Ballybunion Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Ballybunion in County Kerry is an exposed beach reef and point break that has consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the east. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the west. Waves at the beach break both left and right as well as a left hand reef break. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Rocks are a hazard.

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Overall Ballybunion Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Ballybunion:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Ballyheigue	11 mi
Second closest break	Banna Strand	12 mi
Third closest break	Doonbeg Castle	17 mi
Fourth closest break	Killard	18 mi
Fifth closest break	Sandy Bay	20 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Ballybunion:
Closest wave buoy	M3 Mizen Head Buoy	96 mi
Second closest wave buoy	M4 Donegal Bay Buoy	173 mi
Third closest wave buoy	K4 Buoy	180 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	K2 Buoy	186 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	M2 Lambay Buoy	190 mi
Tide stations nearest to Ballybunion:
Closest tide station	Fishguard, Wales	201 mi
Second closest tide station	Fishguard, Wales	201 mi
Third closest tide station	Milford Haven, Wales	204 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Milford Haven, Wales	206 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Holyhead, Wales	218 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Ballybunion:
Closest ski area	Raise (United Kingdom)	303 mi
Second closest ski area	Yad Moss (United Kingdom)	337 mi
Third closest ski area	Harwood Common (United Kingdom)	340 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Allenheads (United Kingdom)	344 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Weardale Ski Club (United Kingdom)	344 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Ballybunion:
Closest city location	Ballybunnion (Ireland)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Lios Tuathail (Ireland)	9 mi
Third closest city location	Cill Rois (Ireland)	12 mi
Fourth closest city location	Tra Li (Ireland)	16 mi
Fifth closest city location	Fenit (Ireland)	17 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Ballybunion is Kerry Airport (KIR) in Ireland, 37 km (23 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Ballybunion is Shannon Airport (SNN), also in Ireland, 56 km (35 miles) away.
• Third is Galway Airport (GWY) in Ireland, 102 km (63 miles) away.
• Cork Airport (ORK) in Ireland is 109 km (68 miles) away.
• Connaught Airport (NOC), also in Ireland is the fifth nearest airport to Ballybunion and is 167 km (104 miles) away.