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Lat Long: 52.25° N 10.09° W

Ballinknockane (Brandon Bay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ballinknockane (Brandon Bay) sea temperature is
14.7°C
1.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Ballinknockane (Brandon Bay) today (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballinknockane (Brandon Bay) at 4AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (18 Oct)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
14
1.3
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.1
W
10
0.9
WNW
17
1.2
WNW
16
1.8
WNW
15
2
WNW
15
2.2
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
2.1
W
13
4.5
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
308
260
117
131
181
526
449
259
419
696
1367
1682
2053
2006
1921
1893
1838
1778
1557
1336
1139
1221
1446
5723
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
20
WSW
65
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:08PM2.74m
10:30AM2.82m
11:26PM2.58m
11:53AM2.74m
00:55AM2.60m
1:15PM2.82m
Low Tide
3:49AM1.52m
4:51PM1.48m
5:19AM1.68m
6:43PM1.48m
7:11AM1.61m
7:59PM1.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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3
5
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Temp °C
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
6
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