Ballybunion Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.50° N 9.68° W

Ballybunion 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
17.4°C
1.6° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 5PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (30 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (30 Aug)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.9
W
9
2.4
WNW
6
2.5
WNW
8
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.3
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.4
W
8
1.5
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
354
325
318
367
641
469
931
408
371
312
305
274
304
127
131
213
193
183
156
217
237
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
15
W
25
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
15
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:07AM4.01m
7:17PM4.18m
7:40AM4.01m
7:51PM4.09m
8:15AM3.93m
8:29PM3.92m
Low Tide
1:00PM0.30m
1:21AM0.09m
1:33PM0.33m
1:54AM0.20m
2:09PM0.44m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:46
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:31
8:30
8:28
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
15
17
15
16
16
Feels °C
14
13
13
12
9
8
7
9
10
10
12
13
12
12
12
11
12
14
12
15
13
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