Ballybunion surf break

Ballybunion surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 03 May 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
11.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ballybunion today?

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 3PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (03 May)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (03 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
7
1
NW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
7
1.1
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.4
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
358
333
308
369
322
208
155
138
138
101
138
168
61
59
58
95
93
91
217
327
325
252
194
172
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
6:55PM3.88m
7:17AM3.69m
7:28PM3.77m
7:53AM3.52m
8:04PM3.61m
Low Tide
12:38PM0.57m
00:59AM0.49m
1:10PM0.71m
1:33AM0.63m
1:43PM0.89m
2:09AM0.81m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:03
6:01
6:00
5:58
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9:07
9:08
9:10
9:12
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
12
13
11
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
11
10
10
10
9
9
5
7
8
9
6
6
6
6
5
7
4
5
6
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
7
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
0.7
NW
9
1.4
NNW
7
1
N
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
7
1.1
NW
10
1.4
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
Energy kJ
358
333
88
208
109
84
138
101
138
61
59
58
95
93
91
217
325
252
194
172
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
9
1
NW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
NW
11
0.5
NW
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
141
155
138
4
5
4
19
54
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
11
0.2
NNW
7
Energy kJ
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
6
0.7
N
6
1.1
NW
9
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
4
1.3
NW
10
Energy kJ
308
369
322
60
51
35
168
36
35
18
327
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
214
53
249
249
249
51
51
51
51
53
386
396
53
159
159
0
0
0
307
354
53
0
32
32
Best forecast wave conditions in Kerry
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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