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Ballydavid surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 29 Apr 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
11.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ballydavid today?
The current surf forecast for Ballydavid at 7AM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 29). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ballydavid. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | WNW 16 | NW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | |
0 | 26 | 184 | 673 | 1352 | 1832 | 2291 | 2352 | 2092 | 1983 | 1690 | 1667 | 1491 | 1161 | 1011 | 981 | 816 | 678 | 587 | 514 | 407 | 386 | 314 | 308 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:05AM3.50m | 4:31PM3.54m | 4:43AM3.58m | 5:04PM3.63m | 5:19AM3.61m | 5:36PM3.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16AM0.41m | 10:34PM0.51m | 10:50AM0.36m | 11:08PM0.40m | 11:22AM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
 kJ | 771 | 661 | 569 | 560 | 1352 | 1832 | 2291 | 2352 | 2092 | 1983 | 1690 | 1667 | 1491 | 1161 | 1011 | 981 | 816 | 678 | 587 | 514 | 407 | 386 | 314 | 308 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NW 19 | WNW 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 33 | 19 | 184 | 673 | 446 | 370 | 303 | 338 | 249 | 202 | 150 | 152 | 106 | 106 | 116 | 121 | 130 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 63 | 51 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 16 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | NNE 5 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 26 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 9 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 15 | — | 20 | 32 | 40 | 37 | 17 | 9 | — | — | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 47 | 57 | 52 | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
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