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Ballybunion surf break

Ballybunion surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 12 Jan 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
9.1° C
 (Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ballybunion today?

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 2AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.8m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 2.1m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (13 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (13 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
7
7
8
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
NNW
2
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.3
NW
1.6
NW
2
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.4
NW
1.2
NW
2
WSW
2.1
W
2.2
W
1.3
WNW
4
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)121212111111111111111111111110121222191918181717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)168814061138974800743743375617918778729423341819119412801477121531726415458145621230412018
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
10
W
20
SW
20
S
20
S
30
S
35
SSE
30
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:29AM
2.98
1:01PM
2.85
1:37AM
3.04
2:12PM
2.94
2:37AM
3.19
3:09PM
3.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:10PM
1.40
6:59AM
1.47
7:22PM
1.43
8:06AM
1.36
8:22PM
1.34
8:59AM
1.18
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise----8:44-------8:42-------8:41---
Sunset------4:50-------4:52-------4:52-
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
111----------32211111---
Temp. °C9888888888567710888777786
Feels °C (?)4422112243-100-14211001231
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