Ballycotton Surf Forecast

/ Cork (12 surf breaks) /

Ireland (149 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Ballycotton surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 17 Nov 2025 IST

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Ballycotton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is 12.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ballycotton today?

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 6AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	13s
Afternoon (18 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	13s
Evening (18 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	13s

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

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12 Days Hourly

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		Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19								Thursday 20
	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	N	N	NNE	S	S	N	S	S	SW	SW	S	SW	WSW	W
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	4	4	5	12	12	4	12	12	13	13	16	12	8	12
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	35	59	63	3	3	21	3	3	7	7	7	6	6	3
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	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 / height (m)				3:46AM 3.36				4:04PM 3.42				4:22AM 3.48				4:39PM 3.49				4:57AM 3.57				5:13PM 3.53
Low Tide / height (m)		9:53PM 0.64				10:10AM 0.59				10:27PM 0.54				10:45AM 0.51				11:00PM 0.47				11:19AM 0.47

		Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19								Thursday 20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:58	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:35	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	7	6	7	7	8	10	10	8	7	6	4	4	4	5	6	4	4	4	3	1	1	2	2	4
Feels °C (?)	4	2	3	2	3	4	4	1	0	-2	-5	-5	-3	-3	-1	-3	-2	-3	-3	-3	-2	-4	-5	-3

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