sW28 km/h SSW363.2 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0043 Blowy0.1 m11 sW30 km/h SSW363.1 m ▲dry17°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0047 Fresh0.1 m11 sW31 km/h SSW352.9 m dry16°fresh breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0068 Decent0.1 m10 sW23 km/h SW362.6 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0072 Decent0.1 m10 sW23 km/h SW362.2 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0076 Decent0.1 m10 sW21 km/h SW401.8 m 0.1 mm17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0075 Decent0.1 m10 sW17 km/h SSW351.5 m ▼0.9 mm16°gentle breeze, rain, calm sea

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Dingle, 22 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
293° WNW
Swell window
WSW 250° → NW 320°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 0.7 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?

Rossbeigh Sauna · Rossbeigh Beach, Glenbeigh · right here · mobile

Samhradh's Sauna · Cromane, Iveragh Peninsula · 7 km · mobile

Skellig Sauna · Cuas Crom Beach, Cahersiveen (also St Finian's Bay, Ballinskelligs) · 24 km · mobile

Fenit Lighthouse Sauna · Fenit pier · 24 km · fixed

Rossbeigh Beach is an exposed sandy beach, with a shingle ridge, facing due west into Dingle Bay and to the Atlantic Ocean beyond. There is an extensive sand dune system which supports a variety of vegetation including rare and important plant and animal species. There are areas of salt marsh and mudflats which support a variety of bird species. Rossbeigh Spit is located within the greater Castlemaine Harbour Special Area of Conservation (Site Code 000343). In accordance with the EU birds directive parts of Castlemaine Harbour and Dingle Bay are Special Protection Areas and also designated shellfish areas. Activities include pony trekking, golf, angling, etc. Activities are regulated under the the Kerry County Council Beach Bye-Laws, 2013

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🌊 Rossbeigh, White Strand dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.2 mFri, 2 Oct 17:30–18:30 · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
🌊 Rossbeigh, White Strand dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.1 mSat, 3 Oct 15:30–16:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Rossbeigh, White Strand dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.1 mSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea

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Coomnacronia Lake

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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.