Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballybunion today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 5AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ballybunion. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
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9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 999 | 745 | 676 | 580 | 656 | 768 | 1134 | 1468 | 1335 | 1336 | 1192 | 1118 | 956 | 926 | 911 | 946 | 840 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:13PM4.13m | 6:32AM4.16m | 7:01PM3.93m | 7:20AM3.96m | 7:56PM3.66m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:11AM0.25m | 12:37PM0.19m | 00:55AM0.50m | 1:26PM0.41m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 999 | 745 | 676 | 580 | 656 | 768 | 1134 | 1468 | 1335 | 1336 | 1192 | 1118 | 956 | 926 | 911 | 946 | 840 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 272 | 196 | 171 | 167 | 117 | 77 | 45 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | 30 | 107 | 295 | 519 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 3 | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 11 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 39 | 36 | 36 | 208 | 353 | 353 | 353 | 381 | 381 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 39 | 32 | 32 | 20 |
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