Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.3° 

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) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 5PM is: 0.1m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)19s
Afternoon (08 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)19s
Evening (08 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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)
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.6
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
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.5
E
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
13
13
14
6
6
6
6
9
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
9
16
7
6
6
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
WSW
5
N
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
10
N
15
N
20
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:47AM3.13m
00:19AM3.19m
12:49PM3.10m
1:25AM3.17m
1:58PM3.15m
2:34AM3.22m
Low Tide
6:16PM0.83m
6:52AM0.88m
7:21PM0.85m
7:59AM0.86m
8:32PM0.80m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:51
9:50
9:49
9:47
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
20
20
20
18
17
16
18
20
21
21
21
20
18
18
20
22
24
23
22
20
18
17
Feels °C
19
19
18
19
21
17
16
16
18
20
21
21
23
21
18
18
20
22
24
23
23
20
18
15
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