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Ballyheigue surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 09 Jan 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
9.7° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ballyheigue today?

The current surf forecast for Ballyheigue at 11AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (09 Jan)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (09 Jan)18ft (5.5m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
2
3
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
4
W
5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.4
WSW
1.8
W
1.8
WSW
1.9
W
1.8
W
2.3
WSW
3
WSW
3
W
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)13121212121313131212121111111091010101111111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2138239322112388509882521040292527429507835542357162411137843016276537597851372222723023170
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
45
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
35
NW
20
NW
10
WSW
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
35
S
40
S
30
S
20
S
20
SSE
30
S
55
SSW
55
SSW
55
SSW
55
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:58AM
3.59
9:35PM
3.28
9:45AM
3.30
10:25PM
3.10
10:39AM
3.04
11:21PM
2.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:09PM
0.72
3:26AM
1.13
3:59PM
1.00
4:24AM
1.33
4:57PM
1.23
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise--8:45-------8:45-------8:45-----
Sunset----4:45-------4:46-------4:47---
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
321111111------1---67---
Temp. °C777888888998889101010111211101010
Feels °C (?)-1-2-1-1-1-2-3-20353221146760-2-2-2
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