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Ballybunion surf break

Ballybunion surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 26 Jan 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
8.4° C
 (Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ballybunion today?

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 10PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)--
Afternoon (26 Jan)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (26 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
2
0
0
2
5
0
!
!
!
7
7
7
5
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
7.5
W
5.5
W
5.5
W
5
W
4.5
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
Period(s) (?)111112141415161616141417171616161616151514141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11301342170640414226458345464905657521105110481657912714103428362777664445201446938653005243619981604
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
NE
40
NNE
45
ENE
50
SE
50
E
20
E
55
WSW
65
WSW
45
SW
25
S
30
SE
30
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
40
ESE
45
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffononcross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:42PM
3.31
11:09AM
3.20
11:56PM
3.24
12:35PM
3.14
1:18AM
3.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:06PM
0.92
4:44AM
1.19
5:22PM
1.12
6:16AM
1.22
6:53PM
1.17
7:45AM
1.05
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise------8:27-------8:26-------8:25-
Sunset5:12-------5:14-------5:15-------
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---152-111-1-1-----1----
Temp. °C9877810777776677998887779
Feels °C (?)553-2-2-1-42-5-7-3-1-10-1000-1-2-10-12
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