Ballyheigue Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.38° N 9.84° W

Ballyheigue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballyheigue sea temperature is
17.9° C
2.0° 

Ballyheigue surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ballyheigue today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballyheigue at 8AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (20 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed night, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
8
1.3
NNW
6
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1390
1536
1639
1433
8
8
8
257
190
133
14
22
26
26
24
127
31
26
26
26
20
20
14
13
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
30
NNW
30
N
20
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:28PM3.11m
10:56AM3.05m
11:27PM2.83m
12:01PM2.86m
00:49AM2.67m
1:28PM2.82m
Low Tide
4:26AM1.25m
5:03PM1.40m
5:29AM1.53m
6:34PM1.57m
7:10AM1.66m
8:16PM1.52m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:54
8:52
8:50
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
13
12
11
12
14
15
15
15
Feels °C
10
9
8
9
8
8
8
7
8
8
9
8
10
9
9
10
9
9
9
11
12
12
12
13
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