Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballybunion today (13 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 2PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ballybunion. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Mon 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 14 | NNW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 4 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | W 11 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 61 | 43 | 43 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 46 | 70 | 73 | 121 | 71 | 69 | 99 | 167 | 297 | 463 | 455 | 363 | 274 | 249 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:49AM3.67m | 7:18PM3.36m | 7:28AM3.49m | 8:01PM3.15m | 8:13AM3.29m | 8:51PM2.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:56PM0.74m | 1:04AM1.04m | 1:35PM0.94m | 1:43AM1.24m | 2:21PM1.14m | 2:30AM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
 | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | 4:45 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | -1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | NW 10 | W 12 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 11 | W 11 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 59 | 61 | 43 | 43 | 29 | 30 | 17 | 15 | 29 | 28 | 35 | 65 | 73 | 23 | 71 | 54 | 52 | 167 | 146 | 463 | 455 | 363 | 264 | 249 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | NNW 9 | SW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 13 | NNW 9 | W 12 | W 12 | NNW 8 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 47 | 44 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 34 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 46 | 70 | 41 | 13 | 34 | 69 | 99 | 48 | 85 | 249 | 202 | 254 | 274 | 188 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 11 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 36 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 15 | — | — | 10 | 5 | 64 | 138 | 167 | 160 | 156 | 107 | 73 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SW 11 | WSW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 33 | 28 | 29 | 7 | 121 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 297 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 39 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 353 | 39 | 33 | 32 | 41 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 610 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
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