Ballyheigue surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 12 May 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
12.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ballyheigue today?

The current surf forecast for Ballyheigue at 1AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)15ft (4.5m)12s
Afternoon (13 May)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (13 May)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
2
NW
8
2.3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
4
NW
10
4.5
NW
11
4.5
NW
12
4.5
NW
12
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
1.6
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
532
808
1202
1915
3048
4688
0
0
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
304
239
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
30
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:24PM3.23m
2:35AM3.37m
3:13PM3.52m
3:26AM3.62m
3:58PM3.81m
4:15AM3.87m
Low Tide
8:32PM1.10m
8:56AM0.67m
9:21PM0.80m
9:41AM0.42m
10:05PM0.50m
10:24AM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:46
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:23
9:25
9:27
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
3
3
2
1
0
-1
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
12
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
Energy kJ
50
12
12
12
12
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
459
403
304
239
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
Energy kJ
12
8
8
7
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
0.1
W
14
Energy kJ
8
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NW
8
2.3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
4
NW
10
4.5
NW
11
4.5
NW
12
4.5
NW
12
4
NW
12
4
NW
12
4
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
3
NW
11
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.4
NNW
9
2.1
NW
9
Energy kJ
532
808
1202
1915
3048
4688
5867
5707
4916
4214
3528
2807
2178
1701
1462
1449
1255
1077
844
643
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
775
625
626
626
651
661
801
1278
1439
811
694
694
485
485
607
609
630
634
387
389
110
118
118
108
Best forecast wave conditions in Kerry
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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