Sandy Bay surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 30 Apr 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
12.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 6PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (30 Apr)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (30 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
14
1.8
NW
14
1.7
NW
14
1.6
NW
13
1.6
NW
13
1.5
NW
13
1.4
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.2
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.2
NW
11
1.2
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1500
1253
1073
919
828
734
627
514
464
400
373
278
273
297
334
316
298
348
348
341
328
355
341
334
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
W
0
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
E
10
NNW
10
N
5
NE
5
SW
0
ESE
5
ENE
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
5:14PM3.77m
5:29AM3.74m
5:46PM3.82m
6:03AM3.74m
6:17PM3.82m
6:36AM3.68m
Low Tide
10:57AM0.37m
11:15PM0.42m
11:29AM0.38m
11:48PM0.37m
12:00PM0.43m
00:20AM0.38m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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6:11
6:09
6:07
6:05
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9:02
9:05
9:06
9:07
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
8
9
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
14
13
13
12
11
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
3
5
8
8
9
10
10
11
11
13
13
12
12
10
9
10
10
12
10
9
10
10
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
14
1.8
NW
14
1.7
NW
14
1.6
NW
13
1.6
NW
13
1.5
NW
13
1.4
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.2
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.2
NW
11
1.2
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
Energy kJ
1500
1253
1073
919
828
734
627
514
464
400
373
278
273
297
334
316
298
348
348
341
328
355
341
334
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
W
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
Energy kJ
110
106
74
74
75
80
88
86
59
56
34
33
31
16
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
15
0
0
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Kerry
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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