Ballyhiernan Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 55.25° N 7.71° W

Issued: 5 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ballyhiernan Bay sea temperature is

12.7°C

Ballyhiernan Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ballyhiernan Bay today (03 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballyhiernan Bay at 9PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (03 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	16s
Evening (03 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Thu night).
	Tue 3			Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	NW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	326	353	400	389	452	408	415	460	434	414	377	278	269	211	190	135	130	92	86	77	55	55
Wind (km/h)	E	E	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	1:23PM2.79m				2:11AM2.44m				2:32PM2.93m					3:09AM2.64m				3:25PM3.07m				3:55AM2.84m
Low Tide			7:56PM0.75m				8:02AM0.82m				8:56PM0.57m					9:02AM0.64m				9:42PM0.41m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43
	4:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:45	—	—	—	—	4:43
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	10	11	11	9	8	8	8	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	9	10	10	10	9	10
Feels °C	8	7	9	8	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	5	4	4	2	4	4	3	5	5	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10
kJ	326	353	400	389	452	408	415	460	434	414	377	278	269	211	190	135	130	92	86	77	55	55
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 14	NE 5	—	WNW 13	NW 13	NW 13
kJ	65	64	47	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	1	—	17	27	42
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 5	ENE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 2	ENE 2	ENE 3	ENE 4	ENE 2	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	4	1	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	13	5	13	21	21	39	39	21	21	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	9	8

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