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Ballycotton surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 03 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
11.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ballycotton today?
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 6PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (03 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | NE 3 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | |
4 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 34 | 65 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 7:16PM3.67m | 7:32AM3.54m | 7:50PM3.58m | 8:07AM3.41m | 8:26PM3.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18PM0.38m | 1:38AM0.43m | 1:51PM0.46m | 2:12AM0.54m | 2:25PM0.58m | 2:48AM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | 9:02 |
1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SW 5 | S 15 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 6 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — |
 kJ | 2 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 15 | SW 4 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 6 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | N 2 | NE 3 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 28 | 34 | 65 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 254 | 151 | 304 | 304 | 254 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 151 | 254 | 263 | 151 | 254 | 254 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 367 | 380 | 151 | 135 | 146 | 146 |
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