Surf Forecasts:
Ballinskelligs Bay surf forecast from 23 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 23 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 25 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period, W swell with 166 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 23 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s 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 Sunday (Aug 23) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 5s is also forecast. 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 1.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.2m 7s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 29) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Tue 25th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ballinskelligs Bay over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 7 | SW 6 | NW 5 | S 6 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 123 | 79 | 81 | 40 | 36 | 34 | 166 | 123 | 61 | 39 | 42 | 14 | 14 | 125 | 69 | 21 | 95 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:27PM2.51m | 3:06AM2.49m | 3:22PM2.70m | 3:52AM2.68m | 4:03PM2.92m | 4:30AM2.88m | 4:39PM3.12m | 5:03AM3.05m | 5:12PM3.29m | 5:36AM3.19m | 5:44PM3.41m | 6:08AM3.29m | 6:16PM3.47m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52PM1.09m | 9:08AM1.11m | 9:39PM0.87m | 9:50AM0.90m | 10:16PM0.64m | 10:25AM0.70m | 10:49PM0.43m | 10:57AM0.52m | 11:20PM0.25m | 11:29AM0.38m | 11:51PM0.12m | 12:00PM0.29m | 00:21AM0.06m | ||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
 | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 9 | 14 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 8 | S 7 | WNW 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 6 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 123 | 79 | 81 | 111 | 195 | 234 | 166 | 123 | 61 | 39 | 42 | 125 | 160 | 125 | 69 | 36 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 22 | 17 | 40 | 36 | 29 | 15 | 13 | 32 | 18 | 17 | 30 | 14 | 118 | 55 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 6 | S 6 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 8 | — | S 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 2 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | SE 4 | — | — | SE 6 | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | NW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 26 | — | 79 | 5 | — | — | 8 | — | 84 | — | — | — | 95 | 441 | 485 | 284 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 195 | 681 | 680 | 561 | 41 |
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