Ballybunion Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.50° N 9.68° W

Ballybunion 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
17.3° 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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 1PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (09 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
W
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.4
NNW
10
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.5
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
363
340
326
301
360
331
162
134
115
97
86
80
78
78
70
54
34
32
21
64
119
181
167
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NNE
5
E
10
ESE
0
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
ENE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:19AM3.19m
2:53PM3.45m
3:36AM3.41m
3:59PM3.75m
4:37AM3.69m
4:53PM4.06m
Low Tide
8:33AM1.12m
9:19PM0.86m
9:42AM0.88m
10:19PM0.50m
10:37AM0.62m
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part cloud
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:16
9:15
9:13
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
17
15
15
14
13
12
13
17
18
17
17
17
16
16
18
22
23
23
21
Feels °C
15
14
13
14
14
12
13
12
12
11
11
16
15
15
16
16
14
14
15
20
21
21
20
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