Ballybunion Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.50° N 9.68° W

Ballybunion 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballybunion sea temperature is
14.1°C
1.3° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 11PM is: 7.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)--
Afternoon (24 Oct)18ft (5.5m)12s
Evening (24 Oct)23ft (7.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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0
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
6
W
12
7
WNW
13
7.5
WNW
14
8
WNW
15
7.5
WNW
14
7
WNW
13
6.5
WNW
13
5.5
WNW
13
5
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.3
SW
9
2.4
WSW
10
3
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9199
15519
22402
25947
22634
16706
13410
10050
6942
4904
3680
2558
1948
1260
1042
861
1169
2266
3120
Wind (km/h)
60
W
65
W
65
W
65
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
40
W
30
W
20
SSW
20
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
50
SSW
45
SSW
55
SSW
45
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:30PM3.89m
4:55AM4.02m
5:09PM4.09m
5:31AM4.20m
5:48PM4.21m
Low Tide
10:40PM0.25m
10:58AM0.32m
11:15PM0.10m
11:35AM0.14m
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cloud
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cloud
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light rain
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light rain
mod rain
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7:21
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8:22
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6:24
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5:22
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6:21
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 mm
2
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1
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1
1
1
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3
8
Temp °C
11
10
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
11
9
10
13
14
16
16
15
12
Feels °C
-2
-4
-2
-3
-3
-3
-1
2
3
4
6
3
3
7
10
7
8
6
4
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