Ballybunion Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.50° N 9.68° W

Ballybunion 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
17.4° C
1.5° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 1PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
6
0.7
NNW
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
NNW
6
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.7
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
54
27
23
23
16
27
28
36
36
121
276
554
600
576
480
470
434
327
261
261
261
266
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:05AM3.34m
11:30PM3.22m
12:13PM3.24m
00:51AM3.12m
1:34PM3.26m
Low Tide
4:30AM0.89m
5:02PM1.15m
5:36AM1.11m
6:26PM1.24m
7:05AM1.22m
8:01PM1.14m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:20
9:17
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
15
15
16
15
15
15
14
13
14
16
16
17
16
15
15
14
16
20
19
19
18
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
14
13
15
14
12
13
11
14
17
15
16
16
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