Ballybunion Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.50° N 9.68° W

Ballybunion 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
17.5°C
1.7° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 3PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (29 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.4
NW
7
0.6
NW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.4
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
8
1
W
9
1.2
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.6
W
9
2.4
WNW
6
2.5
WNW
7
2.4
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
1.5
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
9
1.3
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
10
10
34
82
118
151
279
354
325
318
431
418
587
770
547
424
312
299
274
262
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SSW
15
SW
20
WNW
25
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:44PM4.19m
7:07AM4.01m
7:17PM4.18m
7:40AM4.01m
7:51PM4.09m
Low Tide
12:29PM0.34m
00:50AM0.08m
1:00PM0.30m
1:21AM0.09m
1:33PM0.33m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:31
8:30
 mm
1
1
1
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
Feels °C
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
14
13
11
9
8
9
10
11
11
12
13
12
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