Ballybunion Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.50° N 9.68° W

Ballybunion 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
13.9°C
1.2° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 12AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)18ft (5.5m)13s
Afternoon (27 Oct)18ft (5.5m)13s
Evening (27 Oct)15ft (4.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
10
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
4.5
W
12
4.5
W
12
5.5
W
13
5.5
WNW
13
5.5
WNW
13
4.5
W
13
4.5
WNW
13
4
W
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
11
3
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.2
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1170
1950
2722
4046
4866
5828
10839
10957
9655
6484
6177
4473
3911
3279
2864
2343
1954
1521
1137
Wind (km/h)
50
SSW
45
SSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
50
W
50
W
45
W
40
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
30
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:48PM4.21m
5:09AM4.29m
5:29PM4.23m
5:49AM4.28m
6:13PM4.13m
Low Tide
10:51PM0.04m
11:13AM0.04m
11:30PM0.09m
11:53AM0.06m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
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light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
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7:24
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7:26
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5:21
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5:19
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5:16
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 mm
1
3
4
1
1
1
2
1
1
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Temp °C
16
15
13
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
8
7
4
0
-2
-2
0
0
0
3
3
4
5
7
9
10
10
11
9
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