Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballybunion today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 4AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ballybunion. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed night, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 8 | WNW 8 | N 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1390 | 1536 | 1639 | 1433 | 1228 | 931 | 754 | 333 | 190 | 138 | 229 | 188 | 130 | 165 | 164 | 127 | 88 | 46 | 33 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:30PM3.15m | 10:58AM3.09m | 11:29PM2.87m | 12:03PM2.90m | 00:51AM2.71m | 1:30PM2.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28AM1.27m | 5:05PM1.43m | 5:31AM1.56m | 6:36PM1.60m | 7:13AM1.68m | 8:19PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 257 | 190 | 133 | 14 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 31 | 88 | 46 | 33 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 10 | 7 | 7 | — | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 8 | NNW 7 | N 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 1390 | 1536 | 1639 | 1433 | 1228 | 931 | 754 | 333 | 186 | 138 | 229 | 188 | 130 | 165 | 164 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 351 | 351 | 343 | 611 | 393 | 937 | 581 | 390 | 382 | 120 | 115 | 120 | 120 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
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