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Ballybunion surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ballybunion today?
The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 9AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ballybunion. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | |
510 | 485 | 400 | 470 | 1086 | 1542 | 1958 | 1933 | 1925 | 1692 | 1446 | 1407 | 1170 | 990 | 854 | 757 | 734 | 567 | 522 | 414 | 407 | 337 | 314 | 303 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:22AM3.73m | 4:48PM3.80m | 5:00AM3.82m | 5:21PM3.90m | 5:36AM3.87m | 5:52PM3.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13PM0.72m | 10:31AM0.45m | 10:49PM0.55m | 11:04AM0.40m | 11:23PM0.44m | 11:36AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
 kJ | 510 | 485 | 400 | 333 | 1086 | 1542 | 1958 | 1933 | 1925 | 1692 | 1446 | 1407 | 1170 | 990 | 854 | 757 | 734 | 567 | 522 | 414 | 407 | 337 | 314 | 303 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | WNW 16 | NW 19 | NW 18 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 27 | 184 | 470 | 390 | 302 | 235 | 235 | 188 | 144 | 110 | 77 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 82 | 88 | 95 | 68 | 66 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | E 3 | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 47 | 20 | 51 | 51 | 33 | 17 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 36 | 32 | 0 |
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