Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballybunion today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 4PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ballybunion. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 917 | 799 | 642 | 524 | 444 | 308 | 260 | 117 | 133 | 176 | 543 | 396 | 274 | 419 | 696 | 1367 | 1682 | 2053 | 1941 | 1921 | 1805 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:34AM3.14m | 10:14PM2.83m | 10:36AM2.92m | 11:32PM2.67m | 11:59AM2.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:40PM1.33m | 3:54AM1.59m | 4:56PM1.54m | 5:25AM1.75m | 6:50PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 917 | 799 | 642 | 524 | 444 | 308 | 260 | 117 | 133 | 146 | 543 | 396 | 274 | 198 | 696 | 1367 | 1682 | 2053 | 1941 | 1921 | 1805 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 12 | W 10 | NW 10 | W 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 18 | WNW 17 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 100 | 64 | 44 | 42 | 22 | 9 | 30 | 69 | 82 | 176 | 24 | 15 | 162 | 419 | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 6 | NNW 12 | WNW 15 | NW 10 | NNW 12 | WNW 19 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 59 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 33 | 31 | 8 | 29 | 44 | 50 | 14 | 37 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
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