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Ballinskelligs Bay surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland
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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 3AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ballinskelligs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | |
39 | 67 | 96 | 88 | 85 | 119 | 109 | 72 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 41 | 38 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:41AM2.46m | 10:00PM2.57m | 10:45AM2.37m | 11:04PM2.51m | 11:56AM2.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12AM1.01m | 3:25PM1.18m | 4:14AM1.10m | 4:33PM1.27m | 5:30AM1.09m | 5:54PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 12 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
298 | 418 | 237 | 168 | 213 | 189 | 169 | 169 | 142 | 137 | 68 | 16 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 52 | 79 | 50 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | NW 14 | NW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 12 | NW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
39 | 67 | 147 | 111 | 85 | 119 | 109 | 72 | 69 | 69 | 54 | 41 | 38 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 14 | W 13 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | NW 7 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | S 7 | SE 8 | NNW 12 | SE 7 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
2 | 2 | 96 | 88 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 151 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 33 | 24 | 27 | 45 | 74 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 331 | 387 | 371 | 553 | 381 | 415 | 327 | 295 | 295 | 573 | 603 | 603 | 139 | 139 |
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