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Ballyheigue surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ballyheigue today?
The current surf forecast for Ballyheigue at 6PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ballyheigue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | |
470 | 1086 | 1542 | 1958 | 1909 | 1812 | 1692 | 1446 | 1407 | 1170 | 1089 | 854 | 746 | 734 | 567 | 522 | 407 | 407 | 331 | 308 | 303 | 297 | 292 | 286 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:45PM3.76m | 4:58AM3.78m | 5:18PM3.86m | 5:33AM3.83m | 5:50PM3.91m | 6:07AM3.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:29AM0.43m | 10:47PM0.53m | 11:02AM0.38m | 11:20PM0.43m | 11:33AM0.39m | 11:52PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | 9:06 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
 kJ | 393 | 1086 | 1542 | 1958 | 1909 | 1812 | 1692 | 1446 | 1407 | 1170 | 1089 | 854 | 746 | 734 | 567 | 522 | 407 | 407 | 331 | 308 | 303 | 297 | 292 | 286 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 18 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 470 | 383 | 295 | 235 | 235 | 188 | 182 | 110 | 77 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 53 | 88 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 36 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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