Surf Forecasts:
Ballinskelligs Bay surf forecast from 18 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 24 Oct, 4PM (local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 11s period, SW swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 24 Oct, 4PM (local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 11s period, SW swell with 7,760 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 18 Oct, 1PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W 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 (Oct 18) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 14s. 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 6.0m 11s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 24) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 6.0m 12s period and expected on Tuesday (Oct 20) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1PM (Sun 18th Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 4PM (Sat 24th Oct) | 20ft (6.0m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Sat 24th Oct) | 20ft (6.0m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ballinskelligs Bay over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, gales from the WNW by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 12 | W 17 | W 15 | WSW 11 | S 11 | W 13 | SSE 6 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | W 11 | S 15 | SW 8 | SW 11 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 347 | 367 | 1354 | 12 | 2 | 1218 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 3634 | 3511 | 2917 | 2417 | 343 | 327 | 0 | 4 | 1109 | 7760 | 7583 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 10:14AM2.43m | 11:07PM2.25m | 11:36AM2.37m | 00:36AM2.27m | 12:56PM2.45m | 1:45AM2.42m | 1:56PM2.62m | 2:35AM2.65m | 2:43PM2.83m | 3:15AM2.89m | 3:24PM3.05m | 3:52AM3.13m | 4:02PM3.26m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34PM1.26m | 5:05AM1.42m | 6:18PM1.25m | 6:46AM1.36m | 7:33PM1.09m | 7:52AM1.18m | 8:22PM0.86m | 8:38AM0.95m | 9:00PM0.61m | 9:16AM0.71m | 9:35PM0.38m | 9:52AM0.47m | 10:10PM0.19m | ||||||||
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 | 8:08 | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | 8:18 | — | — |
 | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | -3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -3 | -3 | -4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 12 | W 17 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | S 18 | — | W 11 | W 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | — | S 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 94 | 347 | 367 | 1354 | 1603 | 1339 | 1218 | 724 | — | — | 6 | — | 2917 | 2417 | 343 | 327 | — | 4 | 2578 | 1323 | 980 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 10 | — | WSW 11 | S 11 | — | WSW 7 | — | — | S 18 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 15 | 96 | — | 12 | 2 | — | 120 | — | — | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | SW 11 | W 13 | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 36 | 5 | 31 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | — | — | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 13 | SW 8 | SW 11 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 148 | 8408 | 4251 | 3634 | 3511 | — | — | 3405 | 3600 | 4519 | 5345 | 1109 | 7760 | 7583 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 31 | 46 | 274 | 231 | 495 | 488 | 274 | 150 | 41 | 392 | 752 | 686 | 741 | 680 | 752 | 3 |
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