Surf-Forecast | Ballinknockane (Brandon Bay) Surf Guide

Ballinknockane (Brandon Bay) Surf Guide

Ballinknockane in Kerry is an exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the south southeast and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. Light onshore winds ruin the qulaity Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days.

Ballinknockane (Brandon Bay) Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	14.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Ballinknockane (Brandon Bay):

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

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Explore Ballinknockane (Brandon Bay) Location Map

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Ballinknockane (Brandon Bay) Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Saturday, 20 June 2026, 08:12 Local Time

m, °C	Saturday 20
ft, °F	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Wave (m)	NW	NW	W	NW
Period (s)	8	8	7	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	glass	cross- on

Tides at Ballinknockane (Brandon Bay)

Current tide and informaton

For Ballinknockane (Brandon Bay), 0 km from Ballinknockane (Brandon Bay).

Next High Water: 09:58am | 3.46m

Next Low Water: 03:47pm | 0.84m

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

The water temperature (14.6 °C) at Ballinknockane (Brandon Bay) is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (14.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

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