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Ballycotton surf break

Ballycotton surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 27 Jan 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
9.4° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ballycotton today?

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 12PM is: 5.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)16ft (5.0m)9s
Afternoon (27 Jan)16ft (5.0m)12s
Evening (27 Jan)13ft (4.0m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Fri
30
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
ESE
4
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
S
4
S
3.5
S
3
S
2.2
SE
1.5
S
1.6
SSW
2.3
S
1.4
SW
2.1
SSE
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)8891112121112111111111191099910111171211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12411816412070157566676938583219227320522073217024542517231417796953635621188521407874894
Wind
(km/h)
35
SE
55
SSE
55
SSE
45
SSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
40
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
40
SE
30
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SE
35
SSE
40
SSE
20
SW
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:20AM
3.16
11:55PM
3.08
12:35PM
3.05
1:14AM
3.08
1:54PM
3.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:17AM
0.82
5:55PM
0.93
6:34AM
0.93
7:15PM
0.96
7:58AM
0.90
8:34PM
0.85
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Fri
30
Sunrise--8:18-------8:18-------8:15-----
Sunset----5:09-------5:12-------5:14---
light rain
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
3--11---11111241----12--
Temp. °C1097867888889988888898888
Feels °C (?)3-3-5-2-6-5-2-111110-2-124421-1344
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