Ballybunion surf break

Ballybunion surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 20 Feb 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
8.3° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Ballybunion today?

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 5AM is: 4.0m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 3.0m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)13ft (4.0m)17s
Afternoon (21 Feb)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (21 Feb)11ft (3.5m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
6
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
6
9
5
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
W
2.4
W
3
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
5
W
5.5
W
6
WNW
6
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)121817171716161615141414141415151616161616151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35283563575898038799734467916264483644324639470853296871798095321264515296180941714612900893367405169
Wind
(km/h)
40
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
30
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
25
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
20
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:04PM
4.06
7:15AM
4.17
7:41PM
3.96
7:55AM
3.97
8:22PM
3.78
8:41AM
3.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:56AM
0.27
1:19PM
0.12
1:34AM
0.41
1:57PM
0.36
2:16AM
0.63
2:41PM
0.68
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise----7:43-------7:41-------7:39---
Sunset-------6:00-------6:02-------6:05
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1---2732-------------2--
Temp. °C111110111112121211101110101010101010101010101213
Feels °C (?)366677877432311100136799
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