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Ballybunion surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland
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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
11.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ballybunion today?
The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 7PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 22). 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ballybunion. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | |
84 | 47 | 46 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 34 | 34 | 75 | 69 | 48 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 67 | 74 | 67 | 59 | 56 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 9:26AM3.60m | 9:46PM3.63m | 10:33AM3.29m | 10:55PM3.38m | 11:54AM3.10m | 00:17AM3.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16PM0.90m | 3:58AM0.78m | 4:23PM1.22m | 5:21AM1.01m | 5:55PM1.41m | 6:58AM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | 8:53 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
84 | 47 | 46 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 34 | 34 | 75 | 69 | 48 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 67 | 74 | 67 | 59 | 56 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SW 6 | NW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 |
3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | SW 16 | — | — | — | S 6 | SW 11 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 2 | — |
38 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 475 | 475 | 561 | 561 | 600 | 630 | 600 | 51 | 991 | 561 | 306 | 306 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 45 | 311 | 47 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 33 | 0 |
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