Ballybunion surf break

Ballybunion surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 18 Apr 2026 IST
Forecast 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
10.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ballybunion today?

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 8PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (18 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
W
2.2
W
1.9
W
1.6
W
1.3
NNW
1.3
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.6
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
1.1
W
1.2
W
0.9
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)101010999101010101513131212121413151413131315
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11609476874312642762231881881531712151962122052244494803477437356708411288
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
NE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
40
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:35PM
4.37
6:55AM
4.32
7:16PM
4.32
7:40AM
4.18
8:00PM
4.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:16PM
-0.09
12:37AM
-0.03
12:55PM
0.01
1:18AM
0.03
1:38PM
0.23
2:04AM
0.21
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-------6:33-------6:31-------6:28
Sunset---8:40-------8:43-------8:45----
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C9999998771012131087681213119999
Feels °C (?)444577544899532026753221
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