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Ballycotton surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 03 Dec 2025 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Ballycotton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
11.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ballycotton today?
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 2PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (03 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 227 | 184 | 288 | 272 | 557 | 488 | 554 | 1654 | 249 | 246 | 235 | 263 | 275 | 287 | 390 | 100 | 985 | 2484 | 1456 | 1382 | 1849 | 2516 | 3600 | 9609 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:35PM 3.75 | 4:00AM 3.83 | 4:24PM 3.89 | 4:49AM 4.00 | 5:13PM 3.95 | 5:37AM 4.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:38AM 0.31 | 10:04PM 0.23 | 10:30AM 0.13 | 10:53PM 0.09 | 11:20AM 0.03 | 11:41PM 0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:22 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 1 |
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