Ballybunion 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 52.50° N 9.68° W

Issued: 6 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is

15.8° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ballybunion today (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 11AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s
Evening (10 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 10							Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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	2	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 7	WNW 7	W 21	WNW 7
Wave Graph
kJ	143	173	400	306	301	240	235	185	146	146	146	116	113	82	78	64	58	34	32	22	21	18	10	9
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide					1:55PM3.40m				2:26AM3.35m				3:02PM3.58m				3:37AM3.53m					4:05PM3.81m
Low Tide			7:29AM0.98m				8:14PM1.04m				8:41AM0.89m				9:22PM0.79m				9:45AM0.73m					10:21PM0.49m


	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31
	—	—	—	—	—	9:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:58	—	9:57
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	18	20	20	20	18	17	15	17	21	24	25	23	20	18	18	20	25	27	26	23	20
Feels °C	16	16	17	16	18	19	19	18	17	13	15	18	22	24	22	19	17	17	18	22	24	23	22	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 8	W 9	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	N 5	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7
kJ	143	122	400	306	301	240	235	185	146	146	146	116	113	82	78	59	58	24	32	22	21	18	10	9
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	WNW 11	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 8	—	—	W 21	W 21	NNW 5	NNW 5
kJ	119	173	—	—	—	—	—	51	43	45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	34	—	—	9	9	5	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 21	W 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	NW 4	NNW 5	—	—	—	N 6	N 5	N 4	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	—	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	15	33	—	—	—	45	31	21	47	60	64	40	—	17	15	15	11	5	7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ballybunion Kerry	Ballybunion Kerry	Ballybunion Kerry	Inch Reefs Kerry	Inch Reefs Kerry	Inch Reefs Kerry	Lahinch Strand Clare	Ballybunion Kerry	Ballybunion Kerry	Ballyheigue Kerry	Rossbeigh Strand Kerry	Rossbeigh Strand Kerry	Rossbeigh Strand Kerry	Ballybunion Kerry	Ballyheigue Kerry	Dumps (Brandon Bay) Kerry	Ballybunion Kerry	Dumps (Brandon Bay) Kerry	Ballybunion Kerry	Doonloughan Mayo and Achill Island	Coumeenole Kerry	Derrynane Kerry	Barvas (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Aln Estuary North East England
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	45	45	45	53	0	0	17	51	51	51	0	17	33	0	33	0	109	69	89	682	618
Best forecast wave conditions in Kerry	Inch Reefs	Inch Reefs	St Finan's Bay	Inch Reefs	Inch Reefs	Inch Reefs		Coumeenole	Coumeenole	Coumeenole	St Finan's Bay	Coumeenole	St Finan's Bay	St Finan's Bay	St Finan's Bay	St Finan's Bay	St Finan's Bay	Garywilliam Point	Garywilliam Point		Derrynane	Derrynane
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	2		2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland	Crab Island Clare	Crab Island Clare	Crab Island Clare	Lahinch Strand Clare	Bundoran Donegal	Inch Reefs Kerry	Rossnowlagh Donegal	Lighthouse Sligo	Rossnowlagh Donegal	Rossnowlagh Donegal	Rossnowlagh Donegal	Back Strands Sligo	Lahinch Strand Clare	Lahinch Strand Clare	Portballintrae Antrim	Bundoran Donegal	Pollacheeny Harbour Sligo	Pollacheeny Harbour Sligo	Easky Left Sligo	Five Finger Strand Donegal	Derrynane Kerry	Oysterhaven Cork
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Header Global	Barbel Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Supertubes Australia	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

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