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Ballybunion surf break

Ballybunion surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 20 Apr 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
10.5° 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: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NW
1
NW
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.3
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
Period(s) (?)121214131214131212151514141313121212111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20526448241135975860853761993610911083765624421297184125844730211010
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
30
E
35
E
40
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:40AM
4.18
8:00PM
4.15
8:30AM
3.92
8:49PM
3.91
9:26AM
3.60
9:46PM
3.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:38PM
0.23
2:04AM
0.21
2:23PM
0.54
2:55AM
0.48
3:16PM
0.90
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-6:31-------6:28-------6:26------
Sunset-----8:45-------8:46-------8:47--
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C9881113131099791112101197681011111010
Feels °C (?)4326985441233220-2-4-113333
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