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Ballybunion surf break

Ballybunion surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 16 Feb 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
8.8° C
 (Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ballybunion today?

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 4AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm February 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (17 Feb)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (17 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
6
5
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
4
5
9
!
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
W
2.5
W
2.1
W
1.7
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.3
W
2
W
2.2
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
3.5
W
5.5
W
6.5
WNW
6
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
Period(s) (?)141413131212121211111111111112121314141413131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)95357679497037712479184012497864763382773889691252146914694295989115297131038917660348003814
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
10
E
15
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
45
ESE
45
SE
45
SE
50
SE
35
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
30
WNW
55
WNW
45
NW
30
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:58AM
4.05
5:22PM
3.88
5:31AM
4.22
5:56PM
4.02
6:04AM
4.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:43PM
0.57
11:08AM
0.22
11:15PM
0.39
11:39AM
0.05
11:48PM
0.27
12:11PM
-0.04
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise----7:50-------7:48-------7:47---
Sunset------5:53-------5:55-------5:58-
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1------11--11132--31----
Temp. °C7654455677899108886998999
Feels °C (?)220-3-4-4-5-4-3-4045755422-3-3134
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