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Ballydavid surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 17 Mar 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
9.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ballydavid today?

The current surf forecast for Ballydavid at 8AM is: 4.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)15ft (4.5m)15s
Afternoon (18 Mar)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (18 Mar)11ft (3.5m)13s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
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!
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
WNW
2.2
W
1
NW
4.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
2.4
WNW
1.9
NW
1.9
WNW
1.8
NW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.4
WNW
1
NW
0.9
WNW
1
NW
0.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)121912161514141313131313131212121211111111101013
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)134235392731083282287078563142313775297526012015167616671082988872815662469224182200219
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
NNE
0
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
5
ESE
0
SSW
5
WNW
0
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrossglassglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		glasscross-
on		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:10AM
3.82
4:35PM
3.77
4:44AM
4.00
5:09PM
3.93
5:20AM
4.09
5:44PM
4.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:00PM
0.44
10:21AM
0.09
10:33PM
0.23
10:54AM
-0.08
11:08PM
0.08
11:28AM
-0.14
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise----6:50-------6:47-------6:45---
Sunset-------6:50-------6:52-------6:52
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----11------------------
Temp. °C99999891010111110111214131311111010111110
Feels °C (?)567653445775781211128867998
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