Ballybunion Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.50° N 9.68° W

Ballybunion 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
16.6°C
1.6° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 9AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (15 Sep)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (15 Sep)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
10
2
W
10
2.1
W
9
2.1
W
9
2.2
W
9
2.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.1
W
9
2.4
W
9
2.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
11
4
WNW
12
4.5
WNW
13
5
WNW
15
5
NW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
682
730
731
726
830
1348
2136
2186
1857
1518
1360
910
821
792
899
1106
1344
1962
3092
5012
6868
11005
11188
Wind (km/h)
35
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
35
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:11AM3.88m
8:27PM3.75m
8:44AM3.63m
9:05PM3.43m
9:21AM3.36m
9:47PM3.10m
Low Tide
2:07PM0.51m
2:23AM0.66m
2:43PM0.79m
2:57AM1.01m
3:21PM1.11m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:13
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:52
7:50
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
8
8
9
9
10
9
8
8
9
9
9
10
9
8
9
9
7
6
6
6
6
7
8
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