Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
19.6° C
3.1° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 8AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (27 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (27 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
10 PM
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)
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
9
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:39AM2.99m
5:05PM3.13m
5:24AM3.15m
5:47PM3.30m
6:03AM3.31m
6:25PM3.46m
Low Tide
10:44PM1.02m
11:04AM0.90m
11:30PM0.86m
11:47AM0.72m
00:10AM0.70m
12:26PM0.55m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:47
5:48
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9:30
9:28
9:27
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Temp °C
14
14
14
18
21
21
21
19
18
17
17
18
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
18
19
20
19
18
Feels °C
11
12
12
15
18
17
17
17
17
15
16
15
16
16
15
16
16
15
15
16
17
16
15
15
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