Brandon Bay surf break

Brandon Bay surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 IST
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Brandon Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Brandon Bay sea temperature is
9.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Brandon Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Brandon Bay at 1PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (18 Jan)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (18 Jan)5ft (1.6m)9s

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

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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
1
2
1
0
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1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
W
0.8
WNW
1.6
W
1.8
W
2
W
2.1
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)1010109910101817161616161616161515141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4073422731154045737452730105861023593048727819880976823624249844355404434683025278623902268
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
S
20
S
10
NNE
20
NNW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
N
5
WNW
10
SE
20
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
25
SE
25
E
25
ESE
5
SSE
10
W
15
SW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:03PM
3.48
5:13AM
3.81
5:38PM
3.58
5:47AM
3.91
6:13PM
3.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:49AM
0.54
10:56PM
0.65
11:23AM
0.39
11:29PM
0.54
11:56AM
0.28
12:02AM
0.48
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise8:40-------8:38-------8:37-------
Sunset--5:00-------5:02-------5:04-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
---133541-----73-311-1-1
Temp. °C678887777887665777877887
Feels °C (?)2231342123531-2-3111533011
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