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Ballybunion surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 ISTForecast 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
14.0° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ballybunion today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 12AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ballybunion. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | |
897 | 814 | 729 | 805 | 976 | 976 | 963 | 864 | 733 | 708 | 543 | 466 | 457 | 392 | 356 | 394 | 386 | 369 | 361 | 347 | 281 | 325 | 367 | 427 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 5:26PM3.76m | 5:49AM3.61m | 6:01PM3.79m | 6:26AM3.61m | 6:37PM3.79m | 7:03AM3.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34PM0.60m | 11:44AM0.73m | 00:09AM0.57m | 12:19PM0.76m | 00:44AM0.59m | 12:54PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | N 9 | W 9 | W 17 |
 kJ | 897 | 814 | 729 | 805 | 976 | 976 | 963 | 864 | 733 | 708 | 543 | 466 | 457 | 392 | 356 | 8 | 386 | 369 | 361 | 347 | 281 | 2 | 367 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | SW 14 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | N 9 | N 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 12 | N 12 | NW 7 | — | — | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | N 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 394 | — | — | — | — | — | 325 | — | 427 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 142 | 200 | 200 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 60 | 41 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 17 | 41 | 200 | 39 | 38 | 32 | 41 | 41 | 135 | 135 | 135 |
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