Check the Beach

Long Strand

County Kerry, Munster, Ireland

Long Strand 3 photos

  • Cliff Lined Beach in Ballybunion - geograph.org.uk - 4683412

    Cliff Lined Beach in Ballybunion - geograph.org.uk - 4683412. James Emmans, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • IB-1 on its first sea trial

    IB-1 on its first sea trial. Omarfitzell, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Tilted Carboniferous Rock Layers at Ballybunion in Ireland 1

    Tilted Carboniferous Rock Layers at Ballybunion in Ireland 1. Graeme Churchard (GOC53) https://www.flickr.com/people/graeme/, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 6:26 pm
9 am
1.4
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.1
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.8
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.5
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.9
38 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.5
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.3
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
0.8
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
0.9
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
0.8
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
9°C49°F
Water
13°C56°F
Wind
3924 km/hmph NW
Gusts
7043 km/hmph
Waves
3.1 m10 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
35%
Sunset
6:26 pm
Today
1.4Poor9 am4125
2.1Poor10 am3723
1.8Poor11 am3924
2.5Poor12 pm3924
1.9Poor1 pm3824
1.5Poor2 pm3522
1.3Poor3 pm3421
0.8Poor4 pm3723
0.9Poor5 pm2717
0.8Poor6 pm2717
Sat
0.4Poor9 am4226
0.3Poor10 am4125
0.6Poor11 am4025
0.5Poor12 pm4326
0.5Poor1 pm4629
0.5Poor2 pm4125
0.5Poor3 pm4830
0.5Poor4 pm5232
0.7Poor5 pm5433
0.9Poor6 pm5433
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 9 am, -1.9 m. High at 3 pm, 0.8 m. Low at 9 pm, -2.4 m. High at 4 am, 1.0 mLow 9 am, -1.9 m6 ftHigh 3 pm, 0.8 m3 ftLow 9 pm, -2.4 m8 ftHigh 4 am, 1.0 m3 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 9 am, -1.9 m6 ft
  • High 3 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 9 pm, -2.4 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.

  • Sun1.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 57 km/h35 mph, rain 33%
  • Mon1.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 57 km/h35 mph, rain 77%
  • Tue1.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 56 km/h35 mph, rain 76%
  • Wed2.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 41 km/h25 mph, rain 24%
  • Thu3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 41 km/h26 mph, rain 42%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.9 km1.2 miBallybunion (town)
Nearest airport
37 km23 miKerry Airport (KIR)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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