Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballybunion today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 6PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ballybunion. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NW 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 25 | 41 | 94 | 134 | 107 | 75 | 55 | 41 | 34 | 90 | 140 | 107 | 62 | 50 | 41 | 50 | 51 | 64 | 62 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:02AM4.05m | 8:12PM4.32m | 8:47AM3.92m | 8:57PM4.11m | 9:31AM3.73m | 9:42PM3.83m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51PM0.35m | 2:24AM0.02m | 2:35PM0.50m | 3:07AM0.25m | 3:21PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | W 8 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 12 | 25 | 44 | 134 | 107 | 75 | 55 | 41 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 107 | 62 | 50 | 41 | 50 | 15 | 14 | 27 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | NW 10 | W 8 | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 25 | 12 | — | 21 | 36 | 51 | 31 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 28 | 14 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 13 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 15 | W 14 | W 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 3 | — | — | 12 | 10 | — | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 18 | 41 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 90 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 64 | 62 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 725 | 743 | 1017 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 409 | 593 | 611 | 593 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 86 | 86 | 86 |
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