Inland from Coumeenoole beach — Coumeenole. Photo: Malcolm Neal, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Castlegregory

Castlegregory is a town in County Kerry, Ireland. From Castlegregory you can reach 4 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Brandon Bay, a kite and windsurf spot 2 km from the centre. Overture lists 3 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is KIR, 35 km away.

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Staying in Castlegregory

3 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: KIR, 35 km, SNN, 89 km, Cork International Airport (ORK), 114 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Castlegregory. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Castlegregory each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

Spot

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Gary William Point6.4 kmabout 15 min by car

6 ft735 kJ

7 ft808 kJ

12 ft2222 kJ

10 ft1356 kJ

6 ft685 kJ

12 ft2321 kJ

14 ft3095 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Gary William Point, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft11 scrumbling	735kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	11°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 scrumbling	808kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	12 ft9 smushy	2,222kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 22 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	10 ft9 ssoft	1,356kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots	11°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft11 smushy	685kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 31 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	12 ft9 ssoft	2,321kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots	12°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	14 ft10 smushy	3,095kJ	wind from the west, 22 knots	13°C

Brandon Bay9.7 kmabout 20 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

6 ft937 kJ

6 ft595 kJ

9 ft1437 kJ

8 ft941 kJ

6 ft944 kJ

10 ft1769 kJ

10 ft1543 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Brandon Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	6 ft11 smushy	937kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	11°C
Tue 20Oct	23, too small	6 ft10 scrumbling	595kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots	11°C
Wed 21Oct	40, fair	9 ft9 ssoft	1,437kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 16 knots, offshore	11°C
Thu 22Oct	32, poor	8 ft9 ssoft	941kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	11°C
Fri 23Oct	15, poor	6 ft12 scrumbling	944kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 27 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	43, fair	10 ft10 ssoft	1,769kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots, offshore	12°C
Sun 25Oct	51, good	10 ft9 ssoft	1,543kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots, offshore	12°C

Sandy Bay-Maharees2.3 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

2 ft118 kJ

2 ft77 kJ

3 ft115 kJ

2 ft56 kJ

4 ft279 kJ

3 ft234 kJ

4 ft303 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Sandy Bay-Maharees, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	9, too small	2 ft12 s	118kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	11°C
Tue 20Oct	3, too small	2 ft11 s	77kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	19, too small	3 ft7 s	115kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots, offshore	11°C
Thu 22Oct	5, too small	2 ft7 s	56kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	11°C
Fri 23Oct	15, too small	4 ft10 s	279kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 25 knots, offshore	11°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	3 ft11 s	234kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	12°C
Sun 25Oct	24, too small	4 ft10 s	303kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 15 knots, offshore	12°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Castlegregory, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Further out

This spot is more than 20 km from Castlegregory. It is the nearest town with beds, so it stays here.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

Spot

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Coumeenole34.5 kmabout 1h 05 by carNeeds 6 ft+

6 ft782 kJ

6 ft624 kJ

11 ft1788 kJ

9 ft1027 kJ

8 ft1027 kJ

10 ft1697 kJ

9 ft1228 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Coumeenole, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	46, fair	6 ft11 shollow	782kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot	12°C
Tue 20Oct	17, poor	6 ft10 shollow	624kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	23, poor	11 ft9 scrumbling	1,788kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 16 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	49, good	9 ft8 scrumbling	1,027kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 18 knots, offshore	11°C
Fri 23Oct	25, poor	8 ft10 shollow	1,027kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 24 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	22, poor	10 ft9 smushy	1,697kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots	13°C
Sun 25Oct	26, poor	9 ft9 smushy	1,228kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots	13°C

Kite near Castlegregory

Brandon Bay 2 km · stays here

Windsurf near Castlegregory

Brandon Bay 2 km · stays here

Places to eat near Castlegregory

Forge Wood Fired PizzaPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
Gregory's GardenIrish · 0.1 km from the centre
Pisces RestaurantSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
Milesian0.1 km from the centre
Blasíní at Tomásín’s0.2 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Castlegregory, Ireland