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Ballyheigue surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 29 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
14.5° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ballyheigue today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballyheigue at 1AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ballyheigue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | |
181 | 185 | 144 | 105 | 110 | 322 | 956 | 1029 | 913 | 814 | 741 | 718 | 894 | 879 | 879 | 864 | 734 | 628 | 543 | 466 | 457 | 381 | 302 | 240 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:48PM3.65m | 5:09AM3.54m | 5:24PM3.72m | 5:47AM3.57m | 5:59PM3.75m | 6:23AM3.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56PM0.65m | 11:07AM0.71m | 11:31PM0.58m | 11:42AM0.71m | 00:06AM0.56m | 12:17PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:51 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 181 | 185 | 144 | 105 | 110 | 322 | 956 | 1029 | 913 | 814 | 741 | 718 | 894 | 879 | 879 | 864 | 734 | 628 | 543 | 466 | 457 | 381 | 302 | 240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | W 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 10 | — | — | SW 14 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 |
| kJ | 82 | 60 | 48 | 42 | 31 | 88 | 10 | 9 | — | 6 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | — | — | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | SW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | NW 8 | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | NW 7 | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 34 | 10 | 38 | 34 | 50 | 22 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 214 | 25 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 154 | 214 | 214 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 44 | 16 | 25 | 16 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
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