Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
18.5° C
1.9° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 4PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
9
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
42
41
41
41
40
37
18
25
35
35
34
50
50
82
75
72
42
42
42
73
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
ENE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:10AM3.01m
11:38PM2.83m
12:09PM2.78m
00:45AM2.64m
1:27PM2.65m
Low Tide
5:35PM1.08m
6:00AM1.19m
6:38PM1.28m
7:12AM1.33m
8:02PM1.36m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:44
8:42
 mm
Temp °C
15
18
18
17
15
12
10
10
14
17
17
17
15
13
11
10
12
16
17
15
15
Feels °C
9
12
12
10
9
6
5
6
9
11
11
12
11
9
7
6
8
13
14
12
14
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