Ballydavid surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 05 May 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
11.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ballydavid today?

The current surf forecast for Ballydavid at 6PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (05 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (05 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
1.2
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
NW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.6
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.7
NW
14
1.7
NW
13
2.2
NW
12
2.3
NW
12
2.2
NW
12
1.8
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
80
279
287
287
281
197
152
132
102
84
76
100
127
94
92
66
65
181
976
1439
1444
1301
743
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:36AM3.25m
7:48PM3.32m
8:15AM3.06m
8:27PM3.15m
8:58AM2.87m
9:14PM2.98m
Low Tide
1:30PM0.79m
1:55AM0.73m
2:06PM0.97m
2:36AM0.92m
2:46PM1.15m
3:24AM1.10m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:03
6:01
6:01
5:58
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9:12
9:14
9:15
9:16
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
12
11
11
11
10
10
7
7
7
6
5
6
6
6
7
6
6
6
7
5
4
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
1.2
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
NW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.7
NW
14
1.7
NW
13
2.2
NW
12
2.3
NW
12
2.2
NW
12
1.8
NW
11
Energy kJ
82
80
279
287
287
281
197
152
132
102
84
65
100
127
94
92
66
65
181
976
1439
1444
1301
743
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
10
0.7
NW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
NW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.5
N
9
0.3
N
10
0.4
W
15
0.4
W
15
1.3
NNW
14
Energy kJ
17
26
3
6
6
6
9
9
25
25
40
76
65
42
37
26
21
35
32
42
16
68
67
626
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
11
0.5
NW
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.3
N
11
0.4
N
11
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
NW
15
0.5
N
9
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.3
N
10
0.1
SW
16
0.5
W
14
Energy kJ
31
53
3
3
2
6
6
20
38
56
24
15
3
3
3
3
9
41
20
19
17
10
93
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.3
S
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
S
3
Energy kJ
3
16
23
24
1
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
12
107
27
589
107
27
12
12
12
12
27
359
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Kerry
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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