Ballybunion Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.50° N 9.68° W

Ballybunion 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
15.9°C
2.1° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 5PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (06 Oct)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (06 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NW
11
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
2
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
2.4
NW
10
2.5
NW
12
2.5
NW
11
2.5
NW
11
2.4
NW
11
2.1
NW
11
2
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
10
2.5
W
9
3
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
990
769
665
522
573
653
738
865
953
1040
1243
1731
1725
1642
1370
1087
938
920
692
1088
1802
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
35
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
25
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
WSW
40
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:37PM3.46m
3:22AM3.47m
3:34PM3.74m
4:10AM3.74m
4:21PM3.98m
Low Tide
8:29AM1.19m
9:06PM0.69m
9:26AM0.88m
9:54PM0.40m
10:11AM0.60m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
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7:48
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7:50
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Temp °C
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
13
15
15
Feels °C
6
8
8
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
6
8
9
8
7
5
7
9
8
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