Ballybunion Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.50° N 9.68° W

Ballybunion 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
16.3°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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 5PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (21 Sep)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (21 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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)
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
1
1
2
2
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
10
1.3
W
9
1.8
W
10
1.9
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.9
W
10
1.8
WNW
14
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.5
WNW
14
2.5
WNW
14
2.4
WNW
13
2.3
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
12
2
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
671
626
572
577
274
720
819
875
828
780
1382
2853
2772
2504
2220
1945
1739
1450
1288
989
802
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NW
10
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:18PM2.93m
3:04AM2.89m
3:16PM3.19m
3:50AM3.17m
3:58PM3.48m
Low Tide
8:15AM1.66m
8:59PM1.35m
9:12AM1.40m
9:42PM1.04m
9:52AM1.10m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:22
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:39
7:37
7:36
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
19
20
20
19
17
17
16
17
18
17
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
Feels °C
16
18
19
19
18
16
17
16
16
16
15
13
11
11
9
9
11
11
12
14
12
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