Inch Beach Dingle
Inch Beach on the south side of the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry is one of the finest beaches in Ireland, a five-kilometre strand of Atlantic-facing sand projecting into Dingle Bay from the peninsula shore in a tombolo formation that creates a beach of exceptional quality and visual drama. The combination of the beach length, the Atlantic swell that produces excellent surfing conditions and the views across Dingle Bay to the Iveragh Peninsula and the MacGillycuddy's Reeks beyond creates one of the most completely satisfying beach settings available in Ireland.
The beach faces southwest into the Atlantic and receives the swell from the open ocean that provides consistent surfing conditions throughout the year, the surf school operating from the beach providing lessons and equipment for those wishing to learn in this excellent but exposed environment. The quality of the waves, combining the open Atlantic fetch with the relatively shallow approach to the beach, creates conditions that attract surfers from across Munster and beyond throughout the year.
The views from Inch Beach are among the finest from any beach in Kerry, the panorama across Dingle Bay encompassing the great semicircle of the Iveragh Peninsula from Cromane to Valentia Island with the mountain profile of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks visible above. The beach was used as a filming location for the 1970 film Ryan's Daughter and the sequence involving the beach and the surrounding landscape played a significant role in establishing the international awareness of Kerry's extraordinary coastal scenery.