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Trá na hUíne (Inny Strand, Waterville)

Excellent Quality 2025 faces SSW

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Dip score now
80
Grand · light winds, dry
Waves
0.3 m
6 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
2.6 m
Falling. Low at 16:20.
Wind
9 km/h
Light breeze, SSE, onshore, gusts 18
Daylight
07:44
Sunrise. Sunset 19:15. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
16:00
Grand 93/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 14 km/h
▼ 03:35 ▲ 09:55 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:50
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 80/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 17 km/h
▼ 04:55 ▲ 11:15 ▼ 18:00
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 98/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 12 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 06:40 ▲ 12:55 ▼ 19:25
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 80/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry · 0.1 m · 21 km/h
▲ 01:45 ▼ 08:05 ▲ 14:15 ▼ 20:30
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 20 km/h
▲ 02:45 ▼ 08:55 ▲ 15:05 ▼ 21:30
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grand 96/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 4 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:45 ▲ 16:05 ▼ 22:05
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Fresh 52/100
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 12:0081 · Grandlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 10:00 · 69 DecentSat 11:00 · 77 DecentSat 12:00 · 81 GrandSat 13:00 · 85 GrandSat 14:00 · 90 GrandSat 15:00 · 88 GrandSat 16:00 · 93 GrandSat 17:00 · 91 GrandSat 18:00 · 87 GrandSat 19:00 · 83 GrandSat 20:00 · 78 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 77 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 64 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 85 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 90 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 95 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 85 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 80 GrandSun 09:00 · 76 DecentSun 10:00 · 72 DecentSun 11:00 · 67 DecentSun 12:00 · 53 FreshSun 13:00 · 57 FreshSun 14:00 · 61 FreshSun 15:00 · 66 DecentSun 16:00 · 70 DecentSun 17:00 · 74 DecentSun 18:00 · 78 DecentSun 19:00 · 74 DecentSun 20:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 72 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 51 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 53 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 57 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 62 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 75 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 77 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 78 DecentMon 09:00 · 76 DecentMon 10:00 · 85 GrandMon 11:00 · 81 GrandMon 12:00 · 76 DecentMon 13:00 · 72 DecentMon 14:00 · 71 DecentMon 15:00 · 75 DecentMon 16:00 · 79 DecentMon 17:00 · 84 GrandMon 18:00 · 88 GrandMon 19:00 · 98 GrandMon 20:00 · 97 Grand · nightMon 21:00 · 87 Grand · nightMon 22:00 · 83 Grand · nightMon 23:00 · 70 Decent · nightTue 00:00 · 66 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 61 Fresh · nightTue 02:00 · 59 Fresh · nightTue 03:00 · 64 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 68 Decent · nightTue 05:00 · 78 Decent · nightTue 06:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 73 DecentTue 13:00 · 68 DecentTue 16:00 · 70 DecentTue 19:00 · 80 GrandTue 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 71 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 69 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 82 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 76 DecentWed 13:00 · 57 FreshWed 16:00 · 60 FreshWed 19:00 · 70 DecentWed 22:00 · 89 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 75 Decent · nightThu 04:00 · 65 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightThu 10:00 · 96 GrandThu 13:00 · 86 GrandThu 19:00 · 56 FreshFri 01:00 · 52 Fresh · nightFri 07:00 · 11 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 21 GrimFri 19:00 · 52 Fresh

Sat, 3 Oct, 12:00

81 Grand
  • light winds
  • dry
  • calm sea
  • sunny
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.3 m9 km/h
faces 209° SSW · wind onshore
Waves
0.3 m @ 6 s from SSW
Wind
9 km/h SSE · gusts 18
Tide
2.5 m · upper half
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
11:0077 Decent0.3 m6 sSSW9 km/h SE152.8 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:0081 Grand0.3 m6 sSSW9 km/h SSE182.5 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:0085 Grand0.3 m6 sSSW11 km/h S202.1 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:0090 Grand0.3 m6 sSSW12 km/h S211.7 m dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
15:0088 Grand0.3 m6 sSSW12 km/h S231.4 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0093 Grand0.3 m6 sSSW14 km/h S251.2 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0091 Grand0.2 m6 sSSW14 km/h S261.2 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0087 Grand0.2 m6 sSSW18 km/h SSE261.3 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0083 Grand0.2 m5 sSSW15 km/h SSE251.6 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0078 Decent0.2 m5 sSSW14 km/h SSE232.0 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0077 Decent0.2 m5 sSSW12 km/h SSE232.4 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0073 Decent0.2 m5 sSSW12 km/h SSE222.7 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0064 Decent0.2 m5 sSSW16 km/h SE222.8 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0071 Decent0.2 m5 sSSW13 km/h SE222.7 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0066 Decent0.2 m5 sSSW20 km/h SSE222.4 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0065 Decent0.3 m5 sSSW22 km/h SSE222.0 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
03:0085 Grand0.3 m5 sSSW19 km/h SSE221.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0090 Grand0.2 m5 sSSW14 km/h SSW221.4 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
05:00100 Grand0.2 m5 sSSW11 km/h SW211.3 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0095 Grand0.2 m4 sSSW12 km/h SSW221.4 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0085 Grand0.2 m4 sSSW15 km/h S231.5 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0080 Grand0.2 m4 sSSW17 km/h SSW241.8 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0076 Decent0.2 m4 sSSW18 km/h SSW262.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0072 Decent0.2 m4 sSSW19 km/h SSW282.5 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0067 Decent0.2 m4 sSSW18 km/h SSW302.8 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0053 Fresh0.3 m4 sSSW21 km/h S312.8 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
13:0057 Fresh0.3 m4 sSSW22 km/h SSW322.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
14:0061 Fresh0.3 m4 sSSW24 km/h S322.3 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
15:0066 Decent0.3 m4 sSSW24 km/h S331.9 m dry17°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0070 Decent0.3 m4 sSSW26 km/h S331.6 m dry17°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0074 Decent0.3 m4 sSSW24 km/h SSW321.3 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0078 Decent0.3 m4 sSSW24 km/h SSW311.2 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0074 Decent0.3 m4 sSSW23 km/h SSW301.3 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0069 Decent0.3 m4 sSSW23 km/h SW291.4 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
21:0065 Decent0.3 m4 sSSW20 km/h SW291.8 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
22:0060 Fresh0.3 m4 sSSW20 km/h SW292.2 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
23:0072 Decent0.3 m4 sSSW19 km/h SSW302.5 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Monday, 5 October
00:0051 Fresh0.3 m4 sSSW20 km/h SSW302.7 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
01:0053 Fresh0.3 m4 sSSW24 km/h SW312.7 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
02:0057 Fresh0.3 m4 sSSW21 km/h SSW312.5 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
03:0062 Decent0.3 m4 sSSW23 km/h SW312.2 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
04:0066 Decent0.3 m4 sSSW22 km/h SW321.9 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
05:0071 Decent0.3 m4 sSW26 km/h SW321.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
06:0075 Decent0.3 m5 sSSW27 km/h SW331.4 m ▼0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
07:0077 Decent0.3 m5 sSSW27 km/h SW331.3 m ▼0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
08:0078 Decent0.2 m5 sSSW20 km/h W311.4 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0076 Decent0.2 m5 sSSW13 km/h WNW301.6 m 0.1 mm16°gentle breeze, showers possible, calm sea
10:0085 Grand0.2 m5 sSSW5 km/h W302.0 m 0.1 mm16°light winds, dry, calm sea

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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Sunset Sauna (Allihies) · Ballydonegan Beach, Allihies, Co. Cork · 24 km · mobile

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 15:30–16:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 Trá na hUíne (Inny Strand, Waterville) dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.2 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 Trá na hUíne (Inny Strand, Waterville) dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.2 mMon, 5 Oct 18:30–19:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea

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Lough Currane

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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.