Ballybunion Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.50° N 9.68° W

Ballybunion 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
14.1°C
1.3° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 5PM is: 6.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (24 Oct)18ft (5.5m)12s
Evening (24 Oct)23ft (7.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat night, moderate winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
3
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
13
4.5
W
11
6
W
12
6.5
WNW
13
7.5
WNW
14
8
WNW
14
7.5
WNW
14
7
WNW
13
6.5
WNW
13
5.5
WNW
13
5
WNW
12
4.5
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.4
WSW
10
2.3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2393
5112
9477
14746
20511
25003
22319
16280
13207
9896
6942
5111
3680
2558
1948
1360
1051
1124
1214
2253
3175
Wind (km/h)
50
SW
60
WSW
60
W
65
W
60
W
65
W
60
WNW
60
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
W
30
WSW
25
SSW
25
SE
40
SSE
35
SSE
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
50
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
High Tide
4:30PM3.89m
4:55AM4.02m
5:09PM4.09m
5:31AM4.20m
5:48PM4.21m
Low Tide
10:23AM0.57m
10:40PM0.25m
10:58AM0.32m
11:15PM0.10m
11:35AM0.14m
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
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8:18
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7:21
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8:22
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6:24
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5:22
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6:21
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 mm
9
4
2
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1
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2
1
3
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3
4
Temp °C
15
15
11
10
11
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
11
9
10
14
16
16
17
16
12
Feels °C
6
5
-2
-4
-2
-4
-3
-3
-1
1
3
5
5
3
2
8
9
8
9
7
3
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