Surf Forecasts:
Ballinskelligs Bay surf forecast from 12 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 12 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period, WSW swell with 511 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ballinskelligs Bay this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Ballinskelligs Bay in the next 16 days are 1.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 12) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 8s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Wed 12th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ballinskelligs Bay over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 7 | SW 13 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 365 | 349 | 510 | 348 | 289 | 269 | 165 | 19 | 7 | 72 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 46 | 176 | 293 | 187 | 199 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:13PM3.59m | 5:45AM3.47m | 5:57PM3.70m | 6:28AM3.52m | 6:39PM3.71m | 7:08AM3.48m | 7:19PM3.61m | 7:47AM3.37m | 7:59PM3.42m | 8:25AM3.20m | 8:38PM3.18m | 9:04AM2.99m | 9:20PM2.90m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:55AM0.29m | 11:24PM-0.06m | 11:38AM0.16m | 00:06AM-0.16m | 12:20PM0.12m | 00:47AM-0.14m | 12:59PM0.16m | 1:25AM-0.02m | 1:38PM0.28m | 2:02AM0.19m | 2:17PM0.47m | 2:40AM0.46m | 2:58PM0.70m | 3:20AM0.76m | |||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 7 | NW 8 | W 8 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 365 | 349 | 510 | 348 | 289 | 269 | 165 | 19 | 173 | 72 | 15 | 45 | 30 | 9 | 14 | 46 | 30 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 18 | W 9 | NNW 7 | S 11 | S 20 | — | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | W 7 | SW 12 | S 13 | WSW 7 | SSW 18 | N 7 | S 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | WNW 8 | NNW 4 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 4 | — | NW 8 | NW 7 | SW 3 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 171 | 12 | 69 | 69 | 18 | — | 48 | 14 | 1 | 176 | 293 | 187 | 199 | 240 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 279 | 37 | 551 | 111 | 586 | 622 | 135 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 46 | 46 | 442 | 932 | 1040 | 96 |
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