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Ballycotton surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 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
10.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ballycotton today?
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 9AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 813 | 584 | 1122 | 330 | 256 | 192 | 138 | 94 | 94 | 60 | 46 | 33 | 31 | 50 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:30AM 4.09 | 6:50PM 4.11 | 7:11AM 4.10 | 7:32PM 4.12 | 7:54AM 4.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:35AM -0.05 | 12:56PM -0.05 | 1:17AM -0.11 | 1:37PM -0.05 | 2:00AM -0.05 | 2:20PM 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
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