Surf-Forecast | Mossies (Brandon Bay) Surf Guide

Mossies (Brandon Bay) Surf Guide

Mossies in County Kerry is a fairly exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the southeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest.. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Watch out for rocks.

Mossies (Brandon Bay) Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	fairly consistent	13.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Mossies (Brandon Bay):

The best conditions reported for surf at Mossies (Brandon Bay) occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Mossies (Brandon Bay) (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Mossies (Brandon Bay) with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 28% of the time in February while 62% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 10% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

28%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

62%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

10%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Mossies (Brandon Bay) Location Map

Interactive Mossies (Brandon Bay) surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Mossies is Kerry Airport (KIR) in Ireland, 38 km (24 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Mossies is Shannon Airport (SNN), also in Ireland, 88 km (55 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Mossies (Brandon Bay) Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 10 June 2026, 22:40 Local Time

m, °C	Wed	Thursday 11
ft, °F	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	W	W
Period (s)	9	9	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross

Tides at Mossies (Brandon Bay)

Current tide and informaton

For Ballinknockane (Brandon Bay), 6 km from Mossies (Brandon Bay).

Next High Water: 01:43am | 3.25m

Next Low Water: 08:02am | 0.75m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Mossies (Brandon Bay) Sea Temperature

The Mossies (Brandon Bay) water temperature is rather cool (13.8 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.