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Ballybunion surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 29 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
14.4° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ballybunion today (29 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 10PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ballybunion. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | |
181 | 185 | 144 | 105 | 110 | 322 | 956 | 1029 | 913 | 814 | 741 | 718 | 894 | 879 | 879 | 864 | 734 | 628 | 543 | 466 | 457 | 381 | 302 | 240 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:51PM3.69m | 5:12AM3.57m | 5:26PM3.76m | 5:49AM3.61m | 6:01PM3.79m | 6:26AM3.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58PM0.67m | 11:09AM0.73m | 11:34PM0.60m | 11:44AM0.73m | 00:09AM0.57m | 12:19PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:51 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 181 | 185 | 144 | 105 | 110 | 322 | 956 | 1029 | 913 | 814 | 741 | 718 | 894 | 879 | 879 | 864 | 734 | 628 | 543 | 466 | 457 | 381 | 302 | 240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | W 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 10 | — | — | SW 14 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 |
| kJ | 82 | 60 | 48 | 42 | 31 | 88 | 10 | 9 | — | 6 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | — | — | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | SW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | NW 8 | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | NW 7 | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 34 | 10 | 38 | 34 | 50 | 22 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 200 | 41 | 36 | 0 | 20 | 36 | 20 | 17 | 142 | 200 | 200 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 60 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 41 | 0 | 17 |
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