Ballybunion Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.50° N 9.68° W

Ballybunion 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
17.4° C
1.6° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 5AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (28 Jul)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (28 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
W
9
1.6
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
W
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
422
355
360
343
291
289
260
304
297
240
228
197
192
168
127
155
151
176
257
238
199
169
131
118
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
NW
20
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
5:21AM3.38m
5:31PM3.71m
5:58AM3.53m
6:07PM3.88m
6:32AM3.65m
6:40PM3.99m
Low Tide
11:08PM0.82m
11:16AM0.91m
11:44PM0.63m
11:50AM0.75m
00:17AM0.46m
12:23PM0.63m
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:37
9:36
9:34
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
18
20
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
14
Feels °C
17
15
15
14
16
15
16
16
16
16
15
14
11
12
11
11
11
10
8
9
9
9
11
9
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