Ballybunion Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.50° N 9.68° W

Ballybunion 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
16.6°C
1.6° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 10AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (14 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (14 Sep)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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)
0
0
0
0
1
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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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
9
0.9
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
1.3
W
8
1.7
W
10
1.8
W
9
2
W
9
2.4
W
8
2.3
W
9
2.3
W
9
2.3
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
9
2.3
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
95
99
90
157
217
546
528
649
746
780
828
773
1060
1620
1914
1752
1857
1565
1215
924
772
721
836
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
30
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
25
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:38AM4.08m
7:52PM4.04m
8:11AM3.88m
8:27PM3.75m
8:44AM3.63m
9:05PM3.43m
Low Tide
1:33PM0.29m
1:51AM0.35m
2:07PM0.51m
2:23AM0.66m
2:43PM0.79m
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:11
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:54
7:52
 mm
2
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
17
19
17
17
16
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
15
Feels °C
17
15
14
16
17
15
13
8
7
8
8
10
10
8
8
9
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
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