Ballybunion Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.50° N 9.68° W

Ballybunion 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
15.7°C
2.0° 

Ballybunion surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ballybunion today (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 10AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (09 Oct)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (09 Oct)13ft (4.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
3
2
0
0
0
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
W
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
11
4
WNW
11
4
WNW
12
4
WNW
13
4
WNW
13
3.5
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
NW
11
2.5
NW
11
2.5
NW
11
2.2
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.3
NNW
11
1.1
NW
10
0.8
WNW
12
1.7
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2500
2734
2688
2637
2664
2855
3412
3914
5237
5490
4763
3620
3077
2590
2120
1820
1510
1151
604
396
248
186
707
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
S
15
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
5:02PM4.13m
5:27AM4.11m
5:39PM4.20m
6:01AM4.17m
6:15PM4.17m
Low Tide
10:50AM0.37m
11:10PM0.07m
11:26AM0.23m
11:44PM0.06m
12:00PM0.17m
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cloud
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cloud
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light rain
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cloud
cloud
light rain
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7:54
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7:56
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6:58
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6:55
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 mm
3
2
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1
2
1
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Temp °C
15
14
13
13
13
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
12
14
15
15
15
Feels °C
7
8
5
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
5
6
7
8
8
6
6
5
5
8
10
13
14
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