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 experts: 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 expert 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.GoodBest spot that day for expertsUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Beale8.6 kmabout 15 min by car

3 ft102 kJ

6 ft859 kJ

5 ft451 kJ

9 ft1247 kJ

8 ft832 kJ

7 ft842 kJ

9 ft1271 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Beale, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	19, too small	3 ft8 s	102kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	12°C
Mon 19Oct	57, good	6 ft11 s	859kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	11°C
Tue 20Oct	35, too small	5 ft10 s	451kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots, offshore	11°C
Wed 21Oct	20, poor	9 ft10 s	1,247kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	68, good	8 ft9 s	832kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots, offshore	10°C
Fri 23Oct	16, poor	7 ft9 s	842kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 24 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	33, poor	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

6 ft667 kJ

5 ft359 kJ

8 ft969 kJ

7 ft685 kJ

7 ft760 kJ

8 ft966 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ballybunion, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	17, too small	3 ft8 smushy	95kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	13°C
Mon 19Oct	51, good	6 ft11 scrumbling	667kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	11°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	359kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots	11°C
Wed 21Oct	20, poor	8 ft10 smushy	969kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	64, good	7 ft9 ssoft	685kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots, offshore	10°C
Fri 23Oct	16, poor	7 ft9 smushy	760kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 23 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	26, poor	8 ft9 ssoft	966kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots	14°C

ballyheigue ireland southwest17.8 kmabout 35 min by car

2 ft93 kJ

6 ft724 kJ

5 ft392 kJ

7 ft1009 kJ

6 ft626 kJ

6 ft630 kJ

8 ft1056 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at ballyheigue ireland southwest, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	14, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	93kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot, offshore	13°C
Mon 19Oct	49, good	6 ft11 ssoft	724kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots, offshore	11°C
Tue 20Oct	23, too small	5 ft10 ssoft	392kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots	11°C
Wed 21Oct	18, poor	7 ft10 smushy	1,009kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 15 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	53, good	6 ft10 ssoft	626kJ	wind from the east, 12 knots, offshore	10°C
Fri 23Oct	12, poor	6 ft9 smushy	630kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 25 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	23, poor	8 ft10 ssoft	1,056kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 15 knots	15°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.

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.