AchillKeemBay — Keel, the nearest town. Photo: Ire2500, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

About Keel

Keel is a town in County Mayo, Ireland. From Keel you can reach 3 surf spots, 2 kite spots and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is Keel strand , Achill island, a surf spot 0.7 km from the centre. Overture lists 9 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is NOC, 83 km away.

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Staying in Keel

9 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: NOC, 83 km, SNN, 161 km, CFN, 164 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 Keel.

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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 Keel 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

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Keel strand , Achill island0.7 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft131 kJ

7 ft1067 kJ

6 ft601 kJ

9 ft1295 kJ

8 ft943 kJ

3 ft194 kJ

9 ft1306 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Keel strand , Achill island, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	27, poor	4 ft7 smushy	131kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft11 smushy	1,067kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	11°C
Tue 20Oct	7, poor	6 ft10 smushy	601kJ	wind from the south-east, 22 knots	11°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 ssoft	1,295kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 22 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 smushy	943kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	12°C
Fri 23Oct	6, poor	3 ft11 ssoft	194kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 28 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	9 ft10 smushy	1,306kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 20 knots	12°C

Keel1 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft131 kJ

7 ft1067 kJ

6 ft601 kJ

9 ft1295 kJ

8 ft943 kJ

3 ft194 kJ

9 ft1306 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Keel, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	17, too small	4 ft7 smushy	131kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft11 smushy	1,067kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	11°C
Tue 20Oct	8, poor	6 ft10 smushy	601kJ	wind from the south-east, 22 knots	11°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 ssoft	1,295kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 22 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 smushy	943kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	12°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	3 ft11 ssoft	194kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 28 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	9 ft10 smushy	1,306kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 20 knots	12°C

Dugort5.8 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

3 ft110 kJ

5 ft584 kJ

4 ft331 kJ

5 ft317 kJ

6 ft419 kJ

6 ft492 kJ

5 ft462 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Dugort, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	19, too small	3 ft7 smushy	110kJ	wind from the south, 10 knots, offshore	13°C
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	5 ft12 ssoft	584kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	33, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	331kJ	wind from the south-east, 15 knots, offshore	11°C
Wed 21Oct	15, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	317kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	6 ft8 ssoft	419kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	11°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	6 ft9 smushy	492kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 27 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	35, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	462kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 14 knots, offshore	12°C

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

Kite near Keel

Pure Magic 3.2 km · stays here
Achill Island 3.5 km · stays here

Windsurf near Keel

Achill Island 3.5 km · stays here

Places to eat near Keel

Achill Cliff House Hotel & RestaurantIrish · 0.4 km from the centre
Chalet Seafood Restaurant0.2 km from the centre
The Aleph by Meg's Weekend TakeawayBurger · 0.2 km from the centre
The CurrachBreakfast and brunch · 0.2 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

Keel, Ireland