Ballybunion surf break

Ballybunion surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 IST
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Ballybunion surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
10.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ballybunion today?

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 11AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 23). 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 (23 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
9
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
4
15
14
13
34
33
72
68
49
35
33
32
32
72
64
58
37
25
24
21
20
20
18
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
S
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
5
NE
0
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:33AM3.29m
10:55PM3.38m
11:54AM3.10m
00:17AM3.26m
1:20PM3.09m
Low Tide
3:58AM0.78m
4:23PM1.22m
5:21AM1.01m
5:55PM1.41m
6:58AM1.04m
7:31PM1.35m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:24
6:22
6:20
6:18
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8:50
8:52
8:53
8:54
1
2
5
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
13
14
13
12
12
11
10
11
14
15
13
11
10
10
10
11
13
13
12
13
12
4
3
3
7
8
7
6
6
6
4
5
7
9
8
6
6
7
7
9
11
12
10
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
9
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
8
Energy kJ
9
4
15
14
13
34
33
72
68
49
35
33
32
32
72
64
58
37
25
24
21
20
20
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
7
0.1
NW
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
18
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
W
9
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
5
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.2
ESE
2
Energy kJ
5
5
5
6
5
4
3
3
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
45
45
51
568
306
45
45
33
33
34
45
306
47
33
20
20
33
47
42
45
45
45
45
82
Best forecast wave conditions in Kerry
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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