Surf spots and live cams in Ireland South

• Ballybunion Beginner · Beach break
  A seaside town in north Kerry with two west-facing Blue Flag beaches split by the castle headland.
• Ballyheigue Intermediate · Beach break
  A west-facing Blue Flag beach in Ballyheigue Bay, below Kerry Head.
• Banna Strand Ardfert · Beginner · Beach break
  A very long beach stretching south of the car park, with big dunes behind it.
• Garywilliam Point Castlegregory · Expert · Point break
  A fast, hollow right breaking over uneven reef at the tip of the Maharees peninsula, at the north-east corner of Brandon Bay.
• Brandon Bay Castlegregory · Beginner · Beach break
  A long sweep of sand on the north side of the Dingle peninsula, running west from Castlegregory towards Mount Brandon.
• Inch Strand Inch · Beginner · Beach break
  A long, west-facing spit of sand reaching out into Dingle Bay, with dunes behind and mountains on every side.
• Inch Reefs Inch · Advanced · Point break
  A very long right-hand point below the cliffs at the north end of Inch Strand.
• Coumeenole Dunquin · Intermediate · Beach break
  A small cove under the cliffs of Slea Head at the tip of the Dingle peninsula, reached by a steep slipway.
• Rossbeigh Glenbeigh · Beginner · Beach break
  A 6 km spit of sand reaching into Dingle Bay from its southern shore, at the start of the Ring of Kerry.
• St Finian's Bay Ballinskelligs · Intermediate · Beach break
  A rugged cove on the Skellig Ring, looking out to the Skellig islands.
• Derrynane Caherdaniel · Beginner · Beach break
  A beautiful south-west-facing Blue Flag beach near Caherdaniel, with dunes and woods behind it and very clear water.
• Barley Cove Goleen · Beginner · Beach break
  A stunning south-facing beach near Mizen Head, with big dunes and a tidal lagoon behind it.
• Owenahincha Rosscarbery · Intermediate · Beach break
  A relaxed beach near Rosscarbery, split in two by rocks and a stretch of dunes where the lifeguard hut sits.
• Long Strand (Castlefreke) Clonakilty · Intermediate · Beach break
  A long beach west of Clonakilty that picks up more swell than anywhere else around.
• Red Strand Clonakilty · Intermediate · Beach break
  A very sheltered bay near Galley Head, also called Dirk Bay.
• Inchydoney Clonakilty · Beginner · Beach break
  A south-facing strand near Clonakilty, split by a small headland with a hotel on it.
• Garretstown Kinsale · Beginner · Beach break
  Two sandy beaches with rocky reefs around them, west of Kinsale and within easy reach of Cork city.
• Ardmore Beginner · Beach break
  An east-facing bay next to Ardmore village, well protected from the open sea.
• Bunmahon Intermediate · Beach break
  An open, south-facing beach on the Copper Coast.
• Annestown Intermediate · Beach break
  A small bay on the Copper Coast road between Tramore and Dungarvan.
• Tramore Beginner · Beach break
  A 3 km sandy beach in front of the seaside town of Tramore.
• Tramore – The Incredible Wave Tramore · Advanced · Reef break
  A left-hand reef on the rocky eastern side of Tramore Bay.

Ireland South in the guides

• Surfing in July
  Inch Strand reaches out into Dingle Bay under the Kerry mountains, with slow waves made for learners and longboards.
• Surfing in August
  August has the warmest sea of the year almost everywhere in Europe, and the busiest beaches. Waves are mostly small, but late in the month the first autumn swells start to show, and Galicia hosts the Pantín Classic.
• Summer family surf trip
  Inch Strand and Rossbeigh, two long sand spits in Dingle Bay, have slow waves for learners and families in summer.
• Uncrowded winter waves
  Winter brings the best swells of the year, but the famous spots get crowded whenever they break. These are quieter beaches and breaks across Europe: Scotland's north coast and islands, the west of Ireland, Portugal's Alentejo, the Azores, Norway and Denmark, plus empty corners of Normandy, the Médoc and north Spain.
• West of Ireland road trip
  South-facing beaches on the Cork coast near Kinsale, and the long strands of Dingle Bay, Brandon Bay and north Kerry.