Ballybunion Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.50° N 9.68° W

Ballybunion 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
17.6°C
1.9° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 2PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.4
NW
8
0.5
NW
4
0.3
SW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
8
1
W
9
1.3
WSW
10
1.5
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.8
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
56
51
48
47
25
32
19
15
9
16
8
15
34
62
125
169
322
380
364
364
539
563
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
10
WSW
5
ENE
15
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
W
15
W
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SW
30
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:04AM3.81m
6:12PM4.12m
6:36AM3.94m
6:44PM4.19m
7:07AM4.01m
7:17PM4.18m
Low Tide
11:58AM0.46m
00:21AM0.15m
12:29PM0.34m
00:50AM0.08m
1:00PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:34
8:31
 mm
2
3
1
4
3
1
2
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
16
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
16
16
15
13
13
14
15
15
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
13
12
14
14
13
10
11
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