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Keel Surf Forecast
/ Mayo and Achill Island (14 surf breaks) /
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Keel surfForecast / Mayo and Achill Island / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 ISTForecast 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
11.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Keel today?
The current surf forecast for Keel at 1AM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Keel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | |
1360 | 1939 | 3048 | 4902 | 7161 | 8662 | 7839 | 6172 | 5164 | 4063 | 3405 | 2821 | 2049 | 1574 | 1397 | 1275 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 288 | 248 | 197 | 178 | 138 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | 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 | |
High Tide | 3:08PM2.93m | 3:07AM3.08m | 3:55PM3.22m | 3:58AM3.30m | 4:38PM3.49m | 4:47AM3.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:08PM1.17m | 9:33AM0.59m | 9:58PM0.89m | 10:17AM0.36m | 10:43PM0.60m | 11:00AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 10 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
 kJ | 50 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 44 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 17 | 288 | 248 | 197 | 178 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 9 | N 8 | N 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 15 | 160 | 131 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 1360 | 1939 | 3048 | 4902 | 7161 | 8662 | 7839 | 6172 | 5164 | 4063 | 3405 | 2821 | 2049 | 1574 | 1397 | 1275 | 1056 | 987 | 705 | 321 | 235 | 191 | 138 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 787 | 570 | 571 | 571 | 614 | 588 | 662 | 1212 | 1271 | 672 | 672 | 840 | 600 | 600 | 689 | 690 | 711 | 712 | 424 | 469 | 277 | 278 | 278 | 278 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Mayo and Achill Island | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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