Ballycastle Surf Break

Ballycastle 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 55.22° N 6.23° W

Issued: 12 pm 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycastle sea temperature is
10.8° C

Slightly cooler than normal

Ballycastle surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ballycastle today (09 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycastle at 8PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jun)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (09 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
170
170
173
170
260
202
180
173
135
132
124
203
203
199
199
172
141
101
99
134
105
105
96
78
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
SW
10
S
15
SE
20
SSE
10
S
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:08AM0.55m
3:33PM0.22m
3:24AM0.56m
4:55PM0.28m
4:30AM0.55m
Low Tide
4:26PM0.16m
2:10PM0.22m
6:16PM0.21m
1:15PM0.23m
8:08PM0.22m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:46
4:45
4:45
4:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:01
10:02
10:04
10:04
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
4
4
1
1
Temp °C
10
12
12
11
9
8
8
8
10
11
12
12
10
8
8
9
10
11
13
14
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
6
6
6
6
5
4
4
4
5
6
7
8
7
5
5
5
6
9
11
12
10
8
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
Energy kJ
170
170
173
170
260
202
180
173
135
132
124
119
203
199
199
172
141
101
99
134
105
105
96
78
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
6
2
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.8
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
5
0.3
WSW
2
1.1
WNW
9
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.3
W
2
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
W
3
Energy kJ
2
6
21
27
1
203
3
7
1
4
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
26
50
1319
384
377
26
26
11
1030
771
421
410
26
11
11
19
19
11
22
11
193
193
186
11
Best forecast wave conditions in Antrim
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
7
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
7
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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