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Ballycotton surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 31 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
14.5° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 1PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
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 morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 6 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | |
363 | 350 | 268 | 344 | 475 | 121 | 119 | 81 | 76 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 64 | 381 | 145 | 520 | 266 | 300 | 235 | 305 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:59AM3.42m | 6:19PM3.51m | 6:35AM3.43m | 6:55PM3.52m | 7:12AM3.41m | 7:33PM3.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:21PM0.53m | 00:43AM0.55m | 12:57PM0.52m | 1:19AM0.57m | 1:34PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — | 9:43 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 126 | 131 | 268 | 125 | 82 | 121 | 119 | 76 | 76 | 54 | 40 | 69 | 41 | 40 | 23 | 35 | 64 | 118 | 145 | 156 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 20 | S 19 | WSW 10 | SSW 14 | S 19 | WSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | 158 | 131 | — | — | 81 | 80 | 81 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 39 | 7 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | — | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | W 16 | W 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 34 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | WSW 9 | — | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 363 | 350 | — | 344 | 475 | 51 | 31 | 37 | 57 | 69 | 83 | 124 | 138 | 102 | 80 | 69 | — | 381 | — | 520 | 266 | 300 | 235 | 305 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 147 | 0 | 166 | 274 | 151 | 136 | 151 | 146 | 135 | 151 | 272 | 166 | 147 | 146 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 526 | 0 | 0 | 247 |
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