Waterville, Ireland

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Waterville Beach & Ballinskelligs Bay, Ring of Kerry (506538)
Near The old Hatchery. Photo: Robert Linsdell from St. Andrews, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: 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 expert 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.GoodBest spot that day for expertsUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Waterville: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
The old Hatchery1.3 kmabout 5 min by car6 ft818 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day6 ft567 kJwind from the south-south-east, 18 knots, too small9 ft1458 kJwind from the west, 16 knots, poor9 ft1111 kJwind from the east, 13 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day8 ft1052 kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots, poor8 ft1085 kJwind from the south-west, 17 knots, poor8 ft991 kJwind from the south, 8 knots, fair
All readings for The old Hatchery: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at The old Hatchery, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct54, good6 ft11 ssoft818kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore12°C
Tue 20Oct22, too small6 ft10 ssoft567kJwind from the south-south-east, 18 knots12°C
Wed 21Oct18, poor9 ft10 smushy1,458kJwind from the west, 16 knots11°C
Thu 22Oct67, good9 ft9 ssoft1,111kJwind from the east, 13 knots, offshore10°C
Fri 23Oct16, poor8 ft10 smushy1,052kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots10°C
Sat 24Oct17, poor8 ft10 smushy1,085kJwind from the south-west, 17 knots15°C
Sun 25Oct38, fair8 ft9 smushy991kJwind from the south, 8 knots13°C
Ardkeragh2.7 kmabout 5 min by car6 ft818 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, good, best spot that day6 ft567 kJwind from the south-south-east, 20 knots, too small9 ft1306 kJwind from the west, 21 knots, poor9 ft1111 kJwind from the east-south-east, 16 knots, offshore, good8 ft1052 kJwind from the west-north-west, 26 knots, poor10 ft1573 kJwind from the south, 22 knots, poor8 ft991 kJwind from the south-south-west, 9 knots, poor
All readings for Ardkeragh: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ardkeragh, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct54, good6 ft11 ssoft818kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots11°C
Tue 20Oct21, too small6 ft10 ssoft567kJwind from the south-south-east, 20 knots13°C
Wed 21Oct18, poor9 ft10 smushy1,306kJwind from the west, 21 knots12°C
Thu 22Oct65, good9 ft9 ssoft1,111kJwind from the east-south-east, 16 knots, offshore12°C
Fri 23Oct16, poor8 ft10 smushy1,052kJwind from the west-north-west, 26 knots11°C
Sat 24Oct18, poor10 ft10 smushy1,573kJwind from the south, 22 knots15°C
Sun 25Oct31, poor8 ft9 smushy991kJwind from the south-south-west, 9 knots13°C
Baslicon2.2 kmabout 5 min by car6 ft818 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, good, best spot that day6 ft567 kJwind from the south-south-east, 20 knots, too small9 ft1306 kJwind from the west, 21 knots, poor9 ft1111 kJwind from the east-south-east, 16 knots, offshore, good8 ft1052 kJwind from the west-north-west, 26 knots, poor10 ft1573 kJwind from the south, 22 knots, poor8 ft991 kJwind from the south-south-west, 9 knots, poor
All readings for Baslicon: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Baslicon, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct54, good6 ft11 scrumbling818kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots11°C
Tue 20Oct21, too small6 ft10 ssoft567kJwind from the south-south-east, 20 knots13°C
Wed 21Oct18, poor9 ft10 smushy1,306kJwind from the west, 21 knots12°C
Thu 22Oct65, good9 ft9 ssoft1,111kJwind from the east-south-east, 16 knots, offshore12°C
Fri 23Oct16, poor8 ft10 smushy1,052kJwind from the west-north-west, 26 knots11°C
Sat 24Oct18, poor10 ft10 smushy1,573kJwind from the south, 22 knots15°C
Sun 25Oct31, poor8 ft9 smushy991kJwind from the south-south-west, 9 knots13°C

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

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