Ballycotton Surf Break

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Issued: 6 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
15.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 2AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (06 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (06 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
10 AM
1 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
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
17
20
15
15
19
4
4
4
4
4
6
16
17
17
17
3
3
3
7
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
9:48PM3.39m
10:05AM3.26m
10:32PM3.33m
10:52AM3.19m
11:21PM3.25m
11:47AM3.13m
Low Tide
3:51PM0.60m
4:17AM0.73m
4:33PM0.68m
5:02AM0.79m
5:21PM0.76m
5:53AM0.85m
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:20
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:52
9:52
9:51
9:51
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
20
17
16
16
17
20
21
20
19
18
16
16
18
21
22
22
21
20
18
17
18
20
Feels °C
19
19
17
14
14
14
15
17
17
17
17
17
15
15
17
20
20
20
21
21
19
17
18
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.3
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.1
SW
12
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SW
3
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
17
20
15
15
15
4
4
2
1
6
16
17
17
2
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
10
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
19
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
19
2
2
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
17
3
3
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
W
10
0.1
S
5
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
1
1
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.1
SW
8
Energy kJ
10
26
21
10
5
4
2
3
10
13
8
4
3
2
1
3
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
166
148
148
148
148
147
147
148
148
148
148
151
148
136
166
166
166
139
136
135
135
135
136
151
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Rating
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Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
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