Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballybunion today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 11PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ballybunion. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 120 | 120 | 82 | 84 | 88 | 90 | 75 | 48 | 187 | 253 | 224 | 165 | 132 | 102 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 40 | 118 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:46PM4.35m | 8:14AM4.03m | 8:25PM4.13m | 8:51AM3.84m | 9:04PM3.82m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27PM0.21m | 1:53AM-0.02m | 2:05PM0.35m | 2:29AM0.24m | 2:43PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 7 | W 8 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 120 | 120 | 82 | 84 | 88 | 90 | 75 | 31 | 187 | 253 | 224 | 165 | 132 | 102 | 78 | 76 | 11 | 28 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | N 8 | NW 6 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 25 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 48 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | W 6 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 18 | N 8 | W 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | 40 | 118 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 200 | 200 | 41 | 17 | 33 | 38 | 41 | 41 | 32 | 39 | 200 | 169 | 120 | 60 | 41 | 39 | 60 | 345 | 39 |
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