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Ballybunion surf break

Ballybunion surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 18 Mar 2026 IST
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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
9.0° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ballybunion today?

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 10AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (18 Mar)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (18 Mar)10ft (3.0m)13s

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

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16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
7
5
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
W
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.9
NW
1.7
WNW
2.1
WNW
Period(s) (?)171615151413131313131312121212121111111010141315
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)101228438674356264489365130242381200519091674127811179367896745274193522702552649582069
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
0
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:52PM
4.05
5:01AM
4.29
5:26PM
4.22
5:37AM
4.38
6:01PM
4.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:37AM
0.09
10:48PM
0.25
11:09AM
-0.09
11:22PM
0.09
11:43AM
-0.16
11:58PM
0.04
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
Sunrise--6:47-------6:45-------6:41-----
Sunset-----6:46-------6:49-------6:51--
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---2--------------------
Temp. °C99981111101091010121413121110910111211109
Feels °C (?)76547666466810976667910888
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