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Ballybunion surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 10 May 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ballybunion today?
The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 9PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (10 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ballybunion. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, strong winds from the NW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | |
69 | 199 | 197 | 103 | 88 | 97 | 154 | 224 | 351 | 330 | 326 | 313 | 343 | 306 | 324 | 318 | 361 | 505 | 768 | 1129 | 1499 | 2323 | 3622 | 4753 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:38AM3.05m | 1:29PM3.01m | 1:41AM3.19m | 2:26PM3.26m | 2:37AM3.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22PM1.56m | 7:12AM1.20m | 7:38PM1.39m | 8:10AM0.96m | 8:35PM1.13m | 8:59AM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 17 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 326 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 64 | 53 | 50 | 45 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | W 15 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 8 | W 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 4 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | — | — | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 69 | 199 | 197 | 103 | 88 | 97 | 154 | 224 | 351 | 330 | — | 313 | 343 | 306 | 324 | 318 | 361 | 505 | 768 | 1129 | 1499 | 2323 | 3622 | 4753 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 474 | 747 | 631 | 631 | 420 | 408 | 420 | 482 | 474 | 474 | 53 | 495 | 114 | 114 | 120 | 32 | 647 | 115 | 391 | 611 | 611 | 610 | 610 | 636 |
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