Ballinskelligs Bay surf break

Ballinskelligs Bay surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 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 3AM is: 5.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 5.0m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

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)


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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5.5
WSW
5.5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
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
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
1.8
W
Period(s) (?)14141414141313121211111212121111111110101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1153912755109499018709150885256434635033370340445834630397230922646210022962299168313601109815549
Wind
(km/h)
45
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
40
S
40
S
45
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise---6:43-------6:41-------6:39----
Sunset-------8:38-------8:39-------8:42
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1----31142111111--1-----
Temp. °C1010101011101011111110101010101010999910109
Feels °C (?)124564232311223342233554
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