Ballybunion surf break

Ballybunion surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 02 May 2026 IST
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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
11.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ballybunion today?

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 1PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (02 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (02 May)5ft (1.5m)10s

Table - waves today at Ballybunion. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
11
1.2
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.7
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.3
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.9
NW
8
0.8
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
328
310
298
341
392
433
450
432
424
450
371
383
346
299
264
240
182
127
155
225
194
190
100
86
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:10AM3.86m
6:23PM3.95m
6:43AM3.80m
6:55PM3.88m
7:17AM3.69m
7:28PM3.77m
Low Tide
12:07PM0.46m
00:27AM0.41m
12:38PM0.57m
00:59AM0.49m
1:10PM0.71m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:05
6:03
6:01
6:00
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9:06
9:07
9:08
9:10
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
12
12
12
11
11
9
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
7
8
9
10
9
10
9
9
5
6
6
5
6
8
6
6
7
5
6
6
5
5
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
11
1.2
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.7
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.3
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
NNW
7
1
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
0.9
NW
8
0.8
WNW
8
Energy kJ
328
310
298
341
392
433
450
432
424
450
371
346
299
264
240
182
114
155
225
100
86
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
7
1
N
8
0.9
WNW
9
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
Energy kJ
43
115
127
3
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
8
0.8
N
7
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
4
Energy kJ
383
59
194
190
10
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
32
17
32
32
33
42
20
20
53
249
73
42
53
53
20
44
53
355
401
474
32
159
Best forecast wave conditions in Kerry
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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