Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
19.4° C
3.0° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 9PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)--
Afternoon (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
5
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
4
4
18
17
17
17
17
17
14
14
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
6
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
S
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
WNW
25
WSW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
15
W
25
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:04PM2.86m
1:37AM2.79m
2:12PM2.80m
2:45AM2.77m
3:19PM2.85m
Low Tide
7:33PM1.16m
8:05AM1.19m
8:43PM1.21m
9:14AM1.17m
9:49PM1.15m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:35
9:34
9:32
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
18
17
16
15
17
20
20
22
16
15
14
15
16
18
19
18
18
Feels °C
17
19
18
17
15
13
15
19
16
19
12
11
11
12
11
15
16
16
17
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