Ballybunion surf break

Ballybunion surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 14 May 2026 IST
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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
11.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ballybunion today?

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 12PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (14 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (14 May)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
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
1 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NW
11
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
2
NNW
9
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
7
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
11
3
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2349
1895
1441
1271
1069
993
805
608
363
284
251
201
136
126
117
104
104
91
115
176
271
313
1046
2705
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:01PM3.85m
4:17AM3.91m
4:45PM4.09m
5:05AM4.10m
5:29PM4.26m
Low Tide
9:43AM0.44m
10:08PM0.52m
10:27AM0.24m
10:51PM0.26m
11:10AM0.12m
11:35PM0.07m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:43
5:41
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:24
9:27
9:29
9:30
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
3
5
5
6
7
7
6
7
7
4
5
4
3
3
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.3
W
9
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
7
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
14
0.6
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
14
3
WNW
14
Energy kJ
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
15
363
284
251
201
136
126
117
104
104
91
78
139
271
313
565
2705
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.3
N
8
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.3
WNW
15
0.1
N
7
0.7
WNW
15
Energy kJ
8
7
7
6
6
10
14
6
4
4
42
1
199
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
W
14
0.2
W
9
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
W
9
0.2
WNW
16
0.3
W
8
Energy kJ
8
8
8
4
6
5
1
2
25
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NW
11
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
2
NNW
9
1.1
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
11
Energy kJ
2349
1895
1441
1271
1069
993
805
608
115
176
218
273
1046
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
4
Distance (km)
697
482
600
1025
1522
1434
402
377
53
53
601
120
32
32
32
32
32
38
201
32
120
361
599
32
Best forecast wave conditions in Kerry
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
5
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