Ballybunion Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.50° N 9.68° W

Ballybunion 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
18.1° C
2.1° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 12PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (15 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
7
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WSW
6
1.3
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.2
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
1.2
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
117
132
122
142
120
120
82
84
88
88
98
48
187
257
219
196
129
102
97
72
94
99
108
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:36AM4.15m
7:46PM4.35m
8:14AM4.03m
8:25PM4.13m
8:51AM3.84m
9:04PM3.82m
Low Tide
1:27PM0.21m
1:53AM-0.02m
2:05PM0.35m
2:29AM0.24m
2:43PM0.57m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:05
9:02
9:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
17
17
16
15
15
14
15
15
17
19
18
18
Feels °C
11
11
12
12
13
12
13
12
11
10
11
14
15
15
13
13
11
13
13
14
16
15
15
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