Ballinknockane (Brandon Bay) surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 30 May 2026 IST
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Ballinknockane (Brandon Bay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ballinknockane (Brandon Bay) sea temperature is
14.5° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ballinknockane (Brandon Bay) today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballinknockane (Brandon Bay) at 6AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (30 May)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (30 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
10
1.9
W
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
105
119
322
1062
1029
897
814
729
819
879
894
865
851
721
628
543
466
469
392
302
284
279
235
226
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:05AM3.46m
5:19PM3.63m
5:42AM3.49m
5:54PM3.66m
6:19AM3.49m
6:30PM3.66m
Low Tide
10:51PM0.64m
11:02AM0.69m
11:26PM0.57m
11:37AM0.69m
00:02AM0.55m
12:12PM0.72m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:26
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:49
9:50
9:51
1
1
4
2
1
1
1
3
3
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
14
13
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
10
9
9
11
12
11
12
10
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
14
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
10
1.9
W
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
Energy kJ
105
119
322
1062
1029
897
814
729
819
879
894
865
851
721
628
543
466
469
392
302
284
279
235
226
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
W
13
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
10
0.1
SW
14
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
42
31
88
10
10
6
6
2
12
12
12
11
11
9
8
8
5
7
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
NW
8
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
34
50
16
3
3
2
4
4
3
3
8
8
8
8
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
3
232
232
232
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kerry
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
4
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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