Ballybunion Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.50° N 9.68° W

Ballybunion 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
17.3° C
1.6° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 9PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)--
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
0.5
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.3
W
8
0.3
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.6
WNW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
9
1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
7
2
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
9
2.4
NW
10
2.4
NW
10
2.4
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
20
12
20
30
68
134
112
132
147
136
154
173
214
441
864
1055
1192
1184
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:34AM2.87m
2:10PM3.03m
2:49AM2.90m
3:16PM3.14m
Low Tide
7:29PM1.44m
7:54AM1.45m
8:42PM1.38m
9:01AM1.40m
9:41PM1.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:45
9:44
9:42
 mm
1
3
1
Temp °C
18
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
15
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
12
11
10
10
13
13
13
12
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