Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
17.8° C
1.8° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 6PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (15 Jul)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (15 Jul)1ft (0.3m)16s

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 Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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)
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
50
50
50
50
25
42
41
41
41
41
41
41
21
41
38
34
33
33
33
16
17
17
17
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
ENE
20
E
10
E
0
SSW
5
W
5
N
10
N
15
N
10
NNE
5
E
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
15
N
15
N
20
N
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:54PM4.01m
7:16AM3.86m
7:43PM4.05m
8:02AM3.85m
8:29PM3.99m
Low Tide
12:59PM0.05m
1:29AM0.08m
1:47PM-0.02m
2:16AM0.09m
2:33PM-0.00m
3:01AM0.18m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:31
5:31
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:45
9:44
9:43
9:40
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
20
21
22
21
20
18
19
21
21
22
22
20
19
19
21
23
24
24
23
20
18
16
Feels °C
15
16
17
19
21
20
19
16
15
18
19
21
22
20
17
17
20
23
23
23
23
18
14
12
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