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Ballybunion surf break

Ballybunion surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 19 Jan 2026 IST
Forecast 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
8.9° C
 (Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ballybunion today?

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 12AM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)13ft (4.0m)17s
Afternoon (20 Jan)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (20 Jan)13ft (4.0m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
9
8
8
6
3
6
2
3
0
0
0
3
3
3
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
2.2
NW
2.4
NW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
Period(s) (?)171616161616161615151414141413131312121212111816
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1041810235930487278198809773035808508445223879346830253228288922681886139211218721269145280488053
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
5
NNE
5
S
10
SE
20
SE
30
ESE
45
E
40
ESE
20
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
20
SE
20
ESE
25
E
30
ENE
30
NE
40
N
30
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:45PM
3.70
5:54AM
4.05
6:20PM
3.76
6:28AM
4.09
6:55PM
3.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:30AM
0.41
11:36PM
0.58
12:03PM
0.30
12:09AM
0.52
12:36PM
0.24
12:42AM
0.51
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise8:37-------8:37-------8:36-------
Sunset--5:00-------5:01-------5:02-----
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
31----16--11-1----2115121
Temp. °C677755577887775666656777
Feels °C (?)1443-1-3-5-22-1110-2-11-1-1-1-4-1111
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