Ballycastle Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.22° N 6.23° W

Ballycastle, Ireland Weather Observations

Issued: 12 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycastle sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.4° 

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

Current weather conditions and live observations for Ballycastle based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Ballycastle right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Ballycastle

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Causeway Head wx

17 km WSW64 m above sea level

47 minutes ago
dry
5
light winds from the SE
(6 km/h at 142°)
15
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

Machrihanish

42 km NE13 m above sea level

2 hours ago
cloudno report
15
light winds from the SSE
(17 km/h at 150°)
20
13.9 °C24
24

-

1756

45 km SSE460 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
-
45
strong winds from the SSW
(46 km/h at 208°)
60
15.7 °C-
-
-
-
0

Islay Port Ellen

50 km N215 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearLight rain
15
light winds from the S
(13 km/h at 180°)
16 °C10.0
10.0
few
broken
broken

Straid wx

55 km SSE194 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 190°)
15
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

Eglinton/Londonderry Airport

62 km SW395 m above sea level

1 hour ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
30
fresh winds from the SSW
(31 km/h at 210°)
19 °C10.0
10.0
few
broken

Aldergrove

62 km S63 m above sea level

1 hour ago
cloudno report
10
light winds from the SSW
(11 km/h at 210°)
20
16.0 °C21
21

-

Belfast/Aldergrove Airport

65 km S220 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clear-
20
moderate winds from the SW
(22 km/h at 230°)
20 °C10.0
10.0
few

SHIP11136

71 km NE15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C- km
- km


SHIP6978

71 km NE3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
16.9 °C-
-


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Ballycastle and within an acceptable time window.

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