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Sandy Bay surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 18 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
11.9° 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 7PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sandy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon morning, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | |
920 | 676 | 433 | 356 | 326 | 160 | 158 | 328 | 488 | 559 | 890 | 4819 | 4802 | 4369 | 3970 | 3106 | 2628 | 2117 | 1480 | 1207 | 857 | 676 | 514 | 506 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 6:54PM4.16m | 7:26AM3.95m | 7:43PM4.05m | 8:19AM3.76m | 8:36PM3.87m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:33PM0.16m | 1:01AM0.01m | 1:20PM0.32m | 1:52AM0.14m | 2:10PM0.55m | 2:47AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | 9:37 |
2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 16 | — | — | W 14 | — | W 13 | — | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
 kJ | 920 | 676 | 433 | 356 | 326 | 160 | 158 | 35 | 35 | 58 | 252 | — | — | 4369 | — | 3106 | — | 2117 | 1480 | 1207 | 857 | 676 | 514 | 506 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | W 14 | NW 10 | W 17 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | NNW 6 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 98 | 83 | 16 | 4 | 51 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | SSE 3 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 16 | W 14 | — | W 14 | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 328 | 488 | 559 | 890 | 4819 | 4802 | — | 3970 | — | 2628 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 226 | 226 | 227 | 226 | 226 | 221 | 226 | 226 | 226 | 385 | 640 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
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