Ballycotton surf break

Ballycotton surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 IST
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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
14.2° C
(Which is 1.4°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 12AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
1.7
WSW
8
1.1
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
1.7
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
129
144
199
406
363
350
268
344
429
377
119
117
76
69
69
69
41
40
39
35
374
143
176
486
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
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
High Tide
5:41PM3.46m
5:59AM3.42m
6:19PM3.51m
6:35AM3.43m
6:55PM3.52m
7:12AM3.41m
Low Tide
00:06AM0.58m
12:21PM0.53m
00:43AM0.55m
12:57PM0.52m
1:19AM0.57m
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:37
9:38
9:40
9:42
1
1
6
5
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
12
12
12
14
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
14
16
10
10
11
9
9
9
11
12
10
10
10
11
12
13
11
11
12
12
11
10
9
9
10
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
1.2
SW
11
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
SW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SW
10
0.3
SSW
13
1.1
SW
6
1.1
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
1.1
SW
9
Energy kJ
129
144
199
125
126
350
131
125
82
81
119
117
76
54
40
38
24
40
23
35
104
143
176
172
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
WSW
10
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
125
125
125
150
152
131
156
80
81
69
69
69
69
41
19
39
9
34
34
34
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.1
SW
6
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
0.9
SW
5
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.2
SW
6
1.7
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
9
Energy kJ
44
79
80
406
363
268
344
429
377
31
24
42
51
42
90
104
82
80
105
374
486
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
247
254
230
0
0
0
0
148
166
151
136
136
146
136
151
259
148
148
147
151
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cork
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
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