Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballybunion today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 6PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 2.3m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ballybunion. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4665 | 2830 | 2305 | 1915 | 1854 | 1709 | 1656 | 1616 | 2165 | 1805 | 1641 | 1517 | 1348 | 1216 | 1124 | 976 | 917 | 831 | 737 | 581 | 469 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:10AM3.64m | 8:35PM3.38m | 8:47AM3.39m | 9:18PM3.09m | 9:34AM3.14m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13PM0.77m | 2:24AM1.06m | 2:52PM1.05m | 3:03AM1.34m | 3:40PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 11 | W 11 | NW 11 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 4665 | 2830 | 2305 | 1915 | 1854 | 1709 | 1054 | 1616 | 439 | 1805 | 1641 | 1517 | 1348 | 1216 | 1124 | 976 | 917 | 831 | 737 | 581 | 469 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 |
| kJ | 208 | 1519 | 1810 | 1819 | 1423 | 1249 | — | — | — | — | — | 536 | 366 | 250 | 160 | 136 | 98 | 46 | 57 | 57 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 310 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 36 | 59 | 58 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1656 | 851 | 2165 | 657 | 583 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 135 | 166 | 166 | 393 | 399 | 115 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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