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Ballydavid surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 18 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
11.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Ballydavid today?
The current surf forecast for Ballydavid at 9PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ballydavid. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 9 | NW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 10 | |
455 | 325 | 204 | 125 | 96 | 46 | 31 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 6:44PM3.98m | 7:16AM3.79m | 7:33PM3.87m | 8:10AM3.60m | 8:27PM3.71m | 9:08AM3.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:54AM-0.00m | 1:13PM0.29m | 1:45AM0.12m | 2:04PM0.51m | 2:40AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 13 | W 13 | — | WSW 14 | — | WSW 14 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | SW 10 |
 kJ | 455 | 325 | 204 | 125 | 96 | 46 | 31 | 87 | — | 2079 | — | 7009 | — | 4458 | 3606 | 2813 | 2160 | 1643 | 1436 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1092 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | S 14 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SW 16 | NW 6 | NNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 53 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 35 | 6 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | NW 10 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 25 | 10 | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — |
| kJ | 67 | 192 | 361 | 418 | 540 | 733 | 945 | 1171 | 2451 | 3059 | 7644 | — | 5675 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 1301 | 1309 | 984 | 1062 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 242 | 245 | 242 | 245 | 242 | 240 | 243 | 243 | 415 | 243 | 243 | 463 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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