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Sandy Bay surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 IST
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Sandy Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sandy Bay sea temperature is
9.5° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 8PM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)16ft (5.0m)18s
Afternoon (15 Jan)15ft (4.5m)17s
Evening (15 Jan)15ft (4.5m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
3
3
2
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)181717171616161515151515151413131312121211111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)145621370711760112499581842773707180753178367575686955674448329527592323178614441150828718599482
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
E
10
SSE
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:02PM
3.00
3:19AM
3.27
3:48PM
3.18
4:01AM
3.48
4:27PM
3.34
4:38AM
3.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:51AM
1.12
9:04PM
1.13
9:35AM
0.92
9:45PM
0.96
10:14AM
0.72
10:22PM
0.79
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise8:41-------8:41-------8:41-------
Sunset--4:55-------4:57-------4:59-----
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1111311--1------------
Temp. °C788877676788777776665556
Feels °C (?)232211121355443332222222
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