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Ballybunion surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Ballybunion surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
12.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ballybunion today?
The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 11PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ballybunion. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 12 | WNW 9 | |
469 | 408 | 314 | 265 | 260 | 204 | 163 | 160 | 125 | 85 | 81 | 65 | 59 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 51 | 68 | 70 | 81 | 108 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:46PM3.36m | 3:01AM3.37m | 3:33PM3.48m | 3:50AM3.44m | 4:14PM3.60m | 4:33AM3.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57PM1.04m | 9:17AM0.81m | 9:42PM0.90m | 9:57AM0.77m | 10:22PM0.77m | 10:34AM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:46 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
25 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 9 |
 kJ | 469 | 408 | 314 | 265 | 260 | 204 | 163 | 160 | 125 | 85 | 81 | 65 | 59 | 40 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 35 | 50 | 81 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | W 19 | N 3 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | W 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 33 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 19 | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 2 | SE 2 | SE 3 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 51 | 68 | 70 | 68 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 386 | 355 | 581 | 388 | 276 | 60 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
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