Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.1° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 12PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (31 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (31 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.7
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.7
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
308
226
163
163
139
110
83
64
38
37
17
16
10
22
41
43
37
30
43
45
49
75
78
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
0
SE
5
ENE
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:27AM3.62m
8:53PM3.32m
9:27AM3.36m
9:58PM3.07m
10:40AM3.16m
Low Tide
3:05PM0.59m
3:28AM0.67m
4:12PM0.82m
4:40AM0.85m
5:30PM0.96m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:26
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Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
10
9
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
10
10
11
12
13
12
10
10
8
7
5
4
6
6
5
5
6
6
6
4
5
5
5
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