Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballybunion today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 6PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ballybunion. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, near gales from the WNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 10 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 131 | 181 | 526 | 383 | 259 | 419 | 696 | 1367 | 1682 | 2053 | 2171 | 1921 | 1865 | 1752 | 1752 | 1609 | 1380 | 1275 | 1240 | 2166 | 16722 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:36AM2.92m | 11:32PM2.67m | 11:59AM2.83m | 1:02AM2.70m | 1:21PM2.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:56PM1.54m | 5:25AM1.75m | 6:50PM1.54m | 7:19AM1.68m | 8:07PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | -2 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 131 | 156 | 526 | 383 | 259 | 154 | 696 | 1367 | 1682 | 2053 | 2171 | 1921 | 1865 | 1752 | 1752 | 1609 | 1380 | 1275 | 1240 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | W 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 18 | WNW 17 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 82 | 181 | 15 | 15 | 162 | 419 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | NW 10 | NNW 12 | WNW 19 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 75 | 50 | 14 | 37 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | W 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 16 | 2166 | 16722 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 32 | 17 | 32 | 351 | 39 | 135 | 194 |
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