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Ballybunion surf break

Ballybunion surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 11 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
9.3° C
 (Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ballybunion today?

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 8AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (11 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (11 Jan)11ft (3.5m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
WSW
2.2
W
2
W
1.8
W
2
W
4
WSW
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
WSW
2.2
W
3.5
NW
3.5
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.1
NW
Period(s) (?)1010101011111111111111111212121212888881111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)998102683465697635493490286523861938171517331794188918891641131913411342988104797614371028
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
20
S
20
SSE
40
SSE
50
S
60
SW
55
SW
45
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
NNW
20
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:42AM
3.08
11:24PM
3.02
11:46AM
2.90
12:29AM
2.98
1:01PM
2.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:26AM
1.35
4:59PM
1.26
5:40AM
1.48
6:10PM
1.40
6:59AM
1.47
7:22PM
1.43
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
Sunrise--8:45-------8:44-------8:44-----
Sunset----4:46-------4:49-------4:50---
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---2621---111111--------
Temp. °C111011121310101010101010101010787888888
Feels °C (?)56754-2-102423322-22-1100122
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