Ballybunion Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.50° N 9.68° W

Ballybunion 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
16.8°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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 4AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (10 Sep)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (10 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
7
1.6
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
9
2
W
10
2
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.3
W
9
1.7
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
9
2
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
13
1.9
NW
13
3
W
11
2
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.8
NW
12
2
W
11
1.7
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
131
276
528
818
808
716
625
533
417
395
367
367
245
389
585
942
2053
1230
2157
1177
988
926
883
822
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
30
S
35
SSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
20
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:13AM3.98m
5:24PM4.29m
5:53AM4.15m
6:03PM4.40m
6:30AM4.22m
6:41PM4.39m
Low Tide
10:56PM0.12m
11:09AM0.34m
11:35PM-0.08m
11:48AM0.18m
00:11AM-0.15m
12:24PM0.11m
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clear
clear
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light rain
light rain
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part cloud
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:05
7:05
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8:07
8:04
8:01
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
15
16
16
16
17
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
17
17
18
18
17
15
14
Feels °C
8
10
11
12
12
13
12
12
12
10
11
12
12
13
10
12
10
12
14
14
15
14
13
12
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