Surf Forecasts:
Ballybunion surf forecast from 14 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 17 Nov, 9PM (local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 16s period, W swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 18 Nov, 12AM (local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 16s period, W swell with 19,266 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 15 Nov, 12AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ballybunion this week:
The surf forecast for Ballybunion over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Nov 15) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ballybunion in the next 16 days are 6.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 18) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 5s period and expected on Monday (Nov 16) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Sun 15th Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 9PM (Tue 17th Nov) | 20ft (6.0m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Wed 18th Nov) | 20ft (6.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ballybunion over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun night, near gales from the SE by Mon afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | WSW 12 | SW 9 | WSW 11 | W 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | W 13 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 29 | 50 | 40 | 67 | 351 | 354 | 198 | 92 | 1086 | 4411 | 7158 | 19266 | 16085 | 9095 | 2898 | 1181 | 833 | 502 |
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-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:28AM3.49m | 8:01PM3.15m | 8:13AM3.29m | 8:51PM2.96m | 9:05AM3.12m | 9:52PM2.83m | 10:07AM3.01m | 11:01PM2.82m | 11:14AM2.99m | 00:07AM2.94m | 12:18PM3.08m | 1:05AM3.15m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:04AM1.04m | 1:35PM0.94m | 1:43AM1.24m | 2:21PM1.14m | 2:30AM1.42m | 3:19PM1.29m | 3:32AM1.57m | 4:32PM1.35m | 4:56AM1.60m | 5:48PM1.28m | 6:17AM1.49m | 6:49PM1.10m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:42 | — | — | 4:39 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | WSW 12 | SW 9 | WSW 6 | NNW 9 | W 11 | NNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | W 13 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 30 | 29 | 50 | 12 | 52 | 233 | 354 | 198 | 92 | 1086 | 4411 | 7158 | 19266 | 16085 | 9095 | 2898 | 1181 | 833 | 502 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NNW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 12 | NNW 16 | W 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | — | — | — | N 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 45 | 40 | 67 | 98 | 198 | 130 | 45 | 55 | 28 | — | — | — | 139 | 60 | 138 | 80 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | WSW 5 | — | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 35 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 10 | — | 111 | 60 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | NW 4 | NNW 8 | — | SE 3 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 18 | 31 | — | 11 | 351 | — | 12 | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 165 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 200 | 393 | 0 | 114 | 611 | 0 | 38 | 421 | 194 | 200 | 201 | 135 | 154 | 234 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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