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Ballyheigue surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 27 May 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
12.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ballyheigue today?
The current surf forecast for Ballyheigue at 8AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ballyheigue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | |
265 | 260 | 204 | 163 | 160 | 120 | 85 | 86 | 60 | 59 | 40 | 39 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 22 | 60 | 113 | 186 | 311 | 298 | 258 | 205 | 127 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 2:59AM3.33m | 3:31PM3.44m | 3:48AM3.40m | 4:11PM3.56m | 4:30AM3.47m | 4:48PM3.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14AM0.79m | 9:40PM0.88m | 9:55AM0.75m | 10:19PM0.75m | 10:32AM0.72m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:46 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
24 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
 kJ | 265 | 260 | 204 | 163 | 160 | 120 | 85 | 86 | 60 | 59 | 40 | 39 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 113 | 186 | 311 | 298 | 258 | 205 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | W 19 | SW 18 | NNW 7 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 8 | W 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 35 | 50 | 79 | 63 | 48 | 28 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | NNW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | N 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 11 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 24 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | SE 2 | SE 2 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 388 | 388 | 614 | 388 | 388 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 44 | 42 | 25 | 22 |
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