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Ballinknockane surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 22 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
8.8° C
 (Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ballinknockane today?

The current surf forecast for Ballinknockane at 4AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (23 Jan)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (23 Jan)10ft (3.0m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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)
4
4
3
2
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
!
4
4
4
4
5
5
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.6
W
1.6
WSW
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
2.1
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
WNW
2.5
W
2.4
WNW
2.3
W
3
W
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)131313131216151615151514181716161514141413171514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29492402149111897341298279041084358451847414506291886077954697254894110328823571893297745834220
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
50
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
25
NNE
20
NNW
25
WNW
40
W
35
WSW
25
SSW
20
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffcross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:24PM
3.63
7:32AM
3.84
8:02PM
3.56
8:11AM
3.69
8:45PM
3.45
8:57AM
3.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:11AM
0.53
1:38PM
0.29
1:50AM
0.63
2:18PM
0.43
2:34AM
0.79
3:03PM
0.64
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise----8:33-------8:33-------8:32---
Sunset------5:09-------5:10-------5:13-
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----11--22233211171222-
Temp. °C655556777677677787777886
Feels °C (?)3110-1-210-1-5-10021-201245552
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