- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Ballybunion surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 23 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
12.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ballybunion today?
The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 12PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ballybunion. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | |
312 | 294 | 245 | 240 | 265 | 246 | 287 | 354 | 417 | 414 | 347 | 288 | 295 | 557 | 1442 | 1443 | 1400 | 1299 | 1259 | 1202 | 1002 | 985 | 1002 | 985 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:35AM3.25m | 11:50PM3.41m | 12:45PM3.20m | 00:59AM3.33m | 1:50PM3.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:08AM0.78m | 5:33PM1.25m | 6:24AM0.88m | 6:53PM1.27m | 7:33AM0.89m | 8:02PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | | |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — | 9:43 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 312 | 294 | 245 | 240 | 265 | 246 | 287 | 354 | 417 | 414 | 347 | 288 | 295 | 262 | 1442 | 1443 | 1400 | 1299 | 1259 | 1202 | 1002 | 985 | 1002 | 985 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | N 6 | N 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 138 | 557 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 0 | 41 | 206 | 200 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Kerry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Ballybunion surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest