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Bunmahon surfForecast / Waterford / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 24 Jan 2026 IST
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Bunmahon surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bunmahon sea temperature is
9.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bunmahon today?

The current surf forecast for Bunmahon at 7PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jan)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (24 Jan)2ft (0.6m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.1
ESE
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.3
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.5
S
2.4
SSE
2.2
S
2.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
S
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)888161688818171716159995679871716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)105189746825115110974665236246525114311111184115468524848207183179167
Wind
(km/h)
40
ENE
30
ENE
25
NNW
25
WNW
30
W
25
SW
10
SW
5
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NE
15
ENE
5
ESE
15
SSE
25
SSE
40
S
50
SSE
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
WNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		glassoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:47AM
3.71
9:04PM
3.53
9:30AM
3.58
9:51PM
3.38
10:21AM
3.39
10:47PM
3.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:12PM
0.50
3:28AM
0.46
3:57PM
0.64
4:17AM
0.64
4:50PM
0.81
5:18AM
0.82
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise8:22-------8:19-------8:18-------
Sunset--5:00-------5:02-------5:05-----
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
16142-----------321-----
Temp. °C888766665687777878876665
Feels °C (?)-1131-102412443532-2-2444220
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