Ballybunion Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.50° N 9.68° W

Ballybunion 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
16.9°C
1.5° 

Ballybunion surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ballybunion today (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 2AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
1.7
NNW
10
1.6
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
W
8
1.6
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
9
2
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.7
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2051
1911
1584
1324
578
406
459
216
211
238
192
163
259
466
799
740
643
625
544
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
30
S
20
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
W
25
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:51PM3.76m
4:29AM3.72m
4:41PM4.07m
5:13AM3.98m
5:24PM4.29m
Low Tide
10:12PM0.42m
10:28AM0.60m
10:56PM0.12m
11:09AM0.34m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:08
8:07
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
17
16
16
Feels °C
8
7
8
9
10
10
12
11
12
11
10
11
11
10
13
12
13
11
12
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