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Bunmahon surfForecast / Waterford / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bunmahon today?
The current surf forecast for Bunmahon at 10PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Bunmahon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | |
21 | 49 | 52 | 26 | 164 | 19 | 95 | 25 | 58 | 94 | 188 | 254 | 232 | 365 | 238 | 294 | 428 | 496 | 465 | 353 | 322 | 314 | 273 | 257 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:34PM4.08m | 6:57AM4.02m | 7:20PM4.11m | 7:43AM3.93m | 8:08PM4.04m | 8:32AM3.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02AM-0.03m | 1:23PM-0.00m | 1:50AM0.01m | 2:10PM0.06m | 2:40AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 7 | S 19 | S 18 | — | S 18 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 247 | 7 | 6 | — | 6 | 41 | 143 | 134 | 280 | 46 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | W 14 | W 11 | S 12 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 20 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 19 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 200 | 73 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 16 | — | — | S 21 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 20 | — | — | — | S 14 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | — | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 49 | 52 | 26 | 164 | — | 95 | 25 | 58 | 94 | 188 | 254 | 232 | 365 | 238 | 294 | 428 | 496 | 465 | 353 | 322 | 314 | 273 | 257 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 340 | 341 | 174 | 174 | 0 | 9 | 161 | 161 | 181 | 176 | 187 | 161 | 161 | 246 | 262 | 254 | 254 | 269 | 269 | 346 | 346 | 205 | 174 | 174 |
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