Tralee Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Kerry, Ireland)

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Tralee Bay Surf Guide

Tralle Bay in County Kerry is a sheltered beach break Offshore winds blow from the south southwest. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Surfable at all stages of the tide. Crowds are never a problem here.

Tralee Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach	3.0
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
rarely breaks	15.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Tralee Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Tralee Bay occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South-southwest.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

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

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Tralee Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 23% of the time in January while 20% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 57% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

23%

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

blown out

20%

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

too small

57%

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

Explore Tralee Bay Location Map

Interactive Tralee Bay 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 Tralee Bay is Kerry Airport (KIR) in Ireland, 29 km (18 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Tralee Bay is Shannon Airport (SNN), also in Ireland, 86 km (53 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Tralee Bay Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 5 October 2022, 12:39 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 05
ft, °F	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Wave (m)	WNW	W	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	10	9	10	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

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Tides at Tralee Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Brandon Bay, 10 km from Tralee Bay.

Next High Water: 02:02pm | 3.22m

Next Low Water: 08:31pm | 0.81m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Tralee Bay Sea Temperature

The Tralee Bay water temperature is rather cool (15.3 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.