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Ballinknockane surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 08 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
9.5° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ballinknockane today?

The current surf forecast for Ballinknockane at 3AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (09 Jan)15ft (4.5m)12s
Evening (09 Jan)16ft (5.0m)13s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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!
3
4
2
1
1
3
3
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.3
WNW
2
WNW
1.7
W
1.3
WSW
1.7
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)12121312121212131313131212121111101091010111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11021960198921162202254355686957744380877262550139232764185011927925632625527558287132226
Wind
(km/h)
35
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
15
WNW
10
SSW
20
S
25
S
35
SSE
40
S
45
S
25
S
20
SSE
40
S
50
S
60
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:44PM
3.40
8:53AM
3.51
9:30PM
3.20
9:41AM
3.22
10:20PM
3.03
10:35AM
2.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:32AM
0.87
3:05PM
0.70
3:21AM
1.09
3:55PM
0.97
4:20AM
1.29
4:53PM
1.20
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise----8:47-------8:45-------8:45---
Sunset------4:46-------4:49-------4:50-
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thunderstorm
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light rain
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Rain (mm)
212111111----------1-481
Temp. °C8777788888999999910101111121311
Feels °C (?)00-1-2-2-2-2-2-1-21255432116754-1
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