Ballybunion surf break

Ballybunion surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 14 Sep 2025 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
16.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Ballybunion today?

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 9AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (14 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (14 Sep)11ft (3.5m)9s

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

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Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wed
17
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.8
SW
2.5
WSW
4
W
5
W
6
W
6
W
5.5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.8
W
Period(s) (?)11111110789111213131213121212111111101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13659726563743409362595665310006111859865897880006403505141903197224618181384980748518544
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
25
SE
40
SSE
45
SW
45
SW
50
SW
60
WSW
65
WSW
60
WSW
55
W
55
W
55
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
S
30
ESE
40
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononononononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:31AM
3.41
11:14PM
3.15
11:48AM
3.17
12:49AM
2.98
1:23PM
3.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:38PM
1.05
5:13AM
1.34
6:18PM
1.26
7:04AM
1.48
8:07PM
1.17
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wed
17
Sunrise--7:09-------7:11-------7:13-----
Sunset-----7:57-------7:54-------7:52--
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--421-111111------11--43
Temp. °C111215171615141413131414141414141414141414131214
Feels °C (?)778108632223345667889101067
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Kerry

  1. weather stationWind Update Offshore wind has become cross-off at Ballybunion (light winds from the SE at Shannon Airport 56 km from Ballybunion). A 2.2m groundswell from the WNW

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