Waterville, Ireland
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About Waterville
Waterville is a town in County Kerry, Ireland. From Waterville you can reach 3 surf spots. The nearest is The old Hatchery, a surf spot 1.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 21 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is KIR, 59 km away.
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Staying in Waterville
- 21 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: KIR, 59 km, Cork International Airport (ORK), 115 km, SNN, 129 km
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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 Waterville.
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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 Waterville 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.
| Spot | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardkeragh2.7 kmabout 5 min by car | 2 ft67 kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, too small | 6 ft844 kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, too big | 5 ft503 kJwind from the south-south-east, 23 knots, poor | 10 ft1385 kJwind from the west-north-west, 20 knots, too big | 10 ft1340 kJwind from the south-east, 10 knots, too big | 8 ft923 kJwind from the west-north-west, 29 knots, too big | 9 ft1393 kJwind from the south, 22 knots, too big |
All readings for Ardkeragh: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Baslicon2.2 kmabout 5 min by car | 2 ft67 kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, too small | 6 ft844 kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, too big | 5 ft503 kJwind from the south-south-east, 23 knots, poor | 10 ft1385 kJwind from the west-north-west, 20 knots, too big | 10 ft1340 kJwind from the south-east, 10 knots, too big | 8 ft923 kJwind from the west-north-west, 29 knots, too big | 9 ft1393 kJwind from the south, 22 knots, too big |
All readings for Baslicon: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| The old Hatchery1.3 kmabout 5 min by car | 2 ft67 kJwind from the east, 5 knots, offshore, too small | 6 ft844 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, too big | 5 ft498 kJwind from the south-south-east, 18 knots, poor | 10 ft1385 kJwind from the west-north-west, 16 knots, too big | 10 ft1340 kJwind from the south-east, 9 knots, too big | 8 ft923 kJwind from the west-north-west, 25 knots, too big | 9 ft1393 kJwind from the south, 20 knots, too big |
All readings for The old Hatchery: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Waterville, 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 Waterville
- Charlie's RestaurantIrish · 0.1 km from the centre
- The Fishermen's Bar - WatervilleSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
- Dooley's Seafood and Steak HouseSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
- OhmarylooItalian · 0.5 km from the centre
- Waterville Golf Links 1889 Bar and Restaurant.0.8 km from the centre
- Faraday Bistro Restaurant Waterville Co Kerry0.4 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