Ballybunion surf break

Ballybunion surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 25 Dec 2025 IST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
9.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Ballybunion today?

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 2AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 25). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (26 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (26 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)111111121212121211111111101014131212111116161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)256244202224184181175169154149144185162158175157190172163121193248279272
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:37PM
3.34
8:45AM
3.54
9:26PM
3.29
9:36AM
3.42
10:22PM
3.26
10:35AM
3.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:19AM
1.01
2:55PM
0.74
3:10AM
1.12
3:47PM
0.83
4:12AM
1.21
4:51PM
0.90
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Sunrise----8:48-------8:48-------8:48---
Sunset------4:29-------4:30-------4:30-
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C332233343333324545667666
Feels °C (?)-4-4-5-4-3-2-2-1-2-3-2-2-2-4-10-2-1002222
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