Ballybunion Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.50° N 9.68° W

Ballybunion 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
17.4°C
1.5° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 8AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (24 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (24 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
11
0.4
NW
13
0.9
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.7
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
41
232
308
352
372
326
300
284
235
225
168
155
97
86
63
61
41
40
40
27
27
104
128
Wind (km/h)
5
S
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
20
N
20
N
10
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:35AM2.93m
3:50PM3.24m
4:22AM3.17m
4:32PM3.51m
4:59AM3.41m
5:07PM3.76m
Low Tide
9:39AM1.36m
10:12PM1.06m
10:20AM1.10m
10:48PM0.78m
10:55AM0.85m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:43
8:40
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
15
13
12
14
19
22
20
18
17
16
14
14
16
14
14
15
14
13
13
14
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
14
10
9
11
15
19
17
15
15
15
11
11
14
12
12
14
12
12
12
13
18
16
16
16
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