Ballybunion Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.50° N 9.68° W

Ballybunion 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
18.1° C
2.5° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 7PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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)
0.7
NNW
6
0.4
W
9
0.8
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.3
W
8
0.7
NNW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
28
38
50
82
85
68
43
37
28
28
25
26
33
33
22
20
20
20
12
16
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:04AM3.31m
11:21PM3.22m
11:58AM3.14m
00:22AM2.99m
1:00PM3.03m
Low Tide
5:03PM1.18m
5:33AM1.15m
6:10PM1.37m
6:39AM1.37m
7:29PM1.44m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:47
9:45
9:45
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
16
16
16
12
11
11
12
14
16
17
18
16
15
15
16
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
11
12
12
12
14
9
9
9
9
11
13
15
17
15
14
14
15
14
13
12
13
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