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Ballinskelligs Bay surf break

Ballinskelligs Bay surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 20 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
9.3° C
 (Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ballinskelligs Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Ballinskelligs Bay at 2PM is: 5.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 4.0m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (20 Jan)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (20 Jan)13ft (4.0m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
2
0
!
0
0
0
!
!
!
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
WSW
5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
2.4
W
1.8
W
1.8
SSW
2
W
1.9
SW
2.1
WSW
5
WSW
6
WSW
6
W
5.5
W
5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.4
W
2
W
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)1514141413131313128128161816151514141313131317
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7610947361916245558045383753193893340411325342096149521597916639134469551658445512830188313293746
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
35
S
25
SW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
SSW
35
SSE
50
ESE
35
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
W
35
NW
20
NW
45
WNW
45
WNW
35
W
20
W
15
S
25
ESE
35
E
45
ENE
25
E
35
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:51PM
3.16
6:01AM
3.38
6:27PM
3.17
6:35AM
3.36
7:03PM
3.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:34AM
0.26
11:41PM
0.42
12:07PM
0.21
12:15AM
0.42
12:41PM
0.21
12:51AM
0.46
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise8:36-------8:34-------8:33-------
Sunset--5:07-------5:07-------5:09-----
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1112111451-111211----233
Temp. °C899898878999888888877677
Feels °C (?)023-1110-3056703-1-2-1241-2-41-1
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