Ballybunion surf break

Ballybunion surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 28 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 11AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.9m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 28). 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)8ft (2.4m)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
Tue
03
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
3
4
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
5
5
6
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
Period(s) (?)151414141413131312121111111112121212121313141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)348230712522224918941952186318211806214723342108222320622984314430112552324244704240483142905464
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
S
10
S
15
WSW
15
S
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
40
S
55
S
40
W
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
S
35
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrossononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:11PM
3.46
3:26AM
3.80
4:01PM
3.74
4:12AM
4.08
4:42PM
3.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:54AM
0.75
9:12PM
0.87
9:43AM
0.41
9:57PM
0.59
10:25AM
0.14
10:36PM
0.37
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
Sunrise--7:28-------7:26-------7:24-----
Sunset-----6:14-------6:15-------6:17--
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1---12133521----1---
Temp. °C7657888781011111212877779101087
Feels °C (?)11-125442256652-1000015743
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