Ballycotton surf break

Ballycotton surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 07 Nov 2025 IST
Forecast 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
13.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Ballycotton today?

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 12AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (08 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (08 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Monday
10
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
2.4
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
0.7
SW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.7
SW
1.5
SSW
0.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)888910101017161616788888817171616816
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)349232309422501490242663508358245512939857359270376284288580545268264223
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
40
S
40
S
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossoffoffoffglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:14PM
4.07
6:36AM
4.13
7:00PM
3.90
7:24AM
3.95
7:48PM
3.64
8:16AM
3.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:20PM
-0.12
12:40AM
-0.03
1:08PM
0.02
1:27AM
0.13
1:59PM
0.25
2:18AM
0.36
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Monday
10
Sunrise------7:37-------7:39-------7:41-
Sunset4:53-------4:52-------4:51-------
clear
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1---------181----1-----
Temp. °C141211101010111312121313131211121212111011111012
Feels °C (?)1177777897766698911101088779
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