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 beginners: 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 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 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 Intermediate

Spot

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Dugort5.8 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

5 ft498 kJ

5 ft359 kJ

6 ft390 kJ

5 ft255 kJ

3 ft180 kJ

6 ft532 kJ

7 ft769 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Dugort, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	34, too small	5 ft12 ssoft	498kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	33, too small	5 ft10 ssoft	359kJ	wind from the south-east, 15 knots, offshore	11°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	6 ft8 ssoft	390kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	32, too small	5 ft7 smushy	255kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	11°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	3 ft9 smushy	180kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 24 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	40, fair	6 ft9 ssoft	532kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 14 knots, offshore	12°C
Sun 25Oct	23, poor	7 ft10 ssoft	769kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 15 knots	11°C

Keel1 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft789 kJ

6 ft587 kJ

9 ft1301 kJ

8 ft871 kJ

7 ft767 kJ

9 ft1397 kJ

10 ft1892 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Keel, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft11 smushy	789kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	11°C
Tue 20Oct	4, poor	6 ft10 smushy	587kJ	wind from the south-east, 20 knots	11°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 ssoft	1,301kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 22 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 smushy	871kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	12°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 ssoft	767kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 28 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	9 ft10 smushy	1,397kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 20 knots	12°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	10 ft10 smushy	1,892kJ	wind from the west, 28 knots	11°C

Keel strand , Achill island0.7 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 3 ft+

6 ft789 kJ

6 ft587 kJ

9 ft1301 kJ

8 ft871 kJ

7 ft767 kJ

9 ft1397 kJ

10 ft1892 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Keel strand , Achill island, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft11 smushy	789kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	11°C
Tue 20Oct	4, poor	6 ft10 smushy	587kJ	wind from the south-east, 20 knots	11°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 ssoft	1,301kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 22 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 smushy	871kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	12°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 ssoft	767kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 28 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	9 ft10 smushy	1,397kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 20 knots	12°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	10 ft10 smushy	1,892kJ	wind from the west, 28 knots	11°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

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Where it is

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