Ballybunion Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.50° N 9.68° W

Ballybunion 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
15.9°C
2.1° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 9AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (08 Oct)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (08 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Thu night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
11
2.4
NW
11
2.2
NW
11
2
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
10
2.5
W
9
2.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
10
3
W
10
3.5
W
10
3.5
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
11
4
WNW
11
4
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1695
1416
1170
938
742
692
965
1182
1652
2080
2923
2932
2725
2623
2746
2919
3514
4283
4232
4243
3470
2936
2405
2113
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
20
W
20
SSW
25
SSW
35
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
45
WSW
45
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
W
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:10AM3.74m
4:21PM3.98m
4:51AM3.97m
5:02PM4.13m
5:27AM4.11m
5:39PM4.20m
Low Tide
10:11AM0.60m
10:34PM0.19m
10:50AM0.37m
11:10PM0.07m
11:26AM0.23m
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Temp °C
12
12
12
11
11
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15
15
15
15
15
13
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12
12
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12
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12
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12
Feels °C
7
8
8
7
6
7
9
9
9
8
8
5
4
3
3
3
4
5
6
6
7
7
9
9
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