Ballydavid surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 01 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
11.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ballydavid today?

The current surf forecast for Ballydavid at 8PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (01 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (01 May)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the N by Sun night).

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.2
NW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
2
NW
7
2
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
8
2
NNW
8
2
NNW
8
2.1
NNW
7
1.7
N
7
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
505
464
380
308
347
389
382
377
370
428
486
517
488
478
589
429
418
403
464
452
475
282
184
182
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SW
10
NW
15
NW
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:36PM3.66m
5:53AM3.59m
6:07PM3.65m
6:26AM3.52m
6:39PM3.58m
7:00AM3.41m
Low Tide
11:22AM0.36m
11:40PM0.35m
11:53AM0.40m
00:12AM0.36m
12:24PM0.49m
00:45AM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
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6:11
6:09
6:07
6:05
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9:06
9:07
9:08
9:10
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
9
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
9
9
10
9
8
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
4
4
4
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.2
NW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
14
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
Energy kJ
505
464
380
308
347
389
382
377
370
428
486
517
488
478
589
8
8
8
8
8
4
186
182
182
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
SW
9
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
N
11
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
90
85
57
50
31
36
22
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
W
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
5
8
10
10
5
5
1
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.3
NNW
3
2
NW
7
2
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
8
2
NNW
8
2
NNW
8
2.1
NNW
7
1.7
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.2
N
7
Energy kJ
3
5
6
4
3
1
4
2
1
429
418
403
464
452
475
282
184
128
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
27
326
327
41
466
294
294
96
300
107
107
107
96
107
Best forecast wave conditions in Kerry
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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