Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
15.8° C
0.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 2AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)19s
Afternoon (08 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)19s
Evening (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.5
SW
4
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
W
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
17
17
13
3
3
7
7
7
7
8
13
14
6
6
6
6
7
8
8
8
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
E
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
W
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
0
S
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
on
High Tide
11:21PM3.25m
11:47AM3.13m
00:19AM3.19m
12:49PM3.10m
1:25AM3.17m
Low Tide
5:21PM0.76m
5:53AM0.85m
6:16PM0.83m
6:52AM0.88m
7:21PM0.85m
7:59AM0.86m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:51
9:51
9:50
9:49
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
18
17
16
17
18
19
20
20
19
18
17
18
20
21
21
21
20
18
18
20
22
Feels °C
18
19
20
18
17
16
18
18
17
19
21
19
17
16
18
20
21
21
23
21
18
18
20
22
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