Ballybunion Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.50° N 9.68° W

Ballybunion 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
18.0° C
2.0° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 2AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (18 Aug)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
8
1.3
W
6
1.4
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.6
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
120
110
167
203
251
308
355
483
739
1053
1609
1597
1583
1699
2088
1893
1700
1434
1247
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
30
W
35
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:04PM3.82m
9:29AM3.60m
9:44PM3.49m
10:10AM3.33m
Low Tide
2:43PM0.57m
3:06AM0.57m
3:23PM0.85m
3:44AM0.93m
4:07PM1.15m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
8:58
8:55
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
17
16
16
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
15
15
14
13
12
11
11
12
11
10
10
10
8
9
9
11
10
10
10
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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