Ballybunion Ladies Beach 18 — Ballybunion. Photo: Zairon, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Ballybunion

Ballybunion is a town in County Kerry, Ireland. From Ballybunion you can reach 4 surf spots, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Ballybunion, a surf spot 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 11 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is KIR, 38 km away.

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Staying in Ballybunion

11 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: KIR, 38 km, SNN, 55 km, Cork International Airport (ORK), 110 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Ballybunion. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Ballybunion each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Ballybunion too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

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ballyheigue ireland southwest17.8 kmabout 35 min by car

2 ft93 kJ

5 ft531 kJ

4 ft370 kJ

8 ft973 kJ

5 ft499 kJ

6 ft508 kJ

8 ft1056 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at ballyheigue ireland southwest, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	33, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	93kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot, offshore	13°C
Mon 19Oct	61, good	5 ft12 ssoft	531kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	11°C
Tue 20Oct	41, fair	4 ft10 ssoft	370kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots	11°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	8 ft10 smushy	973kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 18 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	19, poor	5 ft10 ssoft	499kJ	wind from the north-east, 21 knots, offshore	10°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 smushy	508kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 26 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft10 ssoft	1,056kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 15 knots	15°C

Beale8.6 kmabout 15 min by car

3 ft102 kJ

5 ft549 kJ

5 ft451 kJ

9 ft1210 kJ

8 ft894 kJ

6 ft658 kJ

9 ft1271 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Beale, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	26, too small	3 ft8 s	102kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	12°C
Mon 19Oct	19, poor	5 ft11 s	549kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots, offshore	11°C
Tue 20Oct	44, fair	5 ft10 s	451kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots, offshore	11°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 s	1,210kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 19 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 s	894kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	10°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 s	658kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 25 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	9 ft10 s	1,271kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots	14°C

Ballybunion0.1 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft95 kJ

5 ft465 kJ

4 ft338 kJ

8 ft994 kJ

7 ft728 kJ

6 ft617 kJ

8 ft966 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ballybunion, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	42, fair	3 ft8 smushy	95kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	13°C
Mon 19Oct	41, fair	5 ft11 scrumbling	465kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	11°C
Tue 20Oct	40, fair	4 ft10 scrumbling	338kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots	11°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 smushy	994kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 ssoft	728kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots	10°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 smushy	617kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 25 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	966kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots	14°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Ballybunion, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Further out

This spot is more than 20 km from Ballybunion. It is the nearest town with beds, so it stays here.