Ballinskelligs Bay surf break

Ballinskelligs Bay surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 24 Apr 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
10.6° 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 3PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (24 Apr)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (24 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.1
SW
9
1.1
SW
9
1
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
8
0.9
SW
8
0.8
SW
8
0.8
SW
8
0.8
SW
8
0.7
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
822
673
711
595
523
533
650
523
485
378
320
220
190
155
129
120
112
95
78
75
82
96
76
51
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
0
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:28AM2.62m
11:53PM2.74m
12:52PM2.61m
1:12AM2.78m
2:04PM2.73m
Low Tide
4:55AM0.82m
5:29PM1.11m
6:28AM0.83m
7:00PM1.07m
7:44AM0.72m
8:09PM0.92m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
6:24
6:22
6:20
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8:52
8:53
8:54
8:57
Temp °C
13
12
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
8
6
7
7
6
6
7
8
9
9
10
11
11
12
11
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.1
SW
9
1.1
SW
9
1
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
8
0.9
SW
8
0.8
SW
8
0.8
SW
8
0.8
SW
8
0.7
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
Energy kJ
822
673
711
595
523
533
650
523
485
378
320
220
190
155
129
120
112
95
78
75
82
96
76
51
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
9
0.6
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.5
SW
8
Energy kJ
62
37
21
2
2
14
14
13
13
11
38
50
53
28
22
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
Energy kJ
5
14
1
1
1
1
13
13
13
13
13
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
SE
4
1.1
SE
4
1.2
SE
5
1
SE
4
0.3
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.2
NNW
2
Energy kJ
21
29
24
46
63
40
8
23
1
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
3
3
31
130
130
31
31
31
0
3
3
35
52
31
0
0
0
0
0
111
37
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kerry
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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