Ballybunion Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.50° N 9.68° W

Ballybunion 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
17.4° C
1.7° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 8AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (31 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (31 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
142
142
142
142
142
113
96
93
93
78
65
65
55
55
45
45
45
57
53
57
60
64
59
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
5
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
7:05AM3.72m
7:13PM4.03m
7:38AM3.75m
7:45PM4.01m
8:12AM3.74m
8:19PM3.94m
Low Tide
00:50AM0.35m
12:55PM0.56m
1:21AM0.29m
1:27PM0.54m
1:52AM0.29m
2:00PM0.58m
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:32
9:30
9:29
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
15
16
15
15
Feels °C
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
10
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
11
10
12
14
14
13
13
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