Ballydavid surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 30 Apr 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
11.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ballydavid today?

The current surf forecast for Ballydavid at 7AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (30 Apr)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (30 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NW
15
2.2
NW
15
2.1
NW
14
2
WNW
14
1.9
NW
14
1.8
NW
14
1.8
NW
13
1.7
NW
13
1.6
NW
13
1.6
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
NW
11
1.2
NW
11
1.2
NW
11
1.2
NW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2092
1983
1785
1667
1491
1161
1110
981
816
754
578
568
464
373
354
347
341
382
348
328
328
370
450
459
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:43AM3.58m
5:04PM3.63m
5:19AM3.61m
5:36PM3.66m
5:53AM3.59m
6:07PM3.65m
Low Tide
10:34PM0.51m
10:50AM0.36m
11:08PM0.40m
11:22AM0.36m
11:40PM0.35m
11:53AM0.40m
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
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6:13
6:11
6:09
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9:04
9:06
9:07
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
9
9
11
12
12
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
12
12
11
11
11
7
6
4
5
8
10
10
11
12
10
11
10
9
9
8
7
7
6
6
9
9
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NW
15
2.2
NW
15
2.1
NW
14
2
WNW
14
1.9
NW
14
1.8
NW
14
1.8
NW
13
1.7
NW
13
1.6
NW
13
1.6
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
NW
11
1.2
NW
11
1.2
NW
11
1.2
NW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
Energy kJ
2092
1983
1785
1667
1491
1161
1110
981
816
754
578
568
464
373
354
347
341
382
348
328
328
370
450
459
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
S
6
0.4
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
S
16
0.3
SSW
6
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
249
202
195
139
136
106
106
108
117
151
133
101
95
57
50
18
31
8
8
7
3
5
6
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
S
4
0.4
WSW
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
9
Energy kJ
20
6
5
31
5
5
10
10
5
5
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NNE
5
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.4
S
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.9
S
4
1.1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
6
Energy kJ
14
19
29
28
4
2
4
7
4
16
32
25
28
61
39
16
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
12
12
26
31
12
12
12
0
0
0
0
0
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
27
27
27
Best forecast wave conditions in Kerry
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
6
4
4
4
4
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