Ballybunion surf break

Ballybunion surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 23 Mar 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
9.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ballybunion today?

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 7AM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)16ft (5.0m)17s
Afternoon (24 Mar)16ft (5.0m)15s
Evening (24 Mar)21ft (6.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5.5
WNW
6.5
WNW
6.5
WNW
6.5
WNW
6
WNW
6
WNW
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.2
WNW
Period(s) (?)131111131716151413131313131313121213131312121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2651227327044644146431231610465118851412614912139611281111910102328710763867836075506739873073214417451242
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
50
SW
55
W
55
W
65
NW
60
NW
60
NW
60
NW
55
NW
50
NW
45
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
20
W
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:01PM
3.87
8:29AM
3.65
8:53PM
3.57
9:31AM
3.29
10:00PM
3.28
10:55AM
3.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:01AM
0.53
2:23PM
0.80
2:57AM
0.87
3:23PM
1.19
4:17AM
1.16
4:57PM
1.46
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise----6:33-------6:30-------6:28---
Sunset-------6:58-------6:59-------7:00
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121111111111987666678888887899
Feels °C (?)555551-3-4-7-8-8-8-7-6-3-2-10221224
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