Inch Beach

Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry · 🇮🇪 Ireland

A five-kilometre finger of surf-swept sand pointing into Dingle Bay beneath the Kerry mountains.

Sea temperature

~15°C in the warm season

Water

Clear Atlantic, greenish and cold

Sand

A five-kilometre sand spit reaching out into Dingle Bay

Swimming

Popular but with rips; lifeguarded in summer

Surf

Reliable beach break, a favourite Kerry learner and longboard spot

Best time to visit

May to September

Setting

A long dune-backed spit between the Slieve Mish Mountains and the sea

Beach type

Surf coast

Region

Europe

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Photo: Oliver Dixon (CC BY-SA 2.0) · source