Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • 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 5PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
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 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
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
0.1
S
16
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
17
14
14
16
15
15
15
14
14
6
6
3
3
3
8
6
5
14
13
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
WNW
20
WSW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
NW
20
W
25
W
30
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-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
8:05AM1.19m
8:43PM1.21m
9:14AM1.17m
9:49PM1.15m
10:14AM1.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
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
17
20
20
21
16
14
14
14
18
19
21
21
19
17
16
16
17
18
20
19
15
Feels °C
15
19
17
18
12
11
12
12
14
15
19
19
17
14
12
10
11
12
14
14
12
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