Ballinskelligs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.83° N 10.20° W

Ballinskelligs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ballinskelligs Bay sea temperature is
17.2° C
1.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballinskelligs Bay at 3AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
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
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
1.2
SW
10
1.6
SW
9
1.6
SW
9
1.6
SW
9
1.5
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
50
48
46
45
44
40
39
39
23
17
17
21
48
269
393
421
418
336
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:45PM3.34m
7:10AM3.14m
7:18PM3.32m
7:44AM3.12m
7:53PM3.26m
Low Tide
00:51AM0.25m
12:59PM0.45m
1:23AM0.25m
1:33PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:31
9:30
9:29
 mm
1
2
2
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
Feels °C
12
11
12
12
12
13
14
13
14
14
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
11
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