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Ballyheigue surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 02 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
11.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ballyheigue today?
The current surf forecast for Ballyheigue at 6PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
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 Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | |
298 | 341 | 392 | 385 | 450 | 441 | 380 | 408 | 380 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 138 | 138 | 155 | 138 | 132 | 88 | 98 | 109 | 95 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 6:21PM3.91m | 6:41AM3.76m | 6:53PM3.84m | 7:15AM3.65m | 7:26PM3.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:05PM0.44m | 00:24AM0.39m | 12:36PM0.55m | 00:57AM0.47m | 1:08PM0.69m | 1:31AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | | | |  | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | 9:10 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
 kJ | 298 | 341 | 392 | 385 | 450 | 441 | 380 | 408 | — | 346 | 316 | 264 | 291 | 291 | 143 | 138 | 138 | 155 | 138 | 132 | 88 | 98 | 109 | 95 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 380 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 102 | 57 | 43 | 28 | 20 | 9 | 8 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 66 | 17 | 0 | 53 | 294 | 261 | 69 | 265 | 69 | 69 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 69 | 392 | 401 | 171 | 171 | 15 | 15 |
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