Banna Strand
County Kerry, Munster, Ireland
Today at a glance
Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:27 pm1.9
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
3.1
25 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
1.7
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
1.9
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
1.7
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
1.2
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
1.1
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
1.0
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
1.0
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
1.0
30 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
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Forecast, hour by hour
Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 9°C48°F
- Water
- 12°C54°F
- Wind
- 4025 km/hmph NW
- Gusts
- 7245 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.9 m6 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 49%
- Sunset
- 6:27 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 9 am, -1.8 m6 ft
- High 3 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
- Low 9 pm, -2.3 m8 ft
- High 4 am, 1.0 m3 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sun2.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h26 mph, rain 13%
- Mon2.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 48 km/h30 mph, rain 86%
- Tue1.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 80%
- Wed3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 31%
- Thu3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 45%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
About Banna Strand
Banna Strand is a beach in Country Kerry, Ireland, covering an area of 719,246 square meters. It is 5,698 meters long and located 4,198 meters from the village of Ardfert.
Banna Strand (Irish: Trá na Beannaí), also known as Banna Beach, is a beach in north County Kerry, Ireland. It is an Atlantic Ocean beach extending from the Smallrock (Roc Beag) and Blackrock in the North to Carrahane at its southern edge. It is around 12 kilometres (7 mi) north west of Tralee. It features shifting sand dunes along its entire length which rise up to 12 metres (40 ft). Carrahane lagoon on the south end, famous for migrating birds and the Roger Casement landing. The mountains of the Dingle Peninsula can be seen on the south west horizon. Many residents from Tralee make a trip to Banna Strand on the warmest summer days.
Source: Banna Strand on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 390 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 4.2 km2.6 miArdfert (village)
- Nearest airport
- 27 km17 miKerry Airport (KIR)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Carrahane Strand0.8 km0.5 mi south away2.2 Poor later
- Fenit Beach6.2 km3.9 mi south away2.2 Poor later
- Castlegregory Beach11 km6.6 mi south-west away1.8 Poor later
- Sandy Bay Beach13 km8.3 mi south-west away1.3 Poor later
- Fermoyle Beach18 km11 mi west away1.3 Poor later