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Ballinskelligs Bay surf break

Ballinskelligs Bay surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 16 Feb 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
9.4° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ballinskelligs Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Ballinskelligs Bay at 8PM is: 5.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 5.0m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)--
Afternoon (16 Feb)18ft (5.5m)14s
Evening (16 Feb)16ft (5.0m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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!
!
!
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
4
4
!
!
!
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5.5
W
5.5
W
5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
1.7
W
0.8
WSW
1
W
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
5
WSW
5.5
W
5.5
W
0.2
S
4.5
W
Period(s) (?)141414141313121212121111111111111112121313131113
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11770112411017479355774428131122104136977314923711901128140322162145219137948081110410100
Wind
(km/h)
45
WNW
45
WNW
30
WNW
10
N
15
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
50
SE
50
SE
50
ESE
35
ESE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
ESE
5
NNW
15
ESE
10
SE
20
SSE
40
WNW
45
NW
35
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:20PM
3.10
4:29AM
3.36
4:54PM
3.26
5:03AM
3.50
5:27PM
3.36
5:36AM
3.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:14PM
0.47
10:38AM
0.18
10:46PM
0.32
11:09AM
0.04
11:19PM
0.22
11:42AM
-0.03
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise------7:52-------7:50-------7:48-
Sunset5:55-------5:57-------5:59-------
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rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
111----1221--142562-12--
Temp. °C9998766667789991087776999
Feels °C (?)-10252-1-2-4-3-4-4-3156555331001
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