Ballybunion surf break

Ballybunion surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 26 Mar 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
9.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ballybunion today?

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 10AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (26 Mar)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (26 Mar)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
NW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.2
WNW
5.5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5.5
NW
5.5
NW
5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
Period(s) (?)121212121211111110102219181716161616151514141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)415935082770228016521440146414851420142045772009319538173621550214103157141485913135105167767589335602617
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
NW
30
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:55AM
3.03
11:29PM
3.13
12:35PM
3.00
1:02AM
3.22
1:58PM
3.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:17AM
1.16
4:57PM
1.46
6:10AM
1.22
6:50PM
1.43
7:41AM
1.00
8:06PM
1.17
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
Sunrise--6:28-------6:26-------6:22-----
Sunset-----7:00-------7:02-------7:05--
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---1---1221----11-------
Temp. °C887791010109888888778889998
Feels °C (?)122235566420-1-1-1-3-3-2-101331
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