Ballybunion Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.50° N 9.68° W

Ballybunion 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
17.6°C
1.8° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 10AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (25 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
235
225
171
155
97
86
65
61
42
40
28
27
27
41
128
126
153
156
149
119
113
90
57
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
NE
20
N
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:22AM3.17m
4:32PM3.51m
4:59AM3.41m
5:07PM3.76m
5:32AM3.63m
5:40PM3.97m
Low Tide
10:20AM1.10m
10:48PM0.78m
10:55AM0.85m
11:21PM0.52m
11:27AM0.63m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:43
8:40
8:38
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
13
13
14
18
19
19
19
17
15
15
16
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
17
17
18
19
16
14
14
14
15
16
16
18
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