Ballinskelligs Bay surf break

Ballinskelligs Bay surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 IST
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Ballinskelligs Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ballinskelligs Bay sea temperature is
10.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ballinskelligs Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Ballinskelligs Bay at 3PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)15ft (4.5m)14s
Afternoon (16 Apr)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (16 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
Period(s) (?)141414131312121111121212111111101010101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)109499018709150885256422733603317341744374601379330922939204517921591143012681024815549434390
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
40
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
N
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:50PM
3.43
5:03AM
3.55
5:29PM
3.58
5:45AM
3.63
6:08PM
3.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:31AM
0.06
10:48PM
0.17
11:08AM
-0.07
11:27PM
0.03
11:47AM
-0.10
12:08AM
-0.02
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise-6:43-------6:41-------6:39------
Sunset-----8:38-------8:39-------8:42--
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---311521-11111---------
Temp. °C1010111010111111101010101010999891010998
Feels °C (?)456433331123343322355565
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