- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Ballydavid surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 24 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
11.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ballydavid today?
The current surf forecast for Ballydavid at 11PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ballydavid. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 15 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | |
170 | 811 | 2037 | 1821 | 1642 | 1617 | 1423 | 1335 | 1155 | 1155 | 1175 | 1155 | 1117 | 914 | 790 | 683 | 507 | 506 | 418 | 361 | 296 | 239 | 234 | 190 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 00:45AM3.13m | 1:34PM3.04m | 1:49AM3.12m | 2:30PM3.13m | 2:45AM3.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37PM1.15m | 7:18AM0.83m | 7:45PM1.08m | 8:15AM0.79m | 8:41PM0.95m | 9:02AM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | |  | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 |
10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 487 | 435 | 2037 | 1821 | 1642 | 1617 | 1423 | 1335 | 1155 | 1155 | 1175 | 1155 | 1117 | 914 | 790 | 683 | 507 | 506 | 418 | 361 | 296 | 239 | 234 | 190 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | WNW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | N 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 19 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 170 | 811 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 12 | S 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 80 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Kerry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Ballydavid surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest