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Ballinskelligs Bay surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland
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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
10.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ballinskelligs Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Ballinskelligs Bay at 3AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ballinskelligs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed night, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 7 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | |
71 | 98 | 351 | 399 | 351 | 334 | 446 | 862 | 878 | 745 | 673 | 606 | 595 | 523 | 533 | 553 | 560 | 462 | 378 | 320 | 236 | 190 | 155 | 129 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:07AM2.78m | 10:32PM2.83m | 11:28AM2.62m | 11:53PM2.74m | 12:52PM2.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33AM0.65m | 4:00PM0.97m | 4:55AM0.82m | 5:29PM1.11m | 6:28AM0.83m | 7:00PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
71 | 91 | 351 | 399 | 351 | 334 | 446 | 862 | 878 | 745 | 673 | 606 | 595 | 523 | 533 | 553 | 560 | 462 | 378 | 320 | 236 | 190 | 155 | 129 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
26 | 98 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 56 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 14 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
10 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — |
328 | 215 | 47 | 47 | 63 | 51 | 43 | 36 | 31 | 37 | 40 | 39 | 58 | 66 | 39 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 71 | 55 | 36 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 533 | 571 | 37 | 37 | 31 | 586 | 539 | 337 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 343 | 130 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 31 | 35 | 343 |
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