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Ballybunion surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 27 May 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
12.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ballybunion today (27 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 3PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ballybunion. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | |
163 | 160 | 125 | 85 | 83 | 65 | 59 | 40 | 39 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 58 | 136 | 200 | 215 | 186 | 131 | 120 | 102 | 83 | 173 | 76 | 266 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:33PM3.48m | 3:50AM3.44m | 4:14PM3.60m | 4:33AM3.51m | 4:51PM3.69m | 5:12AM3.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17AM0.81m | 9:42PM0.90m | 9:57AM0.77m | 10:22PM0.77m | 10:34AM0.74m | 10:58PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | — | 9:47 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Temp °C | 21 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
20 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 |
 kJ | 163 | 160 | 125 | 85 | 83 | 65 | 59 | 40 | 39 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 34 | 49 | 46 | 131 | 120 | 102 | 83 | 173 | 76 | 266 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WSW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 68 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 50 | 31 | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | SW 16 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 12 | — | — | 10 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | — | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 64 | 62 | 34 | 10 | 32 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 58 | 136 | 200 | 215 | 186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 386 | 388 | 581 | 388 | 312 | 204 | 355 | 39 | 32 | 387 | 41 | 36 | 0 |
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