Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballinskelligs Bay today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballinskelligs Bay at 8PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ballinskelligs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 7 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
348 | 341 | 334 | 266 | 254 | 269 | 257 | 205 | 165 | 33 | 84 | 149 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 25 | 14 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:57PM3.70m | 6:28AM3.52m | 6:39PM3.71m | 7:08AM3.48m | 7:19PM3.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38AM0.16m | 00:06AM-0.16m | 12:20PM0.12m | 00:47AM-0.14m | 12:59PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | NW 8 |
348 | 341 | 334 | 266 | 254 | 269 | 257 | 205 | 165 | 33 | 84 | 149 | 173 | 201 | 172 | 115 | 88 | 39 | 25 | 14 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 7 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | W 7 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 31 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 10 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 12 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | NW 4 | — | W 8 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 3 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 6 | — | 133 | 40 | 10 | 22 | 18 | 226 | 186 | 93 | 2 | 86 | 96 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 232 | 279 | 111 | 0 | 37 | 389 | 551 | 111 | 35 | 375 | 111 | 37 | 37 | 619 | 969 | 685 | 10 |
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