Ballybunion Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.50° N 9.68° W

Ballybunion 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
17.3° C
1.4° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 10AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (05 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.1
NNW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.5
N
7
0.5
NNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.7
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
5
0.5
NW
9
1
NW
9
1.4
NW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
560
505
532
489
452
364
149
164
103
43
27
22
27
16
15
25
27
26
40
155
327
448
439
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:10AM3.48m
10:27PM3.42m
11:05AM3.34m
11:30PM3.22m
12:13PM3.24m
Low Tide
4:02PM0.97m
4:30AM0.89m
5:02PM1.15m
5:36AM1.11m
6:26PM1.24m
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:23
9:22
9:20
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
14
16
17
18
17
Feels °C
7
7
7
8
9
10
10
11
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
14
15
16
15
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