Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballybunion today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 1AM is: 5.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ballybunion. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, gales from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1192 | 2111 | 10898 | 8896 | 8095 | 6455 | 5498 | 4836 | 4222 | 3692 | 3521 | 3090 | 2976 | 2362 | 2032 | 1818 | 1631 | 1311 | 2136 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:21PM2.92m | 2:13AM2.89m | 2:24PM3.12m | 3:03AM3.16m | 3:11PM3.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07PM1.33m | 8:26AM1.45m | 8:55PM1.05m | 9:11AM1.16m | 9:32PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 12 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 0 | -4 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NNW 8 | N 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — |
| kJ | 1192 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4222 | 3692 | 3521 | 14 | 12 | 2362 | 2032 | 1818 | 1631 | 1311 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 2111 | 10898 | 8896 | 8095 | 6455 | 5498 | 4836 | — | — | — | 3090 | 2976 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 2136 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 109 | 194 | 225 | 295 | 345 | 359 | 414 | 598 | 201 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 35 | 17 | 32 | 42 | 45 | 115 |
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