Ballybunion Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.50° N 9.68° W

Ballybunion 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
17.3° C
1.4° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 12PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
490
443
363
261
274
268
315
370
386
340
286
280
318
288
211
139
132
100
86
82
64
53
41
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
5
NNW
5
NE
5
E
5
NNW
10
N
10
NW
0
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:34PM3.26m
2:19AM3.19m
2:53PM3.45m
3:36AM3.41m
3:59PM3.75m
Low Tide
7:05AM1.22m
8:01PM1.14m
8:33AM1.12m
9:19PM0.86m
9:42AM0.88m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:11
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9:17
9:16
9:15
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
16
17
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
18
19
19
18
Feels °C
13
13
14
15
17
15
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
15
17
19
18
18
19
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