Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballinskelligs Bay today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballinskelligs Bay at 8AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ballinskelligs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 34 | 184 | 170 | 126 | 123 | 90 | 64 | 63 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 26 | 27 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:52AM2.68m | 4:03PM2.92m | 4:30AM2.88m | 4:39PM3.12m | 5:03AM3.05m | 5:12PM3.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50AM0.90m | 10:16PM0.64m | 10:25AM0.70m | 10:49PM0.43m | 10:57AM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 7 |
234 | 190 | 184 | 170 | 126 | 123 | 90 | 64 | 63 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 25 | 96 | 123 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 113 | 84 | 82 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 12 |
22 | 14 | 13 | 34 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 26 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 10 | SSW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 6 |
35 | 34 | 34 | 7 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 9 |
— | — | — | 14 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 18 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 99 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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