Ballyhiernan Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 55.25° N 7.71° W

Issued: 11 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ballyhiernan Bay sea temperature is

12.4°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 (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballyhiernan Bay at 6PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	14s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	13s
Evening (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 4					Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	415	460	434	414	377	278	222	211	138	135	130	92	86	77	55	55	123	125	121	103	103	99	57	57
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	ENE	ESE	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	E	E
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	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			2:32PM2.93m					3:09AM2.64m				3:25PM3.07m				3:55AM2.84m				4:09PM3.18m				4:34AM3.02m
Low Tide	8:02AM0.82m				8:56PM0.57m					9:02AM0.64m				9:42PM0.41m				9:49AM0.47m				10:20PM0.29m


	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46
	—	—	4:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:43	—	—	—	—	4:40
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	9	10	9	9	9	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels °C	5	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	4	5	4	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10
kJ	415	460	434	414	377	278	222	211	138	135	130	92	86	77	55	55	123	125	121	103	103	99	57	57
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 14	—	—	WNW 13	NE 5	NW 13	NE 4	—	ENE 4	NE 4	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	—	16	4	42	3	—	1	1	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 13	NE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	27	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 4	ENE 4	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	—	—	—	ENE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	2	2	4	7	8	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	5	13	0	13	13	13	39	39	21	39	21	21	21	21	13	13	13	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	9	9

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