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Ballyhealy Beach

Wexford · Ireland

IntermediateBeach break52.187, -6.522

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Ballyhealy Beach is a S-facing sand beach on the Ireland shoreline, opening onto the Celtic Sea — it catches SE–SW swell, and offshore NW–NE winds tidy the banks through april–october.

10-day forecast

Local time · updates hourly

Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~15.2°C (59.4°F) on average

Jan

9.6°C

49.3°F · 8.1–10.5°C

Feb

8.9°C

48°F · 8–9.6°C

Mar

8.7°C

47.7°F · 7.9–9.8°C

Apr

9.7°C

49.5°F · 8.1–11.5°C

May

11.4°C

52.5°F · 9.8–13.9°C

Jun

13.6°C

56.5°F · 12.2–15.6°C

Jul

14.8°C

58.6°F · 12.9–17°C

Aug

15.2°C

59.4°F · 14.1–16.9°C

Sep

15.2°C

59.4°F · 14–17.2°C

Oct

14.2°C

57.6°F · 12.7–15.4°C

Nov

12.5°C

54.5°F · 9.8–13.9°C

Dec

10.9°C

51.6°F · 9.6–12°C

25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.

Know before you go

Best swell

SE–SW

Best wind

NW–NE

Break type

Beach break

Best season

April–October

Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.

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