Ballybunion Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.50° N 9.68° W

Ballybunion 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
17.9° C
2.2° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 5PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
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)
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
1.1
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
6
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
9
0.8
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
57
56
53
66
55
49
49
30
28
38
53
77
68
53
36
26
25
25
24
37
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:17AM3.52m
10:29PM3.52m
11:04AM3.31m
11:21PM3.22m
11:58AM3.14m
Low Tide
4:09PM0.95m
4:39AM0.85m
5:03PM1.18m
5:33AM1.15m
6:10PM1.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:49
9:47
9:45
 mm
Temp °C
14
17
17
16
17
14
13
12
13
16
17
17
16
13
12
11
12
14
14
15
17
Feels °C
11
14
13
12
15
11
11
10
10
13
13
14
14
10
11
10
10
11
11
12
16
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