Kilcummin Surf Break

Kilcummin Surf Guide

Lat Long: 52.24° N 10.13° W

Issued: 6 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kilcummin sea temperature is
14.7° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Kilcummin surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Kilcummin Surf Guide

Kilcummin in Kerry is a fairly exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the south and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. Poor surf in light onshore winds Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell direction is from the north northwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. An uncrowded break, even when it is working.

Kilcummin Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach2fairly consistent
14.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Kilcummin:

The best conditions reported for surf at Kilcummin occur when a North-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South.

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Kilcummin Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 21 June 2026, 22:30 Local Time
SunMonday 22
10PM1AM4AM7AM
Wave (m)
0.6
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
Period (s) 7 7 7 7
Wind (km/h)
10
5
5
10
Wind State on cross-
on		 glass cross-
off

Tides at Kilcummin

Current tide and informaton
For Ballinknockane (Brandon Bay), 3 km from Kilcummin.
Next High Water: 11:06pm | 3.39m
Tidal range Clock
Next Low Water: 05:28am | 0.78m
IS AT (local time)

Kilcummin Sea Temperature

The water temperature (14.7 °C) at Kilcummin is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (14.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.
Current Temp*: 14.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite
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Swell History at Kilcummin

Surf stats for Kilcummin, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Kilcummin

Wind stats for Kilcummin, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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