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Ballybunion surf break

Ballybunion surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 IST
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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 slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ballybunion today?

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 8AM is: 5.0m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)16ft (5.0m)18s
Afternoon (15 Jan)15ft (4.5m)17s
Evening (15 Jan)15ft (4.5m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
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)
0
!
8
8
7
7
7
8
7
6
7
8
9
8
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
W
4.5
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)191818171717161616151515151515141413131212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)447114997145621370711760112499906842770086407763284278047731456224511356328012323178614441150916718
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
20
SW
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
E
5
SE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:09PM
3.10
3:26AM
3.39
3:55PM
3.28
4:08AM
3.59
4:34PM
3.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:59AM
1.18
9:11PM
1.19
9:43AM
0.97
9:52PM
1.01
10:21AM
0.76
10:29PM
0.84
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
Sunrise--8:41-------8:41-------8:40-----
Sunset----4:52-------4:54-------4:57---
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1----11-----------------
Temp. °C876787655557876545666655
Feels °C (?)1113321-10003432112223422
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