Ballycastle surfForecast / Antrim / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 25 Aug 2025 BST
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Ballycastle surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ballycastle sea temperature is
15.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Ballycastle today?

The current surf forecast for Ballycastle at 5PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (25 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)20s

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

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Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
W
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)101212232019181818171616151514141413131212121313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)243633229146927253060286426542437179418261572131012571083841700679518493628669659
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SE
20
SE
20
S
15
SW
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:56PM
0.65
5:48AM
0.47
7:53PM
0.61
6:27AM
0.51
7:58PM
0.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:32PM
-0.06
1:28AM
0.29
12:56PM
-0.04
1:38AM
0.28
1:15PM
-0.00
1:39AM
0.25
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Sunrise-------6:18-------6:20-------6:22
Sunset---8:36-------8:34-------8:30----
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----31----------22-1----
Temp. °C182121201716141415171716131313131416171514131313
Feels °C (?)14171716151311111012131311111110111413111010910
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Antrim

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Ballycastle (moderate winds from the SE at Ballypatrick Forest 6 km from Ballycastle). 0.3m 8s swell from the WNW with a 0.1m 11s groundswell, also from the WNW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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22 km/h
SE
Offshore
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