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Ballybunion surf break

Ballybunion surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 16 Feb 2026 IST
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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
8.8° C
 (Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ballybunion today?

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 5PM is: 5.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 5.0m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am February 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)18ft (5.5m)14s
Afternoon (16 Feb)18ft (5.5m)14s
Evening (16 Feb)16ft (5.0m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
8
8
6
5
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
3
5
6
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5.5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
1.9
W
1.6
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.6
W
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
W
2.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)141414141414131312121212111111111111121212141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1185611609113051070295357348502935132310156510276984112892332312866751012928800255745125247
Wind
(km/h)
45
W
45
WNW
45
WNW
20
NW
25
NNE
10
NNE
10
ESE
15
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
40
SE
45
ESE
45
ESE
55
SE
50
SE
50
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
35
E
35
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:49PM
3.69
4:58AM
4.05
5:22PM
3.88
5:31AM
4.22
5:56PM
4.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:37AM
0.46
10:43PM
0.57
11:08AM
0.22
11:15PM
0.39
11:39AM
0.05
11:48PM
0.27
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise7:52-------7:50-------7:48-------
Sunset--5:52-------5:53-------5:55-----
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1112--------------------
Temp. °C888776543355566677654432
Feels °C (?)-2-2-22111-1-4-5-5-5-5-6-6-5-3-3-2-3-3-3-4-3
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