Mossies Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Kerry, Ireland)

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Mossies Surf Guide

Mossies in County Kerry is a fairly exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the southeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest.. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Watch out for rocks.

Mossies Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Reef	3.2
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	11.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Mossies:

The best conditions reported for surf at Mossies occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

Surf Forecasts:

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What's the best time of year to surf Mossies (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Mossies with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 28% of the time in February while 62% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 10% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

28%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

62%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

10%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Mossies Location Map

Interactive Mossies surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Mossies is Kerry Airport (KIR) in Ireland, 38 km (24 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Mossies is Shannon Airport (SNN), also in Ireland, 88 km (55 miles) away.

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Mossies Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 7 December 2021, 02:39 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 07
ft, °F	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	W	W
Period (s)	15	14	14	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on

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Tides at Mossies

Current tide and informaton

For Brandon Bay, 5 km from Mossies.

Next High Water: 06:28am | 4.11m

Next Low Water: 12:48pm | 0.06m

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Mossies Sea Temperature

The water temperature (11.2 °C) at Mossies is rather cold today and the windchill (1.0 °C) will make the air temperature seem even colder, not helped by a lack of sunshine. You'll need a thick hooded winter wetsuit to keep your head warm and ideally neoprene gloves and neoprene boots too.

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.