Minard

Beach break

County Kerry, Irlande

Forecast reliability: HighWhy?

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From level beginner · Combi 3/2Accessible from beginner level: knee-high waves (0.3–0.5 m), fairly forgiving. Below that, better to aim for more modest conditions.
Nearby spots
Conditions
4.5/10
Poor
Size
0.30.5 m
knee-high
Wind
6 km/h
NNW · Cross-shore
Swell
0.5 m
2 s · WNW
Best window · 9h4.8/10 · 0.30.5 m · 15 km/h
Today's take

Small wave, short, weak swell (windswell) from the WNW. Cross-shore wind that ruffles the surface a little. Poor conditions: little interest, better to aim for another slot or spot.

Today's forecast

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
00h0.40.628🌤️14°
03h0.30.5212🌧️15°
06h0.30.5210🌧️15°
09hBest0.30.5215🌤️16°
12h0.30.628🌤️18°
15h0.30.6211☁️18°
18h0.30.5211🌤️17°
21h0.30.526☁️13°

3-hour slots (spot local time · GMT+1) · ★ rating out of 5 · arrow = swell/wind direction · highlighted row = best slot

Tides

06h12h18h0 mPM 06:36+1.3 mBM 12:27-2.1 mPM 18:46+1.5 m

The spot

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Last updated: Sat, Aug 15, 06:37 GMT+1 · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.