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Sandy Bay surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 9PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Sandy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | |
1367 | 986 | 765 | 536 | 449 | 443 | 410 | 410 | 410 | 418 | 535 | 551 | 485 | 423 | 408 | 343 | 353 | 326 | 300 | 255 | 270 | 250 | 235 | 196 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:36PM3.87m | 9:17AM3.52m | 9:33PM3.66m | 10:20AM3.30m | 10:36PM3.46m | 11:28AM3.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10PM0.55m | 2:47AM0.34m | 3:06PM0.81m | 3:50AM0.56m | 4:10PM1.04m | 5:01AM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 |
— | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 1367 | 986 | 765 | 536 | 449 | 443 | 410 | 410 | 410 | 418 | 535 | 551 | 485 | 423 | 408 | 343 | 353 | 326 | 300 | 255 | 270 | 250 | 235 | 196 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 33 | 28 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 8 | N 11 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | NNW 10 | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | N 7 | N 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | S 3 | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 226 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 226 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Kerry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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