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Ballycotton surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 22 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
12.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ballycotton today?
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 5AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | |
213 | 240 | 282 | 249 | 240 | 226 | 167 | 188 | 250 | 157 | 125 | 101 | 99 | 79 | 78 | 62 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:16AM3.29m | 10:52PM3.38m | 11:20AM3.10m | 00:00AM3.21m | 12:31PM2.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31AM0.59m | 4:53PM0.60m | 5:35AM0.78m | 5:59PM0.76m | 6:42AM0.90m | 7:07PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | S 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
 kJ | 213 | 148 | 282 | 249 | 240 | 226 | 167 | 188 | 160 | 157 | 125 | 101 | 99 | 79 | 78 | 62 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 10 | SE 6 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 14 | SSE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 21 | 240 | 54 | 74 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 57 | 50 | 27 | 19 | 11 | 37 | 6 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | S 18 | — | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 6 | SSW 14 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | 21 | 34 | 39 | 6 | — | 46 | 18 | 25 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 38 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 213 | 52 | 71 | — | 58 | 62 | 67 | — | 250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 146 | 135 | 135 | 148 | 151 | 253 | 246 | 151 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 215 | 151 | 0 | 105 | 135 | 34 | 135 | 146 | 146 | 105 | 34 |
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