Ballyheigue surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 IST
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Ballyheigue surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ballyheigue sea temperature is
11.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ballyheigue today?

The current surf forecast for Ballyheigue at 9PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (28 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (28 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed night, light winds from the S by Thu night).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
0.9
NW
18
1.4
NW
17
1.7
NW
16
2
NW
16
2
NW
16
2
NW
15
1.9
NW
15
1.9
NW
15
1.9
NW
14
1.7
NW
14
1.6
NW
14
1.6
NW
13
1.5
NW
13
1.5
NW
13
1.4
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
284
411
538
501
501
510
485
403
470
1086
1542
1958
1909
1812
1619
1446
1407
1170
976
919
757
734
558
522
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
5
S
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:08PM3.60m
4:20AM3.69m
4:45PM3.76m
4:58AM3.78m
5:18PM3.86m
5:33AM3.83m
Low Tide
9:52AM0.53m
10:10PM0.69m
10:29AM0.43m
10:47PM0.53m
11:02AM0.38m
11:20PM0.43m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:15
6:13
6:11
6:09
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8:59
9:00
9:01
9:04
1
2
Temp °C
11
15
16
16
13
10
9
7
9
13
15
14
13
11
9
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
9
13
13
12
9
6
5
3
4
8
9
9
7
5
2
2
3
5
5
6
7
7
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.4
NW
17
1.7
NW
16
2
NW
16
2
NW
16
2
NW
15
1.9
NW
15
1.9
NW
15
1.9
NW
14
1.7
NW
14
1.6
NW
14
1.6
NW
13
1.5
NW
13
1.5
NW
13
1.4
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
Energy kJ
284
411
538
501
501
510
485
403
333
1086
1542
1958
1909
1812
1619
1446
1407
1170
976
919
757
734
558
522
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
9
0.1
N
9
0.3
N
3
0.1
N
9
0.2
WNW
16
0.5
NW
19
0.9
NW
18
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
Energy kJ
40
2
2
2
27
184
470
390
302
235
242
149
112
110
77
74
80
74
75
80
88
61
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
10
0.3
NNE
5
Energy kJ
7
2
2
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.7
E
4
0.6
E
4
Energy kJ
7
9
3
1
4
1
2
6
12
14
31
14
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
17
0
0
0
0
17
0
0
0
0
4
17
31
36
0
16
17
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kerry
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
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