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Ballybunion surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 03 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
11.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ballybunion today?
The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 3PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
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 Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | |
358 | 333 | 308 | 369 | 322 | 208 | 155 | 138 | 138 | 101 | 138 | 168 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 95 | 93 | 91 | 217 | 327 | 325 | 252 | 194 | 172 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 6:55PM3.88m | 7:17AM3.69m | 7:28PM3.77m | 7:53AM3.52m | 8:04PM3.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:38PM0.57m | 00:59AM0.49m | 1:10PM0.71m | 1:33AM0.63m | 1:43PM0.89m | 2:09AM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | 9:12 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | NW 9 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 10 | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
 kJ | 358 | 333 | — | — | 88 | 208 | 109 | 84 | 138 | 101 | 138 | — | 61 | 59 | 58 | 95 | 93 | 91 | 217 | — | 325 | 252 | 194 | 172 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | N 8 | N 8 | NW 11 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 141 | 155 | 138 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | 4 | 19 | 54 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NW 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 308 | 369 | 322 | — | — | — | 60 | 51 | 35 | 168 | 36 | 35 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 327 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 214 | 53 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 53 | 386 | 396 | 53 | 159 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 307 | 354 | 53 | 0 | 32 | 32 |
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