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Ballybunion surf break

Ballybunion surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 IST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Ballybunion surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
9.1° C
 (Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ballybunion today?

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 9AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jan)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (12 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.3
NNW
2
NNW
1.9
NNW
2
NW
1.9
NW
1.3
NNW
1.8
NW
2
NW
2
NW
1.8
NW
1.4
NW
1.2
NW
2.1
WSW
2.1
W
2
W
2.2
W
Period(s) (?)111111111112121212111110111211111111111110101211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)24291938154715871633185716881398146094079986584447672988488076348534789893610661193
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
20
WSW
35
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:46AM
2.90
12:29AM
2.98
1:01PM
2.85
1:37AM
3.04
2:12PM
2.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:40AM
1.48
6:10PM
1.40
6:59AM
1.47
7:22PM
1.43
8:06AM
1.36
8:22PM
1.34
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise--8:44-------8:44-------8:42-----
Sunset----4:49-------4:50-------4:52---
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--11---23----------22111
Temp. °C10910101010997888888756679888
Feels °C (?)33322344-12111222-10-103322
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