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Ballinskelligs Bay surf break

Ballinskelligs Bay surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 09 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
9.9° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ballinskelligs Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Ballinskelligs Bay at 2AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 09). An open ocean swell of 4.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (10 Jan)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (10 Jan)10ft (3.0m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2
WSW
3
SSW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
WSW
Period(s) (?)15151414141010679101010810111111121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)212121201935651724584317941967159177214463463430551565345498143933797346535543928
Wind
(km/h)
45
NW
40
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
10
WSW
20
SSW
35
S
45
S
50
S
40
S
25
S
35
S
40
S
55
S
40
WSW
50
SW
50
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononononcross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:11PM
2.77
9:23AM
2.78
10:02PM
2.62
10:19AM
2.57
11:00PM
2.51
11:24AM
2.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:03AM
0.93
3:36PM
0.83
4:01AM
1.09
4:34PM
1.02
5:11AM
1.19
5:43PM
1.14
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise----8:45-------8:44-------8:42---
Sunset------4:51-------4:52-------4:53-
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------32--145111121111
Temp. °C899991010101011111112131111101010101010109
Feels °C (?)-2024553103654331-10134675
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