Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballybunion today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 6AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ballybunion. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri afternoon, light winds from the E by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 10 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 191 | 161 | 248 | 217 | 150 | 154 | 185 | 155 | 110 | 56 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:29PM2.87m | 12:03PM2.90m | 00:51AM2.71m | 1:30PM2.85m | 2:25AM2.74m | 2:53PM3.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31AM1.56m | 6:36PM1.60m | 7:13AM1.68m | 8:19PM1.55m | 8:42AM1.58m | 9:26PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 190 | 161 | 14 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 110 | 56 | 24 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | W 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WNW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 10 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 27 | 16 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WSW 9 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | 10 | 5 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 191 | 140 | 248 | 217 | 150 | 154 | 185 | 155 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 120 | 377 | 120 | 120 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 45 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 249 | 45 | 45 |
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