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Ballinknockane surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 29 Jan 2026 IST
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Ballinknockane surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ballinknockane sea temperature is
8.7° C
 (Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ballinknockane today?

The current surf forecast for Ballinknockane at 7AM is: 5.0m 18s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)16ft (5.0m)18s
Afternoon (30 Jan)15ft (4.5m)17s
Evening (30 Jan)13ft (4.0m)16s

Table - waves today at Ballinknockane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
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4
5
0
0
5
!
8
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
W
0.9
W
4
WSW
5
W
5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
3.5
W
2.5
W
4.5
W
Period(s) (?)122019181817171616161515151515151414141313131816
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5566691121914440135591203010568891376556621604558126161638858845120416335582722254232473583430610419
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
20
E
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
30
WNW
20
W
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:25AM
3.44
3:05PM
3.40
3:25AM
3.72
4:01PM
3.65
4:16AM
3.99
4:49PM
3.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:05PM
0.97
8:46AM
0.70
9:07PM
0.75
9:42AM
0.39
9:58PM
0.52
10:30AM
0.12
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise----8:23-------8:22-------8:21---
Sunset------5:22-------5:23-------5:25-
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----211---------213-----
Temp. °C77788998888891010988988998
Feels °C (?)323425424455576544224553
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