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Ballinskelligs Bay Surf Photo: 'Aloha' by Sam Humphrey

Lat Long: 51.83° N 10.20° W

Issued: 6 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ballinskelligs Bay sea temperature is

16.9° C

2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Ballinskelligs Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	S	SW	NNW	W
	9 s	cross- on	4 s	9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 July at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ballinskelligs Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	S	SSW	NNW	W
	9 s	cross- on	5 s	9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 July at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ballinskelligs Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	SW	SW	NNW	W
	9 s	on	5 s	9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 July at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ballinskelligs Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	SW	SW	NNW	W
	9 s	on	6 s	9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 July at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ballinskelligs Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SW	SW	NNW	W
	7 s	on	7 s	9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 July at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ballinskelligs Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	NNW
	7 s	on	7 s	7 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 July at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ballinskelligs Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SSW		WSW	NNW
	8 s	on		8 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 July at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ballinskelligs Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	SSW		WSW	NNW
	8 s	cross- on		8 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 July at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ballinskelligs Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	SW		WSW	NNW
	8 s	on		8 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 July at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ballinskelligs Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	S	WSW	WSW	NNW
	8 s	cross- on	8 s	8 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 July at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ballinskelligs Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	S	WSW	N	W
	8 s	cross- on	8 s	8 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 July at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ballinskelligs Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	SSW	SW	N	W
	8 s	cross- on	8 s	8 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 July at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ballinskelligs Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	SSW	SSW	W	W
	14 s	on	7 s	10 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 July at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ballinskelligs Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	SW	SSW	W	N
	14 s	on	7 s	14 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 July at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ballinskelligs Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	SW		W	SSW
	13 s	on		13 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 July at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ballinskelligs Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	SW		W	SSW
	13 s	on		13 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 July at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ballinskelligs Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	WSW	SSW	W	SSW
	13 s	on	7 s	13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 July at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ballinskelligs Bay around the time the photo was taken

Image captured One hour and 22 minutes before low water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.9m (3.1 ft). Range 4.28m (14.0 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Ballinskelligs Bay Surf Photo: 'Aloha' by Sam Humphrey

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User: Sam Humphrey (1 photo)

Country: Ireland (378 photos)

Photo taken at: 3:13 pm 18 Jul 2010