Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballybunion today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 6PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ballybunion. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 41 | 90 | 140 | 100 | 97 | 80 | 68 | 56 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 60 | 56 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 53 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:47AM3.92m | 8:57PM4.11m | 9:31AM3.73m | 9:42PM3.83m | 10:17AM3.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35PM0.50m | 3:07AM0.25m | 3:21PM0.71m | 3:52AM0.54m | 4:09PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 42 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 97 | 80 | 68 | 56 | 64 | 28 | 27 | 60 | 56 | 52 | 37 | 27 | 57 | 56 | 53 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 18 |
| kJ | 31 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 40 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 11 | W 15 | W 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 18 | W 18 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | 41 | 90 | 140 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 64 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 19 | 26 | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 593 | 593 | 593 | 593 | 69 | 0 | 278 | 0 | 69 | 114 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 45 |
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