Ballybunion Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.50° N 9.68° W

Ballybunion 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
16.7°C
2.1° 

Ballybunion surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ballybunion today (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 7PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (23 Sep)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (23 Sep)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
4
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
3
6
0
0
6
5
3
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
WSW
9
2
W
10
2.5
W
13
4.5
WNW
17
4.5
WNW
16
4.5
WNW
16
4
WNW
15
4
WNW
14
4
WNW
14
3.5
WNW
13
3.5
WNW
13
3
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1886
1407
1247
967
787
711
597
382
458
344
802
2141
11294
10441
9521
8163
6769
5891
4429
3570
2910
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:58PM3.48m
4:26AM3.46m
4:33PM3.75m
4:59AM3.73m
5:06PM3.98m
Low Tide
9:52AM1.10m
10:16PM0.73m
10:25AM0.82m
10:47PM0.45m
10:57AM0.56m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:26
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:36
7:32
7:30
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
12
12
13
16
17
17
16
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
10
11
12
13
12
8
9
9
12
12
13
15
11
10
9
10
11
10
9
10
9
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