Ballinskelligs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.83° N 10.20° W

Ballinskelligs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ballinskelligs Bay sea temperature is
17.6° C
1.4° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballinskelligs Bay at 8PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.3
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
8
0.6
SW
7
0.8
W
8
1.1
W
8
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.6
W
7
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.5
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
348
341
334
266
254
269
257
205
165
33
84
149
7
7
7
8
8
39
25
14
26
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:57PM3.70m
6:28AM3.52m
6:39PM3.71m
7:08AM3.48m
7:19PM3.61m
Low Tide
11:38AM0.16m
00:06AM-0.16m
12:20PM0.12m
00:47AM-0.14m
12:59PM0.16m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:08
9:07
9:05
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
20
20
19
17
16
15
15
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
Feels °C
19
20
20
20
16
14
13
14
14
13
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
12
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