Derrynane surf break

Derrynane surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 IST
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Derrynane surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Derrynane sea temperature is
9.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Derrynane today?

The current surf forecast for Derrynane at 2PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (18 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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

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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
!
!
!
0
0
!
0
0
!
!
!
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.1
W
1.8
SW
2
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
W
1.6
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
W
3
W
3.5
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)10101068991817161616161616151514141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3843792282445111021117100854475407248650569525658700075296534577868694641374945092914
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
S
25
SSW
35
S
35
SSE
10
WNW
45
NNW
35
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
10
W
20
SSE
35
SE
55
SE
30
ESE
40
SSE
35
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
30
NW
30
W
30
W
30
SW
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:41PM
3.04
4:53AM
3.27
5:17PM
3.12
5:27AM
3.35
5:51PM
3.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:26AM
0.48
10:35PM
0.56
11:00AM
0.35
11:08PM
0.47
11:34AM
0.26
11:41PM
0.42
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise8:37-------8:37-------8:36-------
Sunset--5:02-------5:05-------5:07-----
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--115243-----36-1211-111
Temp. °C799889777888875888988999
Feels °C (?)254006-3-11242-1-5-2-103511122
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