Surf-Forecast | Ballinknockane (Brandon Bay) Surf Guide

Lat Long: 52.25° N 10.09° W

Issued: 11 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ballinknockane (Brandon Bay) sea temperature is

12.8°C

Ballinknockane (Brandon Bay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Ballinknockane (Brandon Bay) Surf Guide

Ballinknockane (Brandon Bay) in Kerry is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Ideal winds are from the south southeast and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. Poor surf in light onshore winds Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the northwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Rarely crowded here.

Ballinknockane (Brandon Bay) Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	12.8°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
Thursday, 5 November 2026, 05:04 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 05
ft, °F	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	12	11	11	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross- off

Tides at Ballinknockane (Brandon Bay)

Current tide and informaton

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

Next High Water: 02:01pm | 3.49m

Next Low Water: 07:55am | 0.87m

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

The water temperature (12.8 °C) at Ballinknockane (Brandon Bay) is fairly cold. Surfers will need a quality steamer wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots because it will be cloudy with an effective air temperature of (6.0 °C).

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