Ballycotton surf break

Ballycotton surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 IST
Forecast 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
10.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ballycotton today?

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 8PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (21 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (21 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
S
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)999999913991111101099999981156
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)272626262626251630274144345534282727162514900
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NE
5
NE
5
SE
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:35AM
4.12
6:53PM
4.08
7:14AM
4.05
7:33PM
3.99
7:55AM
3.86
8:16PM
3.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:00PM
-0.03
1:19AM
-0.06
1:39PM
0.07
2:00AM
0.09
2:20PM
0.26
2:46AM
0.34
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise6:33-------6:31-------6:28-------
Sunset---6:45-------6:46-------6:49----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C71010987678101110976578999101011
Feels °C (?)477543344776523254443433
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