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Ballycotton surf break

Ballycotton surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 07 Jan 2026 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
9.7° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ballycotton today?

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 9PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)--
Afternoon (07 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)18s
Evening (07 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
S
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1.9
NE
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)1879998885101010101011111414131211101110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27681801519955414019171170653040140053449212381063581416338244187170
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
5
S
20
E
35
ENE
45
NNE
45
NNW
40
NW
30
NW
35
NW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		offoffoffglassononcrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:07PM
3.62
8:35AM
3.67
8:52PM
3.44
9:20AM
3.45
9:39PM
3.24
10:08AM
3.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:21PM
0.33
2:37AM
0.28
3:04PM
0.52
3:21AM
0.49
3:48PM
0.72
4:06AM
0.72
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise------8:37-------8:36-------8:36-
Sunset4:37-------4:39-------4:40-------
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------27157--------------
Temp. °C997677652345443564445556
Feels °C (?)5211351-3-9-8-6-3-5-2-3-2-2-2-3-2-2-102
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