Ballybunion surf break

Ballybunion surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 27 Feb 2026 IST
Forecast 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
8.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ballybunion today?

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 8AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 2.0m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (28 Feb)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (28 Feb)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
4
3
4
3
2
3
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WNW
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)131615141414141313131212111111121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)196639103482307125222249189419521712180515192229247226322472294731722722231320242092269328053006
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
30
S
30
SSW
25
S
30
S
40
S
50
S
30
WNW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:28AM
3.47
3:11PM
3.46
3:26AM
3.80
4:01PM
3.74
4:12AM
4.08
4:42PM
3.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:14PM
1.17
8:54AM
0.75
9:12PM
0.87
9:43AM
0.41
9:57PM
0.59
10:25AM
0.14
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise----7:28-------7:26-------7:24---
Sunset-------6:14-------6:15-------6:17
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1----1---22224572------
Temp. °C77765778878111111121277887999
Feels °C (?)1111-11463125654213332346
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