Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballybunion today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 1AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ballybunion. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1671 | 1517 | 1348 | 1216 | 1124 | 976 | 885 | 799 | 642 | 524 | 444 | 404 | 260 | 117 | 177 | 294 | 463 | 396 | 284 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:18PM3.09m | 9:34AM3.14m | 10:14PM2.83m | 10:36AM2.92m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52PM1.05m | 3:03AM1.34m | 3:40PM1.33m | 3:54AM1.59m | 4:56PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 1671 | 1517 | 1348 | 1216 | 1124 | 976 | 885 | 799 | 642 | 524 | 444 | 404 | 260 | 117 | 177 | 294 | 463 | 396 | 284 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | W 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | 419 | 314 | 160 | 136 | 100 | 64 | 44 | 42 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 71 | 68 | 48 | 34 | 15 | 180 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 8 | — | NNW 6 | NNW 12 | WNW 15 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | WNW 19 | N 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 39 | 36 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 13 | — | 8 | 29 | 43 | 29 | 14 | 37 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 651 | 536 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 600 | 115 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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