Ballybunion Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.50° N 9.68° W

Ballybunion 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
16.8°C
2.2° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 17s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 10PM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)--
Afternoon (24 Sep)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (24 Sep)15ft (4.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
7
6
0
0
6
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
W
10
4
WNW
18
4.5
WNW
16
4.5
WNW
16
4.5
WNW
15
4.5
WNW
15
4
WNW
14
4
WNW
14
3.5
WNW
13
3.5
WNW
13
3
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.3
W
11
2.4
W
10
2.4
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1048
8704
11579
10197
8444
8427
7095
5726
4291
3606
2991
3120
2845
1789
1694
1450
1212
1183
1177
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
30
W
25
WNW
15
W
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:33PM3.75m
4:59AM3.73m
5:06PM3.98m
5:31AM3.96m
5:40PM4.16m
Low Tide
10:47PM0.45m
10:57AM0.56m
11:17PM0.21m
11:28AM0.34m
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:30
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7:32
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7:30
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7:29
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1
3
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Temp °C
18
16
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
16
16
16
14
Feels °C
14
13
11
9
8
9
9
10
9
9
8
9
9
10
11
10
10
12
10
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