Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballybunion today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballybunion at 5AM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ballybunion. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Fri night, gales from the W by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WSW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2136 | 2593 | 3471 | 4584 | 5567 | 5384 | 5161 | 5064 | 4954 | 4524 | 3937 | 2098 | 4009 | 7811 | 12083 | 15906 | 18519 | 16985 | 15374 | 13410 | 10532 | 7944 | 5632 | 4404 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:43AM3.47m | 3:52PM3.64m | 4:20AM3.76m | 4:30PM3.89m | 4:55AM4.02m | 5:09PM4.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48AM0.86m | 10:06PM0.48m | 10:23AM0.57m | 10:40PM0.25m | 10:58AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 12 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 0 | -3 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4954 | 4524 | 3937 | 2098 | 1411 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4404 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | — |
| kJ | 2136 | 2593 | 3471 | 4584 | 5567 | 5384 | 5161 | 5064 | — | — | — | 1783 | 4009 | 7811 | 12083 | 15906 | 18519 | 16985 | 15374 | 13410 | 10532 | 7944 | 5632 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 178 | 306 | 337 | 408 | 610 | 611 | 743 | 135 | 35 | 201 | 348 | 609 | 1008 | 1010 | 1008 | 1008 | 1008 | 1008 | 1008 | 1008 | 1008 | 581 | 618 | 35 |
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