Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
16.7°C
0.8° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 10AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.3
SW
7
0.9
SW
4
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
2
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
9
1.4
SW
9
1.9
SW
9
1.2
SSW
8
1.1
SW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.8
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
38
37
28
35
45
9
0
3
2
342
382
430
304
626
171
151
126
86
67
65
64
69
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:54PM3.64m
5:15AM3.62m
5:40PM3.87m
5:58AM3.82m
6:21PM4.01m
Low Tide
10:57AM0.42m
11:26PM0.34m
11:44AM0.16m
00:10AM0.15m
12:26PM-0.00m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
7:59
7:57
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
11
13
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
18
19
18
16
15
14
13
14
16
15
15
14
Feels °C
8
9
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
15
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
15
12
11
10
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