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Ballybunion surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 12 Mar 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
9.1° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ballybunion today?

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 4AM is: 8.0m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)23ft (7.0m)16s
Afternoon (13 Mar)21ft (6.5m)15s
Evening (13 Mar)16ft (5.0m)14s

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

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Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
7
WNW
7.5
WNW
8
WNW
8
WNW
7
WNW
6.5
WNW
6.5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
4
WNW
4.5
WNW
6
WNW
Period(s) (?)161616161616151514141413131313121213131212101112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2416926803325903170925541216881792813508103728039675653834788413934662986283027212431228624552967508510509
Wind
(km/h)
55
W
60
W
65
W
50
W
50
W
50
W
50
WNW
35
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
25
SW
35
W
40
W
45
W
55
W
55
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		onononononononcross-
on		crosscross-
on		ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:59PM
2.75
1:04PM
2.64
1:34AM
2.91
2:20PM
2.88
2:33AM
3.20
3:07PM
3.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:01AM
1.65
7:28PM
1.68
8:14AM
1.38
8:27PM
1.40
8:58AM
1.04
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise----6:58-------6:56-------6:54---
Sunset-------6:37-------6:39-------6:42
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
21111263122211----1--111
Temp. °C655655677777788888998887
Feels °C (?)-7-9-10-6-7-7-5-2021011223431-1-3-4-5
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