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Ballinskelligs Bay surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
10.8° 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 10PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ballinskelligs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 10 | S 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | |
25 | 24 | 21 | 26 | 98 | 351 | 351 | 351 | 334 | 446 | 862 | 996 | 822 | 745 | 673 | 661 | 584 | 595 | 628 | 627 | 471 | 378 | 327 | 269 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:23PM3.02m | 10:07AM2.78m | 10:32PM2.83m | 11:28AM2.62m | 11:53PM2.74m | 12:52PM2.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52PM0.71m | 3:33AM0.65m | 4:00PM0.97m | 4:55AM0.82m | 5:29PM1.11m | 6:28AM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
-1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SW 10 | S 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 |
 kJ | 23 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 90 | 351 | 351 | 351 | 334 | 446 | 862 | 996 | 822 | 745 | 673 | 661 | 584 | 595 | 628 | 627 | 471 | 378 | 327 | 269 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 25 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 98 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 56 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 14 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 996 | 886 | 615 | 302 | 215 | 55 | 70 | 73 | 53 | 52 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 49 | 31 | 45 | 26 | 12 | 109 | 59 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 533 | 533 | 571 | 37 | 37 | 31 | 586 | 539 | 337 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 343 | 130 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 31 | 35 |
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