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Keel surfForecast / Mayo and Achill Island / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 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
10.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Keel today?
The current surf forecast for Keel at 12AM is: 5.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 16ft (5.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 18ft (5.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Keel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 9434 | 8288 | 14091 | 15741 | 23297 | 28706 | 27877 | 24890 | 22048 | 19204 | 19085 | 18912 | 17059 | 10297 | 7095 | 14283 | 12807 | 13006 | 12117 | 11727 | 10528 | 8405 | 7192 | 5880 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:11PM 2.78 | 11:11AM 3.02 | 12:17AM 2.75 | 12:17PM 2.86 | 1:20AM 2.81 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:46PM 0.73 | 4:57AM 1.33 | 5:51PM 0.87 | 6:14AM 1.38 | 6:54PM 0.95 | 7:26AM 1.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:51 | - |
| Sunset | 4:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
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