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Ballinskelligs Bay surf break

Ballinskelligs Bay surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 18 Jan 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
9.6° 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: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (18 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
0
0
0
2
5
4
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
W
1.2
WSW
2
WSW
2.4
W
2.5
W
3
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
1.5
S
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2
W
2
W
Period(s) (?)1078991017161616161616158151414141413131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22813549810001060008966793172486872650500272401742280002723228811941167
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
40
S
40
S
35
NW
40
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
20
SE
30
ESE
45
ESE
45
ENE
30
SE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NNW
35
NW
35
WNW
25
W
20
S
30
SE
50
SE
45
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscrossoncrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossoffoffcross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:41PM
3.04
4:53AM
3.27
5:17PM
3.12
5:27AM
3.35
5:51PM
3.16
6:01AM
3.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:35PM
0.56
11:00AM
0.35
11:08PM
0.47
11:34AM
0.26
11:41PM
0.42
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------8:37-------8:36-------8:34-
Sunset5:02-------5:05-------5:07-------
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
116211-----1111-11----119
Temp. °C988866788776486677787777
Feels °C (?)30-10-301341-1-5-61022-1-1120-3-3
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