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Ballybunion surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Ballybunion surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
11.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ballybunion today?
The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 1AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ballybunion. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | |
1367 | 986 | 765 | 536 | 449 | 443 | 410 | 410 | 410 | 418 | 535 | 551 | 485 | 423 | 408 | 343 | 353 | 326 | 300 | 255 | 270 | 250 | 235 | 196 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:42PM4.00m | 9:24AM3.64m | 9:40PM3.78m | 10:27AM3.41m | 10:42PM3.57m | 11:35AM3.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17PM0.60m | 2:54AM0.37m | 3:12PM0.86m | 3:56AM0.60m | 4:16PM1.10m | 5:08AM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 |
11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 1367 | 986 | 765 | 536 | 449 | 443 | 410 | 410 | 410 | 418 | 535 | 551 | 485 | 423 | 408 | 343 | 353 | 326 | 300 | 255 | 270 | 250 | 235 | 196 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 33 | 28 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 8 | N 11 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | NNW 10 | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | N 7 | N 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | S 3 | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 35 | 32 | 36 | 39 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 200 | 39 | 32 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 41 | 200 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 0 | 32 | 32 |
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