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Ballinskelligs Bay surf break

Ballinskelligs Bay surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 12 Feb 2026 IST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
9.2° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ballinskelligs Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Ballinskelligs Bay at 5PM is: 5.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am February 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (12 Feb)16ft (5.0m)14s
Evening (12 Feb)15ft (4.5m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
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
!
!
1
0
1
0
1
1
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
W
5.5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
3
SW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)16151414141313131313131313131312121212129111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)592813008112879170714465043880231318341383115210771026101110289649489868908001721213224542755
Wind
(km/h)
40
W
40
WSW
45
W
40
W
35
W
30
NW
30
NNW
45
NNE
50
NNE
45
N
40
N
35
N
25
N
15
NNE
5
ENE
10
SE
20
SSE
40
S
55
S
50
S
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglasscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:17PM
2.32
1:45AM
2.50
2:22PM
2.50
2:39AM
2.72
3:08PM
2.71
3:20AM
2.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:02AM
1.29
7:28PM
1.28
8:08AM
1.10
8:24PM
1.09
8:55AM
0.86
9:06PM
0.87
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise8:02-------8:00-------7:58-------
Sunset--5:47-------5:50-------5:52-----
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-11----11---------3971--
Temp. °C9998875456666555676811111010
Feels °C (?)00-1-100-3-6-6-5-4-3-10210-3-6-25644
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