Ballinskelligs Bay surf break

Ballinskelligs Bay surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 07 May 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
11.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ballinskelligs Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Ballinskelligs Bay at 5PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (07 May)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (07 May)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
8
0.1
S
11
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.5
W
4
0.3
W
15
0.4
W
15
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
5
20
9
39
67
96
88
85
119
109
72
69
69
68
41
38
21
21
21
20
8
8
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
S
5
E
10
NE
10
NE
0
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:48AM2.61m
9:04PM2.69m
9:41AM2.46m
10:00PM2.57m
10:45AM2.37m
11:04PM2.51m
Low Tide
2:34PM1.04m
3:12AM1.01m
3:25PM1.18m
4:14AM1.10m
4:33PM1.27m
5:30AM1.09m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:01
5:58
5:58
5:56
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9:14
9:15
9:16
9:17
Temp °C
10
12
12
11
11
10
10
9
11
12
12
11
10
9
8
8
8
11
13
13
11
8
7
7
6
8
8
8
9
9
8
6
9
11
9
7
5
5
3
1
0
3
5
6
6
1
0
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.4
NW
14
0.6
NW
13
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
13
0.9
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
12
0.9
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
NNW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.3
W
11
0.6
NNW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
Energy kJ
14
14
5
47
128
298
418
205
165
217
236
212
147
142
110
68
26
33
21
52
81
83
53
49
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.2
WNW
7
0.5
W
4
0.3
W
15
0.4
W
15
0.6
NW
14
0.6
NW
13
0.5
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
NW
8
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
11
0.2
NNW
12
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
Energy kJ
3
3
3
5
9
39
67
147
138
85
119
109
72
69
69
14
41
38
13
21
21
20
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
11
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
13
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
NNW
10
0.4
NW
12
0.3
NNW
11
0.1
S
8
0.2
NNW
12
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
5
20
4
2
2
96
88
2
6
6
12
11
11
19
35
25
1
14
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
N
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
1
N
9
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
3
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
Energy kJ
1
3
10
2
5
6
14
21
17
157
13
8
16
21
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
42
41
41
41
41
10
8
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
37
387
387
495
533
327
327
295
295
Best forecast wave conditions in Kerry
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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