Ballybunion Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.50° N 9.68° W

Ballybunion 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
17.2° 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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 10AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (03 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW by Tue night).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
NNW
9
0.3
NNW
8
0.4
WSW
7
0.3
NNW
9
1.2
WNW
5
2.4
NW
10
2.5
NW
9
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
40
30
18
10
12
13
14
14
15
14
19
15
59
1044
1023
1069
1059
1070
974
795
683
530
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
E
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
20
W
30
W
30
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:47AM3.69m
8:56PM3.80m
9:26AM3.60m
9:37PM3.63m
10:10AM3.48m
Low Tide
2:35PM0.66m
2:59AM0.48m
3:15PM0.80m
3:40AM0.66m
4:02PM0.97m
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:28
9:25
9:23
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
17
20
17
17
17
17
16
16
18
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
12
12
13
16
14
16
17
17
15
15
17
14
11
10
8
6
6
6
8
8
8
9
9
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