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Ballydavid surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 IST
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Ballydavid surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ballydavid sea temperature is
10.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ballydavid today?

The current surf forecast for Ballydavid at 1PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (20 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s

Table - waves today at Ballydavid. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
1
W
0.5
W
0.8
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.6
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
Period(s) (?)121214161514131212151414141313121212111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)202220366129288471839679672113712771267947755560350226161826846211010
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
SE
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
25
E
30
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:23AM
3.88
7:43PM
3.84
8:13AM
3.63
8:33PM
3.62
9:10AM
3.33
9:31PM
3.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:24PM
0.19
1:50AM
0.17
2:11PM
0.47
2:42AM
0.43
3:04PM
0.80
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-6:33-------6:31-------6:30------
Sunset-----8:46-------8:49-------8:50--
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C989111312111099911111010108891111111011
Feels °C (?)64579108643232111-2-1022235
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