Ballinskelligs Bay surf break

Ballinskelligs Bay surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 17 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)


Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (18 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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

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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
0.8
W
2.3
WSW
2.4
W
2.5
W
1.7
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
1.6
SSE
4
W
4
W
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)1111111010101010810101817161616165161615141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)00045038432522813373110791108000793172486958150728282207546760672577266
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
35
S
25
SE
25
NNW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
W
10
SSW
25
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
S
40
SSW
35
S
45
S
30
S
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:17AM
3.14
4:41PM
3.04
4:53AM
3.27
5:17PM
3.12
5:27AM
3.35
5:51PM
3.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:00PM
0.68
10:26AM
0.48
10:35PM
0.56
11:00AM
0.35
11:08PM
0.47
11:34AM
0.26
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise----8:37-------8:37-------8:36---
Sunset------5:02-------5:05-------5:07-
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
------23421------9521142
Temp. °C667779888878888787888889
Feels °C (?)3332242022-112440-2-20-10-213
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