Ballybunion Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.50° N 9.68° W

Ballybunion 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
16.6°C
1.4° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 4AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (11 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (11 Sep)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.6
W
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
13
2.5
W
13
3
W
11
3
W
11
3
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
12
1.9
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.7
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.5
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.1
NW
10
1
NW
10
1
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
471
435
367
367
380
389
413
754
1739
2201
2118
2195
1983
1787
1082
910
822
660
534
423
361
255
188
157
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:53AM4.15m
6:03PM4.40m
6:30AM4.22m
6:41PM4.39m
7:04AM4.19m
7:17PM4.26m
Low Tide
11:35PM-0.08m
11:48AM0.18m
00:11AM-0.15m
12:24PM0.11m
00:46AM-0.09m
12:59PM0.15m
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7:05
7:05
7:07
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8:04
8:01
7:59
 mm
1
2
5
3
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
16
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
15
15
15
17
18
19
18
Feels °C
12
10
11
11
12
12
11
10
10
13
14
15
16
17
17
17
16
14
14
14
16
16
18
17
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