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Ballycastle surfForecast / Antrim / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.2° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ballycastle today?
The current surf forecast for Ballycastle at 9AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (02 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (02 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ballycastle. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1772 | 1772 | 2329 | 2391 | 2299 | 2119 | 1822 | 1442 | 1195 | 1230 | 1195 | 1178 | 1033 | 837 | 711 | 466 | 353 | 265 | 1275 | 1393 | 1666 | 2431 | 2975 | 3186 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:20AM 0.31 | 4:05PM 0.61 | 4:53AM 0.37 | 4:50PM 0.56 | 5:25AM 0.43 | 5:32PM 0.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:57AM 0.19 | 9:45PM 0.20 | 8:58AM 0.17 | 9:58PM 0.18 | 9:52AM 0.16 | 10:19PM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Fri 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:57 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Feels °C (?) | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
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