Keel surf break

Keel surfForecast / Mayo and Achill Island / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 IST
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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 10AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (12 May)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (12 May)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue night, moderate winds from the N by Thu night).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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!
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0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
3.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
5
WNW
11
5
NW
12
5.5
NW
12
5
NW
12
5
NW
12
4.5
NW
12
4
NW
11
4
NW
11
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
1.5
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
497
622
813
1034
1441
2000
3123
5291
7190
8217
7321
6442
5409
4131
3342
2556
1954
1749
1782
34
33
33
33
294
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
40
W
45
WNW
50
WNW
55
NW
55
NW
50
NW
50
NW
50
NW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
35
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
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
High Tide
3:08PM2.93m
3:07AM3.08m
3:55PM3.22m
3:58AM3.30m
4:38PM3.49m
Low Tide
8:46AM0.83m
9:08PM1.17m
9:33AM0.59m
9:58PM0.89m
10:17AM0.36m
10:43PM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:41
5:39
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:30
9:31
9:34
9:35
1
1
2
2
2
Temp °C
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
3
2
2
1
2
1
0
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
0
0
0
1
1
2
-1
2
2
2
2
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
8
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
W
10
1.5
WNW
8
Energy kJ
28
36
57
13
50
49
49
49
49
47
44
41
40
40
40
40
40
39
37
34
33
33
17
294
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
Energy kJ
15
15
15
2
1
1
2
2
8
33
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
Energy kJ
1
2
2
8
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
3.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
5
WNW
11
5
NW
12
5.5
NW
12
5
NW
12
5
NW
12
4.5
NW
12
4
NW
11
4
NW
11
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
9
2.5
NNW
9
2.3
NNW
9
2.1
NNW
9
1.5
N
8
Energy kJ
497
622
813
1034
1441
2000
3123
5291
7190
8217
7321
6442
5409
4131
3342
2556
1954
1749
1782
1411
1080
845
684
297
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
4
2
4
2
2
4
2
3
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
186
278
276
278
532
688
571
571
571
571
588
632
588
1271
682
671
671
588
840
588
711
707
320
571
Best forecast wave conditions in Mayo and Achill Island
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
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