Ballydavid 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 52.20° N 10.38° W

Issued: 11 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ballydavid sea temperature is

12.8°C

Ballydavid surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ballydavid today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballydavid at 6PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	11s
Evening (05 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 5					Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	W 10	W 10	WNW 10	WNW 11	WNW 12	W 10	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9
Wave Graph
kJ	173	133	128	114	158	125	163	198	228	122	194	194	194	139	133	136	133	102	96	69	68	47	26	26
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			1:52PM3.38m				2:26AM3.42m				2:40PM3.51m					3:07AM3.57m				3:22PM3.59m				3:43AM3.67m
Low Tide	7:46AM0.84m				8:12PM0.50m				8:33AM0.64m				8:52PM0.40m					9:12AM0.47m				9:29PM0.34m


	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48
	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	5:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	10	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9
Feels °C	4	5	6	6	7	7	6	6	6	8	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	8	8	8	8	7	7	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	W 10	W 10	WNW 10	WNW 11	WNW 12	W 10	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	SW 9
kJ	173	133	128	114	158	125	163	198	228	122	194	194	194	139	133	136	133	102	96	69	68	47	26	37
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	WNW 12	WNW 12	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	WNW 12	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	WNW 9
kJ	119	106	73	71	29	30	1	1	1	83	16	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	21	18	35	32	40	26
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	S 14	SW 14	SW 14	WNW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	S 9	S 16	—	—	—	—	S 16	SW 12	S 12	SW 12	SW 12	S 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	7	7	7	4	7	7	17	7	6	6	2	5	—	—	—	—	5	6	3	6	5	3	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 5	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	—	—	NE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 4	SE 4
kJ	13	14	7	4	4	3	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	12	26	22	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	0	12	12	12	12	12
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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