Ballybunion surf break

Ballybunion surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 27 Apr 2026 IST
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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
10.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ballybunion today?

The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 6AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (27 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (27 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.2
W
16
0.4
W
15
0.6
W
15
0.7
W
14
0.9
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
NW
18
1.5
NW
16
1.8
NW
16
1.9
NW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
25
20
19
23
19
19
20
71
150
189
284
411
459
501
584
510
485
400
334
781
1172
1552
1609
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
25
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:45AM3.44m
3:28PM3.45m
3:38AM3.60m
4:11PM3.64m
4:22AM3.73m
4:48PM3.80m
Low Tide
9:11AM0.71m
9:32PM0.92m
9:54AM0.55m
10:13PM0.72m
10:31AM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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6:16
6:13
6:11
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8:57
8:59
9:00
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
11
12
12
12
13
12
11
10
10
14
15
12
12
10
9
7
9
13
15
15
12
9
10
9
10
10
9
9
11
10
9
7
7
10
10
7
9
6
5
2
3
7
10
10
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
7
0.4
W
15
0.6
W
15
0.7
W
14
0.9
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
NW
18
1.5
NW
16
1.8
NW
16
1.9
NW
15
Energy kJ
38
25
20
19
23
19
19
10
71
150
189
284
411
459
501
584
510
485
400
333
781
1172
1552
1609
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
W
12
0.2
N
9
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
11
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
N
3
0.3
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.1
N
10
0.3
N
3
0.2
WNW
16
0.3
NW
16
0.7
NW
18
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
Energy kJ
1
3
6
10
9
19
18
18
10
2
15
40
2
2
27
43
334
322
302
284
235
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
N
8
0.2
W
12
0.1
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
W
16
0.3
W
10
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.1
N
9
0.2
WNW
20
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
3
1
11
2
6
6
6
20
17
10
10
2
38
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
N
3
0.2
N
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
ENE
2
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
Energy kJ
1
3
2
2
7
9
3
1
8
14
9
3
8
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
53
53
69
47
45
45
47
0
0
0
0
0
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
17
0
0
20
Best forecast wave conditions in Kerry
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
8
7
7
9
7
6
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