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Surf Break: Ballinskelligs Bay

Ballinskelligs Bay in County Kerry is a sheltered beach and reef break that does not work very often. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Works best in offshore winds from the northeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves and in addition there are both left and right reef breaks.. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Watch out for rocks.

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Overall Ballinskelligs Bay 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 Ballinskelligs Bay surf quality by season and Ballinskelligs Bay 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 Ballinskelligs Bay

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Ballinskelligs Bay:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Derrynane	5 mi
Second closest break	St Finan's Bay	6 mi
Third closest break	Rossbeigh Strand	19 mi
Fourth closest break	Trabeg or Kinard	19 mi
Fifth closest break	Annascaul Rivermouth	21 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Ballinskelligs Bay:
Closest wave buoy	M3 Mizen Head Buoy	45 mi
Second closest wave buoy	K2 Buoy	146 mi
Third closest wave buoy	K4 Buoy	208 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	216 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	M4 Donegal Bay Buoy	219 mi
Tide stations nearest to Ballinskelligs Bay:
Closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	215 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	215 mi
Third closest tide station	Milford Haven, Wales	221 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Milford Haven, Wales	222 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Fishguard, Wales	222 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Ballinskelligs Bay:
Closest ski area	Raise (United Kingdom)	346 mi
Second closest ski area	Yad Moss (United Kingdom)	381 mi
Third closest ski area	Harwood Common (United Kingdom)	383 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Weardale Ski Club (United Kingdom)	387 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Allenheads (United Kingdom)	388 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Ballinskelligs Bay:
Closest city location	Valentia (Ireland)	6 mi
Second closest city location	Cahersiveen (Ireland)	8 mi
Third closest city location	Dingle (Ireland)	21 mi
Fourth closest city location	Killorglin (Ireland)	25 mi
Fifth closest city location	Kenmare (Ireland)	27 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Ballinskelligs Bay is Kerry Airport (KIR) in Ireland, 60 km (37 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Ballinskelligs Bay is Cork Airport (ORK), also in Ireland, 117 km (73 miles) away.
• Third is Shannon Airport (SNN) in Ireland, 130 km (81 miles) away.
• Galway Airport (GWY) in Ireland is 184 km (114 miles) away.
• Waterford Airport (WAT), also in Ireland is the fifth nearest airport to Ballinskelligs Bay and is 217 km (135 miles) away.