Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballinskelligs Bay today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballinskelligs Bay at 5PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ballinskelligs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 620 | 3283 | 3103 | 2678 | 2633 | 2593 | 2248 | 2067 | 1890 | 1760 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:45AM2.55m | 10:21PM2.36m | 10:53AM2.37m | 11:48PM2.22m | 12:27PM2.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51PM1.17m | 4:15AM1.34m | 5:18PM1.34m | 6:00AM1.45m | 7:13PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 1569 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1760 | 1676 | 1751 | 1672 | 1605 | 1509 | 1365 | 1230 | 1124 | 1042 | 926 | 849 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 18 | S 15 | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | 12 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 620 | 3283 | 3103 | 2678 | 2633 | 2593 | 2248 | 2067 | 1890 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 622 | 48 | 561 | 48 | 48 | 561 | 561 | 580 | 580 | 561 | 377 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 31 | 31 | 42 | 46 | 46 | 46 |
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