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Ballycotton surf break

Ballycotton surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 IST
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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
9.6° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ballycotton today?

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 4PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jan)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (12 Jan)8ft (2.5m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.3
SSW
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.5
SSW
0.3
WSW
2.4
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)11111111111111999999910101013788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)216921692069173615689305244403322812403052462512622214193452212781027755618498
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
NW
15
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:59AM
2.84
12:31AM
2.78
1:06PM
2.77
1:40AM
2.78
2:11PM
2.79
2:42AM
2.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:26PM
1.19
6:58AM
1.21
7:32PM
1.21
8:07AM
1.20
8:37PM
1.14
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise8:34-------8:33-------8:33-------
Sunset--4:45-------4:46-------4:47-----
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C101010101010975786555789798877
Feels °C (?)432344300121111210-204433
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