Surf Forecasts:
Ballycastle surf forecast from 3 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 9 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period, NW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 5 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period, WNW swell with 809 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 9 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ballycastle this week:
The surf forecast for Ballycastle over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 09) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ballycastle in the next 16 days are 2.3m 9s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sun 9th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sun 9th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Wed 5th Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ballycastle over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Wed morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 273 | 548 | 354 | 113 | 64 | 21 | 31 | 149 | 411 | 299 | 222 | 244 | 501 | 450 | 186 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:20PM0.60m | 6:59AM0.45m | 9:25PM0.56m | 7:29AM0.44m | 9:21PM0.52m | 8:01AM0.43m | 9:29PM0.47m | 8:35AM0.40m | 9:45PM0.41m | 4:58AM0.37m | 5:36PM0.37m | 9:53PM0.35m | 5:32AM0.39m | 5:49PM0.47m | ||||||
Low Tide | 2:40AM0.27m | 2:20PM0.02m | 3:15AM0.28m | 2:48PM0.09m | 3:50AM0.30m | 3:04PM0.17m | 4:26AM0.34m | 2:01PM0.24m | 1:38AM0.33m | 7:16AM0.36m | 1:32PM0.27m | 8:18PM0.35m | 9:15AM0.31m | 1:22PM0.30m | 2:10AM0.24m | |||||
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 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
 | — | 9:24 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:13 |
mm | — | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | ESE 5 | NW 10 | NW 11 | SSE 6 | — | — | W 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | S 6 | WNW 10 | — | NW 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 21 | 22 | 149 | 411 | 299 | 222 | 1 | 501 | — | 186 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | — | ENE 3 | NNW 7 | ESE 4 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | WNW 9 | — | SSE 5 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 31 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | N 9 | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ESE 3 | SE 5 | — | W 3 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | — | SW 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | W 4 | WNW 9 | SSW 2 | WNW 9 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 7 | 25 | — | 1 | 273 | 548 | 354 | 113 | 64 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 12 | 15 | 244 | 1 | 450 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 72 | 59 | 88 | 59 | 145 | 348 | 408 | 250 | 250 | 186 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 155 | 193 | 26 | 26 | 72 | 11 |
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