Ballybunion Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.50° N 9.68° W

Ballybunion 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
17.3° C
1.5° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 4AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
290
240
202
190
192
168
135
123
120
143
212
245
213
183
142
105
96
85
102
93
83
99
96
80
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:58AM3.53m
6:07PM3.88m
6:32AM3.65m
6:40PM3.99m
7:05AM3.72m
7:13PM4.03m
Low Tide
11:44PM0.63m
11:50AM0.75m
00:17AM0.46m
12:23PM0.63m
00:50AM0.35m
12:55PM0.56m
light rain
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light rain
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rain showers
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:36
9:34
9:32
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
16
17
16
15
13
12
12
12
11
10
9
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
10
10
11
11
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