Ballybunion Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.50° N 9.68° W

Ballybunion 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
16.7°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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 3AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (26 Sep)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (26 Sep)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
0
2
1
0
0
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
4
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.3
W
11
2.2
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.4
W
11
2.5
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3120
2845
1789
1521
1466
1219
1007
1081
1081
1386
1676
1423
1354
1684
1946
1744
1615
1437
1146
1008
883
763
749
607
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
35
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:31AM3.96m
5:40PM4.16m
6:03AM4.12m
6:14PM4.25m
6:36AM4.21m
6:50PM4.25m
Low Tide
11:17PM0.21m
11:28AM0.34m
11:47PM0.05m
12:01PM0.19m
00:19AM-0.02m
12:34PM0.12m
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clear
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clear
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clear
clear
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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7:31
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7:33
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7:29
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7:25
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1
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2
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Temp °C
13
14
13
14
16
17
16
14
13
14
13
12
13
14
14
13
12
11
11
12
15
16
14
13
Feels °C
9
11
10
10
10
11
12
10
10
11
9
8
7
8
9
8
8
7
7
9
11
11
9
6
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