
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballybunion today (21 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 10PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ballybunion. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu morning, near gales from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
4090 | 3412 | 3434 | 3354 | 3042 | 2263 | 1986 | 1689 | 1473 | 1184 | 959 | 2457 | 2836 | 3330 | 4248 | 5514 | 6315 | 6685 | 6763 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:24PM3.12m | 3:03AM3.16m | 3:11PM3.38m | 3:43AM3.47m | 3:52PM3.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55PM1.05m | 9:11AM1.16m | 9:32PM0.76m | 9:48AM0.86m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | -5 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4090 | 3412 | — | — | — | 2263 | 1986 | 1689 | 1473 | 1184 | 959 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNW 6 | NW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
— | — | 3434 | 3354 | 3042 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 181 | 2457 | 2836 | 3330 | 4248 | 5514 | 6315 | 6685 | 6763 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 600 | 35 | 138 | 200 | 135 | 35 | 17 | 32 | 36 | 53 | 138 | 161 | 306 | 350 | 620 | 610 | 624 | 743 | 135 |
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