Ballybunion Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.50° N 9.68° W

Ballybunion 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
16.3°C
1.6° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 4PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (22 Sep)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (22 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
3
6
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
11
1.9
W
10
1.8
WNW
14
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.5
WNW
14
2.5
WNW
14
2.5
WNW
13
2.3
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.8
W
10
3
W
13
4
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
828
780
1382
2853
2772
2504
2220
2103
1739
1407
1247
967
787
711
597
450
292
327
618
2709
8153
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
NE
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSW
30
SW
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:16PM3.19m
3:50AM3.17m
3:58PM3.48m
4:26AM3.46m
4:33PM3.75m
Low Tide
9:12AM1.40m
9:42PM1.04m
9:52AM1.10m
10:16PM0.73m
10:25AM0.82m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:24
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:36
7:32
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
17
17
18
17
15
13
13
13
13
13
13
15
14
12
12
12
14
17
18
16
12
Feels °C
17
16
17
15
14
11
9
10
10
11
12
14
12
8
8
8
11
12
13
15
9
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