Castlegregory, Ireland

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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 experts: 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 expert 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.GoodBest spot that day for expertsUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Castlegregory: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Gary William Point6.4 kmabout 15 min by car4 ft145 kJwind from the east-south-east, 1 knot, offshore, too small7 ft1083 kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day7 ft764 kJwind from the south-east, 20 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day12 ft2013 kJwind from the west-north-west, 24 knots, too big9 ft1187 kJwind from the north-east, 25 knots, poor8 ft1083 kJwind from the west-north-west, 32 knots, poor8 ft1228 kJwind from the south-west, 20 knots, poor
All readings for Gary William Point: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Gary William Point, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct21, too small4 ft8 smushy145kJwind from the east-south-east, 1 knot, offshore13°C
Mon 19Oct67, good7 ft11 scrumbling1,083kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore11°C
Tue 20Oct65, good7 ft9 scrumbling764kJwind from the south-east, 20 knots, offshore12°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big12 ft9 smushy2,013kJwind from the west-north-west, 24 knots12°C
Thu 22Oct7, poor9 ft9 scrumbling1,187kJwind from the north-east, 25 knots10°C
Fri 23Oct9, poor8 ft9 smushy1,083kJwind from the west-north-west, 32 knots11°C
Sat 24Oct15, poor8 ft10 scrumbling1,228kJwind from the south-west, 20 knots15°C
Brandon Bay9.7 kmabout 20 min by car3 ft137 kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, too small6 ft988 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, good5 ft535 kJwind from the south-south-east, 15 knots, too small9 ft1473 kJwind from the west-south-west, 14 knots, offshore, fair8 ft1031 kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, poor7 ft972 kJwind from the west-north-west, 26 knots, poor8 ft1201 kJwind from the south-west, 21 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day
All readings for Brandon Bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Brandon Bay, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct14, too small3 ft10 scrumbling137kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots12°C
Mon 19Oct48, good6 ft11 scrumbling988kJwind from the east, 4 knots10°C
Tue 20Oct19, too small5 ft10 scrumbling535kJwind from the south-south-east, 15 knots11°C
Wed 21Oct39, fair9 ft10 ssoft1,473kJwind from the west-south-west, 14 knots, offshore11°C
Thu 22Oct31, poor8 ft9 ssoft1,031kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots10°C
Fri 23Oct24, poor7 ft10 ssoft972kJwind from the west-north-west, 26 knots10°C
Sat 24Oct63, good8 ft10 ssoft1,201kJwind from the south-west, 21 knots, offshore14°C
Sandy Bay-Maharees2.3 kmabout 5 min by car1 ft24 kJwind from the east-south-east, 1 knot, too small2 ft123 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, too small2 ft65 kJwind from the south-south-east, 13 knots, too small3 ft101 kJwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots, offshore, too small3 ft62 kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots, too small3 ft88 kJwind from the west-north-west, 26 knots, offshore, too small3 ft131 kJwind from the south-west, 17 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Sandy Bay-Maharees: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Sandy Bay-Maharees, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct4, too small1 ft12 s24kJwind from the east-south-east, 1 knot12°C
Mon 19Oct12, too small2 ft12 s123kJwind from the east, 4 knots10°C
Tue 20Oct2, too small2 ft11 s65kJwind from the south-south-east, 13 knots11°C
Wed 21Oct19, too small3 ft7 s101kJwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots, offshore11°C
Thu 22Oct5, too small3 ft7 s62kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots10°C
Fri 23Oct12, too small3 ft7 s88kJwind from the west-north-west, 26 knots, offshore11°C
Sat 24Oct11, too small3 ft10 s131kJwind from the south-west, 17 knots, offshore15°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.

Surf spots that stay in Castlegregory from further out: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Coumeenole34.5 kmabout 1h 05 by car3 ft94 kJwind from the south-west, 2 knots, too small7 ft1027 kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore, good6 ft593 kJwind from the south-south-east, 19 knots, poor11 ft1637 kJwind from the west-north-west, 17 knots, poor9 ft1107 kJwind from the north-east, 21 knots, offshore, good8 ft1015 kJwind from the west-north-west, 25 knots, poor10 ft1558 kJwind from the south, 23 knots, poor
All readings for Coumeenole: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Coumeenole, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct16, too small3 ft7 shollow94kJwind from the south-west, 2 knots13°C
Mon 19Oct57, good7 ft10 shollow1,027kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore12°C
Tue 20Oct10, poor6 ft9 smushy593kJwind from the south-south-east, 19 knots12°C
Wed 21Oct20, poor11 ft9 scrumbling1,637kJwind from the west-north-west, 17 knots12°C
Thu 22Oct48, good9 ft8 scrumbling1,107kJwind from the north-east, 21 knots, offshore11°C
Fri 23Oct23, poor8 ft9 shollow1,015kJwind from the west-north-west, 25 knots11°C
Sat 24Oct15, poor10 ft9 smushy1,558kJwind from the south, 23 knots15°C

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Places to eat near Castlegregory

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