Ballybunion surf break

Ballybunion surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 26 Feb 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
8.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ballybunion today?

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 11PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 22s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)--
Afternoon (26 Feb)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (26 Feb)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
0
1
2
3
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)121010111111121212121216151414141313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1227908882162822682398261325382302232616433644320028532522224920282084197422462687280728972658
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NW
5
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
35
SSW
40
SSW
30
S
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:32PM
3.00
1:11AM
3.21
2:05PM
3.17
2:28AM
3.47
3:11PM
3.46
3:26AM
3.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:50PM
1.38
7:47AM
1.09
8:14PM
1.17
8:54AM
0.75
9:12PM
0.87
9:43AM
0.41
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise------7:30-------7:28-------7:26-
Sunset-6:10-------6:13-------6:14------
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--1----------------21311
Temp. °C111099999988777666998710111112
Feels °C (?)564545642334421024323355
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