Glenbeigh, Ireland

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Rossbeigh Beach.
Rossbeigh. Photo: Goatoo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Glenbeigh

Glenbeigh is a town in County Kerry, Ireland. From Glenbeigh you can reach 1 surf spot. The nearest is Rossbeigh, a surf spot 2.6 km from the centre. Overture lists 13 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is KIR, 32 km away.

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Staying in Glenbeigh

  • 13 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: KIR, 32 km, SNN, 100 km, Cork International Airport (ORK), 102 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 Glenbeigh.

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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.

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: Intermediate

Surf spots within 20 km of Glenbeigh: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Rossbeigh2.6 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up4 ft299 kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore3 ft216 kJwind from the south-east, 9 knots, offshore6 ft658 kJwind from the west-north-west, 11 knots5 ft379 kJwind from the east, 13 knots, offshore7 ft840 kJwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots5 ft424 kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots5 ft423 kJwind from the south-south-west, 9 knots
All readings for Rossbeigh: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Rossbeigh, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct56, good4 ft11 ssoft299kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore10°C
Tue 20Oct42, fair3 ft10 ssoft216kJwind from the south-east, 9 knots, offshore10°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big6 ft9 smushy658kJwind from the west-north-west, 11 knots10°C
Thu 22Oct38, fair5 ft9 ssoft379kJwind from the east, 13 knots, offshore10°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big7 ft10 smushy840kJwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots9°C
Sat 24Oct28, poor5 ft10 ssoft424kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots11°C
Sun 25Oct11, poor5 ft9 smushy423kJwind from the south-south-west, 9 knots12°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Glenbeigh, 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).

Places to eat near Glenbeigh

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