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Ballycotton surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 13 Dec 2025 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ballycotton today?
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 5PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 316 | 516 | 810 | 993 | 956 | 1205 | 1405 | 1518 | 1951 | 2410 | 3135 | 3863 | 3063 | 1998 | 804 | 994 | 381 | 246 | 163 | 192 | 140 | 103 | 75 | 199 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | 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 | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:02PM 2.99 | 12:31AM 2.87 | 1:04PM 2.96 | 1:33AM 2.91 | 2:01PM 2.99 | 2:27AM 3.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:36PM 1.06 | 7:00AM 1.03 | 7:35PM 1.05 | 8:00AM 1.02 | 8:29PM 0.98 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:21 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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