Keel surf break

Keel surfForecast / Mayo and Achill Island / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 IST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Keel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Keel sea temperature is
9.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Keel today?

The current surf forecast for Keel at 8AM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)15ft (4.5m)15s
Afternoon (16 Jan)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (16 Jan)11ft (3.5m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
W
4
W
4.5
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
Period(s) (?)1615151515151414131312121211111110101010109912
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8040738780107542684761564948378328872419188414941207875757651524443379271214166166268
Wind
(km/h)
35
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
50
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:29PM
2.88
4:42AM
3.28
5:08PM
3.03
5:18AM
3.47
5:44PM
3.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:21AM
0.89
10:24PM
0.92
11:00AM
0.70
11:01PM
0.77
11:35AM
0.53
11:35PM
0.66
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise--8:49-------8:48-------8:48-----
Sunset----4:50-------4:51-------4:52---
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
11--------------------11
Temp. °C666676666556665555456778
Feels °C (?)-200132333223431100-1-1-10-1-3
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