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Garywilliam Point in County Kerry is an exposed point break that has very consistent surf and works all around the year. Ideal winds are from the southeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northwest. Best around low tide. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Hazards include rocks and rips.

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Overall Garywilliam Point Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Garywilliam Point surf quality by season and Garywilliam Point surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to Ireland - County Kerry surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Garywilliam Point

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Garywilliam Point:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Dumps	1 mi
Second closest break	Mossies	1 mi
Third closest break	Scraggane Bay	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Sandy Bay	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Stoney Gap	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Garywilliam Point:
Closest wave buoy	M3 Mizen Head Buoy	78 mi
Second closest wave buoy	K2 Buoy	167 mi
Third closest wave buoy	K4 Buoy	182 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	M4 Donegal Bay Buoy	186 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	M2 Lambay Buoy	210 mi
Tide stations nearest to Garywilliam Point:
Closest tide station	Fishguard, Wales	216 mi
Second closest tide station	Fishguard, Wales	216 mi
Third closest tide station	Milford Haven, Wales	217 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Milford Haven, Wales	219 mi
Fifth closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	232 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Garywilliam Point:
Closest ski area	Raise (United Kingdom)	323 mi
Second closest ski area	Yad Moss (United Kingdom)	358 mi
Third closest ski area	Harwood Common (United Kingdom)	360 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Allenheads (United Kingdom)	365 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Glencoe Mountain Resort (United Kingdom)	365 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Garywilliam Point:
Closest city location	Fenit (Ireland)	8 mi
Second closest city location	Dingle (Ireland)	15 mi
Third closest city location	Tra Li (Ireland)	15 mi
Fourth closest city location	Killorglin (Ireland)	19 mi
Fifth closest city location	Ballybunnion (Ireland)	21 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Garywilliam Point is Kerry Airport (KIR) in Ireland, 39 km (24 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Garywilliam Point is Shannon Airport (SNN), also in Ireland, 88 km (55 miles) away.
• Third is Cork Airport (ORK) in Ireland, 119 km (74 miles) away.
• Galway Airport (GWY) in Ireland is 133 km (83 miles) away.
• Connaught Airport (NOC), also in Ireland is the fifth nearest airport to Garywilliam Point and is 196 km (122 miles) away.