Ballinskelligs Bay surf break

Ballinskelligs Bay surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 26 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
10.7° 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 9PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)--
Afternoon (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
8
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.6
SW
7
0.3
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
15
0.6
W
15
0.8
WSW
14
1
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
77
53
50
35
35
59
59
59
44
51
73
155
250
355
490
530
505
619
598
579
569
486
397
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
S
10
S
10
S
0
SE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
E
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:04PM2.73m
2:18AM2.89m
2:59PM2.90m
3:10AM3.02m
3:43PM3.05m
3:54AM3.13m
Low Tide
8:09PM0.92m
8:40AM0.57m
9:01PM0.75m
9:24AM0.44m
9:42PM0.59m
10:01AM0.35m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:20
6:18
6:16
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8:54
8:57
8:59
9:00
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
15
16
15
13
13
13
13
13
14
12
11
11
11
10
9
11
15
9
8
8
9
9
8
9
12
12
12
10
11
11
11
12
12
9
9
11
9
7
5
7
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
8
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.6
SW
7
0.6
SW
7
0.6
SW
7
0.6
W
15
0.8
WSW
14
1
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
61
77
53
50
35
35
59
59
59
44
42
41
155
250
355
490
530
505
619
598
579
569
486
397
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
SSW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.2
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
15
0.6
SW
7
0.6
SW
7
0.5
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.1
S
16
0.3
WNW
17
0.5
W
18
0.8
WNW
18
Energy kJ
64
42
28
28
27
21
13
24
21
20
19
73
41
33
27
19
19
12
5
54
171
413
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.2
W
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.2
W
17
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
W
10
0.4
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
W
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
ESE
7
Energy kJ
13
13
5
5
11
14
5
4
4
22
51
16
27
15
26
2
2
1
20
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
S
7
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.3
ESE
3
Energy kJ
1
2
1
3
5
4
37
26
17
13
18
18
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
35
37
35
0
8
8
8
0
37
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
31
31
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kerry
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
6
6
9
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