Surf Forecasts:
Ballinskelligs Bay surf forecast from 17 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 22 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 18 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period, W swell with 183 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 22 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW 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 Saturday (Aug 22) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ballinskelligs Bay in the next 16 days are 1.4m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 10s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Tue 18th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ballinskelligs Bay over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the W by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
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 kJ | 95 | 72 | 145 | 27 | 28 | 75 | 50 | 64 | 60 | 42 | 82 | 50 | 41 | 40 | 98 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 76 | 80 | 81 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:38PM3.18m | 9:04AM2.99m | 9:20PM2.90m | 9:45AM2.77m | 10:06PM2.63m | 10:35AM2.56m | 11:06PM2.41m | 11:42AM2.41m | 00:29AM2.29m | 1:09PM2.39m | 2:00AM2.33m | 2:27PM2.51m | 3:06AM2.49m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17PM0.47m | 2:40AM0.46m | 2:58PM0.70m | 3:20AM0.76m | 3:43PM0.94m | 4:06AM1.04m | 4:42PM1.17m | 5:11AM1.27m | 6:08PM1.30m | 6:45AM1.36m | 7:44PM1.26m | 8:11AM1.28m | 8:52PM1.09m | ||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:47 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 9 | NW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 95 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 75 | 50 | 64 | 60 | 970 | 82 | 149 | 59 | 40 | 35 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 76 | 80 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | — | — | SSW 15 | — | WSW 9 | W 9 | SSW 13 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 30 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 42 | — | 43 | 41 | 35 | 47 | 27 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | N 7 | S 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 6 | SSW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WNW 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 35 | 25 | 98 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 9 | NW 8 | N 3 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | — | NW 5 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | — | 72 | 145 | 249 | 465 | 918 | 1199 | 1530 | 1042 | — | 480 | 291 | 1 | 51 | 69 | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | 6 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 279 | 620 | 402 | 580 | 442 | 442 | 434 | 500 | 96 | 204 | 111 | 135 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
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