Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballinskelligs Bay today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballinskelligs Bay at 8AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ballinskelligs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, near gales from the SE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 585 | 364 | 226 | 191 | 220 | 694 | 650 | 459 | 334 | 213 | 394 | 300 | 250 | 205 | 120 | 88 | 530 | 1467 | 2831 | 4653 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:34PM2.65m | 7:48AM2.73m | 8:25PM2.48m | 8:41AM2.59m | 9:25PM2.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20AM1.01m | 1:56PM0.95m | 2:08AM1.16m | 2:55PM1.07m | 3:11AM1.27m | |||||||||||||||
 | | | |  |  |  |  | | | | |  | | |  |  | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | — | — | 4:47 |
mm | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 69 | 364 | 226 | 191 | 220 | 694 | 650 | 459 | 334 | 213 | 394 | 300 | 250 | 205 | 120 | 88 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | S 8 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 13 | S 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 105 | 78 | 75 | 70 | 49 | 58 | 58 | 162 | 160 | 151 | 89 | 68 | 38 | 19 | 34 | 5 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 11 | NW 16 | NW 15 | W 11 | W 11 | S 18 | S 8 | SSW 8 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | W 15 | S 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 50 | 44 | 42 | 38 | 10 | 36 | 108 | 182 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | — | — | — | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 5 | NW 9 | — | — | ESE 6 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 585 | — | — | — | 54 | 67 | 51 | 155 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 20 | 133 | 455 | 397 | 530 | 1467 | 2831 | 4653 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 93 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 274 | 408 | 680 | 790 | 457 | 285 | 392 |
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