Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
19.5° C
3.1° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 10PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)--
Afternoon (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.4
SW
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.4
SW
5
0.3
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
14
14
16
15
15
15
14
14
6
6
3
3
3
8
7
7
7
14
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
W
25
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
15
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:12PM2.80m
2:45AM2.77m
3:19PM2.85m
3:47AM2.85m
4:16PM2.97m
Low Tide
8:43PM1.21m
9:14AM1.17m
9:49PM1.15m
10:14AM1.06m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:34
9:32
9:30
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
16
14
14
14
18
20
20
21
19
17
15
15
17
19
20
19
15
Feels °C
16
17
12
11
11
11
14
16
17
19
17
14
10
10
11
14
14
14
12
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