Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballybunion today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 6PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ballybunion. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 175 | 163 | 169 | 302 | 332 | 354 | 290 | 284 | 279 | 230 | 231 | 217 | 198 | 192 | 155 | 142 | 140 | 84 | 137 | 134 | 168 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:41PM4.31m | 6:14AM4.11m | 6:25PM4.45m | 6:56AM4.18m | 7:06PM4.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24AM0.38m | 11:54PM-0.07m | 12:07PM0.23m | 00:36AM-0.19m | 12:48PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | N 10 |
| kJ | 175 | 163 | 169 | 302 | 332 | 354 | 290 | 284 | 279 | 230 | 231 | 217 | 198 | 192 | 155 | 142 | 140 | 84 | — | 134 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | W 12 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | W 8 | — | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 137 | — | 168 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 20 | 32 | 39 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 60 | 32 | 314 | 355 | 82 | 120 | 45 | 581 | 581 | 383 | 383 |
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