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Ballinskelligs Bay surf break

Ballinskelligs Bay surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 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 3AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 18). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)--
Afternoon (19 Jan)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (19 Jan)11ft (3.5m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
0
0
0
3
5
!
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.3
WSW
3
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)81010101716161616161615151514141413131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)47075293900896679317248687761490044024297628646064475361929312305137812991022444
Wind
(km/h)
45
SSE
35
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
W
15
SSE
30
ESE
45
ESE
35
ESE
20
E
25
E
10
NNE
15
WNW
30
W
35
W
15
SW
25
SSE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ENE
20
NNE
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcrosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
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
12:07PM
0.21
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise----8:37-------8:36-------8:34---
Sunset------5:05-------5:07-------5:07-
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light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
6211-----1112113-1-11111-
Temp. °C887788877777877878777777
Feels °C (?)-10-1022320-4-122431-13110121
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