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 beginners: 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 beginner 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 Intermediate

Spot

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

3 ft137 kJ

6 ft988 kJ

5 ft535 kJ

9 ft1473 kJ

8 ft1031 kJ

7 ft972 kJ

8 ft1201 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Brandon Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	14, too small	3 ft10 scrumbling	137kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	48, good	6 ft11 scrumbling	988kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	10°C
Tue 20Oct	19, too small	5 ft10 scrumbling	535kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 15 knots	11°C
Wed 21Oct	39, fair	9 ft10 ssoft	1,473kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots, offshore	11°C
Thu 22Oct	31, poor	8 ft9 ssoft	1,031kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots	10°C
Fri 23Oct	24, poor	7 ft10 ssoft	972kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 26 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	63, good	8 ft10 ssoft	1,201kJ	wind from the south-west, 21 knots, offshore	14°C

Gary William Point6.4 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft145 kJ

7 ft1083 kJ

6 ft716 kJ

12 ft2013 kJ

10 ft1447 kJ

8 ft1083 kJ

11 ft2022 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Gary William Point, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	50, good	4 ft8 smushy	145kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot, offshore	13°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft11 scrumbling	1,083kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	11°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 scrumbling	716kJ	wind from the south-east, 15 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	12 ft9 smushy	2,013kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 24 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	10 ft9 ssoft	1,447kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots	10°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 smushy	1,083kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 32 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	11 ft10 ssoft	2,022kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 18 knots	15°C

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

1 ft24 kJ

2 ft123 kJ

2 ft65 kJ

3 ft101 kJ

3 ft62 kJ

3 ft88 kJ

3 ft131 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Sandy Bay-Maharees, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	4, too small	1 ft12 s	24kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot	12°C
Mon 19Oct	12, too small	2 ft12 s	123kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	10°C
Tue 20Oct	2, too small	2 ft11 s	65kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots	11°C
Wed 21Oct	19, too small	3 ft7 s	101kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 19 knots, offshore	11°C
Thu 22Oct	5, too small	3 ft7 s	62kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	10°C
Fri 23Oct	12, too small	3 ft7 s	88kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 26 knots, offshore	11°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	3 ft10 s	131kJ	wind from the south-west, 17 knots, offshore	15°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 carIntermediate and up

3 ft94 kJ

7 ft1027 kJ

6 ft593 kJ

11 ft1637 kJ

9 ft1107 kJ

8 ft1015 kJ

10 ft1558 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Coumeenole, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	16, too small	3 ft7 shollow	94kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	57, good	7 ft10 shollow	1,027kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	10, poor	6 ft9 smushy	593kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 19 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	20, poor	11 ft9 scrumbling	1,637kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	48, good	9 ft8 scrumbling	1,107kJ	wind from the north-east, 21 knots, offshore	11°C
Fri 23Oct	23, poor	8 ft9 shollow	1,015kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 25 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	15, poor	10 ft9 smushy	1,558kJ	wind from the south, 23 knots	15°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