Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballybunion today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 5PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ballybunion. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 72 | 99 | 91 | 145 | 166 | 245 | 258 | 316 | 494 | 761 | 913 | 1527 | 1344 | 1552 | 1665 | 2181 | 2389 | 2006 | 1700 | 1544 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:51AM3.84m | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | NW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SW 17 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 99 | 72 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 761 | 913 | 1527 | 12 | 12 | 11 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NW 7 | N 8 | NW 7 | W 19 | — | — | W 16 | SW 17 | N 7 | SW 17 | W 17 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 5 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | WSW 8 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 99 | 91 | 145 | 166 | 245 | 258 | 316 | 494 | — | — | — | 1344 | 1552 | 1665 | 2181 | 2389 | 2006 | 1700 | 1544 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 39 | 200 | 482 | 41 | 581 | 41 | 120 | 351 | 351 | 743 | 581 | 35 | 361 | 361 | 348 | 361 | 355 | 353 | 372 | 246 |
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