Ballyheigue Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.38° N 9.84° W

Ballyheigue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballyheigue sea temperature is
17.8° C
1.9° 

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) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WNW 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 3PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
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 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
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
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
1.7
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
0.1
SW
14
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
8
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.6
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1536
1730
1363
495
359
8
273
190
133
126
26
26
25
23
31
31
27
26
26
20
15
15
13
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
N
20
N
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
N
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
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
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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
14
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
14
13
12
11
11
13
14
15
14
Feels °C
9
8
8
8
8
7
8
8
7
7
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
8
9
11
11
12
12
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