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Ballybunion surf break

Ballybunion surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 25 Jan 2026 IST
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Ballybunion surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
8.4° C
 (Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ballybunion today?

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 8PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)8ft (2.5m)17s
Afternoon (25 Jan)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (25 Jan)10ft (3.0m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
6
4
5
3
2
0
0
0
1
4
4
3
2
6
8
0
0
0
7
0
7
6
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
2
W
2
W
2.1
W
2.3
W
2.4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
4
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
W
4
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
Period(s) (?)171616141413131212121211121415151515161418171717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4020745065524506365626111989139210951076116612781626432149665475708684449968610113241124991130610019
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
0
NE
10
SW
5
S
15
SSE
25
SE
30
SSE
45
SSE
45
S
25
WSW
20
WSW
5
NNW
15
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
20
E
10
SSE
70
WSW
60
WSW
45
SW
35
SSE
45
S
30
SSE
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		glasscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossoncross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:03AM
3.61
9:41PM
3.44
9:59AM
3.39
10:42PM
3.31
11:09AM
3.20
11:56PM
3.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:09PM
0.67
3:34AM
1.02
4:06PM
0.92
4:44AM
1.19
5:22PM
1.12
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise8:30-------8:30-------8:27-------
Sunset--5:09-------5:12-------5:14-----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------211----24-45--132
Temp. °C789876779687656765676767
Feels °C (?)5766300-3-10242-2-223-10-8-4-2-3-10
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