Ballybunion surf break

Ballybunion surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 11 Apr 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
10.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ballybunion today?

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 10AM is: 7.5m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)25ft (7.5m)16s
Afternoon (11 Apr)21ft (6.5m)15s
Evening (11 Apr)21ft (6.5m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
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0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
6
W
7.5
WNW
7.5
WNW
7
WNW
6
WNW
6
W
7
W
7.5
WNW
7
WNW
6.5
WNW
6
WNW
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
2.4
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)15161616151416161615141413131212121111101010910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15314292903000723226149691448323030274912444117395144391125681166289461319141468143313841020754638517391
Wind
(km/h)
50
SW
55
SW
50
SW
60
SSW
35
SSW
55
W
60
WSW
55
W
50
W
50
W
40
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:15PM
2.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:03AM
1.57
7:32PM
1.68
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
Sunrise-6:50-------6:48-------6:46------
Sunset-----8:29-------8:30-------8:32--
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
111111111--11111--------
Temp. °C66777888778998775579101096
Feels °C (?)-6-6-5-6-1-4-5-4-4-4-20122300235761
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
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