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Derrynane surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Derrynane today?
The current surf forecast for Derrynane at 12AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Derrynane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri morning, light winds from the ESE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | |
314 | 308 | 254 | 206 | 202 | 150 | 110 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 110 | 126 | 130 | 93 | 91 | 88 | 58 | 56 | 58 | 48 | 52 | 33 | 23 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | on | on | |
High Tide | 4:20PM3.17m | 4:32AM3.21m | 4:54PM3.25m | 5:08AM3.24m | 5:26PM3.29m | 5:42AM3.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19PM0.47m | 10:35AM0.31m | 10:53PM0.38m | 11:07AM0.32m | 11:25PM0.35m | 11:39AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 844 | 1051 | 1068 | 1028 | 949 | 811 | 800 | 678 | 561 | 506 | 421 | 414 | 341 | 274 | 218 | 215 | 166 | 154 | 151 | 48 | 146 | 173 | 151 | 151 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 11 | SSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 314 | 308 | 254 | 206 | 202 | 150 | 110 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 110 | 126 | 130 | 93 | 91 | 88 | 58 | 50 | 31 | 149 | 52 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | WSW 11 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | S 17 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 15 | 33 | 48 | — | 39 | 18 | 6 | 91 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | SE 9 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 7 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 99 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 125 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 49 | 56 | 58 | — | — | 33 | 23 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 42 | 54 | 51 | 54 | 49 | 49 | 37 | 37 | 49 | 49 |
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