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Ballinskelligs Bay surf break

Ballinskelligs Bay surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 19 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
9.6° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ballinskelligs Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Ballinskelligs Bay at 6PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)--
Afternoon (19 Jan)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (19 Jan)11ft (3.5m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
!
!
!
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
!
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
1.4
SE
3.5
W
3
W
4
WSW
3.5
W
3.5
WSW
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
WSW
2
W
0.1
SW
1.1
W
1.2
SW
2.5
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
W
Period(s) (?)17161616165161515151414141313131212161215151716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)0896679317248687784006533461847576389453338903177253716071167103396842837850710613
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WSW
15
SSE
30
SE
50
ESE
40
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
40
SE
25
W
30
WNW
30
WSW
30
SSW
25
S
30
SE
30
E
25
NE
25
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:17PM
3.12
5:27AM
3.35
5:51PM
3.16
6:01AM
3.38
6:27PM
3.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:00AM
0.35
11:08PM
0.47
11:34AM
0.26
11:41PM
0.42
12:07PM
0.21
12:15AM
0.42
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise8:37-------8:36-------8:34-------
Sunset--5:05-------5:07-------5:07-----
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1----110112--1-11-2464311
Temp. °C888777788888888777655778
Feels °C (?)3332-1-4-211-1210120010-10-111
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