Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballybunion today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 6PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ballybunion. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 64 | 119 | 191 | 180 | 173 | 166 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 169 | 302 | 332 | 302 | 290 | 284 | 234 | 235 | 231 | 212 | 194 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:53PM4.06m | 5:28AM3.94m | 5:41PM4.31m | 6:14AM4.11m | 6:25PM4.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37AM0.62m | 11:09PM0.17m | 11:24AM0.38m | 11:54PM-0.07m | 12:07PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 64 | 119 | 191 | 180 | 173 | 166 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 169 | 302 | 332 | 302 | 290 | 284 | 234 | 235 | 231 | 212 | 194 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 12 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 2 | — | SW 6 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 60 | 200 | 200 |
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