Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballybunion today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 9PM is: 5.0m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ballybunion. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8119 | 9395 | 9601 | 8085 | 6268 | 5010 | 4805 | 4483 | 3998 | 3675 | 3430 | 2872 | 2472 | 2244 | 2109 | 2379 | 2730 | 2744 | 2783 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:47PM3.10m | 10:07AM3.08m | 10:44PM2.81m | 11:14AM2.85m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:21PM1.11m | 3:36AM1.34m | 4:12PM1.42m | 4:32AM1.64m | 5:42PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 9601 | 8085 | 6268 | 5010 | 4805 | — | 3998 | 3675 | 3430 | 2872 | — | — | — | 2379 | 2730 | 2744 | 2783 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8119 | 9395 | — | — | — | — | — | 4483 | — | — | — | — | 2472 | 2244 | 2109 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 611 | 581 | 581 | 581 | 581 | 35 | 574 | 35 | 348 | 591 | 361 | 35 | 35 | 591 | 591 | 591 | 599 | 599 | 135 |
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