Ballybunion Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.50° N 9.68° W

Ballybunion 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
17.4°C
1.7° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 7PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (01 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (01 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
8
1.3
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
1
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
7
1.6
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.7
W
9
1.9
W
9
2
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
183
178
186
207
178
147
76
96
118
186
225
300
266
235
302
351
411
440
588
664
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
20
SE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:15AM3.93m
8:29PM3.92m
8:54AM3.77m
9:12PM3.68m
9:40AM3.56m
Low Tide
2:09PM0.44m
2:30AM0.40m
2:49PM0.62m
3:11AM0.67m
3:36PM0.87m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:24
8:22
 mm
1
6
2
1
2
4
Temp °C
16
17
17
16
15
14
15
16
17
17
18
18
19
17
17
17
18
18
18
16
15
Feels °C
14
13
13
14
14
11
13
15
16
14
15
16
16
15
16
15
15
15
15
14
11
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