Ballinskelligs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.83° N 10.20° W

Ballinskelligs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballinskelligs Bay sea temperature is
15.6°C
1.1° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballinskelligs Bay at 1AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 5.0m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)15ft (4.5m)14s
Afternoon (01 Oct)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (01 Oct)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
2.4
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
10
5
W
15
5
W
15
4.5
W
14
4
W
14
3.5
W
14
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
9
2
SSW
9
3
SW
9
3
SW
9
3.5
SW
9
3
SW
10
3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1997
2267
1287
1092
10312
9667
7767
6241
5056
4576
3919
739
591
1135
1220
2073
1943
1454
1116
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:44PM3.30m
8:07AM3.21m
8:33PM3.06m
8:58AM3.00m
9:34PM2.80m
Low Tide
1:21PM0.25m
1:42AM0.35m
2:06PM0.44m
2:28AM0.61m
3:00PM0.67m
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light rain
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light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
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7:39
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7:41
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7:21
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7:19
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7:16
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1
1
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1
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2
2
2
1
1
1
3
4
10
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Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
13
Feels °C
7
8
7
7
7
8
9
8
8
9
11
11
10
11
9
7
12
10
9
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