Ballybunion Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.50° N 9.68° W

Ballybunion 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
17.7° C
2.0° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 6AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
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
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.6
WNW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
9
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
0.9
W
8
1.7
WNW
7
2.3
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
32
15
19
20
20
12
13
20
30
68
134
112
120
112
106
154
90
293
638
844
1071
1299
1479
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:22AM2.99m
1:00PM3.03m
1:34AM2.87m
2:10PM3.03m
2:49AM2.90m
3:16PM3.14m
Low Tide
6:39AM1.37m
7:29PM1.44m
7:54AM1.45m
8:42PM1.38m
9:01AM1.40m
9:41PM1.23m
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:45
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:45
9:44
9:42
 mm
1
1
2
1
2
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
17
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
16
15
14
15
15
16
16
16
Feels °C
16
15
14
14
15
12
11
11
12
11
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
10
8
11
11
12
12
12
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