Surf Forecasts:
Ballinskelligs Bay surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 13 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period, WSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 15 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period, W swell with 703 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 13 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ballinskelligs Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Ballinskelligs Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 13) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ballinskelligs Bay in the next 16 days are 2.3m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 15) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 13s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 19) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Sun 13th Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Sun 13th Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Tue 15th Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ballinskelligs Bay over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | S 14 | S 18 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 963 | 600 | 399 | 268 | 228 | 89 | 394 | 602 | 691 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:13PM3.65m | 6:37AM3.50m | 6:50PM3.54m | 7:12AM3.40m | 7:25PM3.36m | 7:45AM3.23m | 8:01PM3.12m | 8:20AM3.02m | 8:39PM2.86m | 8:58AM2.78m | 9:23PM2.59m | 9:45AM2.55m | 10:21PM2.36m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:17AM-0.08m | 12:31PM0.13m | 00:51AM0.06m | 1:06PM0.25m | 1:24AM0.28m | 1:41PM0.44m | 1:58AM0.54m | 2:17PM0.67m | 2:33AM0.82m | 2:58PM0.92m | 3:15AM1.10m | 3:51PM1.17m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — |
 | 8:02 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | 8 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WNW 10 | WSW 8 | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 963 | 600 | 399 | 268 | 61 | 68 | 88 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1864 | 969 | 573 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3558 | 2940 | 15 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | NW 9 | SSW 12 | N 13 | N 12 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 19 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 508 | 407 | 207 | 133 | 7 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | S 18 | — | S 13 | — | S 19 | — | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 17 | 17 | — | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 4 | — | 7 | — | 6 | 12 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 11 | — | — | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 11 | — | — | W 13 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 228 | 89 | 394 | 602 | 691 | 798 | 2388 | — | — | 753 | 1048 | 1659 | — | — | 2419 | 1643 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 41 | 3 | 42 | 41 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 402 | 551 | 424 | 375 | 279 | 425 | 551 | 551 | 671 | 48 | 580 | 865 |
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