Ballybunion Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.50° N 9.68° W

Ballybunion 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
17.6° 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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 2PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.9
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
13
22
22
22
22
12
12
12
12
25
25
51
97
107
70
42
37
28
33
100
115
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
5
N
0
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:16AM4.10m
7:27PM4.41m
8:02AM4.05m
8:12PM4.32m
8:47AM3.92m
8:57PM4.11m
Low Tide
1:06PM0.28m
1:39AM-0.10m
1:51PM0.35m
2:24AM0.02m
2:35PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:53
9:52
9:51
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
20
23
23
22
22
21
19
18
18
20
20
19
17
14
14
13
15
17
17
15
16
Feels °C
21
20
19
22
21
20
22
22
19
18
18
17
17
17
14
11
12
10
12
13
13
11
14
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