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Today at Carrahane Strand: Excellent for kite foiling — 83/100 for expert level. Wind 5 kn E · Waves 2.1 m, 14 s · Tide -1.1 to 0.3 m. Best window around 15:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Carrahane Strand: 2.1m waves with light offshore wind. Surfing looks Epic! in the afternoon, with Kite Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 13°C / 56°F.
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Carrahane Strand faces W, open to the prevailing westerlies, so the wind arrives off the water rather than filtered through the land — the clean, steady flow kite foiling wants, and the reason gusts here are sea breezes rather than land turbulence.
Today's wind is offshore at 5 kn. Offshore is the one to be careful with for kite foiling — a failure blows you away from the beach, so it is a spot for a safety boat or a change of plan rather than a solo session.
Over the published window Carrahane Strand clears 60/100 for kite foiling at Advanced, Expert levels — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 0 of 10 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 30 scored spots within reach today, Carrahane Strand ranks 20th for kite foiling. The order changes by discipline: the same conditions that put a spot top for one sport can drop it down the list for another.
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The quiet southern end of a long, Atlantic-exposed sandy beach in north Kerry, facing west-northwest into west groundswells over shifting sandbars, producing left and right-hand waves. A sheltered lagoon at the south end offers calmer, flatwater conditions for non-surf watersports. Dunes up to 12 metres line the beach. Not separately lifeguard-patrolled; the nearest patrolled beach lies immediately north, and Fenit RNLI station is about 10km south-east.
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Wind at Carrahane Strand today: 5 kn E (gusting 16 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects kite foiling conditions significantly — offshore winds produce cleaner, glassier surfaces while onshore winds add chop. These are daily averages; the 4Shor app shows hourly detail.
Waves at Carrahane Strand today: 2.1 m, 14 s period from N, hollow character. 4Shor derives nearshore wave conditions from ECMWF IFS 9-km atmospheric data and the IBI regional ocean model, updated hourly.
For beginners, Carrahane Strand scores 39/100 today for surfing — Poor. A score of 65–79 is Good for a beginner; 80+ is Excellent (90+ is Epic!); below 45 the session is usually not worth it. 4Shor scores every location across Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Expert levels.
Carrahane Strand is scored for Surfing, Windsurfing, Kite Surfing, Kite Foiling, Wing Foiling, E-Foiling, Paddleboarding, Swimming, Kayaking, Canoeing in the 4Shor forecast system. Conditions are rated Beginner through Expert for each sport, updated every hour, so you always know whether the session is worth the drive.
Carrahane Strand is a coastal location near Barrow in Ireland. It is one of more than 2,500 European water-sport locations scored daily by 4Shor.
4Shor's ShorSense™ system combines satellite-derived seafloor mapping, nearshore wave models, wind and tide data to generate a hyper-local forecast. At Carrahane Strand, conditions are scored hourly on a 0–100 scale for each sport and ability level. A score of 80+ means Excellent (90+ Epic!); 65–79 is Good; below 45 the session is usually not worth the drive.
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