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6:38 pm 29 Aug 2010


Ballydavid ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 2.0
Difficulty level: 4.0

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Ballydavid Surf Forecast / Ireland – County Kerry / Ireland

2 – 7 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 05 am Sunday 03 Jun 2012

Ballydavid surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 0.5
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Period (s) (?) 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 7 7 7 8 8 8 6
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Max-energy 31 18 0 7 3 3 1 1 3 7 22 358 262 204 213 116 73 55
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at Ballydavid blow from the S
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
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Today's Ballydavid sea temperature is 13.3 °C (Statistics for 03 Jun 1981-2005 - mean: 12.8 max: 14.2 min: 11.1 °C)

Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Cool air temperatures (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night).
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Summary clear some clouds mod rain some clouds clear rain shwrs rain shwrs rain shwrs some clouds light rain mod rain rain shwrs some clouds clear clear clear clear clear
Rain (mm) - - 10 - - 1 1 3 - 3 7 1 - - - - - -
High °C 13 13 12 14 14 13 14 14 13 13 13 13 12 13 12 13 13 12
Low °C 11 12 11 13 14 13 14 13 12 12 13 10 11 12 11 13 13 12
Chill °C (?) 12 11 10 13 13 12 14 13 13 11 11 10 9 11 10 12 11 10
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Sunset - 20:55 - - 20:57 - - 20:58 - - 20:59 - - 21:00 - - 21:00 -
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Are you planning a holiday in County Kerry? If you are looking for accommodation near Ballydavid, camping, hotels and holiday cottages in County Kerry, consider staying in Valentia which is 32 km (20 miles) away. Other places in and around County Kerry where you can find information about places to rent, and car hire include Fenit which is 36 km (22 miles) away, Tra Li, Bantry and Foynes.