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Waterville Town Beach

Green Coast faces SSW Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
56
Fresh · fresh breeze, onshore, choppy
Waves
0.7 m
7 s period from SSW · model cell 2.8 km out
Sea
15.7°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 73 km away.
Tide
2.7 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 08:55.
Wind
30 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, onshore, gusts 46
Daylight
07:42
Sunrise. Sunset 19:17. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
19:00
Grand 94/100
light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m · 0.6 m · 10 km/h
▼ 02:20 ▲ 08:55 ▼ 15:05 ▲ 21:35
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 12 km/h
▼ 03:35 ▲ 09:55 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:50
Sun, 4 Oct
09:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 19 km/h
▼ 04:55 ▲ 11:15 ▼ 18:00
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, showers possible, calm sea · 0.3 m · 19 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 06:40 ▲ 12:55 ▼ 19:25
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 11 km/h
▲ 01:45 ▼ 08:05 ▲ 14:15 ▼ 20:30
Wed, 7 Oct
19:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
▲ 02:45 ▼ 08:55 ▲ 15:05 ▼ 21:30
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 78/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 21 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:45 ▲ 16:05 ▼ 22:05

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 07:0056 · Freshfresh breeze · onshore, choppy
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 06:00 · 72 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 56 Fresh · nightFri 08:00 · 56 FreshFri 09:00 · 44 BlowyFri 10:00 · 36 BlowyFri 11:00 · 12 GrimFri 12:00 · 0 GrimFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 14:00 · 0 GrimFri 15:00 · 58 FreshFri 16:00 · 66 DecentFri 17:00 · 78 DecentFri 18:00 · 88 GrandFri 19:00 · 94 GrandFri 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 92 GrandSat 09:00 · 97 GrandSat 10:00 · 100 GrandSat 11:00 · 100 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 78 DecentSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 94 GrandSat 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 78 DecentSun 09:00 · 94 GrandSun 10:00 · 94 GrandSun 11:00 · 78 DecentSun 12:00 · 78 DecentSun 13:00 · 94 GrandSun 14:00 · 78 DecentSun 15:00 · 78 DecentSun 16:00 · 78 DecentSun 17:00 · 94 GrandSun 18:00 · 94 GrandSun 19:00 · 94 GrandSun 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 86 GrandMon 13:00 · 66 DecentMon 16:00 · 86 GrandMon 19:00 · 86 GrandMon 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 86 GrandTue 13:00 · 86 GrandTue 16:00 · 100 GrandTue 19:00 · 87 GrandTue 22:00 · 87 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 87 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 81 GrandWed 13:00 · 84 GrandWed 19:00 · 91 GrandThu 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 78 DecentThu 19:00 · 54 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 07:00

56 Fresh
  • fresh breeze
  • onshore, choppy
  • dry
  • small waves 0.7 m
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.7 m30 km/h
faces 212° SSW · wind onshore
Waves
0.7 m @ 7 s from SSW
Wind
30 km/h SSW · gusts 46
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
07:0056 Fresh0.7 m7 sSSW30 km/h SSW462.5 m dry15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
08:0056 Fresh0.8 m7 sSSW30 km/h SSW503.0 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
09:0044 Blowy0.8 m7 sSSW35 km/h SSW543.1 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
10:0036 Blowy0.9 m7 sSSW39 km/h SSW583.0 m ▲0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
11:0012 Grim1.0 m7 sSSW40 km/h SSW612.6 m 0.4 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, showers possible
12:000 Grim1.1 m7 sSSW42 km/h SSW652.0 m 1.7 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, rain
13:000 Grim1.1 m7 sSSW44 km/h SSW681.5 m 2.4 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, rain
14:000 Grim1.1 m7 sSSW53 km/h SSW631.1 m ▼2.6 mm16°gale, onshore, choppy, rain
15:0058 Fresh0.9 m7 sSSW20 km/h WNW481.0 m ▼0.9 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible, waves 0.9 m
16:0066 Decent0.8 m7 sSSW20 km/h W361.0 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
17:0078 Decent0.7 m7 sSSW20 km/h WNW321.3 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
18:0088 Grand0.7 m7 sSSW17 km/h WNW301.7 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
19:0094 Grand0.6 m7 sSSW10 km/h WNW262.1 m dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
20:0091 Grand0.6 m7 sSSW6 km/h WNW182.6 m dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
21:0086 Grand0.6 m7 sSSW3 km/h NNW142.9 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
22:0086 Grand0.5 m7 sSSW3 km/h NE123.0 m ▲dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
23:0086 Grand0.5 m7 sSSW5 km/h ENE112.7 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand0.5 m7 sSSW5 km/h ENE102.3 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
01:0086 Grand0.5 m7 sSSW6 km/h NE91.8 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
02:0086 Grand0.5 m7 sSSW7 km/h ENE91.4 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
03:0086 Grand0.4 m7 sSSW8 km/h NE91.2 m ▼dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
04:0086 Grand0.4 m7 sSSW5 km/h NE91.1 m ▼dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
05:0086 Grand0.4 m7 sSSW6 km/h ESE101.3 m dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
06:0097 Grand0.4 m7 sSSW10 km/h N111.6 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0092 Grand0.4 m7 sSSW4 km/h NE122.0 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0092 Grand0.4 m7 sSSW8 km/h NE142.4 m dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0097 Grand0.3 m6 sSSW8 km/h E152.8 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:00100 Grand0.3 m6 sSSW12 km/h SE192.9 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:00100 Grand0.3 m6 sSSW12 km/h SSE242.8 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:0094 Grand0.3 m6 sSSW14 km/h SSE282.5 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0094 Grand0.3 m6 sSSW15 km/h S302.1 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0078 Decent0.3 m6 sSSW20 km/h SSE321.7 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
15:0094 Grand0.3 m6 sSSW19 km/h S331.4 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0094 Grand0.3 m6 sSSW18 km/h SSE331.2 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0094 Grand0.3 m6 sSSW19 km/h SSE321.2 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0094 Grand0.3 m6 sSSW15 km/h SSE311.3 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0094 Grand0.3 m5 sSSW15 km/h SSE291.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0094 Grand0.2 m5 sSSW16 km/h SSE272.0 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0094 Grand0.2 m5 sSSW16 km/h SSE262.4 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0094 Grand0.2 m5 sSSW14 km/h SSE262.7 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0094 Grand0.2 m5 sSSW17 km/h SSE272.8 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0094 Grand0.2 m5 sSSW16 km/h SSE272.7 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0094 Grand0.2 m5 sSSW17 km/h S282.4 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0094 Grand0.2 m5 sSSW16 km/h S302.0 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0094 Grand0.2 m5 sSSW17 km/h S311.6 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0094 Grand0.2 m5 sSSW19 km/h S311.4 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0078 Decent0.3 m5 sSSW21 km/h SSW321.3 m ▼0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
06:0078 Decent0.3 m5 sSSW22 km/h SSW321.4 m ▼0.1 mm16°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 ESE and WNW reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Castletownbere, 27 km away · metres above chart datum
02:2008:5515:0521:35
Low 02:20 · 0.9 mHigh 08:55 · 3.1 mLow 15:05 · 1.0 mHigh 21:35 · 3.0 m

The spot

Faces
212° SSW
Swell window
ESE 110° → WNW 290°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 2.8 km out
Water
Not classified

Facing and swell window are derived from the wave model's coastline around the spot, not surveyed. Know better? Tell us.

Water quality

No annual classification yet.

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On the ground

No lifeguard listedNo toiletsNo parking listedAccessible: YesDogs on lead

As listed by Kerry County Council. Open in Maps.

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Waterville beach is located very close to the town and forms the eastern boundary on Ballinskelligs Bay. The beach front has been modified to create access points onto the rocky shoreline, a coastal path and other local amenities

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🌊 Waterville Town Beach dip · Grand · sea 16° · 0.6 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
🌊 Waterville Town Beach dip · Grand · sea 16° · 0.3 mSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Waterville Town Beach dip · Grand · sea 16° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 08:30–09:30 · 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.