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Ballycotton surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 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
12.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ballycotton today?
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 1AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | S 17 | S 12 | W 15 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 14 | S 20 | S 20 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | |
17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 245 | 237 | 212 | 326 | 465 | 530 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:43PM3.94m | 6:06AM3.98m | 6:28PM4.06m | 6:52AM3.99m | 7:15PM4.08m | 7:39AM3.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:11AM0.04m | 12:33PM0.03m | 00:59AM-0.01m | 1:20PM0.02m | 1:47AM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | S 12 | W 11 | W 11 | S 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 |
 kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 30 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 13 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | W 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 16 | S 12 | S 12 | W 12 | S 12 | W 10 | W 10 | S 12 | S 20 | S 20 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 13 | S 13 | SW 12 | W 16 | W 16 | — | S 17 | — | W 15 | S 21 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 12 | S 19 | SW 19 | — | W 15 | W 15 | — | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 6 | — | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 59 | 74 | 72 | 61 | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | 106 | 245 | 237 | 212 | 326 | 465 | 530 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 385 | 553 | 455 | 385 | 347 | 269 | 385 | 283 | 368 | 385 | 138 | 138 | 21 | 47 | 136 | 136 | 146 | 136 | 151 | 151 | 274 | 274 | 283 | 396 |
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