Surf Forecasts:
Ballydavid surf forecast from 13 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 17 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 14s period, WNW swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 17 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 14s period, WNW swell with 11,407 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 14 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ballydavid this week:
The surf forecast for Ballydavid over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 14) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ballydavid in the next 16 days are 5.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 17) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 10s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 19) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Mon 14th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Thu 17th Sep) | 18ft (5.5m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Thu 17th Sep) | 18ft (5.5m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ballydavid over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 11 | N 13 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 322 | 141 | 59 | 156 | 51 | 951 | 1878 | 2517 | 1300 | 951 | 1080 | 2930 | 8356 | 10337 | 5236 | 3254 | 2081 | 592 | 404 | 3217 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:00PM3.97m | 7:21AM3.79m | 7:35PM3.75m | 7:54AM3.60m | 8:11PM3.47m | 8:29AM3.36m | 8:49PM3.17m | 9:06AM3.09m | 9:32PM2.86m | 9:53AM2.83m | 10:31PM2.58m | 11:02AM2.62m | 11:59PM2.43m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:05AM0.08m | 1:19PM0.26m | 1:38AM0.31m | 1:54PM0.46m | 2:10AM0.60m | 2:30PM0.72m | 2:45AM0.91m | 3:09PM1.00m | 3:25AM1.21m | 4:01PM1.28m | 4:22AM1.48m | 5:29PM1.49m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — |
 | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 11 | N 13 | N 12 | N 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | NW 10 | WSW 10 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 268 | 177 | 68 | 156 | 51 | 72 | 39 | 2517 | 1300 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 10337 | 5236 | 3254 | 10 | 592 | 901 | 3217 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 11 | SW 12 | — | — | N 11 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | NW 10 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 322 | 141 | 59 | 22 | 6 | — | — | 36 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 404 | 337 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 12 | W 13 | — | — | S 11 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | SW 16 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 17 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 10 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 5 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | — | — | WNW 10 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WSW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 54 | 408 | 963 | 951 | 1878 | — | — | 951 | 1080 | 2930 | 8356 | — | — | — | 2081 | 1151 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 166 | 588 | 588 | 440 | 394 | 243 | 664 | 588 | 588 | 588 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 598 | 180 | 12 |
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