Ballyheigue surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
10.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ballyheigue today?

The current surf forecast for Ballyheigue at 4PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
9
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
14
14
34
33
72
68
50
35
34
33
83
72
63
58
52
35
24
21
20
20
18
17
17
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
S
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
E
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:31AM3.26m
10:53PM3.34m
11:52AM3.06m
00:15AM3.22m
1:17PM3.06m
1:36AM3.26m
Low Tide
4:21PM1.20m
5:19AM0.99m
5:53PM1.38m
6:56AM1.01m
7:28PM1.33m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:24
6:22
6:20
6:18
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8:50
8:52
8:53
8:55
1
2
1
Temp °C
11
13
14
13
12
11
11
10
11
14
15
13
10
10
10
10
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
5
8
9
8
7
6
6
5
6
9
10
8
6
7
7
8
11
12
11
12
12
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
9
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
Energy kJ
15
14
14
34
33
72
68
50
35
34
33
83
72
63
58
52
35
24
21
20
20
18
17
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
NW
7
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
3
0.6
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
Energy kJ
5
7
6
5
3
3
5
5
4
3
4
5
4
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
36
807
359
29
29
4
4
18
29
364
29
16
16
4
17
17
29
29
103
29
29
29
29
29
Best forecast wave conditions in Kerry
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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