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Trá na hUíne (Inny Strand, Waterville)

Excellent Quality 2025 faces SSW

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Dip score now
77
Decent · light winds, dry
Waves
0.3 m
7 s period from SSW · model cell 0.4 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 73 km away.
Tide
1.8 m
Rising. High at 09:55.
Wind
7 km/h
Light breeze, NE, offshore, gusts 11
Daylight
07:44
Sunrise. Sunset 19:15. Air 9°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
10:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 5 km/h
▼ 03:35 ▲ 09:55 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:50
Sun, 4 Oct
11:00
Decent 77/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 0.3 m · 25 km/h
▼ 04:55 ▲ 11:15 ▼ 18:00
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 19 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 06:40 ▲ 12:55 ▼ 19:25
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 82/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry · 0.1 m · 23 km/h
▲ 01:45 ▼ 08:05 ▲ 14:15 ▼ 20:30
Wed, 7 Oct
16:00
Grand 80/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.0 m · 23 km/h
▲ 02:45 ▼ 08:55 ▲ 15:05 ▼ 21:30
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 80/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:45 ▲ 16:05 ▼ 22:05
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Fresh 59/100
moderate breeze, rain · 27 km/h
▲ 04:15 ▼ 10:20 ▲ 16:35 ▼ 22:45

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 06:0075 · Decentlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 75 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 67 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 66 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 75 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 84 GrandSat 09:00 · 88 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 95 GrandSat 12:00 · 91 GrandSat 13:00 · 81 GrandSat 14:00 · 76 DecentSat 15:00 · 72 DecentSat 16:00 · 67 DecentSat 17:00 · 53 FreshSat 18:00 · 63 DecentSat 19:00 · 77 DecentSat 20:00 · 82 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 90 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 93 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 89 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 79 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 75 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 70 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 64 DecentSun 09:00 · 68 DecentSun 10:00 · 72 DecentSun 11:00 · 77 DecentSun 12:00 · 75 DecentSun 13:00 · 71 DecentSun 14:00 · 67 DecentSun 15:00 · 62 DecentSun 16:00 · 58 FreshSun 17:00 · 38 BlowySun 18:00 · 50 FreshSun 19:00 · 54 FreshSun 20:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 77 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 75 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 62 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 57 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 53 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 51 Fresh · nightMon 08:00 · 56 FreshMon 09:00 · 60 FreshMon 10:00 · 50 FreshMon 11:00 · 69 DecentMon 12:00 · 90 GrandMon 13:00 · 94 GrandMon 14:00 · 73 DecentMon 15:00 · 69 DecentMon 16:00 · 81 GrandMon 17:00 · 76 DecentMon 18:00 · 72 DecentMon 19:00 · 68 DecentMon 22:00 · 69 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 69 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 73 DecentTue 13:00 · 76 DecentTue 16:00 · 82 GrandTue 19:00 · 66 DecentTue 22:00 · 66 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 79 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 85 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 72 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 64 DecentWed 13:00 · 75 DecentWed 16:00 · 80 GrandWed 19:00 · 74 DecentWed 22:00 · 65 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 79 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 80 GrandThu 19:00 · 64 DecentFri 01:00 · 39 Blowy · nightFri 07:00 · 32 Blowy · nightFri 13:00 · 33 BlowyFri 19:00 · 59 Fresh

Sat, 3 Oct, 06:00

75 Decent
  • light winds
  • dry
  • calm sea
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.3 m7 km/h
faces 209° SSW · wind offshore
Waves
0.3 m @ 7 s from SSW
Wind
7 km/h NE · gusts 11
Tide
1.6 m · lower half
Air
9°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
06:0075 Decent0.3 m7 sSSW7 km/h NE111.6 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0079 Decent0.3 m6 sSSW6 km/h NE102.0 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0084 Grand0.3 m6 sSSW9 km/h NNE122.4 m dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0088 Grand0.3 m6 sSSW8 km/h NNE122.8 m ▲dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0097 Grand0.3 m6 sSSW5 km/h NE152.9 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:0095 Grand0.3 m6 sSSW5 km/h SSE212.8 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:0091 Grand0.3 m6 sSSW9 km/h SSE252.5 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:0081 Grand0.2 m6 sSSW13 km/h SSE282.1 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0076 Decent0.2 m6 sSSW14 km/h SSE311.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0072 Decent0.2 m6 sSSW15 km/h SSE331.4 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0067 Decent0.2 m6 sSSW17 km/h SSE331.2 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0053 Fresh0.2 m5 sSSW21 km/h SSE331.2 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0063 Decent0.2 m5 sSSW21 km/h SSE311.3 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0077 Decent0.2 m5 sSSW18 km/h SSE301.6 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0082 Grand0.2 m5 sSSW17 km/h SSE292.0 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0086 Grand0.2 m5 sSSW18 km/h SSE282.4 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0090 Grand0.2 m5 sSSW15 km/h SE272.7 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0093 Grand0.2 m5 sSSW14 km/h SSE272.8 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0089 Grand0.2 m5 sSSW15 km/h SSE282.7 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0084 Grand0.2 m5 sSSW17 km/h SSE282.4 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0079 Decent0.2 m5 sSSW17 km/h SSE292.0 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0075 Decent0.2 m5 sSSW18 km/h SSE311.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0070 Decent0.2 m5 sSSW16 km/h SSE311.4 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0066 Decent0.2 m5 sSSW18 km/h SSW311.3 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0071 Decent0.2 m5 sSSW19 km/h SSW311.4 m ▼0.1 mm15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0059 Fresh0.2 m4 sSSW23 km/h SSW311.5 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
08:0064 Decent0.2 m4 sSSW24 km/h SSW311.8 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
09:0068 Decent0.2 m4 sSSW24 km/h SSW312.2 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
10:0072 Decent0.3 m4 sSSW25 km/h SSW312.5 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
11:0077 Decent0.3 m4 sSSW25 km/h SSW322.8 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
12:0075 Decent0.3 m4 sSSW25 km/h SSW322.8 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
13:0071 Decent0.3 m4 sSSW24 km/h SSW312.6 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
14:0067 Decent0.3 m4 sSSW22 km/h SSW332.3 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
15:0062 Decent0.3 m4 sSSW23 km/h SSW341.9 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0058 Fresh0.3 m4 sSSW23 km/h SSW371.6 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0038 Blowy0.3 m4 sSSW22 km/h SW331.3 m ▼1.0 mm16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, rain
18:0050 Fresh0.3 m4 sSSW22 km/h SW331.2 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0054 Fresh0.3 m4 sSSW23 km/h SW361.3 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0059 Fresh0.3 m4 sSSW22 km/h SW311.4 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
21:0063 Decent0.3 m4 sSSW21 km/h SW311.8 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
22:0084 Grand0.3 m4 sSSW19 km/h SW322.2 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0088 Grand0.3 m4 sSSW19 km/h SW312.5 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Monday, 5 October
00:0077 Decent0.3 m4 sSSW20 km/h SW312.7 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
01:0075 Decent0.3 m4 sSSW20 km/h SW322.7 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
02:0071 Decent0.3 m4 sSSW20 km/h SW322.5 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
03:0066 Decent0.3 m4 sSSW20 km/h SW322.2 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
04:0062 Decent0.3 m4 sSSW20 km/h SW321.9 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
05:0057 Fresh0.3 m4 sSSW21 km/h SW321.6 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Castletownbere, 30 km away · metres above chart datum
03:3509:5516:2022:50
Low 03:35 · 1.1 mHigh 09:55 · 2.9 mLow 16:20 · 1.1 mHigh 22:50 · 2.8 m

The spot

Faces
209° SSW
Swell window
SE 130° → W 280°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 0.4 km out
Water
Excellent Quality

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

No lifeguard listedNo toiletsParkingAccessible: YesDogs on lead

As listed by Kerry County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

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Trá na hUíne (Inny Strand) is located on Bá na Scealg (Ballinskelligs Bay), and is approximately 2km from the village of Waterville in south Kerry. Trá na hUíne is a sandy beach backing onto an extensive sand-dune system. The beach is south westerly facing. Public car parking is provided at the southern end of the beach with a concrete ramp on to the beach. The beach is mainly used by bathers, walkers, windsurfers and anglers.

Put Trá na hUíne (Inny Strand, Waterville) in your calendar

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🌊 Trá na hUíne (Inny Strand, Waterville) dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.3 mSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Trá na hUíne (Inny Strand, Waterville) dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 10:30–11:30 · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
🌊 Trá na hUíne (Inny Strand, Waterville) dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.3 mMon, 5 Oct 12:30–13:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea

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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.