Ballybunion Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.50° N 9.68° W

Ballybunion 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
17.2° C
1.4° 

Ballybunion surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ballybunion today (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 5AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (30 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
120
149
161
142
138
134
151
159
147
142
132
132
132
110
93
78
68
76
63
65
59
59
57
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
W
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:32AM3.65m
6:40PM3.99m
7:05AM3.72m
7:13PM4.03m
7:38AM3.75m
7:45PM4.01m
Low Tide
00:17AM0.46m
12:23PM0.63m
00:50AM0.35m
12:55PM0.56m
1:21AM0.29m
1:27PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:34
9:32
9:30
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
12
12
10
11
11
10
10
11
10
10
10
11
10
10
11
12
11
11
13
13
12
13
13
14
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