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Nuns' Beach

County Kerry, Munster, Ireland

Nuns' Beach 5 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

  • Bromore Bay. - panoramio

    Bromore Bay. - panoramio. Jane White, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Sea Stack. - panoramio

    Sea Stack. - panoramio. dennis white, CC BY-SA 3.0. 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: 12 pm to 3 pm, sunset 6:26 pm
9 am
1.7
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.8
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.4
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.0
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.5
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.8
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.5
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.6
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
0.8
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.2
23 km/h14 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°C48°F
Water
13°C56°F
Wind
3320 km/hmph NW
Gusts
6238 km/hmph
Waves
3.1 m10 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
29%
Sunset
6:26 pm
Today
1.7Poor9 am3421
1.8Poor10 am3522
1.4Poor11 am3421
2.0Poor12 pm3421
1.5Poor1 pm3119
1.8Poor2 pm3019
1.5Poor3 pm2214
1.6Poor4 pm2415
0.8Poor5 pm2717
1.2Poor6 pm2314
Sat
0.4Poor9 am3924
0.3Poor10 am4025
0.6Poor11 am4025
0.4Poor12 pm4226
0.3Poor1 pm3924
0.4Poor2 pm3723
0.5Poor3 pm4528
0.5Poor4 pm4729
0.7Poor5 pm5031
0.9Poor6 pm5031
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 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 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

  • Food and drink8 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 540 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
970 m0.6 miBallybunion
Nearest town
980 m0.6 miBallybunion (town)
Nearest airport
39 km24 miKerry Airport (KIR)

Nearby places

  • Bernie's BarFood and drink
    540 m0.3 mi
  • PerrozziPizza
    830 m0.5 mi
  • ShortisFood and drink
    840 m0.5 mi
  • Namir'sFood and drink
    880 m0.5 mi
  • McCarthy'sFood and drink
    880 m0.5 mi

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

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