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Ballydavid surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ballydavid today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballydavid at 2AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ballydavid. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 17 | |
0 | 3 | 14 | 25 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 5:09PM3.47m | 5:32AM3.35m | 5:44PM3.49m | 6:09AM3.34m | 6:20PM3.48m | 6:46AM3.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19PM0.53m | 11:30AM0.64m | 11:54PM0.50m | 12:05PM0.66m | 00:30AM0.52m | 12:40PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | N 9 | WSW 9 | N 9 |
 kJ | 1776 | 1465 | 1407 | 1436 | 1674 | 1574 | 1485 | 1348 | 1220 | 1101 | 990 | 853 | 759 | 666 | 53 | 678 | 678 | 587 | 51 | 510 | 516 | 6 | 757 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 12 | NNW 12 | SW 14 | NNW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | N 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | N 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 13 | 100 | 40 | 110 | 104 | 99 | 102 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 18 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SW 19 | N 9 | N 9 | SW 18 | N 9 | W 17 |
| kJ | — | — | 14 | 25 | 5 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | WSW 9 | — | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 661 | — | — | — | 605 | — | — | 651 | — | 790 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 243 | 243 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 242 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 166 | 166 | 166 |
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