Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballybunion today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 1PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ballybunion. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1510 | 1211 | 593 | 361 | 369 | 254 | 485 | 565 | 730 | 711 | 681 | 572 | 515 | 685 | 1365 | 1086 | 846 | 749 | 818 | 815 | 876 | 1333 | 1402 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:15PM4.17m | 6:33AM4.14m | 6:49PM4.07m | 7:04AM4.04m | 7:23PM3.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:00PM0.17m | 00:16AM0.14m | 12:33PM0.20m | 00:47AM0.30m | 1:05PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | WNW 12 | W 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 1510 | 1211 | 593 | 361 | 369 | 254 | 485 | 565 | 730 | 711 | 681 | 572 | 515 | 685 | 1365 | 1086 | 846 | 749 | — | 60 | 876 | 1333 | 1402 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | WNW 13 | WSW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 312 | 229 | 12 | 175 | 120 | 78 | 55 | 30 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 444 | 442 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 16 | 12 | 7 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 818 | 815 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 32 | 32 | 222 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 41 | 32 | 0 | 39 | 314 | 200 | 206 | 39 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 574 | 135 | 32 | 35 |
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