Inch Beach
County Kerry, Munster, Ireland
Today at a glance
Calmest: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 6:28 pm1.1
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
2.6
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
3.5
30 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
2.1
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
2.3
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
2.0
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
1.8
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
1.8
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
1.9
25 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
2.0
22 km/h14 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
- 13°C55°F
- Wind
- 2717 km/hmph WNW
- Gusts
- 3924 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.4 m5 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- —
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:28 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 3 pm, 0.5 m1 ft
- Low 9 pm, -2.1 m7 ft
- High 3 am, 0.8 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.
- Sun2.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 45 km/h28 mph, rain 22%
- Mon1.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 52 km/h32 mph, rain 86%
- Tue2.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 46 km/h29 mph, rain 73%
- Wed3.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 49%
- Thu3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 52%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
About Inch Beach
Inch (Irish: Inse, meaning 'river meadow') is a small coastal settlement and townland on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. Inch Strand, in Inch townland, is on a long sand spit and dune system which reaches into Dingle Bay. The R561 regional road passes through the area.
Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of midden, ringfort and ecclesiastical enclosure sites in Inch and Inch East townlands. The graveyard enclosure, in Inch East, contains a ruined single-cell church which dates to at least the 13th century.
Source: Inch, County Kerry on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 7.4 km4.6 miAnnascaul (village)
- Nearest airport
- 30 km19 miKerry Airport (KIR)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Cromane Beach3.9 km2.4 mi east away2.7 Poor later
- Rossbeigh5.9 km3.7 mi south away2.9 Poor later
- Bunaneer Strand6.5 km4.1 mi west away2.0 Poor later
- Castlegregory Beach14 km8.9 mi north away1.8 Poor later
- Kells Beach15 km9.3 mi south-west away2.2 Poor later