Ballinskelligs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.83° N 10.20° W

Ballinskelligs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballinskelligs Bay sea temperature is
16.2°C
1.3° 

Ballinskelligs Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ballinskelligs Bay today (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballinskelligs Bay at 2AM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (25 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (25 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the S by Sat night).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
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10 AM
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4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
10
3.5
W
17
4.5
W
16
4
W
16
4
W
15
4
W
15
4
W
14
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
11
3
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.4
W
11
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
999
6771
9679
8679
7335
6889
5875
4645
3721
3139
2417
2335
2375
2106
1931
1613
1338
1275
1348
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
SSW
10
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:04PM3.12m
4:30AM3.11m
4:38PM3.32m
5:03AM3.30m
5:12PM3.46m
Low Tide
10:16PM0.36m
10:26AM0.46m
10:46PM0.16m
10:58AM0.29m
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7:32
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2
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Temp °C
16
16
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
13
13
13
9
8
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
10
10
10
9
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